GIFT  OF, 

Bureau  of 
G overnmental  Research 


lies 


THE 


CHARTER  AND  ORDINANCES 


OF  THE 


CITY  OF    ATLANTA 


CODE  OF  1910 


JAS.  L.  MAYSON,  City  Attorney 
WM.  D.  ELLIS,  Jr.,  Assistant  City  Attorney 


Press  of 

MUTUAL  PUBLISHING  CO. 

Atlanta,  Georgia. 


Published  by  authority  of 

THE  MAYOR  AND  GENERAL  COUNCIL 
OF  THE  CITY  OF  ATLANTA 

1910 

HON.  R.  F.  MADDOX,  Mayor. 


Published  under  supervision  of 

HON.  S.  D.  WARNOCK,  Chairman. 
JUDGE  JOHN  S.  CANDLER, 
HON.  W.  A.  HANCOCK, 

Printing  Committee. 


CHAPTER 
I. 

II. 

III. 


IV. 


VI. 

VII. 

VIII. 

IX. 

X. 

XI. 

XII. 

XIII. 

XIV. 

XV. 

XVI. 

XVII. 

XVIII. 

XIX, 

XX, 

XXI. 

XXII 
XXIII 
XXIV 

XXV 

XXVI 
XXVII 


Table  of  Contents 

Charter  of  1874  as  Amended,  Pages  3-151. 

PAGES 

Corporate  Name — Powers— Limits,  §§1-7    3-5 

Annexation  of  West  End,  §§  8-23   6-11 

Extension  of  City  Limits  by  Amendment  of  1908— An- 
nexing Territory  on  all  Sides  of  the  City— Cook's 
District— North     Atlanta— Edgewood —South    of 

Present  Limits — Conditions,  §§  24-31   12-18 

Extension  of  Limits  by  Amendment  of  1909— Present 

Limits  of  the  City,  §§  32-40 19-25 

Territory  Embraced   by   City  for     Police    Purposes, 

§§  41-54   2€-31 

Mayor — Mayor  pro  tem.,  §§  55-71    32-35 

Legislative  Department,  §§  72-102    36-42 

Elections,  §§  103-120   •  ■ 43-46 

Taxation,   §§  121-144    47-52 

City  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers,  §§  145-147  .r 53 

Collection  of  Taxes,  §§  148-158    54-55 

City  Marshal,  §§  159-172  •  • 56-58 

City  Treasurer— Auditor,  §§  173-190    59-62 

Finance,  §§  191-213    63-67 

City  Bonds,  §§  214-221  •  • 68-70 

City  Comptroller,  §§  222-229    71-72 

Department  of  Waterworks — Board  of  Water  Com- 
missioners,  §§  230-289    73-88 

Sewers  and  Drains,  §§  290-309 89-94 

Board  of  Health,  §§  310-327   95-98 

Public  Works,  Streets,  Sidewalks,  Grades,  etc.,  §§  328- 

389    99-119 

Police — Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  §§  390-417     120-124 

Recorder— Recorder's  Court,  §§418-428    125-127 

Schools— Board  of  Education,  §§  429-435   128-129 

City  Attorney— Chief  of  Construction— Building  In- 
spector, §§  436-446   130-132 

Chief  of   Construction,  §§447-448    133 

Clerk  of  City  Council,  §§  449-455 134-135 

Miscellaneous  Powers  and  Provisions,  Exercised  and 
to  be  Enforced — Impeachments — General  Council 
—Elections  by  People,  §§  450-502   •  • 136-151 


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Ordinances,  Pages  152-862. 

CHAPTER  PAGES 

XXVIII.  Auctioneers,  §§  503-506  152-153 

XXIX.  Auditor — Duties — Reports,   §§  507-515    154-155 

XXX.  Automobiles,  Bicycles,  Garage,   §§516-552    156-165 

XXXI.  Bill  Boards — ^Bill     Posting — Their     Election — Regula-. 

tion,    §§  553-560    •  •   166-167 

XXXII.  Boards  of  Different  Departments,  §§  561-577   168-171 

XXXIII.  Bond  Commission — Duties — Members — Terms,  §§578- 

582    172-173 

XXXIV.  Building  and  Loan  Associations,  Banks,  etc.,  §§  583- 

588   ..•• 174-175 

XXXV.       Building  Inspector— Building  Regulations,  §§  589-736  176-210 

XXXVI.       Cemeteries— Cemetery  Commission,  §§737-797   211-226 

XXXVII.       Chief  of  Construction — Inspection  of  Public  Improve- 
ments—Sewers—Streets—Sidewalks,  §§  798-839   227-238 

XXXVIII.       Clerk  of  Council,  §§  840-852   239-243 

XXXIX.       Clubs,   §§  853-858    244-245 

XL.       Committees  Appointed  by  Mayor  from  the     'General 

Council,  §§  859-868 246-249 

XLI.       Comptroller — Appropriations  and  Elxpenditures, 

§§  869-905 250-259 

XLII.       Council  Chamber— City  Seal— City  Colors,  §§906- 

908 260 

XLIII.       Courts  and  Trials— Convicts,   §§909-950    261-272 

XLIV.       Elections  for  Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Councilmen, 

§§951-959 273-275 

XLV.       Electricity — Electric    Wires — Board    of      Electrical 
Control — Superintendent  of  Electrical    Affairs, 

§§  960-10-46 276-297 

XLVI.       Fire  Department — Board  of  Firemasters,     §§  1047- 

1086 298-3'07 

XLVII.       Fires,     Precautions     against— Oils — Combustibles, 

§§1087-1132    308-319 

XLVIII.       Games  of  Chance— Turf  EJxchanges,  etc.,     §§1133- 

1137    320-321 

XLIX.       Hacks,  Drays,  and  Transfer  Wagons.  §§  1138-1193.  .   322-335 
L.       Health— Sanitary  Department— Board  of     Health, 

§§1194-1392    336-388 

LI.       Horses  and  Mules— Cattle,  Dogs,  etc.— Cruelty    to 

Animals,  §§  1393-1419 389-394 

LII.       Hospitals— Grady  Hospital,   §§1420-1430    396-398 


CHAPTER 
LIII. 

LIV. 

LV. 

LVI. 

LVII . 

bVlII. 

UX. 

LX. 

LXI. 

Lxn. 

LXIII. 

LXIV. 

LXV. 

LXVI. 

LXVII. 

LXVIII. 

LXIX. 

LXX. 

LXXI. 

LrXXII. 

LXXIII. 

Lxxrv. 

LXXV. 
LXXVI. 
LXXVII . 

:xxviii . 

LXXIX. 
LXXX. 


table:  of  contents  ix 

PAGES 

Junk  Dealers,  §§  1431-1441    ....-• 399-403 

Law  Department— City  Attorney,   §§1442-1445 404-405 

Libraries,  Public— Carnegie  Library,  §§1446-1452..    40C-407 
License  Inspector— Warden— Alms,   §§1453-14"    ..   408-417 

Liquor  Traffic,  §§  1478-1524   •  •   418-429 

Licenses— Registration  of  Business,  §§  1525-1549    . .   430-437 

Marriages— Births— Deaths,   §§1550-1560    438-440 

Marshal — Executions — Tax    Sales — City    Weighers, 

Weights  and  Measures,  §§  1561-1615   441-454 

Mayor— Mayor  Pro  Tern,  §§  1616-1625    455-457 

Money  Lenders — Install  ments — Regulations, 

§§1020-1631    •■ 458-460 

Near  Beer — Regulations  Governing  License,     Sale 
and  Operation  of  Business — Penalties,  §§  1032- 

1678    401-472 

Nuisances,  §§  1679-1698    473-479 

Officers — Ordinances  Governing,  §§  1699-1727    480-489 

Parks — Park   Commission — Secretary — ^General 

Manager,   §§1728-1761    490-497 

Peace — Good  Order  and  Morals — Ordinances  to  Pro- 
mote Same,  §§  1762-1855    498-520 

Peddlers,  Fruit  Stands,  Veteran  and  Other  Licenses, 

§§  1856-1904    521-535 

Physicians,  City— Medical  Relief  of    Poor,  §§  1905- 

1918    •• 53G-538 

Police  Department — Board  of  Police  Commission- 
ers, §§  1919-2075    539-582 

Powder,    §§  2076-2080    583-584 

Prison — Prisoners — Prison  Committee — Stockade 
Prisoners,  How  Kept  and  Worked— Superin- 
tendent, Powers  and  Duties — Physicians,  Du- 
ties, Bonds,  Examinations,  §§  2081-2094    585-589 

Railroad  Companies — Duties  as  to  Flagmen,  Cross- 
ings, etc.,   §§  2095-2129 590-600 

Registration  of  Voters— Regulations,  §§  2130-3142.  .   601-604 

Restaurants,    §§2143-2147    605-606 

Sanitary  Tax,  §§  2148-2150    •  • 007 

Sanitation — Sanitary   Plumbing— Drainage,   §§2151- 

2298 608-637 

Sewers,  Permits,   etc.,  §§  2319-2362    644-656 

Shooting  Galleries,  §§  2363-2366    657 

Schools— Board  of  Educaition,  §§  2299-2318   638-643 


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CHAPTER 
LXXXI. 


LXXXII . 
LXXXIII. 
LXXXIV. 

LXXXV. 

LXXXVI . 

LXXXVII. 

LXXXVIII. 

LXXXIX. 
XC. 

XCI. 

XCII. 

XCIII. 

xcrv. 

XCV. 


PAGES 
Shows,    Circu'3    Performances,   Rinks,     Flying  Jen- 
nies, etc.,   §§  2367-2372 G5S-CG0 

Sinliing  Fund  Commission,  §§2373-2383    GG1GG4 

Specifications— Standard  Forms,  §§  2384-2396    GG5-699 

Stables,  Livery  and  Private — Regulations,   §§  2397- 

2401 700-701 

Streets  and  Alleys,  §§  2402-2677 (a)    702-757 

Street  Improvement  Collector,  §§2678-2694    .-. 758-763 

Street  Railroad  Companies,  §§  2695-2766 .  764-783 

Tax   Collector — ^Assessors    and   Receivers,    §§  2767- 

2820    784-801 

Ticket  Brokers,  §§  2821-2828  802-805 

Theatres — Opera     Houses — Hotels,      etc.    Theatre 

Regulations,    §§2829-2908    806-828 

Treasurer,   §§  2909-2915    829-832 

Wagon  Yards,  §§  2916-2920 833 

Wards,    §§  2921-2938    ■  • 834-841 

Waterworks,   §§  2939-2997    842-859 

Weights  and  Measures,  §§2998-3003    860-862 

Appendix 865-872 


CHARTER— XAMt:— LIMITS 


Charter  of  1874  as   Amended. 

CHAPTER  1. 

Section  1.  Corporate  Name — Powers. —  llic  inhabitants  of 
the  territory  liereinafter  designated  are  hereby  continued  corpor- 
ate by  the  name  and  style  of  THE  CITY  OF  ATLANTA,  a 
body  politic  and  corporate,  with  power  to  govern  themselves  ])y 
such  ordinances,  resolutions  and  by-laws  for  municipal  purposes 
as  they  may  deem  proper,  not  in  conflict  wit'h  this  Charter,  nor 
the  Constitution  and  laws  of  this  State,  nor  of  the  United  States. 
with  power,  in  and  by  said  corporate  name,  to  contract  and  be 
contracted  with,  sue  and  be  sued,  plead  and  be  impleaded,  in  all 
the  Courts  of  this  State,  and  do  all  other  acts  relating  to  its  cor- 
porate capacity ;  and  shall  be  able,  in  law^.  to  purcTiase,  hold,  re- 
ceive, enjoy,  possess  and  retain  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  said 
City  of  Atlanta,  in  perpetuity  or  for  any  term  of  years,  any  es- 
tate or  estates,  real  or  personal,  lands,  tenements,  hereditaments 
of  whatever  kind  or  nature  so  ever,  within  the  limits  or  without 
the  limits  of  said  City,  for  corporate  purposes  ;  to  hold  all  property 
and  effects  now  belonging  to  said  City,  either  in  her  name  or  in 
t'hc  name  of  others,  to  the  use  of  said  City,  for  the  purposes  and 
intents,  for  which  the  same  were  granted,  or  dedicated  ;  to  use. 
manage  and  improve,  sell,  and  convey,  rent  or  lease,  and  have 
the  like  powers  over  property  hereafter  acquired,  and  to  have  arnl 
use  a  common  seal. 

LIMITS. 

Sec.  2.  Corporate  Limits — One  and  Three-Fourths  Miles. — 
The  corporate  limits  of  said  City  shall  extend  one  mile  and 
three-fourths  in  each  and  every  direction  from  a  stone  post  or 
column  standing  in  the  Eastern  corner  of  the  Union  Passenger 
Depot  in  ^aid  City — that  is  to  say,  the  corporate  limits  shall 
form  a  perfect  circle  around  said  stone  post  or  column,  the  ra 
dius  of  which  sliall  be  one  mile  and  three-fourths. 

Sec.  3.     Inman  Park  Extension. — Also  beginning  at  the  inter 
section  of  the  present  City  limits  and  the  Georgia  railroad  track, 
and  running  thence  Northeasterly  along  said  track  of  said  Geor- 
gia Railroad  to  t'hc  dividing  line  between   Fulton  County    and 
DeKalb  County:  thence  running  North  along  said  dividing  line 


4  CHARTER— EXTENSIONS 

between  said  Counties  to  the  intersection  of  said  dividing  line 
with  the  Northeasterly  line  of  Augusta  Avenue,  projected  to  in- 
tersect said  County  dividing  line ;  thence  along  said  Northeast- 
erly line  of  said  Augusta  Avenue  in  a  Northwesterly  direction  to 
the  intersection  of  the  Northwesterly  line  of  Highland  Avenue, 
and  said  Northeasterly  line  of  said  Augusta  Avenue  projected ; 
thence  Southwesterly  along  said  Northwesterly  line  of  said 
Highland  Avenue  to  its  intersection  with  the  present  City  lim- 
its :  thence  along  the  line  of  fhe  present  City  limits  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  to  the  point  of  beginning.  The  territory  above  de- 
scribed shall  be  and  constitute  a  part  of  the  Fourth  Ward  of  said 
City  of  Atlanta  immediately  after  the  passage  of  this  Act. 

Sec.  4.  Further  Extension. — In  addition  to  t'he  territory  here- 
inbefore mentioned,  the  said  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be 
extended  along  the  tracks  of  the  Georgia  Railroad  to  the  line 
dividing  the  property  formerly  owned  by  Mrs.  R.  M.  Clarke,  and 
now  owned  by  the  East  Atlanta  Land  Company,  from  the  place 
owned  by  Mrs.  Ed  Holland,  and  t'hence  Northwardly  along  said 
line,  along  the  property  of  the  East  Atlanta  Land  Company,  and 
thence  Westwardly  along  the  line  of  said  Company  back  to  the 
present  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  5.  Peachtree  Street  Extension. — Also  beginning  at  the 
present  City  limits  at  a  point  two  hundred  (200)  feet  West  of 
West  Peachtree  Street,  thence  running  Northwardly  parallel 
with  West  Peac'htree  Street,  and  two  hundred  feet  West  of  said 
Street  to  a  point  two  hundred  (200)  feet  North  and  beyond  Fif- 
teenth Street,  thence  East  parallel  with  Fifteenth  Street  and 
two  hundred  feet  beyond  same  to  Piedmont  Avenue,  thence 
Northeastwardly  along  t'he  East  side  of  Piedmont  Avenue  to  the 
West  side  of  the  right-of-way  of  the  Southern  Railway,  and 
thence  Southwardly  along  the  West  side  of  said  right-of-way  to 
its  intersection  with  William's  Mill  Road,  and  t'hence  along  Wil- 
liam's Mill  Road  to  Prospect  Street,  thence  along  Prospect  Street 
to  the  present  City  limits,  thence  Westwardly  in  a  curve  along 
said  City  limits  to  the  beginning  point. 

Sec.  6.  Eight  Ward  Extension — Representation. — The  new 
Eighth  Ward  created  under  the  provisions  of  t'his  Act  (1904) 
shall  be  entitled  to  two  Cuncilmen  and  one  Alderman,  one  Coun- 
cilman to  be  elected  for  one  year  and  one  for  two  years,  their 


CHARTER— KXTENSION 


successors  for  two  years  each,  and  the  same  shall  be  elected  at 
the  next  municipal  election ;  and  the  citizens  of  said  newly  an  - 
nexed  territory  shall  be  entitled  upon  compliance  with  the  regu- 
lations applying  to  the  other  citizens  of  Atlanta,  so  far  as  thev 
may  be  applicable,  to  vote  in  said  election;  and  the  citizens  liv- 
ing in  the  new  Eighth  Ward,  as  created  by  this  Act.  shall  be 
entitled  to  all  the  riglits  and  privileges  of  other  citizens  of  At- 
lanta, and  such  citizens  shall  be  given  the  same  right  and  repre- 
sentation in  the  municipal  government  of  said  City  as  is  now 
secured,  and  guaranteed  to  various  wards  in  said  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec,  7.  Grant  Park  Extension. — The  territory  in  i'ulton 
County  outside  of  the  present  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta contiguous  to  L.  P.  Grant  Park,  and  for  one  mile  in  each 
and  every  direction  from  said  Park,  is  incorporated  under  tlie 
jurisdiction  of  said  City. 


t  HAKTKR— WKST     IO\D 


CHAPTER  II. 

ANXEXATION  OF  WEST  END. 

Sec.  8.  West  End — Seventh  Ward. — The  territory  known  as 
ihc  City  of  West  End  shall  be  annexed  to  and  shall  become  a 
part  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  said  territory  being  described  as  fol- 
lows :  Commencing  where  the  original  land  line  between  land 
lots  number  108  and  number  109  crosses  the  present  corporate 
limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  on  the  West,  and  running  from 
thence  West  along  the  North  line  of  land  lots  108  and  117  to  the 
Northwest  corner  of  said  land  lot  117;  from  tlience  running 
South  along  the  West  line  of  land  lots  117  and  118  to  the  South- 
west corner  of  land  lot  118;  from  thence  East  along  the  South 
line  of  land  lots  118  and  107  to  the  Central  Railroad ;  thence  in 
a  straight  line  in  a  Northeasterly  direction  to  a  point  where 
Humphries  Street  crosses  the  present  corporate  limits  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  as  shown  by  Cooper's  map  of  Atlanta;  and  from 
thence  along  the  present  corporate  limits  of  the  Lity  of  Atlanta 
lo  the  beginning  point. 

Sec.  9.  Ordinances  of  Atlanta  Extended  to — Collection  of  Bal- 
ances Due  West  End. —  In  all  cases,  except  where  expressly  ex- 
cepted in  this  .Vet,  all  laws  and  ordinances,  w'hether  general  or 
special,  now  applicable  and  in  force  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  as 
now  constituted,  shall  he  applicable  and  of  force  in  the  territory 
now  known  as  West  End,  as  described  above.  Laws  for  the  col- 
lection of  balances  due  W'est  End,  as  well  as  for  preserving  or- 
der, are  covered  by  this  section. 

Sec.  10.  Separate  Ward — Boundaries  Unchanged. — Said  ter- 
ritory, now  known  as  West  V.nd  and  described  above,  shall  by 
itself  be  a  separate  and  distinct  ward  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and 
shall  be  known  and  designated  as  tlie  Seventh  Ward  of  the  City 
of  .\tlanta.  and  shall  in  the  future  he  and  remain  a  separate  dis- 
tinct ward  with  the  boundaries  unchanged,  except  as  the  same 
may  he  enlarged  by  and  with  the  consent  of  two-thirds  of  tlie 
general  council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  11. — Councilmen — Aldermen — How     Many. — Said     terri- 


CHARTKR— AVKST   KXD 


tory,  when  it  shall  become  the  seventh  Ward  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, shall  be  entitled  to  only  one  Councilman  for  the  next  five 
years  from  the  date  of  annexation,  unless  said    territory    shall 
sooner  contain  five  thousand  or  more  inhabitants,  then,  and  in 
that  event,  said  Seventh  Ward  shall  be  entitled  to  two  Council - 
men  equally  with  the  other  wards  of  said  City.     The  first  Coun- 
cilman for  said  Ward  shall  be  elected  in  the  same  manner  and 
under  the  same  rules  and  regulations  as  shall  be  the  aldermen 
and  Councilmen  for  the  other  wards  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  at  the 
next  general  City  election,  that  is,  at  the  general  City  election 
to  take  place  in  the  City  of  Atlanta.     The  present  territory  of 
West  End  shall  participate  in  said  general  election  just  as  if  it 
were  then  a  part  of  the  territory  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  the 
citizens  thereof  shall  vote  for  the  full  City  ofifices,  including  their 
own  Councilmen.  as  do  the  other  citizens  of  Atlanta,  the  citizens 
of  West  End  being  constituted  citizens  of  Atlanta  for  the  pur- 
poses of  said  election.     Said  Councilman  at  said  election  chosen 
shall  serve  for  the  term  of  two  years,  and  at  every  other  election 
a  new  Councilman  for  the  Seventh  Ward  shall  be  elected.      P.ut 
the  citizens  of  the  Seventh  Ward  shall  participate  equally  with 
the  other  citizens  of  Atlanta  in  every  City  election,  whether    a 
Cojncilman  shall  at  said  election  be  elected    for    the    Seventh 
Ward  or  not.  If  the  said  Seventh  Ward  does  not  before  said  time 
con  ain  five  thousand  or  more  inhabitants,  then,  at  the  general 
City  election  to  be  held  in  the  fall  of  the  year  1898,  there  s'hall  be 
a  new  Councilman  chosen  by  the  City  as  all  other  Councilmen 
are  rhosen.  to  represent  the  Seventh  Ward  of  said    City    for    a 
term  of  two  years,  and  a  new   Councilman  s'hall  thereafter    be 
elected  for  said  ward  at  each  City  election  just  as  Councilmen  are 
elected  for  the  other  wards  of  said  City.      If  before  five  years 
from  January  ].  3894.  the  said  Seventh  Ward  shall  contain  five 
thousand  people,  then  at  the  next  City  election  thereafter  lield. 
a  ne.v   Councilman  shall  be  elected  to    represent    the    Seventh 
Ward.      If  it  so  happens  that  the  original  Councilman  provided 
for  in  this  Act  is  also  to  be  elected  at  said  last-mentioned  elec- 
tion, then  the  term  of  ofilice  of  the  new  Councilman  at  said  elec- 
tion to  be  elected  shall  be  for  only  one  year,  and  each  year  there- 
after at  each  City  election  a  Councilman  shall  be  elected  to  rep- 
resent the  Seventh  Ward. 

Sec.  12.  Representation — Boards. — If,  liereafter,  the  wards  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta  shall,  as  such,  become  entitled  to  representa- 
tion bv  an  Alderman  each.  then,  and  in  that  event,  the  Seventh 


Q  CHARTER— "WEST   END 

Ward  shall  have  fhe  same  right  with  the  other  wards  of  the  City 
to  such  representation.  Said  Seventh  Ward  shall  also  have  the 
same  representation  as  do  the  other  wards  of  said  City  upon  the 
Board  of  Education,  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners,  the 
Board  of  Health,  and  upon  the  other  Boards  as  by  law  now  or 
hereafter  to  be  provided  in  the  case  of  other  wards ;  and  to  that 
end,  said  Boards  shall  be  enlarged  by  adding  thereto  the  repre- 
sentative from  the  Seventh  Ward,  who  shall  hold  for  such  ten- 
ure as  the  ordinances  prescribe.  At  the  second  meeting  of  the 
Council  in  January,  1894,  there  shall  be  an  election  for  the  pur- 
pose of  adding  to  said  Board  the  representatives  allowed  for  the 
Seventh  Ward.  Those  then  elected  shall  hold  their  office  until 
there  is  a  regular  election  under  the  charter  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta to  elect  the  members  of  said  Boards,  and  at  said  regular 
election,  and  always  thereafter,  the  representatives  on  said 
Boards  from  the  Seventh  Ward  shall  be  elected  as  are  members 
from  other  wards. 

Sec.  13.  Rights  of  West  End  Preserved — Contracts  of.  Pre- 
served— Liens  Preserved. — Except  as  the  laws  may  be  changed 
or  modified  by  the  laws  and  charter  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  slid 
City  shall  succeed  to  and  preserve  and  carry  out  all  the  riglits  of 
West  End,  whether  they  exist  by  reason  of  contract  or  otherwise, 
and  especially  will  Atlanta  preserve  to  the  citizens  of  the  Sev- 
enth Ward  all  the  rig'hts  that  the  citizens  of  the  City  of  ^^est 
End  now  have  as  to  street  railroad  franchises,  grants,  or  condi- 
tional grants.  And  in  enforcing  any  contract  or  lien  received 
from  the  City  of  West  End  under  this  contract,  the  City  o:  At- 
lanta shall  have  and  exercise  all  the  riglits  and  remedies  that  the 
City  of  West  End,  or  its  citizens,  had  or  may  have  had  ;  and  in 
addition  the  said  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  all  the  riglits  and 
remedies,  which  West  End  now  has  to  enforce  said  contracts  or 
liens  so  received,  this  power  to  apply  to  executions  for  taxes  and 
assessments  for  local  improvements  of  any  kind. 

Sec.  14.  Bonded  Indebtedness  of  West  End  Assumed — Assets 
of  West  End  Vested  in  Atlanta— Assets  Named. — Atlanta  shall, 
and  by  the  Act  does,  assume  the  ))on(led  indebtedness  of  West 
End.  which  amounts  to  the  sum  of  $52,000.00,  and  on  January  1. 
1894,  said  City  of  Atlanta  shall,  by  virtue  of  this  Act.  and  by  vir- 
tue of  the  agreement  made  by  and  between  the  City  of  Atlanta 
and  the  City  of  West  End.  and  without  any  furtlier  writing  or 
conveyance,  become  invested  with  the  absolute  title  and  owner- 


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ship,  control  and  rights  of  disposition  of  all  the  municipal  assets 
and  property  of  West  End.  The  assets  of  West  End,  which  l)y 
this  Act  shall  become  the  property  of  Atlanta,  are : 

Gordon  Street  lot,  75  x  100  feet. 
Impounding-  lot,  west  of  school  lot. 
,A  triangular  lot,  60  x  60  feet  Railroad  Avenue  and  Oak  Street. 
,  The  City  interest  in  the  school  building  and  lot  on  Lee  Street, 
the  City's  interest  estimated  at  $22,000.00. 

Such  tax  fi  fas  and  claims  for  street  improvements,  sewer  and 
sidewalks  not  collected  by  the  City  of  West  End  on  January  1. 
1894. 
.  Mules,  carts,  wagons,  harness  and  iron  safe. 

It  is  the  purpose  of  this  Act  to  invest  the  City  of  Atlanta  with 
the  full  title  of  the  property  above  described  at  the  date  aforesaid, 
and  with  title  to  all  other  assets  belonging  to  West  End.  Jan- 
uary 14,  1894. 

Uncollected  executions  for  taxes  or  assessments,  whether  due 
to  West  End  or  transferees,  shall  be  enforced  by  levy  and  sale 
by  tTie  Marshal  of  Atlanta,  subject  to  redemption,  as  in  tax  sales. 
The  City  of  Atlanta  also  assumes  and  agrees  to  accpiire  by  pur- 
chase or  otherwise  all  the  right,  title  and  interest  that  private 
citizens  have  in  and  to  said  house  and  lot,  provided  the  same 
does  not  cost  more  than  $6,000.00,  and  shall  keep  and  hold  the 
sole  and  complete  title  to  the  same  for  school  purposes. 

Sec.  15.     Manufacture  and  Sale  of  Liquors    Prohibited. — The 

manufacture  and  sale  of  alcoholic,  spirituous  and  malt  licjuors 
shall,  however,  be  prohibited  within  the  territory  now  known  as 
West  End.  and  in  the  adjacent  territory  outside  oi  Atlanta,  as 
now  provided  by  the  charter  of  West  End. 

Sec.  16.  Lights — Hew  Many  Maintained — Contract  for  Pre- 
served.— Within  the  territory  now  known  as  West  End.  the  City 
of  Atlanta  shall  maintain  twenty  arc  lights  until  the  termination 
of  the  present  contract  of  the  City  of  West  End  with  the  Atlanta 
Gas  Company.  After  the  termination  of  said  contract,  five  addi- 
tional arc  lights  shall  -be  maintained  by  the  City  of  Atlanta  in 
said  territory.  The  City  of  Atlanta  shall  assume  and  carry  out 
with  the  Atlanta  Gas  Light  Company  the  contract  tlie  Citv  of 
West  End  has  with  the  said  Company,  said  contract  providing 
that  the  City  of  West  End  shall  pay  for  fifty  gas  lamps,  SL152.0(> 
per  year. 


IQ  CHARTER— WEST  EJVD 

Sec.  17.  Sanitary  Service. — The  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have 
performed  for  the  West  End  territory  the  same  amount  and  kind 
of  sanitary  service  on  the  same  terms  as  to  sanitary  taxes  as  are 
or  may  hereafter  be  enjoyed  by  the  balance  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta. 

Sec.  18.  Fire  Engine  House — Men — ^Engines. — The  City  of 
Atlanta  shall  in  the  year  ]89-i  build  a  brick  fire  engine  house  in 
the  present  territory  of  \\  est  End,  and  equip  the  same  with 
engine,  hose,  hose-reel,  horses  and  with  such  other  ecjuipment  as 
are  necessary,  at  an  estimated  cost  of  $6,850.00.  Said  City  shall 
man  said  fire  engine  'house  and  its  equipments  with  a  company 
of  not  less  than  five  men.  and  said  Company  shall  serve  West 
End.  and  so  much  of  Atlanta  as  practicable. 

Sec.  19.  Schools — Teachers,  How  Many, — The  City  of  At- 
lanta shall  maintain  upon  the  present  school  kit  an  eight  grade 
grammar  school  equal  to  the  other  grammar  schools  in  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  and  not  less  than  eight  teachers.  Said  City  shall 
also  carry  out  the  present  contract  made  by  the  City  of  West 
End  with  the  teachers  now  employed  by  the  City  of  West  End. 
and  no  c'hange  of  books,  curriculum,  or  contracts  of  teachers  of 
the  present  West  End  school  shall  be  made  until  after  the  Spring 
Term  of  1904.  The  present  teachers,  books,  and  curriculum 
shall  be  retained  by  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta until  the  end  of  the  Spring  Term  of  1894,  said  teachers  be- 
ing always  subject  to  removal  for  cause. 

Sec.  20.  Police  Protection. — The  present  territory  ef  Wesi 
End  shall  be  by  the  City  of  Atlanta  furnished  with  proper  police 
protection,  which  shall  be  increased,  as  occasion  may  demand  as 
is  provided  in  the  otlier  parts  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  21.  Sewers — Four  Trunk — Lateral  Sewers. — Said  City 
of  Atlanta  shall  herself,  out  of  the  public  treasury  and  without 
private  cost  to  the  citizens  of  the  proposed  Seventh  Ward,  buil  1 
to  the  present  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  West  End  four 
trunk  sewers  in  the  territory  of  \\  est  End,  called  for  by  th*'  sewer 
survey  of  said  territory  made  thereof  by  the  engineer  under  the 
direction  of  the  City  of  West  End,  and  shown  by  plan  or  man 
of  the  proposed  sewers  of  said  territory.  Said  trunk  sewers  es- 
timated to  cost  the  sum  (^f  $82,000.00.      The  sum  of  $15,000.00 


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shall  be  by  the  City  of  Atlanta  expended  in  building  said  sewers 
in  fhe  year  1894,  and  the  balance  as  soon  as  practicable.  All 
other  lateral  and  other  main  sewers  shall  be  constructed  on  the 
same  basis  and  system  as  to  assessment  and  otherwise  as  now 
obtained  or  may  hereafter  be  provided  by  the  charter  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta, 

Sec.  22.  Water  Mains  in  Certain  Streets — Fire,  Sanitary  and 
Domestic  Service. — The  City  of  Atlanta  stiall  also,  as  early  as 
practicable  after  January  1,  1894,  lay  water  mains  in  the  pres- 
ent territory  of  West  End  on  Lee  Street  from  West  End  .\ve- 
nue  to  Beec'her;  on  West  End  Avenue  from  Lee  to  Ashby ;  on 
Park  Street  from  Peters  to  Ashby ;  on  Ashby  Street  from  West 
End  Avenue  to  Baugh ;  on  Oak  Street  from  Peters  to  Ashby ; 
on  Peeples  from  Porter  Avenue  to  Baugh  ;  on  Gordon  Street 
from  Lee  to  Holderness ;  on  Lawton  Street  from  Gordon  to 
Bawgh  ;  on  Baugh  from  Ashby  to  Lee  ;  on  Irwin  Street  from  Ash- 
by to  Lee ;  on  Peters  Street  from  Park  to  Oak,  from  whicli  wa- 
ter shall  be  supplied  for  fire,  sanitary,  and  domestic  purposes  at 
the  same  rate  as  is  charged  other  parts  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  23.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Act  of  Annexation. — C^pon 
the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  or  upon  the 
failure  to  perform  any  part  thereof,  any  ten  citizens  of  the  terri- 
tory of  West  End  may  enforce  compliance  therewith  on  the  part 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  by  petition  for  injunction,  application  for 
mandamus,  or  by  any  other  appropriate  legal  remedy  in  the  Su- 
perior Court  of  Fulton  County,  or  in  any  other  Court  having 
jurisdiction  thereof. 


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CHAPTER  III. 

EXTENSION  OE  CITY  LIMITS    BY    AMENDMENT   OF 
1908— ANNEXING  TERRITORY  ON  ALL   SIDES   OE 
THE    CITY— COOK'S      DISTRICT— NORTH  AT- 
LANTA—EAST   ATLANTA— EDGEWOOD— 
AND  SOUTH    OE    PRESENT  LIMITS.— 
CONDITIONS. 

Sec.  24.  General  Extension. — That  the  limits  of  the  City  ot 
Atlanta  be  extended  beyond  the  limits  as  now  defined  so  as  to 
take  in  new  territory  included  between  the  present  limits  and 
the  following  boundary  line:  Commencing-  at  a  point  on  the 
Northern  line  of  land  lot  109  in  the  17th  district  of  Fulton  Coun- 
ty, where  the  same  crosses  the  Peachtree  Road  and  running 
thence  East  along  the  North  line  of  said  land  lot  to  the  North- 
east corner  of  said  lot;  thence  South  to  the  Sout'h  side  of  the  Belt 
Line  Railroad;  thence  East  to  the  East  side  of  the  right-of-way 
of  the  Southern  Railway ;  thence  Soufherly  along  the  East  side 
of  the  right-of-way  of  the  said  railway  to  a  point  where  same 
crosses  the  North  line  of  land  lot  No.  17 ;  thence  due  East  along 
tTie  North  lines  of  land  lots  Nos.  17  and  16  in  the  14th  district 
of  Fulton  County  to  the  County  line  between  Fulton  and  De- 
Kalb  Counties;  thence  North  along  said  County  line  to  where 
the  same  intersects  the  North  line  of  land  lot  241  of  the  15th 
district  of  DeKalb  County ;  thence  East  along  the  North  lines  of 
land  lots  Nos.  241  and  242  of  the  15th  district  of  DeKalb  County, 
to  the  East  line  of  land  lot  242  of  said  district  thence  Southerly 
along  the  East  line  of  land  lots  242  and  239  of  said  15th  district 
to  the  corporate  limits  of  the  Town  of  Edgewood ;  t'hence  East- 
erly along  said  corporate  limits  to  the  extreme  Eastern  corner  of 
said  Town ;  thence  Southerly  along  the  corporate  limits  of  said 
Town  to  a  point  where  same  stop  South  of  the  railroad  ;  thence 
Westwardly  along  tlie  corporate  limits  of  said  Town  to  the  East 
line  of  land  lot  210  of  said  15th  district ;  thence  South  along  the 
East  line  of  said  land  lot  to  the  South  line  of  the  corporate  lim- 
its of  said  Town  of  Edgewood  ;  thence  West  along  said  corpor- 
ate limits  to  the  east  line  of  land  lot  No.  208  of  said  15th  district 
of  DeKalb  County ;  t'hence  South  along  the  East  line  of  land  lots 
Nos.  208,  177  and  176  of  said  district  to  the  South  line  of  said 


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land  lot  176  of  said  district  in  DeKalb  County;  thence  West 
along  the  South  line  of  land  lot  No.  176  to  the  Southwest  corner 
of  said  land  lot;  thence  North  along  the  West  line  of  said  land 
lot  to  a  point  200  feet  South  of  New  Flat  Shoals  Road  or  Maga- 
zine Street;  thence  due  West  to  the  East  line  of  the  right-of- 
way  of  the  Atlanta  &  West  Point  Belt  Line ;  thence  in  a  South- 
westerly direction  along  the  Southeast  and  Southwest  boundary 
of  t'he  right-of-way  of  said  Belt  Line  to  the  corporate  limits  of 
Oakland  City;  thence  Northerly  along  said  limits  to  the  extreme 
Northeast  corner  of  Oakland  City;  thence  along  said  limits  to 
where  same  touch  the  East  line  of  land  lot  No.  138;  thence 
North  along  t'he  line  of  said  land  lot  and  East  line  of  land  lot  139 
to  the  Souttiwest  side  of  the  right  «f  way  of  the  L.  &  N.  Railway; 
thence  along  the  West  side  of  said  right-of-way  to  Gordon  Street ; 
thence  Nortliwesterly  along  Gordon  Street  or  Road  to  the  East 
line  of  land  lot  173 ;  thence  North  along  the  East  line  of  land  lots 
Nos.  173  and  171  to  the  Northern  limits  of  Battle  Hill :  thence 
East  along  the  Northern  limits  of  Battle  Hill  to  the  Easterly 
line  or  Northeast  corner  of  Battle  Hill,  and  thence  due  East  to 
the  West  side  of  the  right-of-way  of  the  L.  &  N.  Railway;  thence 
Northwest  along  the  West  side  of  the  right-of-way  of  said  Rail- 
road to  its  intersection  with  t'he  East  line  of  land  lot  144 ;  thence 
North  along  the  East  line  of  land  lots  Nos.  144  and  190  of  said 
district  to  Marietta  St.;  thence  Southeasterly  along  Marietta 
Street  to  Exposition  Street;  thence  Easterly  along  Exposition 
Street  to  the  East  side  of  Carrie  Street  as  shown  on  the  plat  of 
the  Jos.  E.  Brown  estate;  thence  running  in  a  Northeasterly  di- 
rection along  the  East  side  of  said  Street  and  across  Lee  Ave- 
nue continuing  in  a  straight  line  with  the  East  side  of  Carrie 
Street  to  the  Howell  Mill  Road ;  and  thence  in  a  Northerly  di- 
lection  along  said  road  to  the  Southeast  boundary  of  the  right- 
of-way  of  the  Belt  Line ;  thence  Northeasterly  along  said  right- 
of-way  to  a  point  200  feet  North  of  North  Street  (also  called 
14th  Street)  ;  thence  Easterly  200  feet  Nort'h  of  North  Street 
(also  called  14th  Street)  to  a  point  600  feet  East  of  the  West 
line  of  land  lot  No.  107  of  the  17th  district  of  Fulton  County; 
thence  due  North  to  the  North  line  of  land  lot  No.  109  of  t'he 
last  named  district;  thence  due  East  to  the  beginning  point;  Pro- 
vided, That  so  much  of  the  territory  of  the  Town  of  Edgewood 
as  lies  South  and  Southeast  of  the  North  and  Northwest  boun- 
dary of  the  right-of-way  of  the  Georgia  Railway  and  Electric 
Company,  known  as  the  South  Decatur  line,  shall  not  be  includecT 


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within  the  City  of  Atlanta,  as  extended  by  the  foregoing-  provis- 
ions, but  shall  be  and  is  hereby  excluded  therefrom. 

Sec.  25.  Repealing  Old  Ward  Lines — West  End — 6th,  4th 
and  8th  Wards. — That  the  provisions  of  the  present  Charter  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta  codified  as  Section  4  of  the  City  Code  of  At- 
lanta of  1899  fixing  t'he  limits  of  West  End  as  the  Seventh  Ward 
of  Atlanta,  and  the  provisions  of  said  Charter,  codified  as  Sec- 
tion 29  of  said  Code  fixing  the  limits  of  the  Sixth  Ward,  and  the 
further  provisions  of  an  amendment  to  said  c'harter,  under  the 
Act  of  1904,  fixing  the  limits  of  the  Eighth  Ward  and  of  Fourth 
and  h'ifth  Wards,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed  and  all 
other  provisons  of  the  Charter  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  wliereby 
special  districts  are  set  apart  as  separate  Wards  and  special  priv- 
ileges, representations  and  local  benefits  are  prescribed  therefor 
be,  and  the  same  are,  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  26.  East  Atlanta  and  Edgewood  and  Copenhill  Sections 
Became  Part  of  City  January,  1909. — That  the  provisions  of  this 
Act  providing  for  the  annexing  of  the  territory  as  above  de- 
scribed shall  become  effective  on  and  after  January  1,  1910,  and 
all  of  said  territory  shall  thereafter  be  included  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  and  all  of  t'he  residents  of 
said  added  territory  shall  thereafter  become  citizens  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  provided  that  the  provisions  of  this  Act  as  to  the  fol- 
lowing territory  is  hereby  made  effective  on  January  1,  1909,  and 
the  following  territory  is  hereby  made  a  part  of  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  and  the  residents  made  citizens  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta  from  and  after  January  1,  1909:  Commenc- 
ing at  the  present  City  limits  on  the  right-of-way  of  the  Southern 
Railroad  where  said  riglit-of-way  crosses  the  South  line  of  land 
lot  No.  53  and  running  thence  Easterly  along  the  South  line  <  f 
land  lots  No.  53  and  land  lot  one  (1)  of  the  14th  district  of  l-'ul- 
ton  County,  Georgia,  to  the  DeKalb  County  line;  thence  North- 
erly to  the  line  of  land  lot  No.  241  of  t'he  15th  district  of  DeKalb 
County,  Georgia,  and  thence  Easterly  along  the  North  line  of 
land  lots  Nos,  241  and  242  to  the  Northeast  corner  of  land  lot  No. 
242 ;  thence  Soutlierly  along  the  East  line  of  land  lots  Nos,  242 
and  239  to  the  present  corporate  limits  of  the  Town  of  Edge- 
wood  ;  thence  along  said  limits  to  the  Southeast  corner  of  said 
Town  ;  thence  Westerly  along  said  limits  to  the  East  line  of 
land  lot  No.  208 ;  thence  Southerly  along  the  East  line  of  said 
land  lots  Nos.  208,  177  and  176  of  the  15th  district  of  DeKalb 


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County,  Georgia,  to  the  South  line  of  said  land  lot  No.  176; 
thence  Westerly  alony;  the  South  line  of  said  land  lot  Xo.  176  to 
a  point  midway  between  the  Southeast  and  Southwest  corners 
of  said  land  lot ;  thence  North  to  a  point  200  feet  South  from  the 
Flat  Shoals  Road  ;  thence  continuini^  in  a  Northwest  direction 
200  feet  West  from  Flat  Shoals  Road  to  a  point  200  feet  South- 
east of  the  Magazine  or  New  Flat  Shoals  Road  :  thence  Westerly 
200  feet  South  of  said  Magazine  Road  to  the  West  line  of  said 
land  lot ;  thence  due  West  to  the  present  limits  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta;  thence  in  a  Northerly  direction  along  the  present  limits 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  the  point  of  beginning. 

Sec.  27.  Edgewood — Special  Conditions. — That  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  in  taking  over  the  property  and  territory  of  the  Town 
of  Edgewood,  as  herein  provided,  shall  agree  to  the  following 
terms  and  same  are  hereby  made  conditions  of  said  annexations: 

1st. — Nothing  less  than  the  present  Town  limits  of  the  Town  of 
Edgewood  are  hereby  made  a  Ward  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
but  said  A\  ard  shall  have  added  to  same  as  much  as  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  provide  in  passing  ordi- 
nances re-adjusting  the  City  of  Atlanta  and  making  eftective 
the  terms  of  this  Act. 

2nd. — The  City  of  Atlanta  shall  assume  all  bonded  and  othej- 
debts  of  the  Town  of  Edgewood  and  same  arc  hereby  made 
a  part  of  the  bonds  and  debts  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  wdien 
the  ])r()\-isions  of  this  Act  become  eitective.  All  the  ])r()i)- 
erty,  real,  personal,  choses  in  action  and  money  belonging 
to  the  Town  of  Edgewood  shall  become  the  property  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  to  be  delivered  in  the  possession  and  con- 
trol of  its  officers  on  the  date  the  terms  of  this  Act  become 
effective. 

3rd. — The  City  of  Atlanta  shall  maintain  an  electric  light  system 
in  the  Town  of  Edgewood,  as  good  as  at  present  provided 
for,  and  shall  assume  all  existing  contracts  of  the  Town  of 
Edgewood  for  such  purposes;  provided,  however,  that  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  not  assume  nor  be  required  to  do  anv 
thing  or  carry  out  any  contract,  under  the  terms  of  this  Act, 
that  would  be  in  any  way  unfair  or  affect  its  rights  to  col- 
lect from  the  Georgia  Railway  and  Electric  Company    the 


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percentage  tax  now  paid  the  City  by  said  Company  on  gross 
receipts  of  sale  of  electric  current  for  light,  power  and  other 
purposes,  under  existing  ordinances  and  contracts. 

4th, — The  City  of  Atlanta  shall  maintain  the  two  schools  now 
maintained  by  the  Town  of  Edgewood,  but  the  Board  of 
Education  shall  have  full  control  over  said  schools,  and  are 
hereby  empowered  to  increase  the  attendance  tliereof  from 
other  sections  of  the  City,  provided,  that  the  present  teach- 
ers and  those  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  are  to  be  retained 
in  said  schools  during  t'he  term  for  which  they  have  been 
elected,  and  also,  that  the  present  salaried  officer  of  the 
Town  of  Edgewood  shall  be  retained  by  the  City  of  Atlanta 
for  the  remainder  of  the  term  for  whcih  "he  has  been  elected. 

5th. — The  sale  of  intoxicating  liquor  is  prohibited  within  the  ter- 
ritory now  covered  by  the  limits  of  t'he  Town  of  Edgewood 
and  the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors  shall  not  hereafter  be 
licensed  by  the  City  of  Atlanta  therein. 

6th. — The  main  streets  of  the  Town  of  Edgewood  shall  be  paved 
wifh  chert  or  other  pavement,  as  may  be  deemed  best  by 
the  authorities  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  City  water  and 
sewerage  be  provided  for  said  streets  as  soon  as  conditions 
will  justify. 

7th. — That  the  present  contracts  held  by  the  Town  of  Edgewood 
with  the  Street  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  as- 
signs, as  now  maintained  as  to  service  and  fares,  tlie  same 
being  the  conditions  upon  w'hich  the  franchise  of  said  Rail- 
way Company  maintain  and  operate  its  lines  within  the  lim- 
its of  the  Town  of  Edgewood  shall  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  preserved  and  continued  of  force,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  see  that  the  terms  thereof  are 
complied  with  by  said  Railway  Company,  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Railway  Company  to  continue  its  service 
and  fares  to  the  people  within  t'he  limits  of  the  Town  of 
Edgewood  as  heretofore  fixed  by  the  franchise  granted  said 
Railway  Company  by  the  Town  of  Edgewood. 

8th. — The  income  of  the  Town  of  Edgewood  for  the  year  1908, 
as  collected  up  to  t'he  1st  of  January,  1909,  may  be  expended 
by  the  present  City  Council  of  Edgewood  for  the  support 
of  its  electric  plant,  its  schools  and  upon  its  streets  and  in 
the  administrative  department  of  said  Town. 


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Sec.  28.  East  Atlanta— Conditions. — That  the  section  known 
as  East  Atlanta,  which  is  included  in  the  limits  as  above  pro- 
vided, shall  have  proper  representation  in  the  General  Council 
from  the  Ward  to  which  it  is  attached  as  are  other  sections  of 
the  City :  tliat  the  City  shall  pay  the  obligations  now  resting  on 
the  Board  of  Trustees  by  the  employment  of  teachers  in  the 
schools  now  serving  said  section  :  that  said  section  shall  also  have 
such  police  protection  as  other  sections  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
now  have,  looking  towards  the  safeguarding  of  the  homes  of  the 
citizens  of  said  section  as  other  parts  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  simi- 
larly situated,  so  as  to  give  water  and  fire  protection  as  soon  as 
same  can  be  done  by  the  authorities  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  ;  that 
adequate  school  facilities  shall  be  furnished  to  said  section  ;  that 
sewer  and  street  mains  shall  be  put  down  in  this  section  as  soon 
as  conditions  will  justify  it;  that  the  High  Schools  of  Atlanta 
shall  be  open  to  the  residents  of  this  section  as  soon  as  said  terri- 
tory becomes  a  part  of  thcCitv  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  29.  Part  of  Land  Lot  176— Police  Purposes.— That  the 
portion  of  the  Western  half  of  land  lot  Xo.  176  in  the  15th  district 
of  DeKalb  County,  which  portion  lies  200  feet  West  of  Flat 
Shoals  Road  and  200  feet  South  of  Magazine  Road,  except  that 
portion  of  said  lot  as  may  be  included  in  any  of  the  terms  of  the 
foregoing  Sections  be,  and  the  same  are,  hereby  incorporated 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  police  purposes  and 
shall  be  subject  to  all  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  look- 
ing towards  the  enforcement  of  peace,  good  order  and  health. 

Section  30.  Edgewood— To  Be  Part  of  Ward  in  1909.— That 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  pro- 
vide that  the  territory  of  the  Town  of  Edgewood  within  the 
County  of  DeKalb,  which  this  Act  provides  shall  become  a  part 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  on  January  1,  1909,  on  or  before  said  date, 
whereby  said  territory  shall  become  one  of  the  Wards  of  the 
City  together  with  such  added  territory  as  said  :\Iayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  may  ordain  shall  become  a  part  thereof.  But  this 
provision  shall  be  subject  to  the  terms  of  the  Section  following 
this  whereby  it  is  made  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil to  redistrict  the  entire  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  during 
the  year  ]908  so  as  to  adjust  same  to  new  limits  herein  provided 
for. 

Sec.  31.  Redistrict  City  in  1909.— That  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall,  during  the  vear  1909, 


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redistrict  the  territory  covered  by  the  old  as  well  as  the  new  lim- 
its of  the  City,  being  the  territory  within  the  limits  as  prescribed 
by  tliis  Act,  and  divide  same  into  Wards,  not  exceeding  ten,  hav- 
ing reference  to  population  and  territory,  in  order  that  all  sec- 
tions of  the  City  may  be  fairly  represented  in  the  General  Coun- 
cil and  each  of  the  Wards  as  so  arranged,  shall  be  entitled  to  one 
Alderman  and  two  Councilmen,  and  likewise,  shall  be  entitled  to 
representations  on  the  Boards  and  Commissions  of  the  City,  as 
the  present  and  future  ordinances  may  provide.  Said  Mayor 
and  General  Council  are  hereby  authorized  to  provide,  by  ordi- 
nance, for  all  changes  necessary  to  re-adjust  the  City  to  the  new 
limits  for  all  the  purposes  of  police,  fire,  sanitation,  schools,  and 
any  and  all  other  public  i)urposes  served  or  to  be  served  by  the 
Citv  of  Atlanta. 


CHAUTEK— KXTE>SIO>     1909  \\) 


CHAPTER  IV. 

EXTENSION  OE  CITY    LIMITS    BY    AMENDMENT    OF 
1909— THE  PRESENT  LIMITS  OE  THE  CITY. 

Sec.  32.  General  Extension. — The  limits  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta be  extended  beyond  the  limits  as  now  defined  or  added  to. 
so  as  to  take  in  new  territory  between  the  present  limits  and  the 
following  boundary  line,  and  to  incorporate  all  the  inhabitants 
within  the  following  territory  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta:  Commencing  at  a  point  on  the  Northern  line  of  land 
lot  No.  109  of  the  17th  District  of  Fulton  County,  wdiere  same 
crosses  the  Peachtree  road,  and  running  thence  east  along  the 
North  line  of  said  land  lot  to  the  Northeast  corner  of  said  lot : 
thence  South  to  the  South, side  of  the  belt  line  of  Southern  Rail- 
road ;  thence  East  to  the  East  side  of  the  right-of-way  of  the 
Southern  Railway;  thence  Southerly  along  the  east  side  of  the 
right-of-way  of  the  said  railw-ay  to  a  point  wdiere  the  same 
crosses  the  North  line  of  land  lot  No.  17  ;  thence  due  east  along 
the  Northern  line  of  land  lots  Nos.  17  and  16.  in  the  14th  district 
of  Fulton  County,  to  the  county  line  between  I'ulton  and  De- 
Kalb  Counties,  thence  North  along  said  county  line  to  where  the 
same  intersects  the  North  line  of  land  lot  241  of  the  15th  District 
of  DeKalb  County,  thence  East  along  the  North  lines  of  land  lots 
241  and  242  of  the  15th  District  of  DeKalb  County  to  the  East 
line  of  land  lot  242  of  said  District,  thence  South  along  the  East 
line  of  said  land  lot  242  to  the  Northwest  corner  of  land  lot  2:)S 
of  said  District,  thence  East  along  the  North  line  of  said  land  lot 
238  to  a  point  directly  North  of  a  point  on  the  South  line  of  the 
right-of-wa}-  of  the  Georgia  Railroad  and  Banking  Company. 
which  point  is  immediately  opposite  and  South  of  the  line  be- 
tween the  land  of  M.  H.  Hayes  and  Mrs.  S.  A.  Hull,  being  a 
point  fixing  the  boundaries  of  the  Town  of  Edgewood,  under  Act 
approved  August  27th,  1906.  thence  directly  South  in  a  straight 
line  to  said  point  on  said  right-of-way,  thence  Westerly  along 
the  South  line  of  said  right-of-way  to  the  center  of  Clay  Street ; 
thence  South  along  the  center  of  Clay  Street  to  the  North  line  of 
the  right-of-way  of  Georgia  Railway  and  Electric  Company : 
thence  in  a  Westerly  and  Southerly  direction  along  the  North 
line  of  said  right-of-way  to  a  point  200  feet  South  of  Boulevard 


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DeKalb.  thence  West  in  a  line  parallel  wit'h  Boulevard  DeKalb 
and  200  feet  South  thereof,  to  the  East  land  lot  line  of  land  lot 
208  of  said  15th  District,  thence  South  along  the  East  land  lots 
lines  of  land  lots  208,  177,  176  of  said  15th  District  to  the  South- 
east corner  of  said  land  lot  176.  thence  west  along  the  South  land 
lot  line  of  said  land  lot  176.  to  the  Southwest  corner  thereof ; 
thence  North  along  the  West  land  lot  lines  of  said  land  lots  176 
and  177  to  a  point  200  feet  South  of  Glenwood  Avenue;  thence 
Westerly  in  a  line  200  feet  South  of  and  parallel  with  said  Glen- 
wood Avenue  to  the  East  line  of  the  right-of-way  of  Atlanta  and 
West  Point  Railway  Company ;  thence  in  a  Southwesterly  direc- 
tion along  the  Southeast  line  of  said  right-of-way  to  a  point  500 
feet  East  of  Hill  Street;  thence  South  in  a  line  parallel  with  Hill 
Street  to  the  North  line  of  the  riglit-of-way  of  the  Southern 
Railroad  Company ;  thence  Northwesterly  along  the  North  line 
of  said  right-of-way  to  a  point  opposite  the  South  line  of  Milton 
Reed  Avenue ;  t'hence  Westerly  to  and  along  the  South  line  of 
Milton  Reed  Avenue  to  its  terminus,  thence  Westerly  to  the 
South  line  of  Brown  Street  at  its  Eastern  terminus;  thence  Wes- 
terly along  the  South  side  of  Brown  Street  to  West  land  lot  line 
of  land  lot  56,  34th  District  of  Fulton  County;  thence  North 
along  said  West  land  lot  line  to  the  corporate  limits  of  tlieXity 
of  Atlanta  as  fixed  by  the  Acts  of  1908,  or  the  South  line  of  the 
right-of-way  of  the  Atlanta  &  West  Point  Belt  Line  R.  R.  Co. ; 
thence  in  a  Westerly  direction  along  the  South  line  of  said  riglit- 
of-way  to  the  corporate  limits  of  Oakland  City,  thence  South- 
westerly along  said  limits  to  the  East  line  of  land  lot  120  of  the 
]4th  District ;  thence  extending  Sout'h  along  the  east  land  lot  lin<- 
of  land  lots  120.  121  and  122  to  a  point  exactly  east  of  the  South- 
east corner  of  Oakland  City,  thence  extending  in  a  straight  line 
in  a  Westerly  direction  to  said  Southeast  corner ;  thence  along 
the  corporate  limits  of  Oakland  City,  being  the  Sout'h  and  West 
boundaries  thereof  to  their  intersection  wit'h  the  East  line  of  land 
lot  138,  said  14th  District;  thence  North  along  said  East  line  to 
the  Nort'heast  corner  of  said  land  lot  i;38,  thence  West  along  the 
North  line  of  said  land  lot  1-38  to  the  Northwest  corner  thereof, 
thence  North  along  the  West  land  lot  lines  of  land  lots  139  and 
140.  said  district,  to  Gordon  Street;  thence  northwesterly  along 
Gordon  Street  to  West  Hunter  Street  and  Westerly  along  West 
Pluntcr  Street  to  West  land  lot  line  of  land  lot  148.  said  14th  dis- 
trict ;  thence  North  along  the  West  land  lot  lines  of  land  lots 
148  and  147  to  the  Northern  boundary  of    Battle    Hill;    thence 


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East  along  said  Xorthern  boundary  line  to  the  terminus  thereof 
and  thence  in  a  line  projecting  East  in  line  wifh  said  Xorthern 
boundary  to  the  West  line  of  the  right-of-way  of  the  L.  &  N. 
Railway  Company,  thence  Northerly  along  the  West  line  of  said 
right-of-way  to  its  intersection  with  tlie  West  land  lot  line  of 
land  lot  113,  said  14th  District;  thence  north  along  the  west  land 
lot  line  of  land  lots  113  and  189,  said  14th  district,  to  the  South 
line  of  the  riglit-of-way  of  the  Western  and  Atlantic  Railroad. 
thence  Southeasterly  along  the  South  line  of  said  right-of-way  to 
Marietta  road,  thence  easterly  along  Marietta  road  to  Rrown 
Street,  thence  Northerly  along  Brown  Street  to  Emmett  Street, 
thence  East  along  Emmett  Street  to  Howell  ^lill  road  ;  tlience 
Northerly  along  Howell  Mill  road  to  the  South  line  of  right-of- 
way  of  Southern  Railway  Company,  thence  Northeasterly  along 
the  South  line  of  said  right-of-way  to  a  point  200  feet  North  of 
14th  Street,  thence  Easterly  in  a  line  two  hundred  feet  North  of 
and  parallel  with  14th  Street  to  a  point  200  feet  West  from  the 
West  side  of  East  Street:  thence  North  in  a  line  parallel  with. 
East  Street  and  200  feet  West  thereof,  to  a  point  West  of  East 
Street  and  in  line  with  the  North  line  of  \\'oods  Avenue,  or  16t1i 
Street,  if  extended  thereto;  thence  east  along  said  projective  line 
and  the  North  line  of  Woods  Avenue  or  IfitTi  Street,  to  a  point 
600  feet  east  of  the  West  line  of  land  lot  108.  17th  District  of 
Fulton  County;  thence  due  North  to  the  North  line  of  land  lor 
109.  said  17th  District;  thence  due  East  to  tlie  beginning  point. 

Sec.  33.  EfTective  January  1,  1910, — The  provisions  of  this 
Act  providing  for  the  annexing  of  the  territory  as  above  described 
shall  become  effective  on  and  after  January  1st.  1910,  and  all  said 
territory  shall  thereafter  be  included  within  tlie  corporate  limits 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  and  all  of  the  residents  of  said  added  ter- 
ritory shall  hereinafter  become  citizens  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

S€c.  34.  Re-Districting  New  Limits — Representation — Re- 
Adjustment. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  sliall.  during  the  year  1909,  re-district  the  territory  cov- 
ered by  the  old  as  well  as  the  new  limits  of  the  City,  being  the 
territory  within  the  limits  as  prescribed  by  this  Act,  and  divide 
same  into  wards,  and  not  exceeding  ten,  having  reference  to  pop- 
ulation and  territory,  in  order  that  all  sections  of  the  City  niav 
be  fairly  represented  in  the  General  Council,  and  each  of  the 
wards  as  so  arranged  shall  be  entitled  to  one  alderman  and  two 


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conncilmen,  and  likewise  shall  be  entitled  to  representation  on 
boards,  and  commissions  of  the  City,  as  the  present  and  fnture 
ordinances  may  provide,  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  are 
hereby  authorized  to  provide,  by  ordinance,  for  all  chans^es  nec- 
essary to  re-adjust  the  City  to  the  new  limits  for  all  the  purposes 
of  fire,  sanitation,  sc'hools  and  any  and  all  other  public  ])uri>oses. 
served  or  to  be  served  by  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  35.  Authority  Extended  Over  New  Limits— Tax  Offi- 
cers— Ordinances. — The  power  and  authority  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta under  the  present  Charter  and  ordinances  and  all  laws  ap- 
l^ertaining  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  as  a  municiplity  are  hereby  ex- 
tended over  and  made  effective  in  every  part  of  the  territory  cov- 
ered and  included  within  the  limits  as  prescribed  by  the  terms  of 
this  Act.  The  power  and  authority  of  the  ofificers  of  the  City 
are  made  co-extensive  with  the  limits  as  extended  by  this  Act. 
and  all  other  rig^hts  and  powers  necessary  to  carry  out  and  en- 
force the  laws  and  ordinances  governing  said  City  of  Atlanta. 
The  power  of  taxing  property  and  of  fixing  and  regulating  li- 
censes for  business,  to  assess,  issue  executions  for,  and  in  cases 
of  default,  sell  the  property  u]>on  which  taxes  are  due.  as  now 
l^rescribed  by  Charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  are 
extended  to  all  the  limits  included  under  the  terms  of  this  Act. 
The  power  of  the  Board  of  Health.  Police  Department.  City  Tax 
Assessors  and  Receivers,  Tax  Collector.  Marshal.  Clerk  of  Coun- 
cil, Recorder.  Building  Inspector,  and  all  the  other  officers  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta  are  extended  to  the  new  limits  as  fully  and 
completely  as  they  now  exist  within  the  former  limits,  under 
the  present  Charter,  laws  and  ordinances  governing  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  said  new  territory  is  likewise  made  subject  to  all  the 
bonds  heretofore  issued  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  all  bound  for 
the  payment  of  said  bonds  ccpially  with  the  former  territory  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  36.     Justice  Courts  Not  Extended  Over  New  Limits. — 

The  territorial  jurisdiction  of  the  Justice  Courts  in  so  much  of 
said  City  as  is  contained  in  the  area  aimexed  by  this  Act,  shall 
not  extend  to  the  entire  limits  of  said  City,  but  the  jurisdiction 
of  the  Justice  Courts  in  the  territory  so  annexed  shall  be  and  re- 
main and  are  liereby  limited  to  their  respective  districts. 

Sec.  37.    Election  in  1909 — Aldermen — Councilmen. — An  elec 
tion  sliall  l)e  held,  during  the  \  ear  lOOH.  at   which  one  alderman 


(HAKTKH      I-:.\Ti:\SI<)\     1909  23 

and  two  councilnicn  shall  be  elected  from  each  ward,  if  vacancies 
exist  as  redistricted  under  Charter  amendments  of  ]908.  and  this 
amendment,  provided,  that  no  alderman  or  councilman  now  serv- 
ino^  shall  be  deprived  of  the  full  term  of  service  which  lie  is  now 
serving,  provided  further,  that  each  alderman  and  councilman 
shall  continue  to  serve  the  City  during  the  balance  of  his  term 
from  the  A\'ard  from  which  'he  was  originallv  elected  in  the  re- 
districting  of  the  City,  unless  this  method  gives  such  ward  more 
than  one  alderman  and  two  councilmen.  in  which  event  t'he  al- 
derman and  councilmen  shall  continue  to  represent  such  ward  as 
may  be  provided  by  ordinance  of  Mayor  and  General  Council,  to 
the  end  of  his  present  term.  The  purpose  of  this  amendment  is 
to  provide  one  alderman  and  two  councilmen  for  each  of  tlie 
wards  of  the  City,  to  serve  for  the  terms  provided  by  the  existing 
Charter,  except  that  in  the  re-districting  of  the  City  the  forego- 
ing provisions  shall  be  observed  as  to  representation  so  as  to  pre- 
serve t'he  present  terms  of  aldermen  and  councilmen.  In  said 
elections  the  citizens  from  an}'  of  the  territorv  annexed  under 
the  foregoing  provisions  shall  be  eligible  to  be  voted  for  any  po- 
sitions to  be  filled  in  said  elections,  alderman,  councilmen  or  anv 
other  city  offices,  subject  to  the  restrictions  applving  to  other 
citizens. 

Sec.  38.  Oakland  City — Assumes  Indebtedness — Police  Offi- 
cer.— The  City  of  Atlanta  in  taking  over  the  territory  and  prop- 
erty of  t'he  Town  of  Oakland  City,  shall  be  bound  to  the  follow- 
ing terms  and  conditions:  1st.  All  the  indebtedness  of  Oakland 
City,  existing  on  January  1st.  1910,  shall  be  assumed  by  the  Cit_\- 
of  Atlanta,  and  all  the  property,  real  and  personal,  money,  choses 
in  action  belonging  to  Oakland  City  or  any  interests  it  has  in 
such  property,  shall  pass  to  and  vest  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  on 
January  1st,  19]  0. 

The  police  officer  now  serving  Oakland  City  shall  and  by  vir- 
tue of  this  Act,  is  made  a  part  of.  and  a  member  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Police  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  on  and  after  January  1st. 
1910,  at  the  same  pay  as  the  other  patrolmen  of  the  said  depart- 
ment, and  he  shall  not  be  required  to  stand  the  examination  or 
otherwise  conform  to  the  rules,  ordinances  or  Charter  prox'isions 
governing  eligibility  or  membership  in  said  department,  and  af- 
ter said  annexation  he  shall  be  recognized  as  a  regular  member 
thereof,  and  shall,  also,  be  credited  with  the  years  of  service 
heretofore  rendered  in  Oakland  Cit\'  as  if  rendered  in  Atlanta. 


0±  CHARTKR— EXTENSION     1909 

and  shall  receive  such  honors,  positions,  pensions  and  other  priv- 
ileges attending  long  service,  same  being  based  upon  his  former 
service  in  Oakland  City,  provided,  that  except  as  hereinl)efore 
provided,  said  police  officer  sliall  be  subject  to  all  laws  now  in 
force  or  which  may  hereafter  be  enacted  with  reference  to  the 
Police  Dpartment  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  to  all  rules  and 
regulations  of  said  department. 

Sec.  39.  Amendment  of  1909  Annexing  Land  near  Westview 
Cemetery  and  on  Gordon  Street. — That  the  limits  of  said  City 
be  extended  beyond  the  limits  as  now  defined  so  as  to  include 
and  annex  thereto  t'he  territory  included  in  the  following  boun- 
dary: Commencing  at  a  point  on  the  South  line  of  the  West 
\\'oo(l  I'ark  Company's  property  where  said  South  line  crosses 
the  West  line  of  land  lot  139  of  the  14th  District  of  originally 
Henry,  now  Fulton  County,  Georgia,  and  running  thence  West 
along  said  Sout'h  line  one  thousand  feet;  thence  in  a  Northerly 
direction  and  in  a  straight  line  to  the  South-east  corner  of  West- 
view  Cemetery  Company's  property  near  Gordon  Street ;  thence 
northerly  and  along  the  line  of  Westview  Cemetery  Company's 
jM-operty  to  the  center  of  Gordon  Street;  thence  Southeasterlv 
and  along  the  center  of  Gordon  Street  to  t'he  West  line  of  land 
lot  140  of  said  district ;  thence  South  to  the  point  of  beginning. 

Sec.  40.  Authority  and  Ordinances  Extended  Over  This 
Tract — Bound  for  Bonded  Debt  of  City. — That  the  power  and  au- 
thority of  the  City  of  Atlanta  under  its  present  Charter  and  ordi- 
nance and  all  laws  appertaining  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  as  a  mu- 
nici])alit}-  are  hereby  extended  and  made  effective  in  every  part  of 
the  territory  covered  and  included  within  the  limits  as  prescribed 
by  the  terms  of  this  Act.  The  power  and  authority  of  the  offi- 
cers of  the  City  are  made  co-extensive  with  the  limits  as  ex- 
tended by  this  Act  and  all  ()ther  rights  and  powers  necessary  to 
carry  out  and  enforce  the  laws  and  ordinances  governing  said 
City  of  Atlanta.  The  power  of  taxing  property  and  of  fixing 
and  regulating  licenses  for  business  ;  to  assess,  issue  execution 
for.  and  in  cases  of  default  sell  the  property  upon  which  taxes 
arc  due.  as  now  prescribed  Ijv  charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  are  extended  to  all  the  limits  included  under  the 
terms  of  this  Act.  The  i)ower  of  the  lioard  of  Health,  Police 
Department.  City  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers,  Tax  Collector. 
Marshal.  Clerk  of  Council,  Recorder,  lUiilding  Inspector,  and  all 


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Other  officers  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are  extended  to  the  new 
limits  as  fully  and  completely  as  they  now  exist  within  the 
former  limits  under  tlie  present  charter,  laws  and  ordinances 
governing  the  City  of  Atlanta.  Said  new  territory  is  likewise 
made  subject  to  all  bonds  heretofore  issued  by  the  City  of  At- 
lanta and  are  bound  for  the  payment  of  said  bonds  equally  with 
the  former  territory  of  the  Citv  of  Atlanta. 


2g  CHARTER— POLICE    AND    SAMTARV    EXTENSIONS 


CHAPTER  V. 

TERRITORY  EMBRACED  BY  CITY  FOR  POLICE  PUR- 
POSES. 

Sec.  41.  Old  Fair  Grounds— Land  Lots  112  and  150.— All  that 
portion  of  lot  one  hundred  and  twelve  (112)  in  the  Fourteenth 
District  of  Fulton  County,  purchased  by  the  Mayor  and  Council 
of  said  City  from  Chapman  Powell ;  and  all  that  portion  of  lot 
one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  of  the  Seventeenth  District  of  Fulton 
County  purchased  by  said  Mayor  and  Council  from  E.  R.  Sasseen 
and  Dorinda  A.  Sasseen,  and  three  hundred  yards  in  each  and 
every  direction  around  said  purchases ;  and  all  that  territory  be- 
tween the  Western  and  Atlantic  Railroad  and  the  country  road 
leading  from  Atlanta  to  Marietta,  and  a  line  three  hundred  yards 
West  of  said  railroad,  and  running  concentric  to  the  said  road: 
and  all  the  land  lying  between  said  country  road  and  a  line  run- 
ning three  hundred  yards  East  of  said  road,  and  concentric  to 
t'he.same,  from  the  present  corporation  line  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
to  the  old  Fair  Grounds. 

Sec.  42.  Ponce  de  Leon. — Also  commencing  on  the  Eastern 
side  of  the  present  City  limits,  where  the  Atlanta  and  Richmond 
x^irline  Railway  leaves  it,  and  running  along  said  railway  to  a 
point  foiu-  hundred  feet  beyond  the  Ponce  De  Leon  Springs, 
thence  in  a  straight  line  to  w'here  the  present  City  limits  crosses 
the  Peachtree  Road,  and  embracing  all  the  territory  between  the 
Peachtree  Road,  this  said  line,  and  the  said  railway. 

Sec.  43.  Grant  Park. — The  corporate  limits  of  t'he  City  of  .At- 
lanta are  hereby  extended  so  as  to  embrace  for  police  purposes 
that  tract  or  parcel  of  land  known  and  designated  as  L.  P.  Grant 
Park,  being  one  hundred  acres  of  land  lot  number  43  in  the  Four- 
teenth District  of  h'ulton  County,  and  fifty  acres  of  land  in  land 
lot  number  114  in  the  14th  district  of  I<\tlton  County,  owned  by 
said  City  of  Atlanta,  and  used  for  sanitary  purposes,  and  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  are  liereby  empowered 
to  pass  suc'h  ordinances  for  the  preservation  of  peace  and  good 
order,  and  for  the  protection  of  such  property  within  said  limits 
as  may  seem  to  them  proper. 


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Sec.  44.  Regulation  of  Sale  of  Spirits  and  Merchandise  in 
Grant  Park  and  Two  Hundred  Yards  Without. — The  Mayor  and 
(ieneral  Council  of  Atlanta  are  hereby  empowered  to  reg-ulate 
and  control  under  such  ordinances  as  they  may  adopt  tlie  sale  of 
ardent  spirits  and  all  kinds  of  merchandise  and  refreshments 
within  the  limits  of  said  L.  P.  Grant  Park,  and  for  two  hundred 
yards  in  either  direction  from  said  limits. 

Sec.  45.      Piedmont  Park — Gentlemen's    Driving    Club. — The 

corporate  limits  are  hereby  extended  so  as  to  embrace  for  police 
purposes  that  tract  or  parcel  of  land  known  and  designated  as 
Piedmont  Park,  being  one  hundred  and  eighty-three  acres  of  land 
lots  54  and  55,  in  the  Seventeenth  District  of  Fulton  County. 
owned  by  the  Gentlemen's  Driving  Club  and  used  for  park  pur- 
poses, and  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  are  em- 
powered to  pass  such  ordinances  for  the  preservation  of  peace 
and  good  order  and  for  the  protection  of  property  wit'hin  said 
limits  as  may  seem  to  them  proper. 

Sec.  46.  Old  Water  Works. — The  tract  of  land  belonging  to 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  known  as  the  "old  waterworks  property," 
to-wit :  368  15-100  acres  in  land  lots  72,  57.  90,  71,  and  58,  in  the 
Fourteenth  District  of  Fulton  County,  is  hereby  incorporated  for 
police  purposes,  and  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  are  hereby  authorized  to  provide  by  ordinance  for 
the  maintenance  of  good  order,  the  preservation  of  all  property 
on  said  tract  belonging  to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  to  anyone,  who 
may  have  leased,  or  shall  hereafter  lease  said  lands,  or  any  part 
of  them,  from  said  City  of  Atlanta,  just  as  if  said  lands  were 
within  the  territorial  limits  of  said  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  47.  Land  Contiguous  to  Old  Waterworks. — The  corpor- 
ate limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby  extended  so  as  to  em- 
brace the  following  land  lots  in  the  530th  District.  Georgia  Mili- 
tia, known  as  Black  Hall  District,  to-wit:  Land  lots  numbers 
71.  72,  73,  74,  86,  87,  88,  89,  90,  103,  104,  105,  106,  107,  120,  121. 
122  and  in  Fulton  County,  Georgia  ;  and  said  Mayor  and  Genera! 
Council  are  hereby  fully  authorized  and  empowered  to  pass  such 
ordinances  in  relation  to,  and  over,  the  territory  embraced  in 
such  extension  as  may  be  proper  and  necessary  for  tlie  full,  am- 
ple, and  complete  protection  of  said  waterworks  and  all  its  ap- 
purtenances, as  above  mentioned,  and  they  shall  have  full  powe*- 


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and  authority  to  enforce,  by  penalties,  a  compliance  with,  and 
observance  of,  such  ordinances,  and  said  body,  or  the  Board  of 
Health  of  said  City,  may  cause  to  be  abated  and  removed  any 
thing  which  may  cause  impurity  or  unhealfh fulness  of  the  water 
from  said  waterworks. 

Sec.  48.  West  Peachtree  Street — Piedmont  Park. — For  police 
purposes  and  for  the  purpose  of  regulating  the  retail  traffic  in 
spirituous  or  malt  liquors,  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta are  hereby  extended  so  as  to  include  the  territory  within 
the  limits  liereinafter  defined,  to-wit :  Beginning  at  the  point 
where  the  regular  corporate  limits  on  the  North  side  of  the  City 
intersect  with  the  West  side  of  West  Peachtree  Street,  and  ex- 
tending thence  Northwardly  along  the  West  side  of  West  Peach- 
tree  Street  or  Road  to  the  point  where  the  land  lot  line  between 
land  lots  105  and  106  crosses  West  Peachtree  Road,  thence 
Eastwardly  along  the  land  lot  line  between  land  lots  105  and  106 
to  the  line  of  property  known  as  Piedmont  Park,  and  thence  fol- 
lowing the  outer  limit  of  t'he  line  of  Piedmont  Park  property  to 
the  main  track  of  the  Southern  Railway  Company,  formerly  the 
Atlanta  &  Charlotte  Airline  Railway  Company,  and  thence  along 
the  center  of  said  main  track  in  a  St^utherly  direction  to  where 
said  main  track  intersects  the  corporate  limits  of  said  City,  on  the 
Eastern  boundary  of  said  limits.  The  plat  of  the  property 
hereby  incorporated  for  police  purposes  is  attached  to  this  Act, 
and  made  a  part  thereof;  Provided,  however,  that  the  property 
included  within  these  limits  shall  not  be  subject  to  taxation  ;  and 
provided  further  that  the  exercise  of  authority  to  enforce  police 
regulation  within  said  limits  shall  be  discretionary  with  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City. 

Sec.  49.  Collins  Park  and  Belt  Railroad  Company — River 
Line. — The  corporate  limits  of  t'he  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby 
extended  so  as  to  include  therein  for  police  purposes  the  tracks 
of  the  Collins  Park  &  Belt  Railroad  Company,  and  the  space  of 
fifty  feet  on  each  side  of  said  tracks  all  the  way  from  the  West- 
ern limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  the  terminus  of  t'he  tracks  of 
said  Company  on  the  Chattahoochee  River,  including  also  thj 
pleasure  resort  at  the  said  terminus. 

Sec.  50.  New  Waterworks. — The  INlayor  and  General  Council 
of  said  City  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  establish  reas- 
onable police  and  sanitary  regulations  over  the  new  waterworks 


CHAKTKK-I'OMCK    AM)    SAMTAItV    KXTK.NSIOXS  9Q 

of  said  City,  located  at  the  Chattahoochee  River,  near  the  moutli 
of  Peachtree  Creek,  in  Fulton  County,  and  along  the  pipe-line  of 
said  waterworks  system,  between  said  River  and  City  of  Atlanta, 
including-  said  pipe  line,  tlie  reservoirs  of  said  new  waterworks 
system,  the  water  shed,  and  all  lands  occupied  for  the  purposes 
of  water  supply,  and  to  punish  a  violation  of  such  regulations  bv 
fine  or  imprisonment,  as  in  case  of  violations  of  other  ordinances 
of  said  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  51.  Land  Lot  151— East  Half  of.— The  City  of  Atlanta 
shall  have  jurisdiction  for  police  purposes  of  the  East  one-half  of 
land  lot  151  in  the  Seventeenth  District  of  Fulton  County,  Geor- 
gia, and  said  City  shall  have  the  power  to  try  and  upon  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  said  City  to  punish  all  persons 
guilty  of  violating  the  ordinances  of  said  City  within  the  boun- 
daries of  said  lot  of  land  so  incorporated  for  police  purposes. 

Sec.  52.  Dumping  Grounds — Land  Between  and  City  Limits 
— Bellwood  Avenue. — The  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
sliall  be  extended  so  as  to  include  ninety-two  (92)  acres,  more 
or  less,  cf  land  belonging  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  in  land  lots  one 
hundred  and  thirteen  (113),  one  hunrded  and  fourteen  (114), 
and  one  hundred  and  fifteen  (115),  and  one  hundred  and  forty- 
three  (143)  in  t'he  Fourteenth  District  of  originally  Henry,  now 
F'ulton  County.  Georgia,  said  lands  being  those  now  known  as 
the  Sanitary  Dumping  Grounds  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  also 
the  lands  lying  between  said  Dumping  Grounds  and  the  corpo- 
rate limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  the  roads  or  streets  lead- 
ing from  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  said  Dumping  Grounds,  and  es- 
pecially the  roads  known  as  Bellwood  Avenue,  t'he  extension  of 
Simpson  Street,  the  extension  of  West  Hunter  Street,  the  exten  - 
sion  of  A«hby  Street  and  Mason's  and  Turner's  Ferry  Road,  and 
also  any  other  roads  now  existing,  or  which  may  be  opened, 
leading  from  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  said  Dumping  Grounds,  so 
as  to  give  t'he  Mayor  and  General  Council  jurisdiction  over  said 
grounds  and  intervening  lands  and  roads  for  police  and  sanitary 
purposes;  and  to  authorize  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  to 
make  and  enforce  all  ordinances  necessary  for  the  preservation  of 
the  peace  and  order  and  for  the  protection  of  the  property  and 
employees  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  from  molestation,  disturbance 
or  injury  in  the  prosecution  of  the  sanitary  work  of  said  City  in 
or  about  said  roads  and  grounds,  and  to  provide  by  ordinance 


3Q  CHARTER— POLICE    AKD    SAMTARA     EXTENSIONS 

for  the  punishment  of  persons  violating  any  of  said  ordinances 
by  fine  or  imprisonment,  upon  conviction  t'hereof  in  the  Recor- 
der's Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  such  fines  not  to  exceed  five 
hundred  dollars  ($500.00),  and  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty 
days  in  any  such  case. 

Sec.  53.  Hemphill  Avenue — Chattahoochee  Avenue — Hem- 
phill Station. — The  jurisdiction  of  said  City  and  the  territorial 
limits  thereof  are  hereby  extended  for  police  and  sanitary  pur- 
poses over  the  lands  now  or  hereafter  purchased  and  belonging 
to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  known  as  the  New  Waterworks  site  and 
grounds,  including  all  lands  now  or  hereafter  to  be  owned  by  the 
City,  in  w'hich  tract  is  the  pumping  station  at  the  Chattahoochee 
River,  and  all  the  lands  belonging  to  said  City  at  and  around 
what  is  known  as  the  inner  reservoir  filter  or  pumping  plant,  in- 
cluding also  a  strip  of  ground  along  Hemphill  Avenue  and  Chat- 
tahoochee Avenue,  and  three  hundred  (300)  yards  on  each  side 
of  said  roads  for  a  distance  of  three  hundred  yards  all  around 
and  on  all  sides  of  said  inner  reservoir  and  pumping  station,  from 
the  present  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  the  Chattahoochee 
River  at  the  pumping  station,  and  giving  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  authority  to  provide  by  ordinance 
«for  tlie  protection  of  the  property  of  said  new  waterworks  sys- 
tem, and  keeping  the  road  aforesaid  free  from  obstructions,  and 
the  preservation  of  the  purity  of  the  water  in  the  reservoir,  pipes, 
etc.,  belonging  to  said  new  waterworks,  and  to  have  violators  of 
such  ordinances  punished  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  by  fine  not  exceeding  $200.00  and 
imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  da}S,  either  or  l)Oth  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder,  or  other  officer  presiding  at  the  trial 
of  the  case  in  said  Court. 

Sec,  54.     Little  Switzerland  Included  in  Corporate  Limits. — 

The  following  tract  of  land  known  as  "Little  Switzerland,"  lying 
Southeast  of  t'he  present  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  is  herebv 
incorporated  within  the  limits  of  said  City  for  all  police  and  san- 
itary purposes,  and  all  the  present  and  any  future  ordinances  of 
said  City  shall  be  of  force  and  eflfect  over  said  territory,  and  vio- 
lations thereof  punished  by  the  Recorder's  Court ;  said  territory 
is  described  as  follows :  All  that  tract  of  land  in  land  lot  twenty- 
two  (22)  and  forty-three  (V-i)  of  the  Fourteenth  District  of  origi- 
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described  as  beginning  at  a  point  at  the  North  side  of  Confeder- 
ate Avenue,  where  the  present  City  limits  intersects  with  said 
Avenue,  and  running  thence  in  a  Southeasterly  direction  along 
the  North  side  of  said  Avenue  to  a  twenty-foot  alley,  tliencc 
along  the  North  side  of  said  alley  to  a  twenty-five  foot  street, 
thence  along  the  West  side  of  said  street  600  feet,  thence  West 
at  right  angles  with  said  street  in  a  direct  line  to  the  City  limits, 
tlience  Southwestwardly  along  the  present  City  limits  to  the 
beginning  point,  including  what  is  known  as  "Little  Switzer- 
land." 


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CHARTKK— MAYOR— MAYOR  I'RO  TEM 


CHAPTER  VI. 

MAYOR— MAYOR  PRO  TEM. 

Sec.  55.  Election — Vacancies — Mayor  Pro  Tern. — There  shall 
be  elected  biennially  a  Mayor,  who  shall  hold  his  office  for  two 
years.  The  Mayor  in  all  cases  shall  'hold  his  office  until  his  suc- 
cessor is  elected  and  qualified,  and  in  the  event  that  the  office  of 
Mayor  shall  become  vacant  by  death,  resignation,  removal,  or 
otherwise,  the  Mayor  pro  teni,  or  in  case  his  seat  is  vacant,  a  ma- 
jority of  the  General  Council  shall  order  a  new  election  by  giv- 
ing at  least  ten  days'  notice  in  any  one  or  more  of  the  City  pa- 
pers, or  at  two  of  the  most  public  places  in  said  Cit\- :  and  said 
election  so  held  shall  be  managed  in  the  same  manner  as  the 
elections  to  be  'held  in  chief,  according  to  the  provisions  of  this 
Charter;  Provided,  however,  if  the  office  of  Mayor  shall  become 
vacant  at  any  time  within  three  months  of  the  expiration  of  his 
term  of  office  the  Mayor  pro  tem.  shall  act  as  Mayor  during  the 
balance  of  said  term,  and  exercise  all  the  rights  and  powers  of 
Mayor  during  said  term. 

Sec.  56.  Eligible  for  Second  Term  Only — Chief  Executive — 
Salary. — The  Mayor  is  eligible  to  succeed  himself  in  the  office  of 
Mayor  for  one  term  only  and  shall  be  ineligible  to  succeed  him- 
self after  serving  two  terms;  he  sliall  be  the  Chief  Executive  of 
said  City;  he  shall  see  that  all  the  laws  and  ordinances  of  the 
City  are  faithfully  executed;  shall  examine  and  audit  all  ac- 
counts against  the  City  before  payment ;  shall  have  a  salary  ade- 
quate, to  be  fixed  by  the  General  Council  preceding  his  election, 
which  shall  not  be  changed  during  his  term  of  office ;  he  shall 
have  power  to  convene  the  General  Council  in  extra  session, 
whenever,  in  his  judgment,  t'he  exigencies  of  the  case  require  it. 

Sec.  57.  Mayor's  Court — Fines — vVho  Preside  At.— I  he 
Mayor,  or  in  his  absence,  the  Mayor  pro  tem,  shall  have  full 
power  and  authority  to  hold,  at  such  times  and  places,  and  under 
such  rules  and  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinances, 
a  Mayor's  Court,  for  said  City  for  the  trial  of  offenders  against 
the  ordinances  of  said  City,  and  impose  such  penalties  for  vioia- 


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tions  thereof  as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  not  exceeding 
five  hundred  dollars  and  imprisonment,  or  labor  on  public  works 
for  thirty  days  for  each  ofifense.  The  like  authority  may  be  con- 
ferred upon  any  one  member  of  the  General  Council  to  be  regu- 
lated by  ordinance. 

Sec.  58.  A  Justice  of  the  Peace — Warrants  Issued  By — Com- 
mitment to  Jail  of  County. — The  said  Mayor  shall  be,  to  all  in- 
tents and  purposes,  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  so  far  as  to  enable 
him  to  issue  warrants  for  offenses  committed  within  the  corpor- 
ate limits  of  said  City,  w'hich  warrants  shall  be  executed  by  the 
Marshal  or  Chief  of  Police;  and  commit  to  the  jail  of  the  County 
of  Fulton,  or  to  admit  to  bail  offenders,  for  their  appearance  at 
the  next  Superior  Court  thereafter,  for  the  County  of  Fulton  : 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  t'he  jailer  of  the  County  of  Fulton  to 
receive  all  such  persons  so  committed,  and  safely  to  keep  the 
same  until  discharged  by  due  course  of  law. 

Sec.  59.  Presiding  Officer — Election  of  Mayor  Pro  Tern. — 
The  General  Council  and  Board  of  Aldermen  and  the  Board  of 
Councilmen  shall  be  presided  over  by  the  Mayor  pro  tem,  except 
at  the  first  meeting  in  January  of  eacli  year  the  ]\Iayor  shall  pre- 
side over  the  General  Council,  and  administer  the  oath  to  the 
newly  elected  members,  announce  the  standing  Committees  for 
the  year,  and  then  the  General  Council  shall  proceed  to  t'he  elec- 
tion of  Mayor  pro  tem.  The  Mayor  shall  also  preside  at  the  ses- 
sions of  the  General  Council  during  the  election  of  officers. 

Sec.  60.  No  Vote  Except  in  Case  of  Tie. —  The  Ma^or  and  the 
^layor  pro  tem,  when  presiding  respectively  over  the  Genera! 
Council,  and  Board  of  Councilmen,  as  above  provided,  shall  have 
no  vote  except  in  case  of  a  tie. 

Sec.  61.  Veto  or  Approval  Four  Days. — \\  ithin  four  days  af- 
ter the  passage  thereof  the  Maycjr.  or.  in  his  absence  the  Mayor 
pro  tem,  shall  approve,  or  veto,  the  resolutions,  orders,  ordi- 
nances, or  other  Acts  of  the  General  Council,  or  Board  of  Alder- 
men, or  Board  of  Councilmen,  except  the  election  of  officers. 

Sec.  62.  Passing  Over  Veto. — The  (General  Council  may  pass 
tlie  said  order,  ordinance,  or  resolution,  notwithstanding  the  veto. 


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by  a  vote  of  two-thirds,  to  be  taken  ])y  yeas  and  nays,  and  en- 
tered on  the  minutes. 

Sec.  63.  In  Absence  of  Mayor,  Mayor  Pro  Tern  Acts. — In  tlie 
absence  of  the  Mayor,  this  power  may  be  exercised  by  the  presid- 
ing officer  for  the  time  being. 

Sec.  64.  Oath  of  Office — When  Administered — Standing  Com- 
mittees— Election  of  Mayor  Pro  Tern. — At  the  first  meeting  in 
January  of  eacTi  year  the  Mayor  shall  preside  over  the  General 
Council  and  administer  the  oath  of  office  to  the  newly  elected 
members,  and  announce  the  standing  Committees  for  the  year, 
and  the  General  Council  shall  then  proceed  to  the  election  of  .i 
Mayor  pro  tem. 

Sec.  65.     Mayor  Presides  During  Election    of   Officers. — The 

Mayor  shall  also  preside  at  the  sessions  of  the  General  Council 
during  the  election  of  officers,  unless  absent  from  the  City,  or 
prevented  by  illness,  or  other  unavoidable  causes,  in  which  event, 
the  Mayor  pro  tem.  shall  preside. 

Sec.  66.  Mayor  Pro  Tem  Presiding  Over  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men Votes. — The  Mayor  pro  tem.,  when  presiding  over  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  shall  vote  on  all  questions  coming  before 
that  Board  for  separate  action,  and  shall  have  no  additional  vote, 
in  case  of  a  tie  in  that  Board. 

Sec.  67.     Mayor  Ex-Officio     Member     of    the    Boards.— The 

Alayor  shall  be  ex-officio  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Police  Com- 
missioners, Water  Commissioners,  Board  of  Health,  and  Board 
of  Education. 


Sec.  68.  Absence  of  Mayor  and  Mayor  Pro  Tem.,  Who  Elected 
and  How. — Whenever  it  shall  so  happen  that  both  the  Mayor 
and  Mayor  pro  tem  shall  be  absent  or  under  disability,  or  in  case 
both  of  said  offices  should  be  for  any  cause  vacant,  then,  and  in 
that  case,  the  Clerk  shall  call  a  special  meeting  of  the  General 
Council  for  the  purpose  of  considering  the  same,  and,  if  upon  as- 
sembling, that  body  shall  by  resolution  declare  that  said  absence, 
disability,  or  vacancy  exist,  then  they  shall  immediately  proceed 
to  elect  another  Mayor  pro  tem,  who  shall  succeed  to  and  exer- 


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cise  all  the  powers  and  duties  of  a  Chief  Executive  of  said  City 
until  tlie  Mayor,  or  previously  chosen  Mayor  pro  tern  shall  be  in 
condition  to  resume  and  does  resume  the  duties,  or  until  tlie  ex- 
isting vacancy  or  vacancies,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall  be  filled 
in  the  manner  pointed  out  by  law. 

Sec.  69.  Mayor's  Oath  of  Office.— The  oath  to  be  taken  and 
subscribed  by  the  Ma\  or  and  members  of  the  General  Council 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  before  entering  upon  t'he  duties  of  their  of- 
fice, shall  be  as  follows:  "I  swear  that  I  will  faithfully  and  im- 
partially demean  myself  as  Mayor,  Councilman,  or  Alderman, 
during  my  continuance  in  office.  I  have  not.  in  order  to  influ- 
ence my  election  to  this  office,  directly  or  indirectly,  expressly 
or  impliedly,  promised  my  vote  or  support  to  any  person  for  any 
office  in  the  City  Government  of  Atlanta,  nor  for  any  other  of- 
fice. I  will  not  knowingly  permit  my  vote  in  the  election  or  ap- 
pointment of  any  person  to  a  position  in  the  City  Government  to 
be  influenced  by  fear,  favor,  or  affection,  reward  or  hope  thereof, 
but  in  all  things  pertaining  to  my  said  office.  I  will  be  governed 
by  what  is  my  conviction  for  the  public  good." 

Sec.  70.  Qualify  Councilmen. — The  Mayor,  after  being  so 
qualified,  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  administer  the 
oath  of  office  to  each  member  of  t'he  IJoard  of  General  Council. 

Sec.  71.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Oath  of  Office — Trial — How 
Heard. — Any  person  found  guilty  of  violating  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  the  above  oath,  upon  a  fair  and  impartial  trial  before  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City,  shall  be  forthwith  ex- 
pelled from  office,  and  forever  disqualified  tliereafter  from  hold- 
ing any  position  of  honor,  trust,  or  emolument  connected  witli 
the  City  Government  of  Atlanta. 


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CHAPTER  VII. 

LEGISLATIVE  DEPARTMENT. 

Sec.  72.  Legislative  Department — Style  of. — The  Leg^islative 
Department  of  said  City  shall  be  vested  in  the  Mayor.  P)Oard  of 
Aldermen,  and  Board  of  Councilmen.  The  ]\Iayor  and  Board  of 
Conncilmen  shall  be  styled  the  Mayor  and  Council ;  and  the 
Mayor  and  Board  of  Councilmen  meeting  witli  the  Board  of  Al- 
dermen, or  acting  and  meeting  on  separate  days,  but  on  any 
matter  requiring  the  concurrent  or  separate  action  of  both  the 
Board  of  the  Councilmen  and  Board  of  Aldermen,  shall  be  styled 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  73.     Aldermen  not  Required  to  Act  Separately,  Except. — 

The  Board  of  Aldermen  shall  not  be  required  to  meet  or  act  as  a 
separate  Board  on  an}-  matters  in  said  City,  except  as  hereafter 
provided. 

Sec.  74.  Number  of  Councilmen  for  Each  Ward. — Two  Coun- 
cihnen  shall  l)e  elected  from  each  Ward  by  the  voters  qualified  to 
vote  for  the  members  of  the  General  Assembly,  to  serve  for  two 
years. 

Sec.  75.  Annual  Elections. — The  elections  shall  be  annual,  so 
that  one-half  shall  go  out  every  year. 

Sec.  76.  Aldermen — Number. — There  shall  be  one  Alderman 
from  each  Ward.     (Terms  are  three  years). 

Sec.  77.  When  Ineligible  to  Succeed  Themselves. — Council- 
men  are  hereby  declared  to  be  eligible  to  succeed  themselves  for 
one  term  ;  in  such  event,  such  councilmn  shall  be  ineligible  to 
succeed  such  service  by  serving  in  the  position  of  aldermen. 
Councilmen  may  succeed  themselves  by  election  to  the  position 
of  aldermen  and  aldermen  are  likewise  eligible  to  succeed  them- 
selves l)v  election  to  the  position  of  councilmen,  but  tlie  added 
service  shall  not  secure  to  any  one  alderman  a  longer  term  of 
continual  service  than  five  years. 


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Sec.  78.      General   Council — How    Composed. —  The    Council - 
men  representing  the  different  Wards,  and  the  Aldermen  repre 
senting  the  different  Wards  shall  constitute  the  (ieneral  Council 
of  the  City,  and  shall  have  all  the  powers  \ested  in  the  Maxor 
and-  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  79.  Aldermen  Can  Succeed  Selves  One  Term,  Yet  Limi- 
ted to  Six  Years. — That  the  provision  of  the  charter  of  theCily 
(if  Atlanta  whereby  aldermen  are  authorizctl  to  succeed  them- 
selves as  ce)imcilmen  but  are  ineligible  to  succeed  thcmseKes  in 
tlie  position  of  aldermen,  are  hereby  further  extended  so  that  an 
aldermen  shall  hereafter  be  eligible  to  succeed  himself  in  tlic  posi- 
tion of  alderman,  for  one  term  and.  that  the  continuous  service, 
under  this  amendment,  be  limited  to  six  years  and  an  alderman, 
succeeding  himself  in  the  position  of  alderman,  shall  be  ineligi- 
h\e.  at  the  end  of  such  continuous  service,  for  either  the  position 
of  councilman  or  alderman,  i)rovided,  t'hat  after  the  interval  of 
one  year,  those  who  ha\-e  filled  such  offices  are  eligible  for  said 
positions,   with   the  usual   rights  of  successorsliip. 

Sec.   80.     Election — Salaries. — They  shall  be  elected  by  gen 
eral  ticket,  and  siiall  have  annual  salaries  of  three  hundred  dol- 
lars each.      This  compensation  shall  not  be  changed  during  the 
term  for  which  they  are  elected. 

Sec.  81.  Removal  from  Ward — Vacancy  By. — In  any  and  all 
cases,  in  which  any  person  lias  been  heretofore  or  may  be  here- 
after elected  by  popular  vote,  or  be  elected  or  appointed  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  of  Atlanta,  or  by  any 
Board.  Commission,  or  Department  of  said  City  Government, 
to  any  office  or  official  service  for,  or  to  serve  or  represent  any 
Ward  of  said  City,  and  any  such  person  so  elected  or  appointed 
to  represent  or  serve,  has  heretofore,  or  shall  hereafter  remove 
from  the  \Vard  from  or  for  whicli  he  was  so  elected  or  appointed 
to  represent  or  serve,  the  fact  or  act  of  such  removal  shall  therebv 
create  a  vacancy  m  such  official  service,  and  such  vacancy  shall 
be  filled  as  in  other  cases  of  vacancv  in  office  in  said  City. 

Sec.  82.  Quorum  of  General  Council. — Eleven  sliall  consti- 
tute a  quorum  of  the  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  for 
the  transaction  of  business. 

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Sec.  83.  Quorum  of  Councilmen. — A  (inoruni  of  the  Board  of 
Couiicilmen  shall  consist  of  a  majority  of  all  the  members 
thereof. 

Sec.  84.      Quorum  of  Aldermen. — A  quorum  of  the  Board  of 

Aldermen  shall  consist  of  a  majority    of    all    of    the    members 
t'hereof. 


Sec.  85.  Minority — Powers  of — Absentees — Attendance  Com- 
pelled.— In  all  cases  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to 
time,  and  compel  the  attendance  of  the  absentees. 

Sec.  86.      Separate     Action — Indebtedness — Expenditure. — In 

all  votes,  resolutions  or  ordinances  having  for  their  object  the 
increase  of  the  indebtedness  of  the  City,  or  the  expenditure  of 
its  revenue,  except  appropriations  for  the  payment  of  its  salaried 
officers,  the  Councilmen  representing  -the  different  Wards,  and 
the  Aldermen  representing"  the  City  at  large,  shall  act  as  sepa- 
rate and  distinct  legislative  bodies ;  and  no  vote,  resolution  or 
ordinance  having  for  its  object  the  increase  of  the  indebtedness 
of  the  City,  or  the  expenditure  of  its  moneys,  or  authorizing  tTie 
sale  of  any  part  of  the  public  property  of  the  City,  or  the  grant- 
ing of  franchises  for  street  railroads  or  railways,  or  telephone 
companies,  or  telegraph  companies,  or  electric  or  gas  companies, 
or  any  other  similar  franchise  where  the  streets  or  public  alleys 
are  to  be  used  for  any  purpose  in  the  prosecution  of  the  busi- 
ness of  the  company  seeking  the  franchise,  shall  be  voted  until 
the  same  shall  have  received  a  majority  of  tbe  votes  of  a  quorum 
of  each  of  those  legislative  bodies,  separately  cast. 

Sec.    87.    Aldermen  No  Vote  in  General  Council,  When. — The 

Aklermen  shall  have  no  vote  upon  siich  cpiestions,  when  origi- 
nally presented  and  voted  on  by  the  Councilmen  as  aforesaid, 
but  shall  meet  as  a  separate  body  and  vote  on  the  same.  . 

Sec.  88.  Notice  to  Reconsider — One  Alderman — Two  Coun- 
cilmen.—  \\  hen  any  such  vote  or  resolution  is  passed,  any  one 
Alderman  or  two  Councilmen  may  give  notice  of  a  motion  to  re- 
consider, which  motion  in  either  case  shall  operate  to  delay  the 
question  until  said  consideration  can  be  acted  upon  at  the  next 
regular  meeting,  the  meeting  of  said  Aldermen  to  be  presided 


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over  by  the  Mayor  pro  tern,  and  the  City  Clerk  shall  keep  the 
minutes  as  in  meeting  of  the  General  Council. 

Sec.  89.  Joint  Board  on  all  Matters  but  Franchises,  Public 
Property  or  Expenditures. — In  all  other  matters  they  shall  act  as 
a  joint  Board. 

Sec.  90.  Yeas  and  Nays — Who  Call — How. — Each  niembe- 
of  the  General  Council  shall  ha\c  the  rig^ht  to  call  for  the  yea^ 
and  nays  and  have  the  same  recorded  on  the  minutes  in  all  cases, 
whefher  sitting  in  General  Council  or  as  separate  bodies. 

Sec.  91.  Sessions  of  General  Council. — The  regular  sessions 
of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  be  held  on  the  first  and 
third  Monday  in  each  month,  and  continue  from  day  to  day  in 
their  discretion. 

Sec.  92.  General  Powers — General  Welfare — Peace — Order — 
Good  Government. — The  said  Maxnr  and  General  Cmnicil  shali 
have  full  power  and  authority  to  pass  all  by-laws  and  ordinances 
respecting  public  buildings  and  grounds,  workhouses,  public 
houses,  carriages,  wagons,  carts,  drays,  pumps,  wells,  springs, 
fire-engines,  care  of  the  poor,  suppression  of  disorderh-  houses, 
houses  of  ill-fame  for  the  prevention  and  punishment  of  disor- 
derly conduct  and  conduct  liable  to  disturb  the  peace  and  tran- 
quility of  any  citizen  or  citizens  thereof,  and  every  other  by-law, 
regulation,  and  ordinance,  that  may  seem  to  them  proper  for  thr- 
security  of  the  peace,  health,  order,  and  good  government  of  said 
city. 

Sec.  93.         Cemeteries — Contiguous — Police    Control. —  The 

Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  shall  have  power  to  ex- 
ercise reasonable  supervision  and  police  control  over  all  ceme- 
teries contiguous  to  the  City,  and  used  by  the  citizens  for  inter- 
ment, whether  located  within  the  City  limits  or  not.  so  as  to  al- 
low no  burial  within  the  same  without  a  permit  from  said  City 
authorities. 

Sec.  94  No  New  Cemetery  Within  Four  Miles — Penalty  for 
Violation. — Xo  new  cemetery  shall  be  opened  or  used,  which  is 
witliin  four  (4)  miles  of  the  center  of  said  City,  and  any  person 


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or  persons,  company  or  corporation,  or  agent  of  any  such  com- 
pany or  corporation,  who  siiall  open  or  use  any  such  new  ceme- 
tery Avithin  four  (4)  miles  of  the  center  of  said  City,  shall  be 
guiltv  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  thereof  shall  for  each 
offense  be  fined  not  exceeding-  one  thousand  ($1,000.00)  dollars. 
or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  twelve  (12)  months,  one  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Court,  and  any  attempt  to  open  or  use 
any  such  new  cemetery  within  four  (4)  miles  of  said  City,  shall 
also  be  subject  to  be  enjoined  by  the  Superior  Court  under  pen- 
alty. 

Sec.  95.  Fire  Escapes — Character — Material — Owner — Les 
see. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are 
hereby  authorized  and  empowered  whenever,  in  their  judgment, 
the  same  is  necessary  for  the  safety  and  protection  of  human  life, 
t<»  recjuire  the  owner,  agent,  lessee,  or  tenant  in  possession  of 
anv  building  in  said  City,  to  place  thereon  fire  escapes  of  such 
character  and  material  as  may  be  by  said  Mayor  and  General 
Council  deemed  requisite. 

Sec.  96,  Failure  to  Comply — Penalty — Regulation. — After  no- 
tice to  i)lace  tire  escapes  on  any  l)uilding,  and  failure  within  the 
lime  specified  to  place  the  same,  the  owner,  agent,  lessee,  or  ten- 
ant in  possession,  who  shall  have  been  served  with  such  notice, 
shall  be  subject  to  a  fine  or  imprisonment,  or  both,  as  provided 
by  the  Charter  of  said  City,  and  ordinance  passed  in  pursuance 
thereof.  Said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  power  to 
l>rescribe  by  ordinance  for  the  regulation  of  the  placing  of  fire 
escapes  on  buildings  in  said  City  requiring  the  same,  as  to  no-' 
tice,  time  within  which  to  place  the  same  after  notice,  and  other- 
wise. 

Sec.  97.  Penal  Ordinances — Five  Hundred  Dollars  Fine — 
Thirty  Days  in  Prison — Alternative  Sentence. — The  said  Mayor 
and  General  Council  shall  have  power  and  authority  to  prescribe, 
l)y  ordinance,  adequate  penalties  for  all  offenses  against  the  or- 
dinances of  said  City,  and  to  punish  offenders  by  fines,  not  ex- 
ceeding five  Inuidred  dollars,  and  imprisonment  in  the  calaboose, 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  for  each  oft'ense;  to  enforce  the  pay- 
ment of  fines  by  compelling  oft'enders  and  those  who  fail  or  re- 
fuse to  pay  said  fines,  to  work  on  the  streets  or  public  works  of 
said    City.     They   shall   have   power   to   compel   offenders,   sen- 


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tenced  to  imprisonment  in  the  calaboose,  as  aforesaid,  to  labor 
on  the  public  works  or  streets,  to  be  re.s^ulated  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  98.  Two  Readings  of  Ordinances  at  Different  Meetings 
— Two-thirds  Vote  for  Passage  at  the  Same  Meeting  of  General 
Council. — All  ordinances  requiring  action  by  the  ]\Iayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  in  joint  session  shall  underg-o  one  reading  eacli  at 
two  different  regular,  or  special,  or  called  meetings,  or  at  one 
regular  and  one  called  meeting,  before  adoption,  except  that  by 
a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  members  present,  an  ordinance  may  be 
read  twice  at  the  same  regular,  called,  or  special  meeting,  and 
adopted.  All  ordinances  requiring  action  by  the  Mayor  and 
Council  and  Board  of  Aldermen  separately,  shall  undergo  one 
reading  each,  at  two  different  regular,  or  special  or  called  meet- 
ings of  the  Mayor  and  Council,  or  at  one  regular  and  one  called 
meeting,  before  adoption,  except  that  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of 
the  members  thereof  present,  an  ordinance  may  be  read  twice 
at  the  same  regular,  called,  or  special  meeting,  and  adopted. 

Sec.  99.  Ordinances — How  Read  in  Board  of  Aldermen. — 
An  ordinance  requiring  separate  action  and  concurrence  by  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  shall  undergo  such  reading  only  in  said 
Board  as  said  Board  may  by  rule  prescribe. 

Sec.  100  Contracts  with  City  by  Members  of  Council  Il- 
legal— Penalty. — It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  member  of  the 
General  Council  to  be  interested,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  in 
any  contract  with  the  City  of  Atlanta,  the  Jklayor  and  General 
Council,  or  any  one  or  more  of  them,  having  for  its  object  tRe 
public  improvement  of  the  City,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  the  ex- 
penditures of  its  moneys.  Any  violation  of  this  Section  by  any" 
member  of  the  General  Council,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be 
punished  as  prescribed  in  Section  4310  of  the  Code  of  this  State 
(being  Section  1039  of  Criminal  Code  of  1895). 

Sec.  101.  Office  Held  Until  Successor  Qualified. — Each  mem- 
ber of  the  General  Council  shall,  in  all  cases,  hold  his  office 
antil  his   successor  is  elected  and   qualified. 

Sec.  102.  Vacancies  in  Boards  of  Aldermen  and  Councilmen 
— How  Filled — Notice — Election. — In  case  a  vacancy  shall  oc- 
cur, either  in  the  Board  of  Aldermen  or  in  the  Board  of  Council- 


42  CHARTER— VACANCIES 

men,  by  death,  resig-nation,  removal,  or  otherwise,  the  Mayor,  or, 
in  case  his  seat  is  vacated,  the  Mayor  pro  tern,  or  a  majority  of 
the  General  Council,  shall  order  a  nevv^  election  by  giving  at  least 
ten  days'  notice  in  one  or  more  of  the  City  papers,  or  at  two  or 
more  of  tlie  most  public  places  in  said  City ;  and  said  election, 
so  held,  shall  be  managed  in  the  same  manner  as  the  election  to 
be  held  in  chief,  according  to  the  provisions  of  this  Charter  on 
the  subject  of  elections. 


CHAKTER-ELECTIOXS-MWAGKRS-CLERKS  43 


CHAPTER  VIII. 
ELECTIONS. 

Sec.  103.  Elections  by  Mayor  and  General  Council — When 
Held. — All  persons  holding  ofifice  under  elections  or  appoint- 
ment by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  be  elected  or  ap- 
pointed at  the  first  meeting  in  July  biennially.  (Changed  as  to 
several  offices). 

Sec.  104.  Removal. — All  such  officers  are  subject  to  removal 
for  cause,  as  herein  provided. 

Sec.  105.      Election    Commissioners — When     Appointed. — At 

the  first  meeting  of  the  Mayor  and  Council  in  the  month  of  July, 
1874-,  they  shall  apj^oint,  and  every  two  \ears  thereafter  the  said 
Mayor  and  Council  shall  appoint  three  Commissioners  for  each 
Ward,  freeholders  residing  therein,  to  hold  the  elections  in  said 
Ward ;  and  in  case  of  vacancy  from  removal  or  otherwise,  the 
Mayor  and  Council,  or  Mayor  and  General  Council,  as  the  case 
may  be,  shall  supply  the  same.  The  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil, in  their  discretion,  authorized  to  increase  the  Board  of  Elec- 
tion Managers  from  and  fcr  the  several  Wards  from  the  present 
number  of  three  to  any  additional  numlier  desired. 

Sec.  106.  Term  of  Office — Authority  of. — The  said  Commis- 
sioners shall  hold  all  City  elections  in  their  respective  Wards. 
They  shall  be  judges  of  the  qualifications  of  voters,  shall  have 
such  clerks  as  they  deem  necessary  to  hold  elections,  to  be  se- 
lected by  them  for  each  Ward,  and  such  Commissioners  shall 
serve  for  such  reasonable  compensation  as  shall  be  prescribed  by 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council.  These  Commissioners  shall 
hold  their  office  for  two  }'ears,  unless  removed  for  cause,  as 
aforesaid. 

Sec.  107.      Clerks  for  Elections  to  Get    Compensation, — The 

clerks  shall  have  such  compensation  as  may  be  allowed  by  the 
Mayor  and  Council,  or  jNIayor  and  General  Council,  as  the  case 
may  l)e. 

Sec.  108.      Vacancies  in  Board  of  Election  Commissioners — 


4.4  CH.VRTER—KLECTIOMS— MANAGERS— VOTKRS 

How  Filled. — AH  \acatuies  in  said  P.oard  of  I',leclion  I'onimis- 
sioners  shall  be  filled  by  the  said  Mayor  and  Council,  or  Mayor 
and  General  Council. 

Sec.  109.  Elections — How  Conducted — Freeholders — One  or 
More  Commissioners  Present. — If  by  10:00  o'clock  A.  M.  on  the 
day  of  election,  a  majority  of  said  Commissioners  fail  to  attend 
at  any  voting  place,  and  proceed  to  hold  the  election  as  herein 
provided,  an}-  three  freeholders  of  the  Ward  may  hold  and  con- 
duct the  same:  Provided  nevertheless,  that  nothing-  herein  con- 
tained shall  be  construed  to  hinder  or  prevent  any  one  c:)r  more  of 
said  Comn-iissioners  frc-»m  actino;  as  manag-er  or  manag'ers.  should 
they  be  present  at  the  voting  place,  supplying  the  number  of 
managers  required  by  this  Charter  from  any  of  the  freeholders 
of  the  Ward. 

Sec.  110.  Oath  of  Commissioners. — The  election  Commis- 
sioners provided  for  in  the  preceding  Section,  or  freeholders  act- 
ing in  their  stead  as  above,  shall  take  the  oath,  and  conduct  the 
elections,  and  make  returns  to  the  Mayor  and  Council,  if  prio*" 
to  January  1,  1875,  or  if  thereafter,  to  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law  for  the  election  of 
members  of  the  General  Assembly. 

Sec.  111.  Returns — Result  Declared. — The  Mayor  and  Coun- 
cil, or  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council,  shall  consider  the  returns 
and  declare  the  results. 

Sec.  112.  Contests — How  Ij'ried. — All  cases  of  contested  elec- 
tions shall  be  tried  by  the  Mayor  and  Council,  or  the  ^layor  and 
General  Council. 

Sec.  113.  Two  or  More  Voting  Places  in  Each  Ward. — The 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  are  hereby  authorized 
and  empowered  in  their  discretion  to  establish  two  or  more  vot- 
ing places  in  each  AX'ard  of  said  City. 

Sec,  114.  Voters — Qualifications — Voting  Place. — No  per- 
son shall  vote  either  for  Mayor  or  Aldermen  or  Counciliiien,  or 
at  any  other  City  election,  elsewhere  than  in  the  \\'ard  in  which 
he  resides,  and  the  other  qualifications  of  voters  shall  remain  as 
now  fixed  by  law. 

Sec.  115.  Voting  more  than  Once — Penalty. — Any  person 
x'oting,  or  attempting  to  vote,  more  than  once,  at  any  City  elec- 


CHARTER— EL.ECTIOMS     HV     PEOPLE)— OFFICERS  45 

tion,  provided  for  by  this  Act,  or  by  other  law,  and  every  person 
voting-,  or  attempting  to  vote,  in  violation  of  this  Act,  or  other 
law  providing  for  the  City  election,  shall  be  guilty  of  misde- 
meanor, and  upon  indictment  or  accusation  and  conviction,  shall 
be  punished,  as  provided  for  in  Section  1039  of  the  Criminal 
Code  of  Georgia,  1895. 

Sec.  116.  City  Attorney — Chief  of  Construction — Tax  Collec- 
tor— Treasurer — Election  of — When  Held, — The  City  Attorney, 
Chief  of  Construction,  Tax  Collector,  and  Treasurer,  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  s'hall  be  elected  by  the  qualified  voters  of  said  City ; 
Provided,  this  Act  shall  not  interfere  with  the  power  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council,  given  by  existing  laws,  to  abolish 
the  office  of  Marshal,  or  to  consolidate  the  office  of  Marshal  and 
Tax  Collector,  in  t'heir  discretion,  nor  with  the  power  given  by 
existing  law  to  consolidate  any  of  the  other  offices  provided  for 
by  the  Charter  of  said  City  with  the  office  of  Comptroller.  The 
first  election  of  said  officers  under  this  Act  shall  occur  on  the 
first  Wednesday  in  December,  ]894,  at  tlie  time  of  the  election 
of  the  Mayor,  Aldermen  and  Councilmen,  and  shall  be  for  a  term 
beginning  on  the  first  Monday  in  July,  1895,  and  ending  on  the 
first  Monday  in  January,  1897;  and  all  subsef|uent  elections  of 
such  officers  shall  be  held  with  the  election  for  Mayor,  Alder- 
men and  Councilmen,  or  for  Aldermen  and  Councilmen  occur- 
ing  next  before  the  end  of  the  term  of  office  of  any  of  said  offi- 
cers, and  shall  be  for  a  term  of  two  years  beginning  on  the  first 
Mondax-  in  Januar\    following  such  elections. 

Sec.  117.  General  Manager  Waterworks — Marshal — Comp- 
troller— Warden — Electrician — Building  Inspector — Recorder 
and  Clerk  of  Council  to  be  Elected  by  People — Subject  to  Re- 
moval— Duties  Fixed  by  Ordinance — Terms. —  That  the  follow- 
ing officers,  to-wit.  (leneral  Manager  of  Waterworks.  Cil\-  Mar- 
shal, City  Comptroller,  City  Warden.  Cit\-  Electrician.  lUiilding 
Inspector.  Recorder  and  Clerk  of  Council  shall  hereafter  be 
elected  by  vote  of  the  people  and  successors,  to  the  officers  now 
filling  said  positions,  each  of  which  positions  are  'hereby  made 
chartered  offices  of  said  City,  shall  be  elected  by  the  qualified 
voters  of  said  City  on  the  first  \\  ednesday  in  Decenil)er.  preced- 
ing the  expiration  of  the  terms  of  said  officers,  when  so  elected, 
each  of  said  officers  shall  hold  their  positions  for  the  term  of  two 
years  except  Recorder  whose  term  of  office  is  liereb}-  fixed  for 
four  years.      Bi-annually,   after  the   date  of   their   first   election. 


4g  CHAKTER—KLECTlONS    REGISTRATION' 

iincler  the  terms  of  this  Act.  their  successors  shall  likewise  be 
elected,  except  Recorder,  whose  successor  shall  be  elected  four 
years  after  the  date  of  his  election  under  t'his  Act.  The  begin- 
ning of  the  terms  of  said  several  officers  shall  remain  as  now 
fixed  but  the  date  of  election  shall  be  as  herein  provided.  The 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  general  supervision  of 
said  officials  and,  by  majority  vote  of  the  entire  Council,  may 
declare  vacant  the  office  of  any  of  the  officials  of  the  City,  elected 
by  the  people,  for  a  failure  to  properly  perform  tlieir  duties,  or 
for  any  other  breach  of  duty,  on  their  part,  all  to  be  adjudged  in 
the  discretion  of  the  General  Council.  When  an  office  has  been 
declared  vacant,  under  this  provision,  t'he  General  Council  shall 
call  an  election  to  be  held  within  sixty  days  thereafter,  to  fiV 
such  vacancy,  and  in  the  meantime  the  General  Council  or  the 
board  having  charge  of  the  department,  in  which  such  officer 
serves,  s'hall  temporarily  fill  such  vacancy. 

The  duties  of  such  officers  shall  be  as  now  or  hereafter  pre- 
scribed by  ordinances  and,  before  entering  upon  the  discharge 
thereof,  they  shall  each  take  oath  of  office,  before  some  officer 
authorized  to  administer  same,  to  faithfully  perform  tlie  duties 
of  their  respective  offices. 

Sec.  118.     Vacancies   in   These     Offices— How    Filled.— The 

Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have 
power  and  authority  to  fill  by  election  any  and  all  vacancies  oc- 
curring in  the  ministerial  offices  of  said  City,  required  to  be 
elected  in  the  first  instance  by  the  qualified  voters  of  said  City, 
(except  as  provided  in  preceding  section.) 

Sec.  119.  Removal  from  Office. — The  officers  of  the  City, 
wTiether  elected  by  the  people  or  otherwise,  shall  be  subject  to 
removal  from  office  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  for 
cause,  according  to  the  provisions  of  the  Charter  now  in  force. 

Sec.  120.  Registrations — Tax  Collector  of  Fulton  County 
City  Registrar. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City 
shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  provide  for  the  registra- 
tion of  voters  prior  to  any  municipal  election  in  said  City;  to 
make  all  needful  rules  and  regulations  for  the  same,  and  require 
t'hat  no  person  be  permitted  to  vote  unless  registered ;  to  con- 
stitute and  appoint  the  Tax  Collector  of  Fulton  County  to  the 
office  of  Registrar  of  said  City ;  to  fix  his  compensation  as  such 
registrar,  and,  when  so  appointed,  to  require  him  to  perform 
the  duties  of  said  office. 


CHARTER— TAXATION— AD     VALOREM— STREET— EXTRA  ^7 


CHAPTER  IX. 

TAXATION. 

Sec.  121,  Tax  Ad  Valorem. — For  the  purpose  of  raising  rev- 
enue for  the  support  and  maintenance  of  said  City  Government, 
the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  full  power  and 
authority,  and  they  shall  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  assess- 
ment, levy,  and  collection  of  an  ad  valorem  tax  on  all  real  and 
personal  property  within  the  incorporate  limits  of  said  City,  not 
exceeding  one  and  one-fourth  j)cr  cent,  tliereon.  wliich  shall  in- 
clude the  school  tax,  which,  under  the  laws  of  this  State,  is  sub- 
ject to  taxation ;  Provided,  nevertheless,  that  all  assessments 
of  real  property  shall  be  made  at  the  cash  market  valuation. 

Sec,  122,  Street  Tax  in  Lieu  of  Road  Duty, — All  persons  lia- 
ble to  perform  road  duty  by  the  laws  of  the  State  shall  be  liable 
and  subject  to  work  on  the  streets  of  said  City  under  the  direc- 
tion and  control  of  the  proper  oflficers  of  said  City;  Provided, 
that  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  shall  have 
power  to  levy  a  street  tax  in  lieu  thereof. 

Sec.  123,  Defaulters — Penalty. — All  persons,  who  shall  re 
fuse  to  pay  said  tax  on  or  before  such  day  as  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council,  by  ordinance,  may  require,  shall  be  required, 
upon  three  days'  notice,  to  do  and  perform  street  work,  as  afore- 
said, and  upon  failure  thereof,  such  defaulter  shall  be  liable  to 
be  dealt  with  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  as  for  viola- 
tions of  other  ordinances  of  said  City,  or  may  be  compelled  to 
work  on  the  public  works  of  said  City. 

Sec.  124.  May  Levy  Extraordinary  Tax  Not  Exceeding  One- 
Half  of  One  Per  Cent — When  Collected. — In  addition  to  the  or- 
dinary tax  herein  allowed,  the  Mayor  and  Councilmen  and  Al- 
dermen may,  in  case  of  emergency,  to  be  judged  of  by  them, 
levy  an  extraordinary  tax,  not  exceeding  one-half  of  one  per  cent, 
(on  the  taxable  property  of  said  City),  the  said  extraordinary 
tax  to  be  added  to  the  ordinary  tax,  and  collected  at  the  same 
time,  and  used  for  the  same  purpose. 


^g  CHARTEK^HEGISTRATIOX  TAX— CI>AS.SIFICATIOX 

Sec.  125.  Registration  Tax  on  Business  and  Avocation — Limit 
Three  Hundred  Dollars. — The  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  shall 
have  full  power  and  authority  to  require  any  person,  firm 
or  corporation  or  company,  engaged  in,  prosecuting,  or  carry- 
ing on,  or  who  may  engage  in,  prosecute,  or  carry  on  au}^ 
trade,  business,  calling,  avocation  or  profession,  to  register  their 
names  and  business  calling,  avocation,  or  profession  annually, 
and  to  require  such  person,  company,  or  association,  to  pay  for 
sucli  registration  and  for  license  to  engage  in,  prosecute,  or  carrv 
on  such  business,  calling  or  profession  aforesaid,  such  fee, 
charge,  or  tax,  as  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  may  deem  ex- 
pedient for  the  safety,  benefit,  convenience,  and  advantage  of 
said  City,  said  tax.  registration  fee,  or  license  herein  provided 
for  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  126.  Provision  Above,  Exceptions  To. — The  provisions 
of  this  Act  in  no  wise  interfere  with  or  repeal  Sections  27,  28,  29, 
30,  and  31  of  an  Act  to  establish  a  new  Charter  for  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  approved  February  28,  1874,  which  said  named  Sections 
refer  to  and  authorize  said  City  to  levy  and  collect  tax  on  thj 
retail  of  ardent  spirits,  theatrical  companies  or  performances,  or 
other  exhibitions,  billiard  tables,  ten-pin  alleys,  nine-pin  alleys, 
or  alleys  of  any  kind,  etc..  brokerage  business,  pawn-brokers, 
and  itinerant  traders. 

Sec.  127.  Classification  of  Business  for  Taxation. — Said 
IMayor  and  (jeneral  Council  are  hereby  given  authority  to  clas- 
sify business,  and  arrange  the  various  business,  trades,  and  pro- 
fessions carried  on  in  said  City,  into  such  classes  of  subjects  for 
taxation  as  may  be  just  and  proper:  Provided,  that  nothing 
herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  authorize  the  levy  of  a 
tax  upon  any  profession  not  taxable  under  the  general  tax  act. 

Sec.  128.  May  Tax  Business  of  Selling  Watches,  Clocks,  or 
Jewelry  at  Auction  $1,000,  with  Provisos. — The  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  ha\e  authority  in  tlieii 
discretion  to  re(|uire  the  payment  of  a  registration  tax  of  not 
exceeding  one  thousand  ($1 ,000. 00)  Dollars  ])cr  annum  on  the 
business  of  selling  watches,  clocks,  jewelry  at  auction  in  said 
I  ity  ;  I'rovided,  that,  when  the  registration  tax  on  such  business 
shall  exceed  two  hundred  dollars  ($200.00)  per  annum,  no  ad  va- 


CHARTER— TAX  ATIOX—LiICEXSKS  49 

loreni  tax  shall  be  charged  to  the  dealer  paying-  such  registra- 
tion tax  on  the  stock  carried  by  him;  Provided,  further,  that 
when  such  dealer  is  relieved  from  the  payment  of  ad  valorem 
tax  on  his  stock,  the  registration  tax  shall  not  in  any  case  be 
less  than  the  ad  valorem  tax  on  t'he  assessed  value  of  his  stock 
would  amount  to. 

Sec.  129. — License  Fee  or  Tax  on  Insurance  Agents — One  Per 
Cent,  on  Premiums. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said 
City  are  hereby  emptnvered  to  charge  a  license  fee  or  tax  upon 
all  insurance  agents,  including  all  companies  for  whom  they  do 
business,  of  one  per  cent,  on  all  premiums  received  by  or  sent 
through  the  office  in   said  City. 

Sec.  130. — May  Tax  Itinerant  Traders. — The  said  ^layor  and 
General  Council  shall  have  the  power  to  levy  and  collect  from 
itinerant  traders,  who  may,  directly  or  indirectly,  by  themselve^ 
or  others,  sell  any  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise  in  said  Cit}', 
sucli  tax  as  to  them  may  seem  proper. 

Sec.  131.  Tax  on  Brokerage  Business — Limit  Three  Hun- 
dred Dollars. — The  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have 
full  power  and  authority  to  assess  a  tax  on  such  persons  carry 
ing  on  the  brokerage  business  in  said  City,  of  not  more  than  three 
hundred  dollars  per  annum,  in  addition  to  all  other  tax  the_v 
may  be  required  to  pay. 

Sec.  132.  May  License  Pav^m-Brokers — Impose  Taxes — Re- 
voke Licenses — Exercise  Superintendence. — They  shall  have 
power  to  license  pawn-brokers  within  their  respective  jurisdic- 
tion, define  by  ordinance  their  powers  and  privileges,  to  impose 
taxes  upon  them,  to  revoke  their  licenses  and  generally  to  exer- 
cise sucTi  Superintendence  over  pawn-brokers  as  will  insure  fair 
dealing  between  them  and  their  customers. 

Sec.  133.  May  License  Theatrical  Companies — Shows — Ex- 
hibitions— Limit  of  License  Five  Hundred  Dollars. — The  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  power  to  pass  such  ordi- 
nances as  they  may  think  proper  in  regard  to  granting  license  to 
theatrical  companies  or  performances,  or  for  shows,  or  for  other 
exhibitions;  Provided,  the  price  to  be  paid  for  such  license  when 


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CHAKTIOU     TAA. A  riON     I.ICKVSKS 


j;"rante<l  shall  not  exceed  five  hundred  dollars  for  each  perform- 
ance or   exhibition. 

Sec.  134.  May  License  Sale  of  Lager  Beer — Lii-nit  Retail  and 
"Wholesale. — The  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  full 
power  and  authoritv  to  prohibit  the  sellinii"  (jf  lager  beer,  or  other 
fermented  drinks,  without  the  obtaining  of  a  license  for  that  pur- 
pose ;  l*ro\ided,  the  owner  or  keeper  of  each  house  or  saloon 
kept  for  that  purpose  at  retail  shall  be  required  to  pay  the  sum 
of  four  hundred  dollars  for  license  for  one  \ear.  and  at  wholesale 
shall  be  required  to  pay  the  sum  of  fi\e  hundred  dollars  for 
license  per  annum. 

Sec.  135.  May  License  Billiard  Tables— Ten-Pin  Alleys- 
Limit  of  License  Fifty  Dollars  Per  Table  or  Alley. — They  shall 
ha\e  full  power  and  authority  to  license  billiard  tables  and  ten- 
pin  alle}'s,  and  all  billiard  tables  kept  or  used  for  the  purpose  of 
playing",  gaming,  or  renting,  and  all  ten-pin  alleys,  nine-pin  al- 
leys, or  alleys  of  any  kind,  which  are  kept  or  used  for  the  pur- 
pose of  playing  on  with  pins  or  ])alls,  or  either,  for  the  purpose 
of  renting  the  same,  and  charge  for  said  license  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding fifty  dollars  on  each  table,  alley,  or  track. 

Sec.  136.  May  License  Retail  or  Ardent  Spirits — Limit  of 
License  Two  Thousand  Dollars. — The  said  Mayor  and  General 
Council  shall  have  power  and  authority  to  regulate  the  retail  of 
ardent  spirits  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  City,  and  at 
their  discretion  to  issue  license  to  retail  or  to  wdthhold  the  same, 
at  the  fixed  price  of  two  thousand  dcdlars. 

Sec.  137.  Selling  Without  License — Penalty. — They  shall 
ha\e  i)ower  and  authority  to  pass  and  enforce  ordinances  pro- 
\-iding  for  the  punishment  of  persons  selling  spirituous,  malt,  or 
other  intoxicating  liquors  at  wlndesale  or  retail  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  said  Cit)-  without  ha\-ing  obtained  licenses  from 
said  Mayor  and  (jeneral  Council,  or  for  selling  such  licjuors  af- 
ter the  expiration  or  revocation  of  sucli  licenses. 

Sec.  138.  May  Regulate  Wholesale  of  Ardent  Spirits. — The 
Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  of  said  City  shall  have  the  power 
and  authority  to  regulate  the  sales  of  li(|uors  at    wholesale    in 


CHARTKR— TAXATIOX     SAMTARV  5]^ 

said  Citv.  and  the  price  to  sell  Ii(juiirs  at  wliolesale  in  said  City 
is  hereby  fixed  at  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars. 

Sec.  139.  Sanitary  Tax— Limit  Three  Dollars  Per  Lot  Per 
Annum. — The  Ma)or  and  General  Council  of  said  City  are 
hereby  authorized  to  make  an  assessment  of  the  various  lots  of 
land  and  lot  owners  in  said  City  for  sanitary  purposes,  not  to  ex- 
ceed three  dollars  per  annum  on  each  lot  assessed,  and  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council  are  hereby  authorized  and  empow- 
ered to  collect  the  same  by  execution  against  the  lot  so  assessed 
and  the  owner  thereof ;  the  amount  so  assessed  shall  be  a  lien  on 
the  lot  from  tlie  date  of  assessment.  The  executions  shall  be 
issued'  and  enforced  in  the  same  manner  that  tax  executions  are 
issued  and  enforced  in  said  City.  The  amount  so  collected  shall 
be  used  for  sanitary  purposes  only. 

Sec.  140.  What  Contsitutes  a  Lot  for  Sanitary  Tax  Assess- 
ment.— Said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  power  and 
authority  to  prescribe  what  shall  constitute  a  lot  for  sanitary 
purposes  and  assessment,  provided  no  lot  shall  be  less  than 
twenty-five  feet  front;  Provided,  that  this  assessment  shall  not 
be  made  on  vacant  lots,  and  resident  lots  shall  not  be  subdivided 
for  assessment  except  where  the  resident  lots  liave  two  or  more 
houses  used  or  intended  for  use  as  separate  tenements  built  upon 
them,  in  which  case  a  sanitary  assessment  may  be  levied 
against  the  lot  for  each  house  situated  thereon. 

Sec.  141.  Taxes— When  Due — How  Collected — Three  Install- 
ments— Executions — Discounts  Allowed — Interest. — The  taxes 
due  tlie  City  of  Atanta  on  the  real  estate  and  personal  property 
of  all  kinds  taxable  under  the  laws  of  Georgia,  and  the  Charter 
of  said  City,  shall  be  due  and  payable  in  three  installments  of 
equal  amounts  of  one-third  each,  the  first  installment  falling  due 
on  April  l.jth,  the  second  on  July  1st,  and  the  third  on  October 
15th  of  each  year,  and  on  these  dates  one-third  of  tlie  taxes  as- 
sessed under  the  existing  provisions  of  said  Charter  shall  be  due 
and  payable  and  on  failure  to  pay  said  several  installments  when 
due,  same  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent.  (7  per 
cent.)  per  annum,  and  if  same  are  not  paid  on  or  before  the 
15th  of  October  of  each  year  execution  shall  issue  therefor  and 
shall  be  collected  as  now  provided.      A  discount  of  one  and  one- 


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half  per  cent.  (13^  per  cent.)  will  be  allowed  upon  the  total  of 
annual  taxes  if  paid  on  the  date  when  the  first  installment  is  due, 
as  herein  provided.  A  discount  of  one  and  one-half  per  cent. 
(1^2  per  cent.)  will  be  allowed  upon  the  last  installment  of  one- 
third  of  the  annual  taxes  if  same  is  paid  on  or  before  the  time 
fixed  for  the  payment  of  the  second  installment,  as  herein  pro- 
vided. 

Sec.  142.     Street  Tax— When  Due— If  Unpaid,  How  Enforced. 

— The  commutation  tax  in  lieu  of  road  or  street  duty  provided 
for  in  said  Charter  shall  fall  due  with  the  second  installment  of 
property-taxes  in  each  year,  and  in  case  of  failure  to  pay  such 
commutation  tax,  execution  may  issue  and  be  enforced  as  from 
the  16th  day  of  Jvme  in  each  year,  and  parties,  who  have  not 
paid  such  commutation  tax,  and  who  are  liable  to  road  duty, 
may  be  compelled  to  work  tlie  streets  in  the  manner  provided 
for  by  the  Charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  at  any 
time  after  the  first  day  of  July  in  each  year. 

Sec.  143.  No  Special  Tax  for  Public  Schools— How  Main- 
tained.— No  special  tax  shall  be  levied  and  collected  for  school 
purposes  in  said  City,  but  the  expense  of  carrying  on  said  sys- 
tem of  public  schools  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  City  Treasury  un- 
der such  rules  as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  144.     May  Cover  License    Fees    Into     Treasury. — The 

Mayor  and  General  Council  are  further  authorized  in  their  dis- 
cretion to  prescribe  and  collect  fees  for  the  issuing  of  business 
licenses  or  executions,  either  or  both,  and  for  the  collection  of 
executions,  and  to  provide  for  the  covering  of  all  such  fees  so 
prescribed  and  collected  into  the  Treasury  of  said  City  as  the- 
property  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 


CHARTER— TAX    ASSESSORS    AXn    RECEIVERS 


CHAPTER  X. 

CITY  TAX  ASSESSORS  AND  RECEIVERS. 

Sec,  145.  City  Tax  Assessors — Their  Election. — The  Mayor 
and  General  Council  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  elect 
bienniall}-  on  the  first  Monday  in  July  fhree  persons,  freeholders, 
residents  of  said  City,  as  City  Tax  Assessors  and  Recei\"ers,  who 
shall  hold  their  office  as  prescribed  in  the  20th  Section  of  this 
Act  (1874).  unless  removed  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
for  cause,  to  be  judged  of  by  them. 

Sec.  146.  Duties  of  the  Above  Officers. — It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  said  Assessors  to  assess  the  value  of  all  real  estate  at  the  cash 
market  valuation,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  City,  and 
to  make  a  return  to  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council,  as  pro- 
vided by  Section  35  of  the  Act  of  187-t,  and  the  Tax  Assessors 
and  Receivers  of  said  City  shall  enter  the  same  in  their  books 
with  other  taxes,  and  the  same  shall  be  collected  as  other  taxes 
of  said  City. 

Sec.  147.  Oath  of  Office. — The  said  Assessors  and  Receivers, 
before  they  enter  on  the  dischar;.,(e  of  their  duties,  shall  take  and 
subscribe  an  oath  before  the  Mayor  faithfully  and  truly  to  assess 
all  the  real  estate  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  City,  and  to 
return  such  assessment  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
thereof,  with  the  names  of  the  owners  thereof. 


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CHARTIOR     TAXATION— COLLECTION 


CHAPTER  XI. 

COLLECT  1  OX  OF  TAXES. 

Sec.  148.  Tax  Collector — When  and  How  Elected. — There 
shall  be  elected  by  the  people  at  the  same  time  the  other  City 
officers  are  elected  a  Tax  Collector  for  said  City,  who  shall  hold 
his  office,  as  prescribed  in  the  lUth  Section  of  the  Act  of  189J] 
(Sec.  117)  unless  removed  for  cause,  to  be  judged  of  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  149.     Office  Distinct  from  Assessors  and  Receivers. — The 

offie  of  Tax  Collector  of  said  Cit}   shall  be  separate  and  distinct 
from  that  of  Tax  Assessors  and  keccivers. 

Sec.  150.  Duties  of  Tax  Collector. — The  Tax  Collector  shall 
collect  the  tax  of  said  City  under  such  rules  and  regulations  as 
may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  and  shall  perform  such  other 
duties,  in  connection  therewith  or  incident  thereto,  as  may  be 
prescribed  by  ordinance,  not  in  conflict  with  this  Act  and  the 
Charter  of  said  City. 

Sec.  151.  Any  Other  Officer  May  be  Required  to  Perform  Du- 
ties as  Prescribed  by  Ordinance. — To  carry  out  the  purposes  of 
this  Act  (1889),  said  City  may  by  ordijiance  require  of  any  offi- 
cer of  said  City  the  performance  of  any  duty  deemed  necessary 
nv  proper  thereto. 

Sec.  152.  Tax  Collector  Shall  Give  Bond.— The  Tax  Collec- 
tor shall  give  bond  and  good  security,  to  be  fixed  and  judged  by 
the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council,  payable  to  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, for  the  fait'hful  discharge  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  153.  Compensation  of  Tax  Collector. — He  shall  receive 
for  his  services  such  compensation  as  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  next  preceding  his  election  shall  prescribe,  which  shall 
not  be  increased  or  diminished  during  his  continuance  in  office. 
(Vacancy  filled  by  Council  as  in  case  of  other  offices). 


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Sec,  154.  Oath  of  Office. — Before  entering  upon  the  discharge 
of  his  duties,  he  shall  take  and  subscribe  an  oath  before  some 
ofificer  authorized  to  administer  it.  to  faithfully  discharge  the  du- 
ties of  his  (if¥ice.     His  duties  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  155. — Failure  of  Tax-Payers  to  Return — Penalty. —  In  all 
cases  of  failure  to  return  property,  real,  personal  or  otherwise, 
for  taxation  by  the  loth  of  March  of  each  year,  a  penalty  of  ten 
per  cent,  shall  be  added  to  the  value  of  the  property  of  such  de- 
faulting owners,  for  taxation,  ascertained  by  the  return  of  the 
previous  year  or  otherwise;  and  b}'  failure  to  return  by  the  loth 
day  of  March  of  each  year,  for  street,  railway,  or  capitation  tax. 
the  penalty  shall  be  double  tax. 

Sec.  156.  Mayor  and  General  Council  May  Relieve  from 
Penalty. —  The  Ma}or  and  General  Council  shall  ha\e  power  m 
relieve  against  the  penalty  for  failure  to  return  within  the  time 
provided,  where  the  failure  and  omission  are  due  to  unavoidable 
or  sufficient  cause. 

Sec.  157.  Notice  of  Closing  Tax  Books  Published — Insertions 
— How  Many. — Notice  <.if  the  time  of  closing  tlie  books  fur  re- 
ceiving returns  shall  be  published  in  any  one  or  more  of  thi- 
daily  papers  of  said  City,  for  at  least  four  insertions,  between 
the  1st  and  15th  of  March  of  each  year,  and  oftener,  if  deemed 
necessarv  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council.  (Act  of  lS9(i 
changes  time  of  closing  books  for  tax  returns  to  March  loi. 

Sec.  158.  City  Tax  Deeds  Admitted  in  Evidence  Like  State 
Tax  Deeds. — Deeds  made  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  its  Mayor. 
or  its  Marshal,  pursuant  to  tax  sale  or  sales  under  executions 
issued  for  the  collection  of  local  assessments,  shall  be  admissible 
in  evidence  on  the  same  terms  as  deeds  made  pursuant  to  sales 
for  taxes  due  the  State  and  County;  Provided,  that  it  shall  be 
competent  for  parties  denying  the  validity  of  such  tax  deeds  or 
assessment  deeds  to  put  in  evidence  the  proceedings  prelimina- 
ry to  the  execution  of  such  deeds.  The  purpose  of  this  Act 
(1898)  is  to  give  City  tax  deeds  and  City  assessment  deeds  the 
same  prima  facie  force  and  validity,  which  is  accorded  to  tax 
deeds  made  bv  officers  of  the  State  and  Countv. 


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CHARTER--CITY    MARSHAL— DUTIES 


CHAPTER  XII. 
CITY  MARSHAL. 

Sec.  159.  Marshal — How  Elected — When. — There  shall  be 
electetl  by  the  people  at  the  same  time  the  other  City  officers  are 
elected,  a  jMarshal  who  shall  hold  his  office  as  provided  in  the  6th 
Section  of  the  Act  of  1893,  unless  renKJved  for  cause,  to  be 
judged  of  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  160. — Marshal  Entirely  Distinct  from  Police  Force. — He 

shall  be  separate  and  distinct  from  the  police  force  of  the  City. 

Sec.  161.  Duties  of  Marshal.— It  shall  be  his  duty  to  collect 
or  levy  fi  fas  for  taxes  and  h  fas  for  fines,  and  sell  property  so  lev- 
ied on,  and  make  titles  to  purchasers,  and  put  them  in  possession 
of  the  property  so  sold  at  sales,  under  laws  governing  the  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council,  under  the  same  rules  and  regula- 
tions, that  govern  the  Sheriff  and  his  deputies  at  Sheriff's  sales. 

Sec.  162.  He  Shall  Give  Bond.— He  shall  give  bond  to  said 
City,  with  good  security,  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  163.  Compensation. — He  shall  have  such  compensation 
and  perquisites  as  the  General  Council  shall  prescribe,  v/hich 
comi3ensation  shall  not  be  changed  during  his  term  of  office. 

Sec.  164.  May  Fix  a  Salary  Without  Perquisites. — The 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  Cit}-  of  Atlanta  shall  have  the 
power  and  authority,  in  their  discretion,  to  fix  a  salary  for  the 
Alarshal  and  Clerk  of  Council  of  said  City  (for  either  or  both) 
instead  of  perquisites,  and  to  cover  into  the  City  Treasury  of 
said  City  any  and  all  fees  and  perquisites,  which  may  by  law  or 
ordinance  be  required  to  be  paid  into  the  offices  of  Clerk  of 
Council  and  Marshal  of  said  City,  or  either  of  said  officers,  for 
issuing  licenses,  permits,  executions,  making  levies  or  for  any 
other  purpose  whatever. 

Sec.  165.  Mayor  and  Council  May,  However,  Fix  Compensa- 
tion by  Part  Salary  and  Part  Perquisites. — The  comi)ensation  of 


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said  MarsTial  and  Clerk  of  Council,  or  either  of  them,  may  be 
fixed  in  part  by  salary  and  in  part  by  such  a  pro  rata  of  the 
fees  and  perquisites  received  in  such  offices,  or  either  of  them,  as 
may  be  provided  by  said  Mayor  and  General  Council,  and  the 
remainder  of  such  fees  and  perquisites  shall  be  covered  into  the 
Treasury  of  said  City  ;  Provided,  that  nothing  in  tliis  Act  con- 
tained shall  prevent  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City 
from  fixing  the  compensation  of  the  Marshal  and  Clerk  of  Coun- 
cil of  said  City,  or  either  of  them,  should  they,  in  their  discre- 
tion, deem  it  to  the  best  interest  of  said  City  so  to  fix  the  same. 

Sec.  166.  Other  Services  by  Marshal. — He  shall  do  and  per- 
form such  other  services  as  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall 
])rescribe  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  167.  Office  of  Marshal  May  be  Continued  or  Abolished. 
— The  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  are  also  hereby  empow- 
ered, after  the  termination  of  the  present  term  of  office  of  the 
iMarshal  of  said  City,  to  either  continue  the  said  office  of  Mar- 
shal, or  to  abolish  the  same  in  the  discretion  of  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council. 

Sec.  168.  If  Abolished,  Who  Acts. — In  the  event  of  its  abol- 
ishment, (the  said  Mayor  and  (general  Council  are  also  empow- 
ered) to  confer  upon  the  Tax  Collector  of  said  City  the  powers 
and  duties  of  such  Marshal  with  reference  to  the  collection  of 
executions,  whether  for  license  tax,  general  tax,  or  assessments 
for  street,  sidewalk,  sewer,  or  other  public  improvements. 

Sec.  169.  Shall  Act  as  City  Inspector — How. — It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Marshal  to  (also)  act  as  City  Inspector,  under  such 
rules  and  regulations  as  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall 
prescribe,  who  shall  be  empowered  to  enforce  the  State  laws  on 
the  subject  of  weights  and  measures,  and  such  other  rules  and 
requirements  as  are  not  in  conflict  with  the  laws  of  this  State. 

Sec.  170.  Warrants,  Executions,  Etc.,  by  Clerk— Directed  to 
Marshal. — All  warrants,  summonses,  precepts,  executions,  or 
other  processes  issued  by  the  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  At- 
lanta shall  be  directed  to  the  Marshal  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 


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Sec,   171.     Marshal   Authorized   to   Transfer     Fi      Fas. — The 

Marshal,  or  collecting-  officer  of  said  City,  as  the  case  may  be, 
sliall  be  authorized  to  transfer  and  assign  any  fi  fa  or  fi  fas  is- 
sued for  street,  sewer,  or  other  assessments,  in  the  same  manner, 
upon  the  same  terms,  and  to  the  same  effect,  and  vesting-  the 
])urchaser  or  transferee  with  the  same  rig-hts  as  in  cases, of  sales 
or  transfer  to  tax  fi  fas,  as  now  allowed  by  law. 

Sec.  172.  Oath  of  Office — How  Administered. — Before  enter- 
ing upon  the  discharge  of  the  duties-  of  his  office,  he  shall  take 
and  susbcribe  an  oath  before  some  officer  authorized  to  admin- 
ister it,  to  faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office. 


CHARTER— TREASrRER  59 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

CITY  TREASURER— AUDITOR. 

Sec.  173.  Treasurer — How  Elected — When. — There  shall  he 
elected  by  the  people  a  City  Treasurer,  who  shall  be  elected  and 
hold  his  office  as.  prescribed  in  the  6th  Section  of  Act  (1893) 
unless  removed  for  cause,  to  be  judged  of  by  the  Mayor  and 
Cieneral  Council. 

Sec.  174.  Duties  of  Treasurer. — He  shall  keej)  a  book,  in 
which  he  shall  make  an  entry  of  all  sums  of  money  received,  and 
shall  also  make  an  entry  of  all  sums  of  money  paid  out,  and  shall 
take  receipts  of  all  sums  paid  out,  which  book  and  receipts  shall 
be  subject  to  the  inspection  of  the  ]^Iayor  and  members  of  the 
General  Council  of  said  City  at  such  times  as  they,  or  either  of 
them,  shall  think  proper. 

Sec.  175.  He  Shall  Give  Bond. — He  shall  give  a  bond  and 
security  in  the  amount  to  be  fixed  by  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral 
Council  for  faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec.  176.  Compensation. —  (He  shall)  have  a  reasonable  sal- 
ary to  be  fixed  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  the  year  next 
preceding  his  election,  which  shall  not  be  increased  or  diminished 
during  his  continuance'  in  office. 

Sec.  177.  Oath  of  Office— How  Administered.— He  shall 
take  and  subscribe  an  oath  before  some  officer  authorized  to  ad- 
minister it,  faithfully  to  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office.  (\  a- 
cancy  in  office  filled  by  Council. — Act  1898). 

Sec.  178.     Liability  of  Sureties    on    Treasurer's    Bond. — The 

liability  of  any  surety  or  sureties  on  the  bonds  of  the  Treasurer 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  the  same  as  th^t  of  the  sureties 
on  the  bond  of  the  Treasurer  of  the*  State  of  Georgia,  to-wit : 
That  the  property  of  any  such  surety  on  the  bond  of  such  City 
Treasurer  shall  be  subject  to  a  lien  in  favor  of  the  City  of  At- 


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lanta  for  the  full  amount  of  such  Treasurer's  bond  from  the  date 
of  the  execution  thereof. 

Sec.  179.  Treasurer's  Bond — Minimum  Amount — Power  to 
Increase. — The  bond  of  t'he  Treasurer  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Gen- 
eral Council  at  such  amount  as  in  their  judgment  may  1)e  suffi- 
cient, in  no  event  to  be  less  than  one  hundred  thousand  ($100,- 
000.00)  dollars.  The  General  Council  shall  also  have  power  to 
increase  the  bond  w'henever  they  may  deem  it  necessary  to  pro- 
tect the  interest  of  the  City. 

Sec.  180.  Regulation  of  Deposit  of  City's  Moneys — Deposito- 
ries— How  Designated. — The  deposits  of  moneys  in  the  hands 
of  the  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  belonging  to  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  shall  be  regulated  as  follows :  W'henever  the  money 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  in  the  hands  of  the  City  Treasurer  shall 
exceed  the  sum  of  live  thousand  ($5,000.00)  dollars,  such  money 
shall  be  deposited  in  four  (4)  c'hartered  banks  of  deposit  and  dis- 
count of  said  City  in  as  nearly  equal  proportions  as  may  be 
practicable.  The  depositories  shall  be  designated  by  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council,  and  in  making  the  designation  regard  shall 
be  had  to  the  rate  of  interest  on  balances  of  deposits  offered  by 
the  various  banks,  and  to  the  amount  and  kind  of  security  ten- 
dered by  said  banks,  wit'h  the  purpose  on  the  part  of  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  to  get  the  best  rate  of  interest  and  the  best 
security  for  the  money  deposited. 

Sec.  181.     Treasurer  and  Sureties  Not    Liable — When. — The 

Treasurer  and  his  sureties  shall  not  be  liable  on  his  bond  for  any 
of  such  moneys  while  on  deposit  as  aforesaid,  but  lie  and  his 
sureties  shall  be  liable  on  his  bond  for  any  moneys  belonging  to 
the  City  of  Atlanta  not  so  deposited  under  direction  of  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council. 

Sec.  182.  Deposited  Moneys — How  Drawn. — Moneys  on  de- 
posit as  aforesaid  shall  be  at  all  times  subject  to  be  drawn  out 
on  warrant  regularly  issued  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council, 
signed  by  the  Comptroller,  to  pay  the  debts  or  current  expenses 
of  t'he  City,  and  shall  likewise  be  subject  to  be  withdrawn  from 
the  Bank  where  deposited  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  at  a  regular  or  special  meeting. 


CHARTEIl— TREASURER— AUDITOR  g]^ 

Sec.  183.  Treasurer  Can  Withdraw  Funds  only  on  Warrants. 
— The  Treasurer  of  said  City  shall  have  no  power  on  his  own 
motion  to  withdraw  any  of  tlie  funds  so  deposited,  but  can  only 
do  so  upon  warrants  regularly  issued  and  countersigned  as  afore- 
said. 

Sec.  184.     Further  Conditions — Regulation  of  Deposits,  Etc. 

— In  case  none  of  the  banks  of  the  City  make  reasonable  offers 
of  interest  and  security,  as  aforesaid,  or  a  smaller  number  of  the 
banks  than  four  (4)  make  such  ofifers,  then  the  whole  subject  of 
the  regulation  of  the  deposits  of  the  moneys  belonging  to  the 
City  shall  be  left  to  the  sound  discretion  of  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  in  office  for  the  time  being.  The  Alayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  full  power  to  pro- 
vide by  necessary  ordinances  for  the  regulation  and  control  of 
the  deposits  of  funds  belonging  to  said  City  in  accordance  with 
the  spirit  and  intent  of  this  Act. 

Sec.  185.  Shall  Make  Annual  Statement  and  Estimate  for 
Ensuing  Year. — The  Treasurer  of  the  City,  at  the  close  of  each 
fiscal  year,  shall  make  a  full  tabular  statement  of  the  assets  of 
and  resources  of  the  City,  with  an  itemized  estimate  of  the  prob- 
able and  necessary  expense  for  the  ensuing  year,  which  shall  be 
published. 

Sec.  186.  Auditor — How  Elected — When. —  The  Mayor  and 
General  Council  may,  at  t'heir  discretion,  at  the  same  time  the 
other  City  Officers  are  elected,  elect  an  Auditor,  w^ho  shall 
hold  his  office  as  pro\ided  in  the  20th  Section  of  this  Act  (1874). 
unless  removed  for  cause,  to  be  judged  of  by  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council. 

Sec.  187.  Duties  of  Auditor.— He  shall  examine  quarterly  the 
books,  papers,  and  accounts  of  all  the  City  Officers,  through 
w^hose  hands  money  may  pass,  and  to  make  a  written  report  to 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  as  to  the  correctness  of  said 
accounts. 

Sec.  188.  General  Council  Not  Relieved  of  Examining  Ac- 
counts by  Election  of  an  Auditor. — The  election  of  an  auditor, 
with  the  duties  above  set  fortli,  shall  not  relieve  the  members 


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of  the  General  Council  of  the  responsibility  of  examining  into 
all  accounts  for  and  against  the  City,  and  into  the  reports  of  the 
City  Officers. 

Sec.  189.  Compensation.— He  shall  receive  such  salary  as 
may  be  voted  him  by  the  General  Council  next  preceding  his 
election,  which  shall  not  be  increased  or  diminished  during  the 
term,  for  which  he  was  elected. 

Sec.  190.  Auditor  May  be  Removed — Cause.— The  Auditor 
may  be  removed  at  any  time  ft5r  malpractice  in  office,  or  for  in- 
competency. 


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CHAPTER  XIV. 

]-lXAXX'E. 

Sec.  191.     Financial   Condition — How  Ascertained — When, — 

l-ov  the  purpose  oi  eiiablin,^  Councilmen  and  .XUlermcn  to  knt:)\v 
at  all  times  the  true  financial  condition  of  the  City,  the  Comptrol- 
ler shall  prepare,  and  the  Clerk  of  Council  shall  read  and  enter 
upon  the  minutes,  at  the  opening  of  each  regular  session,  a  bal- 
ance slteet,  showing  the  gross  revenue  of  the  fiscal  year,  and  ex- 
penses voted  by  Council  up  to  that  time,  as  also  the  amount  of 
the  said  several  sums  estimated  as  aforesaid,  and  what  part  of 
the  same  has  been  up  to  that  time  appropriated,  and  what  part 
remains  unappropriated. 

Sec.  192.  Receipts  and  Expenditures  Shown  in  Detail  by 
Comptroller's  Books. — The  books  kept  by  the  Comi)tr()ller  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  kept  in  such  manner  as  to  show  in  de- 
tail the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  each  Department  of  the 
City  Government. 

Sec.  193.  Assessment  of  City  Property. —  The  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council  shall  make  or  cause  to  be  made  an  early  assess- 
ment on  City  property,  which  assessment  shall,  in  all  cases,  be 
made  at  the  cash  market  valuation  of  the  same,  so  that  the  re- 
turn of  the  assessors  can  be  completed  and  handed  in  by  the  first 
day  of  February  of  each  year,  and  to  open  books  to  receive  re- 
turns for  taxation  on  the  first  day  of  February  each  year,  and  to 
close  their  books  for  receiving  retvirns  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
March  in  each  year. 

Sec.  194.  Estimate  of  Income  Tax  After  Assessors'  Return 
— When  Made — How. — Cpon  the  return  of  the  assessors  being 
handed  in,  as  above  provided,  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil, at  fhe  first  regular  meeting  in  June  thereafter  (1899),  shall 
cause  an  estimate  to  be  made  up  and  entered  on  the  minutes, 
showing  the  gross  amount  of  the  income  of  the  City  for  the  fiscal 
year,  ascertained  by  assessment  of  a  tax  not  exceeding  one  and 
one-fourth  per  cent,  on  the  taxable  property  of  the  City,  and  a 
reasonable  estimate  of  the  other  taxes  and  sources  of  revenue. 


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Sec.  195.  Appropriation  of  Revenue. — And  shall  apportion 
and  set  apart  the  same  to  such  departments  and  to  such  number 
of  departments  or  heads  as  may  be  deemed  requisite  and  as  shall 
be  provided  by  ordinance,  and  the  name,  number,  and  order  of 
departments  or  heads  for  appropriations  may  be  changed  by  or- 
dinance ;  wliich  several  sums  taken  in  the  aggregate  shall  not 
exceed  the  amount  of  income  from  all  sources  for  the  year  in 
question. 

Sec.  196.  Appropriations  May  be  Varied — When. — The  an- 
nual appropriations,  as  made  by  the  Council,  may  be  varied  as  to 
the  amount  distributed  to  the  several  heads  at  the  first  meeting 
held  in  October ;  these  variations  not  to  retroact  on  expired  quar- 
ters, and  not  to  enlarge  in  any  manner  the  aggregate  appropria- 
tions for  the  year. 

Sec.  197.  Appropriations — How  Made. — No  money  shall  be 
appropriated  from  the  City  Treasury,  except  by  resolution  of 
the  Council  and  Aldermen,  as  herein  provided,  which  shall  be 
void,  unless  it  specifies  upon  its  face  upon  wliich  of  said  funds 
it  is  drawn. 

Sec.  198.  Exceeding  Limit  of  Appropriation — Penalty. — The 
said  Mayor  and  members  of  Council  and  Aldermen  shall  be  in- 
dividually liable  to  the  City  for  the  refunding  of  any  amounts 
appropriated  or  expenses  incurred  in  excess  of  said  limits,  when 
present  at  the  voting  of  the  same — except  such  of  them  as  escape 
such  liability  by  calling  t'he  yeas  and  nays,  and  voting  in  the 
negative,  and  name  entered  on  the  minutes. 

Sec.  199.  Penalty — How  Enforced. — The  amount  thereof 
will  be  recovered  in  an  action  brought  in  any  of  the  Courts  of 
t'his  State  having  jurisdiction  thereof,  in  the  name  of  the  Clerk  of 
the  Council,  for  the  use  of  the  City. 

Sec.  200.  Clerk's  Compensation  for  Bringing  Suit. — Ten  per 
cent,  of  the  recovery  shall  be  his  (tlie  Clerk's)  compensation. 

Sec.  201.  Failure  of  Clerk  to  Bring  Suit— Penalty.— If  he 
fail  to  bring  said  action  within  ten  days,  the  said  sums  may  be 
recovered  of  him  and  his  bondsmen,  at  the  suit  of  anv  citizen. 


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Sec.  202.  No  Settlement  Without  Judge's  Consent,  with  En- 
try on  Minutes. — Xo  action  hrouglit  under  this  Section,  or  right 
of  action,  shall  l)e  settled  without  the  consent  of  the  Judge  be- 
fore whom  such  suit  is  pending,  up(jn  exhibit  of  all  the  facts, 
and  such  consent  entered  on  the  minutes. 

Sec.  203.  Annual  Expense  Restricted  to  Income. — The  an- 
nual expense  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  so  restricted  as  not 
to  exceed  the  annual  income  of  the  City,  after  paying  interest 
on  its  bonds  and  floating  debt,  and  one-half  of  the  tax  on  real 
estate  be  first  set  aside  for  the  j)ayment  of  this  floating  debt,  un- 
til all  is  paid.  (Latter  clause  obsolete,  because  debt  has  been 
funded  I. 

Sec.  204.  Can't  Borrow,  Except  as  Herein  Allowed. — Xo 
Council  or  General  Council  shall  be  allowed  to  borrow  any  mon- 
ey, except  as  may  be  necessary  to  meet  the  present  floating  debt, 
or  in  carrying  temporary  balances  on  same,  and  every  contract 
for  borrowed  money  other  than  herein  allowed,  shall  be  void. 
The  Mayor  and  Council,  or  Mayor  and  General  Council,  shall 
have  full  power  and  authority,  in  their  discretion,  to  negotiate 
loans  on  the  most  advantageous  terms  to  the  City,  for  the  first 
and  second  quarter,  to  supply  and  make  up  any  deficiency  that 
may  exist,  of  the  funds  in  the  Treasury,  for  the  purpose  of  pay- 
ing the  expenses  of  the  City,  which  may  be  incurred  under  the 
several  heads  hereinafter  mentioned,  in  any  amount  not  exceed- 
ing $400,000,  and  not  exceeding  the  amounts  set  apart  under 
each   head  for  the  year  in  question. 

Sec.  205.  Loans  to  be  Returned — When— In  Total  or  Partial 
Payments — All  to  Be  Paid  Out  of  the  Same  Year's  Income. — 

As  soon  as  an  amount  equal  to  the  amount  so  borrowed  is  paid 
into  the  Treasury  by  taxation,  or  from  other  sources  of  revenue, 
not  already  applied  to  other  debts  or  liabilities  of  said  City,  the 
said  Mayor  and  Council,  or  Mayor  and  General  Council,  shall  at 
once  apply  the  same,  or  as  much  as  may  be  necessary,  to  the 
repayment  of  said  loans,  or  said  Mayor  and  Council,  or  Mayor 
and  General  Council,  shall  be  authorized  in  their  discretion  to 
make  partial  payments  upon  said  loans  with  any  moneys  that 
may  come  into  the  Treasury  from  time  to  time,  under  the  restric- 
tions herein  provided.      In  either  case  the  total  amount  of  said 


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loans  shall  be  repaid  out  of  the  income  of  the  ^-ear,  in  which  said 
loans  were  made. 

Sec.  206.     Temporary  Loans — Limit  of — How  to  Be  Repaid. 

— The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  Atlanta  shall  have  power 
and  authority  to  borrow  money  by  making  temporary  loans  of 
not  exceeding-  four  hundred  thousand  dollars  in  any  one  year,  the 
sum  or  sums  so  borrowed  to  be  repaid  out  of  the  income  of  the 
City  for  the  year,  in  which  the  loan  or  loans  were  made,  and  be- 
fore the  expiration  of  the  year,  in  which  the  same  was  borrowed, 
this  authority  to  be  in  lieu  of  authority  heretofore  granted  to 
borrow  smaller  sums. 

Sec.  207.  When  Contracts  Are  Void — Individual  Liability — 
When — How  Enforced. — All  contracts  entered  into  by  said 
Council,  contrary  to  this  Act  (1874),  for  the  purpose  of  raising 
money,  or  otherwise  engaging  the  credit  of  said  City,  sliall  be 
null  and  void  as  to  said  City,  but  the  said  Mayor,  if  he  approve, 
and  all  members  of  the  Council,  or  General  Council,  present  and 
voting,  who  fail  to  record  their  votes  against  such  measure  or 
contract,  shall  be  jointly  and  severally  liable  thereon,  as  upon 
t'heir  own  contracts,  which  may  be  enforced  against  such  Mayor 
and  members  of  Council,  or  General  Council,  in  any  Court  of 
this  State  having  jurisdiction  thereof. 

Sec.  208.  May  Create  a  Sinking  Fund  for  City  Hall.— The 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  in  their  discretion  are 
hereby  authorized  to  create  a  sinking  fund  from  the  taxes  and 
other  incomes  of  said  City,  to  provide  a  fund  for  the  purchase, 
or  acquiring  of  a  site  by  condemnation  proceedings,  for  a  City 
Hall  building,  and  for  the  erection  of  a  City  Hall  building.  The 
amount  to  be  paid  into  such  fund  each  year  shall  be  such  as  may 
be  prescribed  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  209.  May  Purchase  City  Hall  or  Site— Pay  In  Full  or  in 
Installments. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  Atlanta  are 
hereby  also  authorized,  in  their  discretion,  to  i)urchase  a  site 
and  building,  or  a  site  only,  for  a  City  Hall,  and  to  pay  for  the 
same  in  fi\'e  or  more  annual  installments. 

Sec.  210.     May    Purchase     Piedmont     Park — Price — Install- 


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ments. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
are  hereby  authorized,  in  their  discretion,  to  purchase  the  prop- 
erty known  as  Piedmont  Park  for  park  purposes  at  a  price  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  and  sixty  thousand  ($160,000.00)  dollars, 
and  to  pay  for  same  in  such  annual  installments,  and  through 
such  a  number  of  years,  as  may  be  deemed  best  by  said  Mayor 
and  (ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  211.  May  Rent  Suitable  Market  House  or  Houses — Term 
and  Rent  Limited. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  are  hereby 
authorized  to  rent  or  lease  from  any  party,  who  may  build  a 
suitable  market  house  or  houses  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  for  a  term 
not  exceeding  fifteen  years,  at  a  rate  of  rental  not  to  exceed 
eight  per  cent,  on  the  investment,  and  are  hereby  authorized  to 
make  such  ordinances  as  are  necessary  and  proper  to  protect  the 
City  in  said  lease. 

Sec.  212.  May  Purchase  Market  House — Time — Cost. — The 
City  of  Atlanta  is  hereby  authorized  to  purchase  said  market  or 
markets  at  any  time  during  said  fifteen  years  at  original  cost  of 
said  market  property. 

Sec.  213.  May  Expend  Entire  Receipts — Proviso. — Said  May- 
or and  General  Council  are  hereby  authorized  to  expend  and 
use  any  excess  in  the  receipts  of  the  City  for  any  year  over  the 
amount  appropriated  for  such  year;  Provided,  that  such  expendi- 
ture shall  in  no  case  exceed  the  actual  cash  receipts  for  such 
year. 


(Jg  CHARTER— BOXDS— REFUNDING 

CHAPTER  XV. 

CITY  BONDS. 

Sec.  214.  May  Issue  Redemption  Bonds — to  Retire  Funding 
Bonds — Limit  of  Interest  Rate, — The  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil, with  t'he  concurrence  of  the  Aldermanic  Board  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  are  hereby  authorized  to  cause  the  issue  of  new  cou- 
pon bonds  of  said  City  to  meet  and  retire  the  securities  of  said 
City,  known  as  the  six  per  cent,  funding  bonds,  as  the  several 
installments  of  same  shall  hereafter,  from  time  to  time,  mature 
and  fall  due,  beginning"  with  tlie  next  installment  amounting  to 
twenty-five  thousand  dollars,  which  falls  due  on  the  first  day  of 
January,  1897.  Said  new  coupon  bonds  to  be  in  such  form,  to 
run  for  such  length  of  time,  and  to  bear  such  rate  of  interest 
(not  exceeding  four  and  one-half  (l-i/j)  per  centum  per  annum) 
as  t'he  said  City  Government  may  direct,  and  the  proceeds  to  be 
applied  only  for  the  purpose  of  paying  oft  and  retiring  said  se- 
ries of  six  per  cent,  funding  bonds  above  described. 

Sec.  215.  May  Refund  all  Maturing  Bonds — to  Retire  Matur- 
ing Bonds — Limit  of  Interest  Rate. — The  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  said  City  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
cause  the  issue  of  new  coupon  bonds  of  said  City  to  meet  and  re- 
tire all  bonds  of  said  City  now  outstanding  as  the  several  install- 
ments thereof  shall  hereafter,  from  time  to  time,  mature  and  fall 
due;  said  new  coupon  bonds  to  be  in  such  form,  to  run  for  such 
length  of  time,  and  to  bear  such  rate  of  interest,  not  exceeding 
four  and  one-half  per  centum  per  annum,  as  the  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council  may  direct,  and  the  proceeds  to  be  applied  only 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  off  and  retiring  any  bonds  of  said  City 
now  outstanding  as  the  same  mature. 

Sec.  216.  May  Refund  Maturing  Bonds  in  Bonds  Bearing 
Lower  Interest. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  of 
•Vtlanta  arc  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  issue  new  cou- 
pon bonds  of  said  City  to  run  for  such  length  of  time,  to  be  of 
such  denominations,  and  to  bear  such  rate  of  interest  not  to  ex- 
ceed four  and  one-half   (41/2)   per  centum  per  annum    as    said 


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Mayor  and  General  Council  may  direct.  The  bonds  hereby  au- 
thorized may  be  issued  from  time  to  time  as  outstanding  unma- 
tured bonds  of  said  City,  bearing  a  higher  rate  of  interest,  can 
be  obtained  by  purchase  or  exchange  for  said  new  issue  of  bonds, 
on  terms  satisfactory  to  said  Mayor  and  (jeneral  Council.  The 
bonds  authorized  to  be  issued  under  this  Section  shall  be  issued 
only  as  outstanding  bonds  of  said  City,  as  above,  of  the  same 
amount  of  principal,  are  retired  by  ]-)urchase  with  the  proceeds  of 
said  new  bonds,  or  by  exchange  iov  new  brmds  as  aforesaid,  and 
said  new  bonds,  or  the  proceeds  thereof,  shall  be  used  for  the 
retiring,  as  aforesaid,  of  bonds  of  said  Cit}'  bearing  a  higher  rate 
of  interest  than  tlie  new  bonds  authorized  by  this  Section  ;  and 
in  no  event  shall  the  amount  of  bonds  issued  for  this  purpose  at 
any  time  exceed  the  amount  of  outstanding  higher  interest  rate 
bonds  retired  by  purchase  with  the  proceeds  or  by  exchange  for 
such  new  bonds. 

Sec.  217.  No  Bonds  to  Bear  Higher  Rate  of  Interest  Than 
Maturing  Bonds. — Xo  bonds  issued  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  the  Cit}-  of  Atlanta,  to  meet  maturing  and  outstanding- 
bonds,  shall  bear  a  higher  rate  of  interest  than  such  maturing 
bonds. 

Sec.  218.  May  Regulate  Registration  of  Bonds. — The  Mayor 
and  General  Council  of  said  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  provide  for  and  regulate  the  registration 
of  bonds  of  said  City  with  the  Treasurer  of  said  City,  in  as  full 
and  ample  manner  as  is  provided  by  the  laws  of  this  State  for  the 
registration  of  bonds  in  this  State.  Said  Mayor  and  General 
Council  shall  have  the  power  to  prescribe  the  manner,  in  which 
bonds  of  said  City,  which  have  been  registered,  may  be  trans- 
ferred or  negotiated. 

Sec.  219.  May  Issue  Registered  Bonds — Lieu  of  Coupon 
Bonds — Registered  Bonds  Have  No  Coupons — Transferable  on 
Treasurer's  Books. — Said  Mayor  and  General  Council  may  pro- 
vide for  the  issuing  of  registered  bonds  of  said  City,  in  lieu  of 
any  bonds  authorized  to  be  issued  in  pursuance  of  this  Act 
(1889),  and  in  lieu  of  any  coupon  bonds  of  said  City  heretofore, 
or  that  may  hereafter  be  issued  by  said  City.  Said  registered 
bonds  shall  be  similar  in  all  respects  to  the  bonds  authorized  to 


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be  issued  by  said  City  under  the  Acts  respectively  authorizing 
the  issue  of  the  same,  EXCEPT,  that  registered  bonds  under  this 
Section  of  this  Act  shall  not  be  coupon  bonds,  and  the  principal 
and  interest  shall  be  payable  only  at  the  Treasury  of  said  City. 
Said  bonds  registered  under  and  by  virtue  of  this  Section  shall 
be  transferable  on  the  books  of  the  Treasurer  of  said  City,  in  the 
manner  in  substance  provided  for  the  transfer  of  the  bonds  of  the 
State  of  Georgia,  authorized  to  be  registered  by  the  third  Section 
of  an  Act  approved  September  5,  1887,  and  which  Act  provided 
for  the  issue,  registration,  etc.,  of  the  bonds  of  t'he  State  of  Geor- 


eia. 


Sec.  220.  Guardians  and  Trustees  May  Invest  in  City  Bonds. 
— Any  guardian  or  Trustee,  in  his  discretion,  may  invest  any 
funds  of  his  ward  or  cestui  que  trust  in  his  hands  in  bonds  of  said 
City  of  Atlanta,  in  the  same  manner  and  to  the  same  extent  as 
such  funds  may  be  invested  in  stocks,  bonds,  and  other  securities 
of  t'he  State  of  Georgia. 

Sec.   221.     Bonds — How   Issued — General   Laws — No   Special 

Law. — The  City  shall  hereafter  issue  and  sell  bonds  under  the 
provisions  of  the  General  Laws  of  the  State,  and  where  an  issue 
of  bonds  is  desired  and  the  purposes  thereof  are  legal  and  the 
amount  proposed  is  not  in  excess  of  the  constitutional  limit,  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  call  an  election  therefor  by  ordi- 
nance, observing,  as  to  notice,  time,  place  and  manner  of  election, 
voting  and  declaring  the  result  and  all  other  formalities  as  pro- 
vided bv  law,  the  general  laws  governing  the  same. 


CHARTER— COMPTROLLER— BOD—.VCCOVXTS 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

CITY  COMPTROLLER. 

Sec.  222.  City  Comptroller — Office  of  Created. — The  office  of 
City  Comptroller  of  said  City  is  hereby  created. 

Sec.  223.  City  Comptroller — How  Elected. — The  City  Comp- 
troller shall  be  elected  by  the  people  at  the  same  time  the  Citv 
Officers  are  elected  and  shall  hold  his  office  as  provided  in  Acts 
(1910)  Sec.  in. 

Sec.  224.  Duties  of  Comptroller. — The  duties  of  said  City 
Comptroller  shall  be  such  as  are  now  or  from  time  to  time  may 
be  prescribed  by  ordinance  of  said  City.  Said  City  of  Atlanta 
shall  have  power  to  devolve  upon  the  City  Comptroller  an\'  dutv 
or  authority  now  and  heretofore  devolving-  upon  any  other  officer 
of  said  City  or  charter  or  law,  whenever  the  Mayor  and  (jeneral 
Council  may  deem  it  necessary  or  proper. 

Sec.  225.  He  Shall  Give  Bond. — He  shall  g-ive  Ixind  in  such 
sum  as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance,  with  security,  subject  to 
approval  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance 
of  his  duties. 

Sec.  226.  Compensation. — He  shall  receive  such  salary  as  may 
be  prescribed  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  wTiich  salary- 
may  be  increased  during-  his  present  or  future  term  of  office. 

Sec.  227.  Keeps  City  Accounts  with  All  Departments — Ap- 
portionment of  Revenue  for  Convenience  of  Comptroller — Heads 
of  Appropriations. — To  enable  the  City  Comptroller  to  keep  a 
general  set  of  books  for  said  City,  and  to  keep  regular  and  cor- 
rect accoinits.  showing  the  financial  transactions  of  said  City. 
separately  and  imder  proper  heads,  with  all  persons  and  City  of- 
ficers, who  may  have  monev  transactions  with  said  City,  and  to 
enable  a  complete  system  of  checks  and  balances  to  be  provided 
for  said  City,  said  City  may  by  ordinance  provide  for  the  appor- 
tionment of  the  revenue  or  income  of  the  Citv  each  \'ear,  to  such 


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departments  or  heads,  and  to  such  number  of  departments  or 
heads,  as  may  be  deemed  requisite,  instead  of  to  Departments  or 
heads  heretofore  provided  by  charter  of  said  City  in  Section  35 
thereof  (Act  1874),  and  elsewhere  therein;  and  said  City  may  by 
ordinance  change  the  name,  number,  and  order  of  departments 
or  heads  for  appropriations  heretofore  provided  ;  l)ut  all  the  other 
tinancial  provisions  of  t'he  charter  and  amendments  thereto  of 
said  City  are  continued  in  force,  except  as  changed  by  this  Act. 
(1889.) 

Sec.  228.  Comptroller  May  Require  Evidence  of  Justice  of 
Claims. — Whenever  a  warrant  or  claim  shall  be  presented  to  the 
City  Comptroller,  he  shall  have  power  to  require  evidence  that 
the  amount  claimed  is  justly  due,  and  for  t'hat  purpose  may  sum- 
mon before  him  any  officer,  agent,  or  employee  of  any  depart- 
ment of  said  City,  or  any  other  person,  and  examine  him  upon 
oath  or  affirmation,  relative  to  such  warrant  or  claim,  and  may 
require  the  production  of  books  and  papers  to  be  used  as  evidence 
before  him. 

Sec.  229.  Books  Shall  Show  in  Detail  Receipts  and  Expendi- 
tures of  Each  Department.— The  books  kept  by  the  Comptroller 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  kept  in  such  manner  as  to  show 
in  detail  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  each  Department  of  the 
Citv  (jovernment. 


CHARTER— WATER  AVORKS-BOARD-ELECTIOX— TERM  73 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

DEPARTMENT  OF  WATERWORKS— BOARD  OF 
WATER  COMMISSIONERS. 

Sec.  230.     Water   Commissioners — Continued   in   Office. — By 

reason  of  tlie  inadequate  supply  of  water  in  said  City,  for  extin- 
guishing fires,  and  for  domestic  and  sanitary  purposes,  and  for 
the  purpose  of  supplying  said  deficiency,  the  Board  of  Water 
Commissioners  as  now  established  by  law,  shall  be  continued  as 
hereinafter   provided. 

Sec.  231.  One  Commissioner  From  Each  Ward. — One  of  said 
Commissioners  shall  lie  elected  (by  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil) from  each  of  the  nine  wards  of  said  Citv. 

Sec.  232.      Election  in  1887— Terms  of  Members  Elected.— A* 

the  second  regular  meeting  of  the  Alayor  and  Council  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  in  December,  1887,  said  body  shall  elect  seven  (now 
eight)  Water  Commissioners  for  said  City.  The  terms  of  the 
members  first  elected  under  this  Act  shall  be  as  follows:  Those 
elected  from  the  First  and  Second  Wards  .shall  hold  their  oftices 
for  a  term  of  one  year;  those  elected  from  the  Third  and  Fourth 
Wards  shall  hold  their  offices  for  a  term  of  two  vears.  and  those 
elected  from  the  h'ifth  and  Sixth  \\'ar(ls  shall  hold  their  (jffices 
for  a  term  of  three  years. 

Sec.  233.  Subsequent  Elections — Terms  of  Members  Elected 
— If  Vacancy,  How  Filled. — At  all  subsequent  elections,  except 
to  fill  vacancies,  the  members  shall  be  elected  for  a  term  of  three 
years  each,  and  on  the  expiration  of  a  term,  or  the  existence  of  a 
vacancy  a  member  shall  l)e  elected  from  the  Ward  in  which  the 
same  occurs. 

Sec.  234.  When  Terms  Begin — If  Vacancy,  Election  Fills  Un- 
expired Term. — The  terms  of  office  of  all  members  of  said  Board 
shall  commence  on  the  first  day  of  January  following  their  elec- 
tion, except  in  cases  of  elections  to  fill  vacancies.  In  the  latter 
case  elections  shall  be  for  the  unexpired  term. 


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Sec.  235.  Mayor  and  Chairman  of  Waterworks  Committee 
Ex-Officio  Members  of  Board. — The  Mayor  of  said  City  and  the 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Waterworks  of  the  General  Coun- 
cil of  said  City  shall  each  be  ex-offtcio  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Water  Commissioners  of  said  City,  and  said  eight  members 
above  provided  for,  together  with  said  Mayor  and  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Waterworks,  shall  constitute  the  Board  of 
Water  Commissioners  of  said  City. 

Sec.  236.  Vacancy — How  Filled — Term. — Whenever  a  va- 
cancy occurs  by  death,  resignation,  or  otherwise,  it  shall  be  filled 
by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  for  the  balance  of  the  term. 

Sec.  237.  Oath  of  Office. — The  said  Board  of  Commissioners 
s'hall  take  and  subscribe  the  oath  administered  to  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council. 

Sec.  238.  Elect  Their  Own  President — When. — Said  Board  of 
Water  Commissioners  shall  choose  from  their  own  number,  an- 
nually, one  as  a  President  of  said  Water  Board. 

Sec.  239.  Quorum. — A  majority  of  said  Board  shall  consti- 
tute a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

Sec.  240.  Shall  Keep  Record  of  Acts  and  Doings— Make  Re- 
ports— 'When — Subject  to  Exarnination — When. —  (Said  Board) 
shall  keep  a  record,  in  books  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose,  of  the 
acts  and  doings  of  said  Board,  a  full  report  ofwhich  shall  be  made 
annually  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City,  and  the 
books  of  said  Board  shall  be  subject  to  examination  at  any  time 
by  persons  aut'horized  to  do  so  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
ci'l. 


Sec.  241.  Legal  Acts  Bind  City. — All  contracts  and  engage- 
ments, acts  and  doings  of  said  i>oard,  within  the  scope  of  their 
duty  or  authority,  shall  be  obligatory  upon,  and  be  in  law  con- 
sidered as  if  done  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta ;  and  the  said  City  of  Atlanta,  and  all  the  real  estate 
within  t'he  City  of  x-Xtlanta,  shall  be  liable  for  the  payment  of  the 


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principal  and  interest  that  may  become  due  on  the  bonds  to  be 
issued  by  virtue  of  this  Act.  (Obsolete.) 

Sec.  242.      Members   May  be  Removed   for   Cause — When 

How. — The  }iIayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
may,  at  any  time,  remove  any  member  of  said  Board;  Provided, 
it  shall  satisfactorily  appear,  after  reasonable  notice  to  the  par- 
ties, and  hearing  the  cause  of  complaint  and  answer  thereto,  if 
any  should  be  ottered,  that  the  member,  whose  removal  is  sought, 
has  been  guilty  of  maladministration  or  neglect  of  the  duties  of 
his  office,  that  his  removal  will  be  right  and  proper,  and  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  elected  to  said  Council  shall  concur  in 
such  removal. 


Sec.  243.  Powers  of  Board — Holding  Property  for  City — Con- 
struction of  Aqueducts — Laying  of  Pipes — Maintain  Water- 
works,— The  said  Board  shall,  for  (and  in  the  name  of)  the 
Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  take  and  hold  the 
lands  and  real  estate,  rights,  franchises,  and  property  of  every 
kind  so  purchased  by  the  Board  aforesaid,  and  other  lands,  real 
estate  or  property,  necessary  in  t'heir  opinion  for  the  construction 
of  any  canals,  aqueducts,  reservoirs,  or  other  w'orks  for  convey- 
ing or  containing  water,  or  for  the  erecting  of  any  building  or 
machinery,  for  laying  any  pipes  or  conduits  for  conveying  the 
water  into  or  through  the  said  places,  or  to  secure  and  maintain 
any  portion  of  the  works,  and  in  general  to  do  any  other  act  nec- 
essary or  convenient  for  accomplisliing  the  purposes  contem- 
plated by  this  Act. 

Sec.  244.  Mayor  and  General  Council  May  Inspect  Works — 
When. — The  said  ]\Iayor  and  General  Council  shall  be  authorized 
by  a  Committee  of  their  own  number,  or  otherwise,  to  inspect 
semi-annually,  or  oftener,  the  state  and  condition  of  the  works 
and  property  thereto  belonging,  and  the  said  Board  shall  give 
them  every  reasonable  facility  and  assistance  in  making  such 
inspection. 

Sec.  245.  May  Use  Roads,  Streets,  Etc. — Damages  to  Same  to 
be  Repaired. — The  said  Board,  in  behalf  of  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  all  persons  acting  under 


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their  authority,  shall  have  the  right  to  use  the  ground  or  soil 
under  any  road,  railroad,  'highway,  street,  lane,  alley  or  court, 
within  the  State,  for  the  purpose  of  constructing,  enlarging,  or 
improving  any  of  the  work  contemplated  by  virtue  of  this  Act, 
upon  condition  that  they  shall  not  permanently  injure  any  such 
railroad,  highway,  street,  lane,  alley  or  court  to  be  restored  to  its 
original  state,  and  all  damages  done  thereto  be  repaired. 

Sec.  246.'  Contracts  for  Material — in  Writing  when — How 
Endorsed. — All  contracts  for  materail,  or  for  the  construction  of 
any  part  of  said  work,  which  shall  involve  the  expenditure  of 
five  hundred  dollars  or  more,  shall  be  made  in  writing,  and  of 
eac'h  contract  two  copies  shall  be  taken,  which  shall  be  numbered 
with  the  number  of  said  contract,  and  endorsed  witli  the  name  of 
the  contractor,  and  a  summary  of  the  work  to  be  done,  or  mate- 
rial to  be  furnished. 


Sec.  247.     One  Copy  of  Contract  Deposited  with  Comptroller. 

—One  of  the  said  copies  shall  be  deposited  with  the  Auditor  of 
Accounts  (now  Comptroller)  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  one 
shall  be  retained  by  said  Board. 

Sec.  248.  Security  Taken  for  Contracts  by  Board — From 
Whom — How. — The  said  Board  shall  have  authority  to  require 
from  any  person  or  persons  with  whom  they  shall  enter  into  a 
contract,  satisfactory  security  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
said  contract,  according-  to  its  terms. 


Sec.  249.  No  Member  of  Board  Shall  be  Interested  in  Con- 
tract.— And  no  member  of  said  lioard  shall  be  interested,  directly 
or  indirectly,  in  any  contract  relating  to  said  work. 

Sec.  250.  Property  Exempt  from  Tax. — All  lands  and  real  es- 
tate, and  property  of  every  kind,  so  held  aforesaid,  by  the  said 
Board,  and  in  the  name  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  shall  be  exempted  from  taxes  and  assessments. 

Sec.  251. — There  shall  be  elected  a  General  Manager  of  Water 
Works  by  the  people  at  the  same  time  the  other  City  Ofificers  are 


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elected  who  shall  hold  'his  office  as  provided  in  Act  of  1910  (Sec. 
117.) 


Sec.  252.  Board  May  Appoint  Engineer,  Clerks,  Etc. — Fix 
Compensation. — The  said  Board  of  Commissioners  shall  have 
power  to  appoint  a  competent  engineer  for  the  construction  of 
said  water  works  and  to  fix  his  compensation  therefor,  while  so 
employed.  Also  to  employ  such  clerks  and  laborers  as  may 
from  time  to  time  be  found  needful,  and  fix  their  compensation. 

Sec.  253.  Board  Regulates  Distribution  of  Water — Public 
Hydrants — Where  and  How  Erected. — The  said  IJoard  (Water 
Commissioners)  shall  regulate  the  distribution  and  use  of  said 
water  in  all  places,  and  for  all  purposes  where  the  same  may  be 
required,  and  from  time  to  time  shall  fix  the  price  for  the  use 
thereof,  and  the  time  of  payment,  and  they  shall  erect  such  num- 
ber of  public  Tiydrants  and  in  such  places  as  they  shall  see  fit, 
and  direct  in  what  manner  and  for  what  purpose  the  same  shall 
be  used,  all  of  wdiich  they  may  change  at  their  discretion. 

Sec.  254.  Appliances  to  Extinguish  Fires — Expense  of  City — 
How  Erected. — All  conduits  or  appliances  required  and  furnished 
for  the  purpose  of  extinguishment  of  fires  shall  be  erected  at  the 
expense  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, and  placed  as  they  shall  direct,  and  be  under  their  exclu- 
sive control  and  direction. 

Sec.  255.  Contracts  for  Water — Limit  Three  Years. — The 
Board  shall  make  no  contract  for  the  price  of  using  the  water  for 
a  longer  time  than  three  years,  and  at  the  expiration  of  any  term 
or  lease,  the  price  paid  for  the  use  thereof  shall  be  adjusted  ac- 
cording to  the  regulations  then  established. 

Sec.  256.  Payment  for  Water — May  Shut  Off  Supply  for 
Non-Pajmient. — The  said  Board  shall  have  full  power  and  au- 
thority to  require  the  payment  in  advance  for  the  use  or  rent  of 
water  furnished  by  them,  in  or  upon  any  building,  place  or  prem- 
ises, and,  in  case  prompt  payments  shall  not  be  made,  they  may 
shut  off  the  water  from  such  building,  place  or  premises,  and 
shall  not  be  compelled  again  to  supply  said  building,  place,    or 


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premises,  with  water  until  said  arrears,  with  interest  thereon, 
shall  be  fully  paid. 

Sec.  257.     May  Assess  for  Water  Pipe — Limit  of  Assessment. 

— Whenever  the  said  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  shall  cause 
water  pipe  to  be  laid  along  any  street  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  they 
are  hereby  authorized  to  assess  the  cost,  or  such  portion  of  the 
cost  of  such  pipe,  and  the  expense  of  laying-  the  same,  and  of 
erecting  hydrants,  upon  the  owners  of  all  improved  property  on 
each  side  of  t'he  street,  or  portion  of  a  street,  along  and  through 
which  such  pipe  has  been,  or  may  be,  extended,  such  assessment 
to  be  made  under  such  just  and  equitable  rules  as  said  Board  of 
Water  Commissioners  may  establish,  not  exceeding  seven  dollars 
each. 

Sec.     258.     Payment     Refused — Penalty — Provisos. — If     any 

property-owner  shall  refuse,  after  demand,  to  pay  such  assess- 
ment, the  name  of  such  person,  t'he  amount  due  by  him,  and  a 
description  of  the  property,  in  front  of  which  such  pipe  has  been 
run,  shall  be  furnished  by  the  Board  to  the  Clerk  of  the  City 
Council  of  Atlanta,  who  shall  issue  execution  against  such  owner 
for  the  amount  due ;  which  said  execution  shall  be  levied  by  the 
City  Marshal  and  collected  out  of  the  property  mentioned  on  tax 
execution,  and  the  amount  paid  over  to  the  Water  Commission- 
ers, and  the  fees  of  the  Clerk  and  Marshal  s'hall  be  the  same  as 
allowed  by  law  for  tax  executions ;  provided  that  any  person  tak- 
ing water  on  his,  her,  or  their  premises  shall  be  charged  the  regu- 
lar water  rate,  and  shall  not  be  subject  to  said  assessment;  pro- 
vided, further,  that,  if  t'he  property-owner  aforesaid  shall  take, 
within  twelve  months  from  the  laying  of  said  water  pipes,  water 
in  pursuance  of  all  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Water  Commis- 
sioners, then  said  sum  so  collected  shall  be  credited  upon  the  cur- 
rent water  rates  of  the  property-owner  for  the  year  he  or  she 
s'hall  take  the  same ;  and  provided  also  in  no  case  shall  any  sum 
be  levied  upon  any  property-owner  failing  or  refusing  to  take 
said  water  more  than  one  term. 

Sec.  259.     Income  to  be  Paid  into  the  City  Treasury.— On  and 

after  January  1st,  1880,  all  money  collected  from  water  rents, 
and  any  other  income  from  said  waterworks,  shall  be  paid,  as  col- 
lected, to  the  Qerk  of  Council  of  the  City,  and  by  him  into  the 


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City  Treasury,  and  the  necessary  funds  to  carry  on  said  water- 
works shall  be  paid  out  of  the  City  Treasury  on  orders  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  260.  Appropriation  for  Waterworks  can  not  Exceed  In- 
come— Except  When. — The  annual  appropriation  for  water- 
works shall  never  exceed  the  estimated  annual  income,  except  in 
an  extraordinary  emergency,  to  be  judged  of  by  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council. 


Sec.  261.  Appropriation — How  Made. — Said  Board  shall  by 
the  first  meeting  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  in  May  of 
each  year  file  with  said  body  an  estimate  of  the  probable  receipts 
from  water  rents  and  other  income,  if  any,  and  of  the  amount 
necessary  to  run  said  waterworks  during  the  current  year.  Said 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  then,  and  at  the  same  time  that 
other  appropriations  are  made,  make  such  appropriations,  and 
set  apart  such  amount  for  said  waterworks,  as  mav  be  necessary 
for  the  economical  and  successful  operation  of  the  same,  and 
shall  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners 
as  it  mav  be  needed. 


Sec.  262.  Persons  Maliciously  Injuring  Pipes — Their  Liabil- 
ity— Their  Punishment. — If  any  person  or  persons  shall  mali- 
ciously or  willfully  divert  the  water,  or  any  portion  thereof,  from 
the  said  w^orks,  or  shall  corrupt  or  render  the  same  impure,  or 
shall  destroy  or  injure  any  canal,  aqueduct,  pipe,  conduit,  ma- 
chinery, or  other  property  used  or  required  for  producing  or  dis- 
tributing the  water,  such  person  or  persons,  and  their  aiders  and 
abettors,  shall  forfeit  to  the  said  Board,  to  be  recovered  in  an  ac- 
tion of  trespass,  treble  the  amount  of  damages  (besides  cost  of 
said  suit),  Which  shall  appear  on  trial  to  have  been  sustained, 
and  all  such  acts  are  hereby  declared  to  be  misdemeanors ;  and 
the  parties  found  guilty  thereof  may  be  further  punished  by  fine 
not  exceeding  one  thousand  dollars  or  l)y  imprisonment  not  ex- 
ceeding one  year,  or  both  at  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  263.     Board  May  Make  Rules — Regulate  Use  of  Water, 

Etc. — The  said  Board  shall  have  power  to  make  rules  and  regu- 
lations respecting  the  introduction  of  water  into    or    upon    any 


OQ  CHARTKR—WATER  WORKS— COXDEMNATIOJV 

premises  and,  from  time  to  time,  to  regulate  the  use  thereof  in 
such  manner  as  shall  seem  to  them  necessary  and  proper. 


Sec.  264.  Apparatus  May  be  Examined — By  Whom — For 
What  Purpose. — The  members  of  said  Board,  and  all  engineers, 
superintendents,  or  inspectors  in  their  service,  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  enter  at  all  seasonable  hours  any  dwelling 
or  other  places  where  said  water  is  taken  and  used,  and  where  un- 
necessary waste  thereof  is  known,  or  suspected,  and  examine  and 
inquire  into  the  cause  thereof.  They  shall  have  full  power  to 
examine  all  surface  pipes,  stop-cocks,  and  other  apparatus  con- 
nected with  the  said  works,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining 
whether  the  same  are  of  the  character  and  dimensions,  and  fixed 
in  the  manner  directed  in  permits  issued  therefor. 

Sec.  265.     Penalty  for  Refusal  to  Permit  Such  Examination. — 

If  any  person  refuse  to  permit  such  examination,  or  oppose  or 
obstruct  such  officer  in  the  performance  of  such  duty,  he,  she,  or 
they  so  ofifending  shall  be  liable  to  such  penalty,  not  exceeding 
ten  dollars,  for  such  offense  as  the  Board  may  impose,  and  sup- 
ply of  water  may  also  be  shut  ofif  until  the  required  examination 
is  made,  and  such  alterations  and  repairs  are  completed  as  may 
be  necessary. 

Sec.  266.  Board  May  Execute  Promissory  Notes. — ^(Obso- 
lete).— The  said  Board  shall  be  authorized  to  execute  promissory 
notes,  or  accept  drafts  for  any  of  the  legitimate  purposes  of  said 
works,  in  anticipation  of  the  receipts  of  the  proceeds  of  t'he  sale 
of  bonds  hereinbefore  authorized  to  be  issued  by  them,  or  of  the 
revenue  of  the  said  works.  Provided,  however,  that  the  whole 
amount  of  the  permanent  indebtedness  of  the  City  to  be  increased 
by  them  by  virtue  of  this  Act,  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  thousand  dollars. 


Sec.  267.  Condemnation  of  Private  Property  for  Waterworks 
Uses — By  Whom  and  How  Instituted. — The  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby  authorized  to  condemn 
property,  which  may  be  needed,  in  the  judgment  of  said  Mayor 
and  General  Council,  to  enlarge  its  waterworks  plant,  or  grounds, 
the  condemnation  proceedings  in  all  cases  to  conform  to  the  laws 


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of  the  State  authorizing"  and  regulating  the  condemnation  of  pri- 
vate property  for  public  uses.      (General  law  now  obtains). 

Sec.  268.  Appropriation  of  Real  Estate  by  Condemnation,  or 
Injury  to  Same — Disagreement  as  to  Price — Court  Appoints  As- 
sessors, Who  Report  to  Court. — In  case  of  a  disagreement  be- 
tween said  Board  and  the  owners  of  any  lands,  or  water-rights, 
or  franchises,  necessary  for  the  construction  of  said  waterworks. 
or  anything  appertaining  thereto,  or  as  to  the  price  to  be  paid 
therefor,  as  to  the  damage  done  thereto,  or  the  owner  of  said 
land,  or  water-rigflits,  or  franchises,  shall  be  a  married  woman, 
or  an  infant,  or  insane,  or  shall  be  absent  from  the  State,  then  it 
shall  and  may  be  lawful  for  the  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of 
Fulton  County,  upon  application  of  either  party,  or  in  case  such 
owner  shall  be  unknown,  or  can  not  be  found,  then,  ui>on  notice 
of  such  application  at  said  Court,  may  direct  to  appoint  three  dis- 
interested persons  to  examine  said  property,  and  to  assess  the 
value  thereof,  or  the  damage  done  to  the  same,  who  shall,  with 
as  little  delay  as  possible,  discharge  said  duty,  after  having  taken 
an  oath  before  some  officer  authorized  to  administer  the  same, 
impartially,  to  the  best  of  their  ability,  and  make  a  return  of  their 
actings  and  doings  in  the  premises  to  the  next  term  of  the  Supe- 
rior Court  of  Fulton  County,  to  be  entered  on  the  minutes  of  said 
Court,  and  made  the  judgment  thereof. 

Sec.  269.  Proviso  for  Appeal  from  Assessors'  Award — How 
Made — Appeal  Shall  Not  Delay  Work  on  Waterworks. — Pro- 
vided, that  in  case  either  party  is  dissatisfied  with  said  award,  he 
or  they  may  appeal  to  the  Superior  Court  of  said  County,  and 
have  said  case  tried  by  a  special  jury,  as  in  usual  cases  of  appeal, 
upon  giving  to  the  opposite  party  notice  within  ten  days  after 
the  making  of  said  award,  of  his  intention  to  do  so,  and  giving 
bond,  wifh  good  security  for  the  payment  of  all  costs  and  dam- 
ages, w^hich  may  accrue  to  the  opposite  party  by  reason  of  enter- 
ing said  appeal ;  and,  provided,  further,  that  the  work  on  said 
waterw^orks  shall  not  be  delayed  by  reason  of  entering  said  ap- 
peal. 

Sec.  270.  If  No  Appeal — Board  Pays  in  Two  Months  Amount 
Reported  by  Assessors  as  Full  Compensation. — Whenever  such 
report  shall  have  been  made  the  judgment  of  said  Court,  and  no 


g2  CHARTKH     MATER-WOK  IvS— CONDEMNATION 

appeal  has  been  entered,  as  aforesaid,  the  said  Board  shall,  within 
two  months  thereafter,  pay  to  the  said  owner,  or  to  such  person 
or  persons  as  the  Court  may  direct,  the  sum  mentioned  in  said 
report,  in  full  compensation  for  the  property  so  recpiired,  or  for 
the  damages  sustained,  as  the  case  may  be. 

Sec.  271.  Title  Disputed — Owner  Insane,  Unknown,  or  an  In- 
fant— Board  Pay  Money  into  Court — Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil Seized  in  Fee  Simple. — In  all  cases,  when  the  title  or  interest 
of  any  person  or  persons  in  land  required  and  taken  up  for  the 
purpose  of  this  Act  is  doubtful  or  disputed,  or  in  case  said  owner 
sliall  be  unknown,  insane,  non  compos  mentis,  or  an  infant,  or  can 
not  be  found,  the  value  of,  or  damage  to.  such  lands,  awarded  by 
the  Commissioner  appointed  by  said  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court, 
may  be  paid  into  said  Court,  upon  affidavit  made  of  such  facts 
by  the  claimant,  his  agent,  or  attorney,  and  such  payments  shall 
have  the  same  effect  as  if  made  to  the  owner  thereof,  and  t'he 
said  Court  may  proceed  in  a  summary  way.  upon  petition  of  any 
person  claiming  to  be  the  owner  of  said  lands,  or  any  part  thereof, 
and  to  what  person  or  persons  the  said  money  shall  be  paid,  and 
shall  have  power  to  distribute  the  same  among  the  persons  enti- 
tled t'hereto,  and  thereupon  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  become  seized  in  fee  simple  of  such 
property  so  required,  and  shall  be  discharged  from  all  claims  by 
reason  of  such  damage. 

NEW  WATERWORKS. 

Sec.  272.  Authority  to  Improve  Water  Supply — Acquire 
Rights  and  Property  for  That  Purpose — Provisions  for  Pure  and 
Clear  Water. — The  City  of  Atlanta  is  hereby  authorized  and  em- 
powered to  enlarge  and  improve  the  existing  water  supply  and 
waterworks  of  said  City  in  any  manner  and  to  any  extent,  t'hat  is 
or  mav  be  needful,  from  the  present  or  from  any  other  site  or 
sites ;  that  said  City  shall  have  the  power  to  acquire  all  rights  and 
property,  real  and  personal,  necessary  or  appropriate  for  afford- 
ing a  complete  and  sufificient  supply  of  reasonably  pure  and  clear 
water  to  said  City,  and  shall  have  power  to  acquire  and  hold  or 
use  all  such  rights  and  property,  both  within  the  limits  of  said' 
City  and  anywhere  in  this  State,  including  ownership  of  and  do- 
minion in  whole  or  in  part  over  the  water-shed,  from  which  the 
water  to  be  supplied  is  gathered,  'however  large  the  tract  of  land 


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necessary  for  the  purpose  may  be.  so  as  to  let  said  water-shed 
grow  up  in  grass  and  trees,  without  manuring  or  tillage,  or  other 
hurtful  use,  and  so  as  to  keep  the  water  clear  and  pure. 

Sec.  273.     Authority  to  Make  Surveys  for  Proposed  Work. — 

The  said  City  shall  ha\e  power  to  cause  such  examinations  and 
surveys  to  be  made  for  the  proposed  work  contemplated  in  this 
Bill  as  shall  be  necessary  or  proper  to  the  selection  of  the  most 
advantageous  location  or  locations,  site  or  sites,  water-shed  or 
sheds,  and  right  or  rights,  way  or  ways,  for  locating  all  their 
works  and  appliances  for  bringing  the  water  and  distributing  it 
in  the  City,  and  for  carrying  out  the  object  of  this  Bill.. 

Sec.  274.  Can  For  This  Purpose  Enter  Upon  the  Land  of 
Anyone — All  Powers  Heretofore  Conferred  Continue  In  Full 
Force. — And  for  such  purpose  (surveys,  etc.j,  the  said  City,  by 
its  ofificers.  agents,  servants  or  employees,  shall  have  the  riglit  to 
enter  upon  the  land  or  water  of  any  person,  and  all  the  rights, 
powers,  and  privileges  heretofore  conferred  by  the  Legislature 
under  any  bill  enacted  by  the  same  upon  said  City  for  erecting 
and  mantaining  waterworks,  are  hereby  revived  and  continued  in 
full  force  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act,  in  extending  said  water- 
works, or  in  erecting  new  waterworks,  either  or  both,  as  the 
case  mav  be. 


Sec.  275.  May  Have  Rights  of  Way  For  Canals,  Aqueducts, 
Etc. — The  City,  by  its  agents  aforesaid,  may  construct  its  works, 
or  lay  its  pipes,  upon  acquiring  the  property  or  riglit  so  to  do,  as 
the  case  may  be,  with  the  necessary  way  or  ways,  dams,  canals, 
raceways,  reservoirs,  excavations  or  embankments,  and  do  all 
acts  and  things  necessary  for  the  construction  and  maintenance 
of  said  works. 

Sec.  276.  May  Lease,  Buy  or  Condemn  Property,  or  Acquire 
by  Donation  the  Same,  For  Waterworks. — And  (said  City)  shall 
have  the  power  to  lease,  or  buy,  or  condemn  any  property,  real 
or  personal,  anywhere  in  this  State,  for  the  purpose,  or  acquire 
the  same  by  donation,  and  to  sell,  lease  or  dispose  of  any  part 
thereof  not  found  necessary  for  the  works,  at  the  pleasure  of  the 
City. 


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CHARTKR— WATER-WORKS— L.AV    MAIXS 


Sec.  277.  May  Obtain  Gravel,  Stone,  Earth  and  Timber— Cut 
Down  Trees,  If  Necessary — Take  Land  For  All  Such  Purposes 
— Pay  For  Same. — And  said  City,  by  its  agents  as  aforesaid, 
shall  have  power  to  obtain  gravel,  stone,  earth,  timber,  or  other 
material,  and  to  take  such  land  as  may  be  necessary  for  the 
proper  construction,  operation,  and  security  of  said  works,  and 
to  cut  down  any  trees,  t'hat  may  be  necessary  therefor,  or  security 
of  the  same,  making  compensation  therefor  as  by  tliis  bill  or 
under  the  law  provided  for  property  taken  for  public  use,  and 
shall  have  all  other  powers  and  authority  necessary  and  appro- 
priate to  accomplish  the  objects  of  this  Act. 

Sec.  278.  Rights  and  Remedies  of  City  and  Property-Owners 
In  Condemnation  of  Property. — The  rights  and  remedies  of  said 
City,  and  all  persons  and  corporations,  whose  property,  fran- 
chises, easements,  or  rig'hts,  it  may  seek  to  condemn  or  appropri- 
ate for  the  purposes  of  this  Act  shall  be  those  contained  in  and 
set  out  in  Part  2,  Title  1,  Chapter  1,  Section  1689,  sub-section  L, 
of  Code  of  Georgia  of  1882  for  condemning  and  making  compen- 
sation for  property,  where  the  same  is  sought  to  be  taken  for 
railroad  purposes,  substituting  the  said  City  as  the  pro-movant 
in  such  proceedings  in  lieu  of  t'he  railroad  company,  as  in  said 
Section  contemplated,  and,  if  in  any  respect,  the  rights  and  rem- 
edies in  said  Section  set  out  should  be  found  inappropriate,  then 
the  rights  and  remedies  shall  be  the  same  as  is  contained  and 
provided  in  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  said  State  originally  au- 
thorizing the  City  of  Atlanta  to  provide  and  erect  waterworks, 
and  in  the  several  amendments  afterwards  made  thereto. 

Sec.  279.  May  Use  Streams  for  Power — Compensation  There- 
for.— Said  City  shall  have  power  to  use  and  employ  for  the  pur- 
pose of  said  works  any  stream  or  streams  of  water  or  water- 
course or  water-courses,  or  any  part  of  such  waters,  which  by 
said  City  shall  be  deemed  necessary  and  appropriate ;  to  use 
such  waters  by  employing  the  same  for  power  to  run  or  move 
the  necessary  machinery,  or  for  pumping  through  the  mains,  and 
distributing  over  the  City,  either  or  both  as  the  case  may  be, 
making  compensation  therefor  as  by  law  required. 

Sec.  280.  May  Lay  Mains  Along  Streets,  Highways,  Crossing, 
Occupying   or   Appropriating   Same,   Or   Any   Part. — Said    City 


CHARTER— \VATER-WORKS— NOT   SELI^   OLD  OR   XEW   SYSTEM      g^j 

shall  have  the  power  to  lay  its  mains  along  any  street  or  high- 
way, or  otherwise,  whenever  necessary ;  to  cross,  occupy,  or  ap- 
propriate with  its  works  such  highways  or  streets  or  anv  part 
thereof. 


Sec.  281.  Control  of  Work — By  Whom. — The  work  contem- 
plated under  this  Act  shall  be  carried  on  through  the  ao^ency  of 
the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  of  said  City,  under  the  direc- 
tion and  control  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  same. 

Sec.  282.  This  Authority  Continuation  of  Previous  Author- 
ity—All Existing  Laws  As  To  Old  Waterworks  Effective  For 
New. — The  works  provided  for  or  contemplated  under  this  Bill 
are  to  be  deemed  and  taken  as  a  continuation  of,  and  in  lieu  of, 
the  w^aterworks  heretofore  enacted  and  used  by  said  City,  and  all 
existing  legislation,  as  well  as  the  ordinance  of  said  City,  forbid- 
ding trespasses  or  any  interference  with  said  waterworks,  and 
all  sanitary  laws  and  regulations  relative  to  the  same  are  hereby 
revived  and  made  applicable  to  the  said  new  works,  or  extended 
works,  as  the  case  may  be,  with  the  same  remedies,  pains,  and 
penalties  as  by  previous  Acts  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, or  the  general  laws  of  the  State,  are  or  may  be  provided. 

Sec.  283.  Can  Not  Sell  or.  Lease  for  Longer  Than  Five 
Years  Old  Waterworks  Property — Penalty  for  Violation. — The 
Mayor  and  General  Council,  or  Board  of  Water  Commissioners, 
or  other  officers  of  said  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  have  no  authority 
or  power  to  sell,  exchange,  or  lease  for  a  term  longer  than  five 
years  the  property  now  belonging  to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  known 
as  Lakewood,  or  the  old  waterworks  property,  same  being  the 
property,  on  which  is  located  the  old  water  reservoir,  to  the 
South  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  ;  and  any  official  vesting  therefor 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  having  violated  his  duty,  and  subject 
to  impeachment  and  removal   from   office. 

Sec.  284.  Can  Not  Sell  Or  Lease  the  System  of  Waterworks — 
Penalty  For  Violation. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council,  or 
Board  of  ^^'ater  Commissioners,  or  other  Officers  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  shall  have  no  authority  or  power  to  sell,  exchange,  farm 
out,  lease  out,  or  in  any  way  alien  the  property,  easements,  in- 


gg  CHARTER— \VATKIt\VORKS— FIN AXCIxVG    DEl'ARTMKXT 

come  or  other  equipment,  privileges  or  assets  belonging;  and  ap- 
pertaining to  its  system  of  waterworks ;  and  all  contracts,  nego- 
tiations, grants,  leases,  or  other  forms  of  transfer  in  violation  of 
this  Act  are  declared  void  and  of  no  effect,  Sis  against  said  City, 
and  any  oflficial  voting  therefor  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  violat- 
ing his  duty,  and  subject  to  impeachment  and  removal  from  of- 
fice therefor;  Provided,  however,  the  provisions  of  this  Section 
shall  not  apply  to  the  sale,  exchange  or  alienation  of  such  articles 
or  equipments  of  said  waterworks  plant  as  are  worn  out  or  use- 
less, or  which  for  the  betterment  of  the  service  can  be  advanta- 
geously substituted  ]\v  new  or  improved  machinery  or  equip- 
ment. 

Sec.  285.  Provision  For  Financing  New  Waterworks — Em- 
ployment of  City  Reserve  Funds, — For  the  purpose  of  carrying 
into  effect  the  objects  of  this  Act,  the  said  City  shall  have  power 
to  use  and  employ  the  fund  or  funds  accumulated  under  the 
Charter  of  said  City,  under  the  Act  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
said  State,  approved  December  18,  1884,  relative  to  providing  a 
fund  for  the  purpose  of  making  a  part  of  the  taxes  of  each  year 
available  for  current  expenses  during  a  portion  of  the  succeeding 
year,  and  under  the  several  Acts,  of  which  said  last-recited  Act 
is  amendatory,  and  for  the  purpose  aforesaid,  the  City  of  Atlanta 
shall  'have  power  to  make  any  contract  or  contracts,  or  to  incur 
any  obligation  upon  the  means  and  resources  of  the  City,  not 
repugnant  to  the  Constitution  of  this  State ;  and  that  to  supply 
the  place  of  accumulated  funds  diverted  or  used,  as  above  speci- 
fied, there  shall  be  annually  set  apart  twenty-five  thousand  dol- 
lars of  the  revenues  of  said  City,  commencing  with  the  year  1887, 
until  a  fund  of  two  'hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  has  been 
accumulated,  which  shall  be  applied  as  contemplated,  and  re- 
([uired  from  year  to  year,  as  required  by  said  Act  of  December 
]8,  1884,  and  the  several  Acts,  of  which  the  same  is  amendatory; 
and  in  the  meantime  said  City  may  make  such  temporary  loans 
as  are  actually  necessary  in  the  beginning  of  the  year  to  antici- 
pate the  rexenues  until  collection  of  the  same  begins  to  flow 
into  the  Treasury  in  the  summer  months.     (Obsolete.) 

Sec.  286.  Procuring  Funds  From  Others — How — Option  to 
Purchase  Later,  When  In  Funds,  Etc. — Said  City  shall  have 
power,  if  by  it  denied  wise  to  do  so,  to  procure  from  any  person 


CHARTEU     A\  ATKR  AVORKS— CHATTAHOiKHKIO     KIVKIt 


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or  persons  willing  thus  to  invest  the  funds,  in  whole  or  in  part, 
necessary  to  extend  said  works,  or  to  erect  new  works,  and  to 
vest  the  title  to  a  corresponding  part  of  the  property,  or  the 
whole  of  it,  as  the  case  may  be,  to  hini  or  tliose  thus  advancing 
the  money,  upon  the  agreement  that  the  City  have  an  option  to 
purchase  and  pay  ior  a  title  to  the  property  at  a  future  day 
whenever  the  City  shall  be  provided  with  funds  or  means  of  do- 
ing so,  the  City  in  the  "meantime  using  and  operating  the  works 
at  an  agreed  rental,  to  be  paid  by  it  u[)on  such  terms  and  condi- 
tions as  may  be  b}-  the  jiarties  agreed  on. 

Sec.  287.  Police  and  Sanitary  Regulations  New  Waterworks 
— Violation  of  Regulations — Penalty. — The  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  said  City  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  estab- 
lish reasonable  police  and  sanitary  regulations  over  the  new 
waterworks  of  said  City,  located  at  the  Chattahooc'hee  River, 
near  the  mouth  of  Peachtree  Creek,  in  Fulton  County,  and  along 
the  pipe-line  of  said  waterworks  system,  between  said  river  and 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  including  said  pipe-line,  the  reservoir  of  said 
new  waterworks  system,  the  water-shed,  and  all  lands  occupied 
for  the  purpose  of  water  supply,  and  to  punish  a  violation  of  such 
regulation  by  fine  or  imprisonment  as  in  case  of  violations  of 
other  ordinances  of  said  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  288.  City  May  Use  Water  From  Chattahoochee  River — 
Ratification  of  City's  Acts  In  Establishing  Works — Not  Liable 
For  Suits  on  Account  of  Use  of  Water. — The  City  of  Atlanta  is 
hereby  empowered  and  authorized  to  use  the  waters  of  the  Lliat- 
tahoochee  River  for  the  purpose  of  supplying  its  system  of  wa- 
terworks with  water,  and  all  acts  of  said  City,  its  ]^Iayor  and  (Gen- 
eral CDuncil,  and  its  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  whereby 
lands  have  been  purchased  alongside  said  river,  pumping  stations 
erected  thereon,  mains  built  therefrom,  reservoirs  and  power  or 
other  pumping  stations  erected  for  the  purpose  of  securing  a 
pressure  on  the  water  in  such  mains  whereby  the  water  might  be 
supplied  to  the  Cit\-  of  Atlanta  for  the  purpose  of  securing  the 
healtli  I  if  the  citizens  thereof,  and  the  preserxation  of  the  prop- 
erty and  for  all  municipal  purposes,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
confirmed  and  its  future  use  for  the  same  and  similar  j)urpose 
is  herel^y  granted  and  authorized.  The  City  shall  not  be  held 
liable  for  any  suits  at  law.  or  in  equity,  on  account  of  the  use 


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herein  authorized  or  for  any  enlargement  of  said  use  by  reason 
of  the  increased  growth  of  said  City. 

Sec.  289.  Authority  Heretofore  Granted  Preserved  As  To 
Construction  of  Waterworks,  Condemnation  of  Property,  Issu- 
ance of  Bonds,  Etc. — The  grants  of  authority  to  said  City  of 
Atlanta  to  construct  new  waterworks,  to  acquire  property  for 
that  purpose  by  purchase  or  condemnation,  to  issue  bonds  to  be 
sold  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  construction  of  such  works,  and 
all  authority  heretofore  granted  said  City  in  reference  to  the  pro- 
posed system  of  waterworks,  is  continued  in  full  force  and  effect, 
especially  all  the  provisions  of  the  Act  approved  September  5th, 
1885,  October  1st,  1887,  and  December  4th,  1889,  except  Section 
7  of  the  Act  of  1885  aforesaid,  providing  for  the  use  of  the  sink- 
ing fund  of  said  City,  and  all  authority  heretofore  granted  any 
system  of  waterworks,  or  hereafter  to  be  granted  to  any  such 
system,  is  hereby  conferred  upon  the  City  of  Atlanta  with  refer- 
ence to  the  system  of  waterworks  herein  authorized  to  be  con- 
structed. 


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CHAPTER  XVIII. 

SEWERS  AND  DRAINS. 

Sec.  290.  Authority  to  Lay  Sewers  and  Drains. — Said  Mayor 
and  General  Council  shall  ha\  c  full  power  and  authority  to  lay 
down  sewers  and  drains  in  said  City. 

Sec.  291.  Construction  Under  Direction  of  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion.— All  work  of  la}ini^  down  or  constructing  sewers  or  drains 
shall  be  done  under  the  direction  and  supervision  of  the  Chief  of 
Construction. 

Sec.  292.  Necessity  for  Sewerage — Plans — Estimates  of  Cost 
— Who  Furnishes. — The  Chief  of  Construction  shall  furnish  to 
said  Board  (of  Health)  information  and  advice  as  to  the  necessi- 
ties of  any  particular  locality  for  sewerage,  the  kind  of  sewer- 
age that  may  be  desirable,  with  estimates  of  the  cost  of  the  same, 
and  shall  furnish  plans  and  profiles  and  such  other  like  works 
as  may  be  necessary  and  proper. 

Sec.  293.  Assessments  for  Sewers — How  Collected. — (They 
shall  have  full  power  and  authority)  to  assess  the  amount  of  the 
cost  of  laying  and  constructing  the  same  upon  the  real  estate 
abutting  on  streets  through  and  along  which  sewers  and  drains 
may  be  placed  and  constructed,  and  upon  any  real  estate  through 
and  upon  which  the  same  may  be  constructed  or  placed. 
Amounts  of  assessments  on  real  estate  for  constructing  sewers 
may  be  collected  by  execution,  levy  and  sale,  as  in  street  assess- 
ments. 

Sec.  294.  Construction  of  Sewers  Provided  For  By  Ordinance 
— Publication  of  Its  Introduction — Time — When  Passed. — The 

construction  of  all  sewers  under  this  Act  shall  be  provided  for  by 
ordinance.  After  the  first  reading  of  an  ordinance  providing  for  a 
sewer,  a  notice  of  the  introduction  of  the  same  shall  be  published 
in  one  or  more  of  the  daily  papers  of  the  City ;  such  notice  shall 
contain  a  statement  of  the  line  along  which  the  proposed  sewer 


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is  to  be  laid,  and  a  statement  of  the  general  character,  material 
and  size  of  such  sewer.  Said  notice  shall  be  pviblished  at  least 
as  many  as  ten  days  before  the  adoption  of  such  ordinance,  and 
said  ordinance  may  be  adopted  at  the  next  meeting  after  its  in- 
troduction, or  at  any  subsequent  meeting  after  said  notice  has 
been  published.  Substantial  compliance  with  t'he  above  require- 
ment as  to  notice  shall  be  sufficient. 

Sec.  295.  May  Lay  Sewers  Through  Private  Property — To 
Ascertain  Damage  Assessors  Appointed — May  Appeal  From 
Award — Four  Days. — -Said  Mayor  and  General  Council  are  here- 
by authorized  to  construct  and  lay  down  sewers  through  prop- 
erty in  said  City  :  Provided,  That  before  doing  so,  any  damage 
done  to  private  property  thereby  shall  be  ascertained  and  paid. 
In  order  to  ascertain  the  amount  thereof,  assessors  shall  be  ap- 
pointed, who  shall  act  and  report  as  in  cases  of  opening  streets 
in  said  City,  and  from  wdiose  award  either  party  may  appeal  to 
the  Superior  Court  of  Fulton  County  within  four  days. 

Sec,  296.  Sewer  Assessment — How  Much — Rights  of  Abut- 
ting Property. — In  all  cases  where  a  sewer  shall  be  laid  by  or 
under  the  authority  of  said  City  in  any  street,  t'he  sum  of  seventy 
cents  per  lineal  foot  shall  be  assessed  upon  the  property  and  es- 
tates respectively  abutting  on  said  sewer,  on  each  side  of  said 
street  in  which  said  sewer  is  laid  or  constructed,  and  in  consider- 
ation of  the  payment  of  said  assessment  the  owners  of  said  es- 
tates shall  have  the  right  to  connect  their  drains  from  said  abut- 
ting property  for  the  discharge  of  sewerage  into  said  sewer. 
The  remaining  cost  of  all  sewers  not  thus  assessed  shall  be 
paid  by  said  City  out  of  the  sewer  appropriations  for  the  year. 

Sec,  297. — Sewer  Connections  to  be  Laid  and  Assessed  with 
Sewers. — Power  and  authority  is  hereby  given  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  in  addition  to  assess- 
ing the  cost  for  the  construction  of  sewers  in  streets  upon  abut- 
ing  property  owners  as  now  ])ro\i(lc(l,  to  assess  and  collect  from 
abutting  property  owners  the  cost  of  extending  such  sewers,  for 
purposes  of  connection,  to  the  property  line,  at  the  time  such 
sewers  are  laid.  'Hie  cost  oi  such  extensions  shall  be  added  to 
the  cost  of  the  construction  of  the  sewer,  as  now  provided  by  the 
charter  of  said  City  and  the  total  cost  thereof  shall  be  assessed 


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against  such  abutting  property  owners  and  collected  in  the  same 
manner  as  is  now  provided  for  the  collection  of  sewer  asess- 
ments  against  abutting  property  owners  by  the  charter  of  said 
City. 

Sec.  298.  Sewer  Assessments — How  Much,  When  Laid 
Through  Private  Property — Rights  of  Abutting  Property  Own- 
ers.— In  case  an\-  such  sewer  is  laid  down  or  constructed  through 
or  over  any  private  property,  along  the  course  of  any  natural 
drain  or  otherwise,  a  like  sum  of  seventy  cents  shall  be  assessed 
upon  such  property  abutting  upon  each  side  of  said  sewer  for 
every  lineal  foot,  making  in  all  one  dollar  and  forty  cents  for 
every  lineal  foot  to  be  assessed  upon  such  property,  through 
which  the  sewers  are  constructed  as  aforesaid,  and,  in  considera- 
tion of  the  paA-ment  of  said  assessment,  the  owner  of  said  estates 
respectively  on  each  side  of  said  sewer,  through  or  over  which 
such  sewer  may  be  constructed,  shall  have  the  rig'ht  to  connect 
their  drains  from  said  abutting  property  for  the  discharge  of 
sewerage  into  said  sewer. 

Sec.  299.  Extent,  Character,  Material,  Expense — How  Gov- 
erned— Sewers  Laid  Without  Permission  From  Property-Own- 
ers.— The  extent  and  character,  material  used  and  expense  of 
sewers  constructed,  as  well  as  the  time  and  manner  of  construct- 
ing the  same,  shall  be  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  said  City,  and  to  be  prescribed  from  time  to  time  by 
ordinances,  and  upon  like  notice  and  in  the  same  manner,  and 
the  assessments  laid  and  enforced  by  execution,  levy,  sale,  or 
otherwise,  as  in  case  of  ordinances  and  assessments  for  the  pav- 
ing of  streets  in  said  City,  except  that  sewers  hereby  authorized 
may  be  constructed  with  or  without  petition  by  property-own- 
ers, where,  in  the  judgment  and  discretion  of  t'he  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  the  public  health  and  good  of  the  City  shall  rec|uire. 

Sec.  300.  Collection  Resisted— How— Who  Decides. — The 
Defendant  shall  'have  the  right  to  file  an  affidavit  denying  the 
whole  or  any  part  of  the  amount,  for  which  the  execution  issued 
is  due,  and  stating  what  amount  he  admits  to  be  due.  which 
amount  so  admitted  to  be  due  shall  l)e  paid  or  collected  before 
the  affidavit  is  received,  and  the  affidavit  received  for  the  balance ; 
and  all  such  affidavits  so  received  shall  be  returned  to  the  .Super- 


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ior  Court  of  Fnlton  County,  and  there  tried  and  the  issue  deter- 
mined as  in  cases  of  illegality,  subject  to  all  the  pains  and  penal- 
ties provided  in  cases  of  illegality  for  delay. 

Sec.  301.  Corner  Lots  with  Sewers  in  Both  Streets — Exemp- 
tion of  75  Feet  From  Assessment. — In  case  of  real  estate  situated 
on  street  corners,  and  haxing-  frontage  on  two  streets,  t'he  owner, 
and  real  estate  thus  situated,  shall  be  assessed  as  by  this  Act  pro- 
vided for  the  frontage  on  the  street,  in  which  a  sewer  is  tirst  laid, 
and  when  a  sewer  is  laid  on  the  other  street,  seventy-five  feet  of 
frontage  shall  be  exempt  from  asessment  on  t'he  owner  and  real 
estate  of  the  last  named  sewer. 


Sec.  302.  Assessment  for  Sewers  a  Lien  on  Real  Estate — 
When. — The  amount  of  such  assessment  for  sewers  on  each  piece 
of  real  estate  shall  be  a  lien  on  said  real  estate  from  the  day  of 
the  passage  of  the  ordinance  providing  for  the  work  and  making 
the  assessment. 

Sec.  303.  Sewers  Through  Private  Property — Claims  For 
Damages — Adjustment. — In  case  of  any  sewer  or  sewers,  or 
parts  of  the  same,  being  built  or  laid  over  or  through  private 
property,  if  the  owner  of  such  property  claim  damages  for  the 
occupation  of  said  lands  by  such  sewer  and  construction  of  the 
same  thereon,  give  notice  of  such  claim,  but  a  failure  to  give 
such  notice  shall  in  no  wise  affect  or  prejudice  t'he  right  of  such 
owner  to  bring  suit  for  damages  sustained.  But  upon  giving  no- 
tice of  such  claim  for  damages  aforesaid,  then  assessors  shall  be 
appointed  to  ass-ess  damages  to  said  land  by  reason  or  on  account 
of  the  construction  of  any  such  sewer  through  or  upon  the  same, 
said  assessors  to  be  appointed,  notice  given,  and  their  award 
made  as  in  case  of  property  taken  for  opening,  widening,  or 
straightening  streets  under  the  charter  and  laws  of  said  City. 

Sec.  304.  Assessments  Due  Contractor  For  Sewer — Collec- 
tion in  Installments — How — Proviso  Restricting  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  From  Incurring  Indebtedness. — The  ^layor  and 
General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  power  and  au- 
thority to  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  collection  of  assessments 
for  the  construction  of  sewers  in  instalments  running  through  a 


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series  of  years  to  be  fixed  by  such  ordinances  in  all  cases  where 
the  construction  of  said  sewers  is  performed  by  a  contractor  or 
contractors ;  Provided,  that  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall 
not  have  power  and  authority  to  incur  indebtedness  to  be  paid  by 
the  City  from  its  Treasury  on  account  of  the  construction  of  such 
sewers,  which  indebtedness  is  not  to  be  paid  in  the  year,  in  which 
it  is  contracted. 

Sec.  305.  Making  of  Sewer  Connections  May  Be  Regulated — 
General  Supervision  By  Mayor  and  General  Council. — For  the 

preservation  of  all  sewers  in  said  City  for  the  jniblic  use  and 
easements  aforesaid,  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall 
have  the  authority  to  direct  and  control  the  time  and  manner  in 
which  connections  shall  be  made  with  such  sewers,  and  by  whom 
the  work  is  to  be  done,  and  upon  what  terms  and  conditions,  and 
at  what  point  and  to  what  extent  surface-water  or  drainage  shall 
be  permitted  to  flow  into  sewers,  and  generally  all  matters  relat- 
ing to  the  use  and  control  and  repairs  of  sewers  and  sewer  con- 
nections, and  replacing  of  paving  and  other  adjacent  structures  in 
good  condition  shall  be  at  all  times  under  t'he  regulation  and 
control  of  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  in  its  fair  and 
legal  discretion. 

Sec.  306.  May  Pass  Ordinances  For  Further  Regulation — 
Make  Inspections — By  Whom — May  Withhold  Plumbing  Li- 
censes— From  Whom — When — Other  Powers, — The  Mayor  and 
General  Council  of  said  City  shall  be  authorized  to  provide  by 
order,  resolution,  or  ordinance  of  that  body,  from  time  to  time, 
for  the  adoption  and  enforcement  of  additional  and  suitable  regu- 
lations in  said  City,  such  as  may  be  needful  and  proper  on  the 
subject  of  drainage,  sewerage,  plumbing,  and  all  that  is  or  may 
be  needful  for  improved  sanitation,  and  to  provide  agencies  and 
means  for  carrying  out  and  enforcement  of  the  same  through  its 
officers,  or  any  of  its  Boards,  and  to  make  all  necessary  inspec- 
tions, to  withhold  authority  and  license  for  plumbing  to  any  but 
competent  persons  and  to  do  all  else  that  is  or  may  be  needful  to 
require  compliance  by  individuals  with  the  rules  thus  adopted, 
and  shall  have  power  to  make  alterations  and  amendments  there- 
to, as  from  time  to  time  may  be  needed. 

Sec.  307.     May  Construct  Sewers  Without  the  City  Limits — 


94  CHARTER— SE>VERS-CO>DEMNATIO\    OUTSIDE    CITY 

May  Operate  Plants  or  Means  for  Disposal  of  Sewerage  Without 
the  City  Limits. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  are  hereby  authorized,  in  their  discretion,  to  lay  out 
and  construct  sewers,  of  wliatever  form,  fashion,  and  material  as 
in  their  judgment  may  be  proper,  safe,  and  sanitary  without  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  /Atlanta,  as  well  as  and  to  as  full  an  fextent 
as  now  authorized  within  the  limits  of  said  City  and  they  are 
further  authorized  and  empowered,  in  their  discretion  to  prepare, 
construct  and  operate  plants,  means,  methods  or  whatever  sys- 
tem in  their  discretion  is  best  for  the  disposal  of  sewerage  matter, 
and  said  plants  or  systems  or  methods  may  be  constructed  and 
operated  without  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  as  well  as 
within  the  limits  of  said  City,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council. 

Sec.  308.  May  Condemn  Dands  Outside  of  City  for  Sewerage 
Purposes  or  Disposal  Plans. — Power  and  authority  is  vested  in 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  to  condemn  lands, 
leases,  and  all  other  interest  in  real  estate,  whereby  possession 
and  title  to  land,  and  as  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  may 
be  procured  by  said  City  for  the  construction  of  sewers,  as  above 
provided,  as  well  as  plants,  means,  or  methods  for  the  disposal  of 
sewage  matter,  all  as  above  provided,  without  the  limits  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  in  whatever  direction  and  to  whatever  extent  it 
may  be  deemed  necessary  and  proper  within  the  discretion  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  309.  Power  of  Eminent  Domain — Tanyard  Branch — 
Sewerage     Outlet — Right    to    Condemn    Adjacent    Land. —  Phe 

power  of  eminent  domain  is  hereby  conferred  upon  the  citv  of 
Atlanta,  in  so  far  as  may  be  necessary  to  take  charge  of  and  con- 
trol the  waters  known  as  Tanyard  Branch  for  sewerage  and  sani- 
tary purposes,  with  the  right  to  condemn  said  water-way  and  ad- 
jacent land  as  is  now  made  and  provided  l)y  law  in  such  cases. 


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CHAPTER  XIX. 

BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 

Sec.  310.  Board  of  Health — How  Composed. — The  Board  of 
Health  of  said  City  of  Atlanta  sliall  be  composed  of  a  niimher 
corresponding^  to  the  numl)er  of  Wards  in  said  City,  except  that 
the  Mayor  shall  be  ex-officio  a  memljer  of  said  Board,  and  the 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  the  General  Council,  to  which  is 
referred  matters  relating  to  the  Department  shall  also  be  ex-ofifi- 
cio  a  member  of  said  Board. 

Sec.  311.  Members  of  Board  From  Each  Ward — How  Elected 
— By  Whom. — The  other  members  shall  be  elected  by  the  Gen- 
eral Coimcil,  one  to  be  selected  from  each  Ward  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta. 

Sec.  312.  Two  Residents  of  Same  Ward  Not  Eligible  At 
Same  Time. — At  no  time  shall  two  residents  of  the  same  A\'ard 
be  eligible  or  permitted  to  serve  on  said  Board  at  the  same  time. 

Sec.  313.  Shall  Hold  Office  Three  Years.— The  members  so 
elected  shall  hold  office  for  a  term  of  three  years. 

Sec.  314.  Quorum. — A  majority  of  (the  Board)  shall  be  a 
quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

Sec.  315.  Meetings— How  Often— Duties.— It  >hall  be  the 
duty  of  said  Board  of  Health  to  meet  weekly,  or  as  often  as  may 
be  necessary,  to  visit  every  part  of  the  City,  and  to  report  to  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  all  nuisances,  which  are  likely  to  en- 
danger the  health  of  the  City  or  of  any  neighborhood. 

Sec.  316.  Abatement  of  Nuisances— Reports  by  Board  of 
Health.— Said  ^layor  and  General  Council  shall  have  power,  upon 
the  report  of  said  Board  of  Health,  to  cause  such  nuisances  to  be 
abated,  and  its  recommendation  to  be  carried  out  in  a  summary 


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manne'r,  at  the  expense  of  the  party  whose  act  or  negligence 
caused  such  nuisance,  or  of  the  owner  of  the  property,  upon 
which  the  same  may  be  located,  as  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil shall  elect. 

Sec.  317.  Board  May  Also  Abate  Nuisances. — The  Board  of 
Health  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  may  exercise  the  same  power  as  is 
now  vested  in  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City,  relat- 
ing to  the  abatement  of  nuisances,  wdiicli  are  likely  to  endanger 
the  health  of  said  City,  or  any  neighborhood  therein,  to  such  ex- 
tent, and  under  such  regulations  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council ;  Provided,  that  nothing  in  this  sec- 
tion shall  be  construed  so  as  to  divest  the  power  to  cause  such 
nuisance  to  be  abated,  which  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil have  under  this  Charter. 

Sec.  318.  May  Cause  Drainage  or  Filling  of  Lands  and  Cel- 
lars.— The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
sliall  have  full  power,  upon  the  recommendation  of  said  Board  of 
Health,  to  cause  the  owners  of  lots  or  cellars,  within  the  corpor- 
ate limits  of  said  City,  to  drain  or  fill  the  same  to  the  level  of  the 
streets  or  alleys,  upon  which  said  lots  or  cellars  are  located. 

Sec.  319.  Penalty  For  Failure  or  Refusal  to  Comply  with  Or- 
der.— If  the  owner  of  said  lots  or  cellars,  or  the  occupants  of  the 
same,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Council,  shall  fail  or  refuse,  after 
reasonable  notice  to  him  or  his  agents,  to  comply  with  the  re- 
quirements of  said  Mayor  and  General  Council,  by  draining  said 
lots  or  cellars,  or  by  filling  up  the  same,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council  to  have  this  work  performed,  and 
the  amount  so  expended  collected  by  executions  issued  by  the 
Clerk  of  said  Council  against  the  owner  or  occupant  of  the  lots  or 
cellars,  as  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  may  elect,  and  a 
sale  under  said  execution  shall  pass  a  complete  and  perfect  title 
to  the  property  sold  as  a  sale  by  the  Sheriff  under  a  judgment  and 
execution. 

Sec.    320.  Compulsory  Vaccination— By  Whom — Penalty  For 

Refusal.— Said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  full  power 
and  authority  to  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  frequent  and  com- 
pulsory vaccination  of  all  persons  in  said  City  by  suitable  quali- 
fied physicians  to  be  selected  by  the  Board  of  Health  of  said  City, 


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and  to  provide  and  enforce  suitable  and  adequate  penalties 
against  any  and  all  persons,  who  shall  refuse  to  submit  to  vacci- 
nation in  accordance  wifh  the  provisions  or  requirements  of  such 
ordinance. 

Sec.  321.  Crematories — How  Established  and  Operated — 
Where  Located. — The  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  power  and 
authority  upon  the  advice  and  recommendation  of  the  Board  of 
Health,  and  through  the  agency  of  said  Board,  or  such  other 
agency  as  it  may  select,  to  establish  and  operate  crematories,  as 
many  as  may  be  necessary,  for  the  proper  disposal  of  the  night 
soil,  garbage,  and  other  refuge  of  said  City,  and  at  such  dififerent 
places  as  may  be  selected  by  said  City,  with  proper  consideration 
for  the  just  and  equal  distribution  of  said  refuse  matter;  Provided, 
nevertheless,  that  nothing  in  this  Act  contained,  shall  be  held  or 
construed  to  aftect  any  pending  litigation  ;  and  provided  further 
that  this  Act  shall  not  be  taken  or  construed  to  relieve  said  City 
from  any  liability  for  damages,  which  may  accrue  to  person  or 
property  from  said  crematories. 

Sec.  322.  Livery  Stables — Where  Located — Conditions — 
Limits. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
shall  have  power  and  authority  to  determine  by  ordinances 
passed  from  time  to  time  on  what  streets  or  witTiin  what  limits 
livery  stables  hereafter  erected  shall  be  located,  and  to  prohibit 
the  erection  or  occupancy  of  places  other  than  the  places  or  the 
limits  prescribed  by  such  ordinances,  and  to  enforce  penalties  for 
the  violation  of  such  ordinances  as  for  the  violation  of  other  such 
penal  ordinances  of  said  City. 

Sec.  323.  Private  Stables — How  Regulated — When  Erection 
Forbidden. — The  ^layor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta shall  have  power  and  authority  to  pass  and  enforce  ordi- 
nances providing  for  the  location,  use,  and  cleanliness  of  private 
stables,  and  forbidding  the  erection  of  such  stables  when  they 
are  likely  to  be  injurious  to  the  health  of  citizens. 

Sec.  324.    May  Pass  Ordinances  For  Regulation  of  Sanitation. 

— The  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  full  power  to 
pass  all  ordinances  that  may  be  necessary  to  carry  the  provisions 
of  this  Act  into  complete  and  full  effect. 


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Sec.  325.  Sanitary  Appropriation — When  Made — By  Whom 
Expended. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City,  at  the 
time  the  annual  appropriations  are  made  in  June  of  each  year, 
shall  set  apart  and  appropriate  such  amount  as  the  probable  in- 
come of  the  City  will  authorize  for  sanitary  purposes,  the  same  to 
be  expended  by  the  Board  of  Health  of  said  City  for  such  pur- 
poses. 

Sec.  326.  Act  May  Be  Plead  As  Bar  to  Action  Against  Mayor 
and  General  Council. — This  Act  may  be  plead  as,  and  shall  be,  a 
complete  bar  to  any  action  brought  against  the  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council,  or  either  of  them,  for  any  act  done  by  them  un- 
der its  provisions  and  the  ordinances  passed  in  pursuance  of  it. 

Sec.  327.  Vacancies  in  Board — How  Filled. — The  Mayor  and 
General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  full  power  and 
authority  to  fill  any  vacancies  that  may  occur  in  the  Board  of 
Health. 


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CHAPTER  XX. 

PL'KLIC  WORKS,  STREETS,  SIDEWALKS,  GRADES.  ETC 

Sec.  328.  May  Lay  Out  Streets — Widen — Straighten — Other- 
wise Change  Same. — The  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall 
have  full  power  and  authority  to  open,  lay  out,  to  widen, 
straighten,  or  otherwise  change  streets,  alleys  and  squares  in  the 
City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.   329.      Damages — How    Assessed — Right    of    Appeal. — 

Whenever  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  exercise  the 
power  above  delegated,  they  shall  appoint  two  freeholders,  and 
the  owners  of  said  lots  fronting  on  side-streets  or  alleys  shall,  on 
five  days'  notice,  appoint  two  freeholders,  who  shall  proceed  to 
assess  the  damages  sustained,  or  the  advantages  derived,  bv  the 
owner  or  owners  of  said  lots,  in  conse(]uence  of  the  opening,  wid- 
ening, straightening,  or  otherwise  changing  said  streets  and  al- 
leys;  and  in  case  said  assessors  can  not  agree,  they  shall  select  a 
fifth  freeholder,  the  said  assessors  to  take  an  oath  that  they  will 
faithfully  discharge  their  duties,  and  either  party  to  have  the 
right  to  enter  an  appeal  to  the  Superior  Court  of  Fulton  County 
within  ten  days  from  the  rendition  of  said  award. 

(General  law — Code  of  1895,  Sections  4657  et  seq — covers  the 
above,  but  none  of  this  matter  or  following  matter  has  been 

specifically  repealed.) 
Sec.  330.      Assessors    by    City — When    They    Act— How.— If 

any  property  owner  shall  fail,  after  notification,  to  appoint  as- 
sessors by  the  time  prescribed,  then  the  two  assessors  appointed 
by  the  City  shall  proceed  to  make  the  assessment,  and,  in  the 
event  they  fail  to  agree  they  shall  call  in  a  third  freeholder,  who 
shall  be  sworn,  and  act  with  them,  and  the  finding  of  the  majority 
shall  stand  as  the  award,  unless  appeal  be  entered  in  conformity 
to  law. 

Sec.  331.  Assessors — Duties — When  Fifth  Assessor  Appoint- 
ed— How. — Said  Assessors  so  appointed,  as  now  provided  by  the 


1QQ  CHARTER — STREETS — CONDEMNATION 

Charter  of  said  City  shall  within  three  days  after  notice  to  them 
of  their  apointment,  meet  at  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  of  Atlanta,  at  twelve  o'clock  M.  on  a  day 
designated  by  said  Clerk,  and,  if  there  is  not  a  full  attendance  of 
such  Assessors,  those  present  shall  adjourn  until  twelve  o'clock 
on  the  next  day,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  to  at  once 
give  notice  to  such  absent  Assessor  of  such  adjournment,  and  ap- 
pointment for  another  meeting.  At  such  first  day,  so  appointed, 
or  the  day  thereafter,  as  the  case  may  be,  those  present  shall  take 
an  oath  before. the  Mayor,  or  any  officer  authorized  to  adminis- 
ter oaths,  faithfully  and  impartially  to  perform  the  duties,  for 
whic'h  they  are  appointed,  and  immediately  after  taking  and  sub- 
scribing the  oath  aforesaid,  they  shall,  before  proceeding  to  the 
consideration  of  the  question  submitted,  select  a  fifth  Assessor, 
who  shall  act  as  umpire,  and  take  and  prescribe  the  oath  pre- 
scribed for  Assessors,  as  above  stated,  and,  should  such  fifth  As- 
sessor or  umpire  fail  or  refuse  to  serve,  then  another  shall  in  like 
manner  be  selected,  and  so  on  until  an  umpire  shall  be  chosen. 

Sec.  332.  If  No  Fifth  Assessor  Agreed  Upon,  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  Appoint — Award  Made — When. — In  the  event  that 
the  Assessors  appointed  on  t'he  part  of  the  City  and  those  ap- 
pointed on  the  part  of  the  property  owners  cannot  agree,  or  fail  or 
refuse  to  agree  on  a  fifth  Assessor  or  umpire  within  two  days  af- 
ter they  organize,  or  take  the  oath  as  herein  prescribed,  the  Clerk 
aforesaid  shall  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  give  notice  of  such  failure  or  refusal,  and  said  Mayor 
and  General  Council  shall  appoint  or  elect  such  fifth  Assessor, 
and  he,  with  any  two  or  three  more  of  the  other  Assessors,  shall 
within  five  days  thereafter  proceed  to  make  an  award,  and  report 
the  same  as  provided  now. 

Sec.  333.  May  Appeal  From  Award — Proviso. — This  Act 
shall  not  be  construed  to  repeal,  or  change  the  right  of  appeal 
from  any  award  to  the  Superior  Court,  which  now  exists,  nor  to 
repeal  or  change  the  law,  which  now  provides  the  mode  of  pro- 
cedure and  assessment  in  such  cases  where  the  property  owner  or 
owners  fail  on  notice  to  appoint  Assessors  appointed  by  the  City, 
nor  shall  this  Act  be  construed  to  afifect  the  right  of  the  City  to 
adopt  or  reject  any  award,  as  now  provided  by  the  Charter  there- 
of. (See  Section  346.) 


CHARTER STREETS CONDEMNATION — GRADES  |Q| 

Sec.  334.  City  May  Decline  to  Take  Property,  If  Award  too 
High  or  Unreasonable. — Whenever  it  is  proposed  that  any  prop- 
erty be  taken  for  pubHc  use,  under  authority  of  said  City,  in  any 
department  thereof,  whether  for  streets,  sewers,  waterworks,  or 
any  public  purpose,  and  the  same  shall  be  assessed,  or  a  price 
fixed,  or  award  made  as  provided  by  law.  it  shall  be  optional  with 
the  City  Government  to  decline  accepting  the  property,  should 
the  price  thus  fixed,  or  award  made,  be  deemed  by  the  General 
Council  to  be  too  high  or  unreasonable. 

Sec.  335.      May  Fix  System  for  Grading  and  Draining  Streets. 

— The  said  Mayor  and  Council  shall  have  full  power  and  author- 
ity to  establish  and  fix  such  a  system  of  grading  and  draining  of 
the  streets  of  said  City  as  they  may  deem  proper. 

Sec.  336.  Permanent  Grades  Fixed — Application  by  Property 
Owner — Conditions — Owner  Can  Recover  Damages,  If  Injury 
Done  Afterwards. — Any  person  or  corporation  owning  real  es- 
state  in  said  City,  within  three-quarters  (^)  of  a  mile  of  the  car- 
shed,  desiring  to  improve  the  same,  shall  possess  the  right  to 
have  the  grade  of  any  street,  bordering  on  the  same,  permanently 
established,  by  complying  with  the  following  conditions,  to-wit: 
The  ow^ner,  his  agent  or  attorney,  shall  make  an  affidavit  stat- 
ing the  ownership  and  description  of  the  property,  that  it  is  in- 
tended to  make  improvement  on,  either  fencing  or  building,  or 
otherwise ;  that  such  improvements  are  to  cost  above  the  sum  of 
one  hundred  dollars,  and  that  he  desires  to  have  the  grade  of 
such  street  or  streets  established.  A  copy  of  such  affidavit  shall 
then  be  served  on  the  City  Surveyor  or  Chief  of  Construction, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be,  within  thirty  days  thereafter,  to  make  the 
necessary  survey  and  fix  the  grade  of  such  street,  and  make  a 
plat  or  profile  showing  the  same,  and  shall  deliver  it  to  the  appli- 
cant, together  with  the  affidavit  of  said  surveyor,  showing  that  the 
same  is  correct  and  fair,  and  upon  the  same  being  filed,  together 
with  the  original  affidavit,  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Super- 
ior Court  of  Fulton  County  for  record,  the  owner  shall  thereupon 
have  a  vested  right  in  such  grade,  and  shall  be  entitled  to  recover 
damages  from  the  City  for  any  injury  done  to  said  property, 
should  the  City  thereafter  alter  such  grade;  such  damages  to  be 
ascertained,  recovered,  and  paid  in  the  manner,  in  which  the  laws 
and  ordinances  in  force  at  the  time  may  provide  for  ascertaining, 


102  CHARTKR — STHEKTS — GRADES — PAVIXG 

recovering  and  paying  damages  done  to  property  in  laying  ont  or 
widening:  streets. 


Sec.  337.  Applications  not  under  Oath — When — Conditions 
— How  Altered  Thereby, — In  case  the  owner  of  any  real  estate  in 
said  city  desires  to  have  the  g'rade  fixed,  as  aforesaid,  for  any 
reason  other  t'han  a  purpose  to  make  improvements  on  the  same, 
he  shall  make  his  application,  in  writing,  not  under  oath,  to  the 
City  Surveyor  or  Chief  of  Construction,  but  need  not  incorporate 
any  reason  therein,  upon  which  all  subsequent  proceedings  shall 
be  the  same  as  above  set  forth,  such  written  application  taking 
the  place  of  the  afifidavit  provided  for  in  the  foregoing  Section  of 
this  Charter;  Provided  that,  when  the  party  proceeds  by  written 
application,  not  under  oath,  as  aforesaid,  the  authorities  of  the 
City  sliall  have  six  months  instead  of  thirty  days,  in  which  to 
make  and  return  the  surve}-  aforesaid. 

Sec,  338.  Mayor  and  General  Council  to  Control  Grades  of 
Streets  Fixed  by  Chief  of  Construction. — Nothing  in  this  Charter 
contained  shall  operate  to  interfere  with  the  control  had  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  over  the  manner  in 
which  the  City  Surveyor  or  Chief  of  Construction  shall  execute 
their  instructions,  or  the  instructions  of  the  Committees  in  re- 
gard to  the  grade  of  any  street ;  but  any  failure  or  dispute,  which 
may  happen  therein,  shall  not  operate  to  delay,  hinder  or  afifect 
the  remedy  given  by  this  Act  (1874)  to  any  owner  of  property 
seeking  to  have  his  grade  established  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  339.  Power  to  Grade,  Pave,  Macadamize  Streets — Con- 
struct Sidewalks — ^Lay  Curbing,  Cross-Drains,  Etc. — The  Mayor 
and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  full  power 
and  authority  in  their  discretion,  to  grade,  pave,  macadamize, 
and  otherwise  improve  for  travel  and  drainage  the  streets  and 
public  lanes  and  alleys  of  said  City,  and  to  construct  sidewalks 
and  pave  the  same;  to  put  down  curl)ing,  cross-drains,  crossings, 
and  otherwise  improve  the  same. 

Sec.  340.  May  Order  Pavements  or  Sidewalks. — They  shall 
have  full  power  and  authorit}'  to  order  such  pavements  or  side- 
walks laid  down  as  they  deem  })roper. 


CHARTER — STREETS — SIUEWA  I.KS-^ 


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Sec.  341.  If  Not  Laid  Upon  Order,  As  Above,  Then  City  May 
Do  So,  and  Collect. — L'pon  failure  of  any  person  to  comply  with 
the  same  within  the  time  prescribed,  the  said  Mayor  and  General 
Council  may  have  the  same  done,  and  levy  and  collect  the  ex- 
pense thereof  by  execution  against  tlie  lands  and  goods  and  chat- 
tels of  the  owner  of  the  lot  or  lots. 

Sec.  342.  May  Assess  Cost  of  Sidewalks  and  Curbing. — In  or- 
der to  fully  carry  into  effect  the  authority  above  delegated,  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  full  power  and  authority 
to  asses  the  cost  of  paving  and  otherwise  improving  the  side- 
walks, including  all  necessary  curbing  for  the  same,  on  the  real 
estate  abutting  on  the  street,  and  on  the  side  of  the  street  on 
which  the   sidewalk   is   so   improved. 

Sec.  343.  Equalize  Assessments  by  Estimating  Total  Cost, 
and  Prorating  According  to  Frontage. — Said  Mayor  and  General 
Council  are  further  authorized  and  empowered  to  adopt  by  ordi- 
nance a  system  of  equalizing  said  assesments  by  estimating  the 
total  cost  of  each  improvement  made,  and  prorating  the  cost 
thereof  on  the  real  estate  according  to  its  frontage  on  the  street 
or  portion  of  street  so  improved,  in  proportion  to  the  number  of 
front  feet  of  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land  abutting  on  such  street 
or  portion  of  street. 

Sec,  344.     Assess  Two-Thirds  of  Cost  to  Abutting  Property. 

— The  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  also  have  full  power  and 
authority  to  assess  two-thirds  of  the  cost  of  grading,  paving, 
macadamizing,  constructing  side-drains,  cross-drains,  crossings. 
and  otherwise  improving  the  right-of-way,  or  street  proper,  on 
the  real  estate  abutting  on  each  side  of  the  street  improved.  .  . 
One-third  of  said  cost  to  be  so  assessed,  as  'herein  provided,  upon 
the  real  estate  abutting  on  one  side  of  the  street  thus  improved, 
and  one-third  of  said  cost  to  be  assessed,  as  herein  provided, 
upon  the  real  estate  abutting  on  the  other  side  of  the  street  so 
improved,  in  this  way  making  up  two-thirds  of  the  cost  to  be  as- 
sessed against  the  abutting  property-owners,  as  above  provided. 

Sec.  345.  Equalize  Assesments  by  Estimating  Total  Cost, 
and  Pro-Rating  According  to  Frontage. — .Said  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  are  further  authorized  and  empowered  to  adopt  by 
ordinance  a  system  of  equalizing  said  assessments  by  estimating 


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CHARTER STREETS — PAVING — PETITION 


the  total  cost  of  each  improvement  made,  and  pro-rating  the  cost 
thereof  on  t'he  real  estate  according  to  its  frontage  on  the  street 
or  portion  of  street  so  improved  in  proportion  to  the  number  of 
front  feet  of  each  lot  or  parcel  of  land  abutting  on  such  street  or 
portion  of  street. 

Sec.  346.  Petition  for  Paving  Necessary — By  Property  Ovs^n- 
ers — Not  Gotten  up  by  Paving  Contractors — Chief  of  Construc- 
tion to  Approve. — In  order  to  exercise  the  authority  hereiiibeuMe 
conferred  upon  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council,  it  shall  be 
necessary  that  the  owners  of  at  least  one-half  the  real  estate  abut- 
ting on  the  street  or  portion  of  the  street  to  be  macadamized, 
paved,  or  otherwise  improved,  in  writing  petition  to  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  to  make  such  improvements ;  such  petition 
in  no  case  to  be  gotten  up  by  paving  contractors,  and  the  work 
petitioned  for  shall  have  the  approval  of  t'he  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion, who  shall  also  furnish  a  statement  of  its  estimated  cost. 

Sec.  347.  Notice  of  Petition  to  be  Published — How  Long — 
How  Acted  Upon. — Upon  the  filing  of  such  application,  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  cause  a  notice  of  the  presenta- 
tion of  such  petition,  and  of  the  time  and  place  when  the  same 
will  come  up  for  consideration  and  action,  to  be  published  in  one 
of  the  daily  papers  published  in  said  City,  at  least  ten  days  before 
an  ordinance  shall  be  passed  based  on  said  petition.  When  the 
petition  comes  up  for  action,  opportuinty  shall  be  given  to  all 
persons  interested  to  advocate  or  oppose  the  granting  of  the  pe- 
tition. An  ordinance  shall  be  passed  directing  the  said  work  to 
be  done. 

Sec.  348.  Decision  of  Mayor  and  General  Counsel  Final  as  to 
Rights  of  Persons,  After  the  Work  Is  Ordered  Done,  and  Is 
Done. — In  all  cases  where  the  petition  appears  to  be  signed  by 
sufficient  frontage  to  authorize  the  passage  of  the  ordinance, 
and  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  determine  that  it  is  sufficient 
to  authorize  the  passage  of  the  ordinance,  which  determination 
sliall  be  evidenced  by  the  passage  of  the  ordinance,  and  the  work 
is  executed  thereunder  and  notice  has  been  published  as  herein- 
before provided  for,  the  determination  of  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  as  to  the  sufficiency  of  the  petition  shall  be  final  as  to  the 
rights  and  interests  of  all  persons  or  corporations  interested,  who 
have  not  prevented  the  execution  of  the  work  by  an  injucntion  or 


CHARTER — STREETS — PAVING — REPAIR — FOUR    SQUARES       ^05 

Other  appropriate  legal  or  equitable  remedy  before  it  is  com- 
menced. 

Sec.  349.  May  Repave — Similar  Procedure  —  When. — The 
said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  as  full  power  to  re- 
pave  any  street  or  alley,  or  portion  of  such  street  or  alley,  upon 
like  petition,  and  after  proceedings  to  levy  and  collect  assessments 
therefor  as  in  cases  of  original  paving  provided  for  under  this 
Act,  whenever  in  the  judgment  of  said  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil the  paving  originally  laid  on  such  street  or  portion  of  street 
or  alley  is  worn  out  to  that  extent  that  it  is  no  longer  useful  as  a 
good  pavement. 

Sec.  350.     Work  Done — By  Whom — Under  Whose  Direction. 

This  work  may  be  done  under  the  immediate  direction  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council,  or  through  the  medium  of  contract- 
ors, each  piece  of  work  to  be  separately  contracted  for. 

Sec.  351.  City  to  Keep  Streets  In  Repair — Paved  or  Unpaved. 
— The  power  and  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said 
City  to  keep  its  streets,  whether  paved,  or  unpaved,  in  repair,  and 
to  pay  for  such  repairs  out  of  the  general  fund  of  the  City  is  in 
no  way  affected  by  the  passage  of  this  Act. 

Sec.  352.  Material  for  Paving — How  Selected, — The  material 
to  be  used  in  paving  or  otherwise  improving  streets  shall  be  such 
as  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  select  in  each  case. 

Sec.  353.  May  Pave  Four  Squares  of  Any  Street  Connecting 
with  Paved  Streets — When — Upon  Petition  of  How  Many — 
How  Enforced. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City 
are  authorized  in  their  discretion  to  grade,  pave,  macademize, 
and  otherwise  improve  for  travel  and  drainage,  the  streets  and 
alleys,  not  exceeding  four  squares  thereof,  which  connect  to 
other  streets  and  alleys,  not  exceeding  four  squares  thereof, 
which  connect  to  other  streets  already  improved,  upon  the  peti- 
tion of  abutting  owners,  having  less  than  one-half  and  not  less 
than  one-third  frontage,  the  same  to  be  done  in  the  manner  pre- 
scribed by  said  Act,  or  amendments  to  the  same,  the  cost  thereof 
to  be  ascertained,  paid  for,  and  payments  enforced  in  like  man- 
ner as  is  or  may  be  provided  by  law  and  ordinance  of  said  City 
in  other  cases. 


IQQ  CHARTER — STREETS — PAVING — ASSESSMENTS 

Sec.  354.  May  Grade  and  Pave  Four  Squares  of  Any  Street 
to  Connect  Improved  Streets — When — Upon  Petition  of  How 
Many — How  Enforced. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of 
said  City  are  authorized  in  t'heir  discretion,  in  addition  to  the 
powers  conferred  by  the  above  recited  Acts,  to  grade,  pave,  ma- 
cadamize, and  otherwise  improve  for  travel  and  drainage,  streets 
and  alleys  in  said  City,  not  to  exceed  four  squares  of  any  street 
or  alley,  a  portion  of  which  street  or  alley  is  already  paved  or 
macadamized  or  otherwise  improved,  when  such  improvements 
by  paving,  macadamizing,  or  otherwise,  will  connect  a  portion 
or  portions  of  such  street  or  alley  already  improved,  or  will  con- 
nect an  improved  portion  of  such  street  or  alley  with  another 
improved  street  or  alley,  upon  the  petition  of  abutting  owners 
having  less  than  one-half  and  not  less  than  one-third  frontage 
on  the  street  or  alley,  or  portion  of  the  street  or  alley,  the  im- 
provement of  which  is  petitioned  for,  the  same  to  be  done  in  a 
manner  prescribed  by  said  above  recited  Acts,  of  which  tins 
Act  is  amendatory,  or  amendments  of  either  of  said  Acts,  the 
cost  thereof  to  be  ascertained,  paid  for,  and  payment  enforced 
in  like  manner  as  is  or  may  be  provided  by  law,  and  ordinances 
of  said  City  in  other  cases. 

Sec.  355.     Assessment  a  Lien  on  Real  Estate— When.— The 

amount  of  assessment  on  each  piece  of  real  estate  shall  be  a  lien 
on  said  real  estate  from  the  day  of  the  passage  of  the  ordinance, 
providing  for  t'he  work,  and  making  the  assessment. 

Sec.  356.  Priority  of  Lien  of  Assessment  for  Street  or  Side- 
walk Paving  or  Curbing  or  Sewers— Dates  from  Passage  of  Or- 
dinance.—The  lien  given  by  existing  law  to  the  City  of  Atlanta 
for  assessments  upon  abutting  property,  and  also  upon  the 
property  of  street  railroad  companies,  for  street  or  sidewalk 
paving  or  curbing,  or  the  coustruction  of  sewers,  shall  have 
rank  and  priority  of  payment,  next  in  point  of  dignity  to  the 
hens  in  favor  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  taxes  due  said  City,  such 
lien  and  priority  of  payment  to  exist  from  the  date  of  the  pass- 
age of  the  ordinance  authorizing  t'he  execution  of  the  work  in 
each  case. 

Sec.  357.  May  Enforce  Payment  of  Assessment  How — Ex- 
ecution Issued  and  Levied — How. —  The  Mayor  and  (General 
Council  of  said  Citv  shall  have  authority  to  enforce  the  collec- 


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tion  of  the  amount  of  any  assessment  so  ma"de  for  work  either 
upon  streets  or  sidewalks,  by  execution  to  be  issued  by  the 
Clerk  of  Council  against  the  real  estate  assessed,  and  against 
the  owner  thereof,  at  the  date  of  the  ordinance  making  the  as- 
sessment, which  execution  may  be  levied  by  the  Marshal  of 
said  City  on  such  real  estate,  and  after  advertisement  and  other 
proceedings  as  in  cases  of  sales  for  City  taxes,  the  same  may  be 
sold  at  public  outcry  to  the  highest  bidder,  and  such  sale  vests 
title  in  the  purchaser  as  in  case  of  tax  sales,  provided  that  the 
defendant  shall  have  the  right  to  file  an  affidavit  denying  that 
the  whole  or  any  part  of  the  amount  for  which  the  execution  is- 
sued is  due,  and  specifying  fully  the  grounds  of  such  denial  of 
liability,  and  stating  what  amount  he  admits  to  be  due,  which 
amount  so  admitted  to  be  due  shall  he  paid  or  collected  before 
the  affidavit  is  received,  and  the  affidavit  received  for  the  bal- 
ance, and  all  such  affidavits  so  received  shall  be  returned  to  the 
Superior  Court  of  Fulton  County,  and  there  tried,  and  tlie  issue 
determined  as  in  cases  of  illegality,  subject  to  all  the  pains  and 
penalties  provided  in  cases  of  illegality  for  delay  :  Provided,  the 
Judge  of  said  Superior  Court  shall  have  authority  to  dismiss 
any  such  affidavit  of  illegality  for  insufficiency  before  the  time, 
w^hen  the  same  would  regularly  come  up  for  trial. 

Sec.  358.  May  Redeem  Property  Sold  Under  Execution  for 
Paving  as  in  Case  of  Tax  Sales. — At  all  sales  of  property  here- 
after made  under  execution  made  in  behalf  of  the  City  for  tlie 
collection  of  street,  sewer,  and  other  assessments,  the  owner  or 
owners,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall  be  authorized  to  redeem  the 
same  within  the  same  time,  on  compliance  with  the  same  terms, 
and  payment  of  same  premiums,  interest  and  cost  as  in  cases  of 
redemption  of  property  where  sold  under  tax  ft  fa.  or  fi  fas.  as 
now  is,  or  from  time  to  time  may  be,  provided  by  law. 

Sec.  359.  Pavement  or  Repavement — Broken  Stone  and 
Chert  Pavement  of  Streets — Laid  without  Petition — Advertised 
— Assessments  for — Amount  of  30,  40  and  50  cents  per  front 
foot. — The  Mayor  and  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered,  in  their  discretion,  to  pave  or  re- 
pave  any  of  the  streets  or  portions  of  streets  or  public  places  of 
the  City  with  broken  stone  or  chert,  or  chert  and  macadam,  or 
similar  pavement,  providing  the  assessment  upon  abutting  prop- 
erty owners  will   not  exceed  the  sum  of  thirty    (30)    cents   per 


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CHARTER — STREETS — PAVIKG — CHERT — NO    PETITION 


front  foot  on  streets  thirty  feet  in  width  ;  forty  (40)  cents  per 
front  foot  on  streets  forty  feet  in  width ;  and  fifty  (50)  cents  per 
front  foot  on  streets  fifty  feet  in  width,  without  petition  there- 
for, by  said  abutting  property-owners,  the  laying  of  this  char- 
acter of  street  pavement  being  left  entirely  to  the  discretion  of 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  provided  that  any  resolution 
seeking  to  pave  a  street  or  public  place  with  the  pavement  above 
described  shall  not  be  passed  w'hen  first  introduced  but  shall 
thereupon  be  referred  to  the  committee  on  streets,  and  the 
Clerk  of  Council  shall  advertise  same  one  time  in  one  of  the 
daily  newspapers  of  the  City,  at  least  ten  days  before  the  final 
passage  of  such  resolution,  such  advertisement  giving  notice  of 
the  introduction  of  such  resolution,  the  street,  public  place  or 
portion  thereof,  proposed  to  be  paved,  the  probable  cost  per 
front  foot,  and  the  property  owners  or  others  interested  shall 
therein  be  notified  to  appear  at  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Gen- 
eral Council  to  be  held  following  said  advertisement  and  make 
such  objections  as  they  may  desire  to  urge.  Any  property-owner 
or  other  person  interested  desiring, to  make  objections  shall  arise 
in  the  Council  Chamber,  state  'his  name  and  residence,  the  cause 
of  his  presence  shall  thereupon  be  recognized  and  permitted  to 
state  his  objections  to  the  proposed  pavement  observing  all  ap- 
propriate rules  of  the  General  Council.  If  no  objections  are 
made,  then  the  General  Council  shall  have  the  rig'ht,  in  their  dis- 
cretion, to  pass  such  resolution;  if  objections  are  made,  the  Gen- 
eral Council  shall  have  the  right,  in  their  discretion,  to  adjudge 
same  sufficient  or  insufficient,  and  if  they  find  same  insufficient, 
fhey  are  hereby  empowered  and  authorized  to  order  such  pave- 
ment laid.  When  laid  an  ordinance  shall  be  passed  assessing 
the  cost  thereof  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion, and  the  amount  thereof  shall  thereupon  become  a  lien  on 
the  property  of  abutting  property-owners  to  the  amount  of  tlie 
sum  named  in  said  ordinance,  according  to  the  front  feet  of  such 
property-owners ;  the  total  cost  of  such  pavement  shall  not  ex- 
ceed the  sums  above  named.  The  City  shall  pay  one-third  of 
the  cost  of  all  pavement  laid  under  the  provisions  of  fhis  amend- 
ment and  the  remainder  of  the  cost  thereof  shall  be  assessed 
against  the  abutting  property-owners,  as  above  described,  pro- 
vided that  any  street  railway  company  having  tracks  running 
through  any  street,  public  place  or  portion  thereof  paved  under 
the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  required  to  pay  the  whole 
cost  of  paving  or  re-paving  or  otherwise  improving  the  street, 


CHARTER STREETS — CHERT  PAVING — NO  PETITION  J^QQ 

under  the  provisions  of  this  amendment,  for  the  full  distance  of 
eleven  feet  in  width  of  any  street,  portion  of  street,  paved  or  re- 
paved  under  the  provisions  of  this  section,  and  the  assessing  or- 
dinance shall  so  assert  the  lien  and  declare  same  at  the  time 
ofher  assessments  are  made,  and  in  case  the  street  railway  com- 
pany shall  construct  a  track  in  any  street,  public  place  or  por- 
tion of  street  after  same  has  been  paved  under  the  provision  of 
this  section,  it  shall  likewise  pay  for  the  paving,  eleven  feet  in 
width  of  such  street,  public  place  or  portion  of  street  occupied 
by  its  tracks,  according  to  the  value  of  the  pavement  at  the  time, 
to  be  adjudged  alone  by  the  ]^layor  and  General  Council.  Such 
payment  shall  be  distributed  between  the  owners  of  property 
abutting  thereon  at  the  time  such  pavements  are  laid,  in  propor- 
tion to  the  amount  originally  paid  by  the  owners  of  property  at 
the  time  the  pavement  was  laid.  In  all  cases  where  streets,  pub- 
lic places  or  portions  of  streets  are  paved  on  which  street  rail- 
way companies  have  tracks  and  the  foregoing  provisions  with 
reference  to  the  payment  of  the  cost  of  paving  or  improving 
such  street,  public  place  or  portion  of  street  are  applied  and  the 
cost  of  paving  or  re-paving  eleven  feet  thereof  assessed  against 
the  street  railway  company,  then  and  in  such  event,  the  total 
cost  of  pavement  of  such  street,  public  place  or  portion  thereof, 
shall  not  be  assessed  against  the  abutting  property-owners  but 
such  abutting  property-owners  shall  only  be  assessed  for  tTie 
cost  of  such  pavement  after  deducting  the  cost  of  paving, 
re-paving  or  improving  assessed  against  the  street  railway 
company  as  heretofore  provided,  less  also  the  sum  paid 
thereon  by  the  city,  to-wit:  one-third  of  such  balance,  that 
is  to  say,  when  such  pavement  is  laid  or  re-laid  the  street  rail- 
way company  shall  be  assessed  for  eleven  feet  thereof,  the  City 
will  pay  one-third  of  the  remaining  cost  and  the  balance  thereof 
shall  be  assessed  against  the  owners  of  property  abutting  thereon 
according  to  frontage  but  sTiall  in  no  event  exceed  the  sums 
above  named. 

Sec.  360.  Street  Railway  Pays  for  Eleven  Feet  of  Paving, 
Whether  Paving  Is  Laid  Before  or  After  Laying  the  Track  or 
Tracks. — Any  street  railroad  company  or  street  railway  com- 
pany having  tracks  running  through  any  street  or  portion  of 
street,  which  is  to  be  paved  or  repaved  by  said  City  under  the 
assessment  plan,  provided  for  by  the  Charter  or  the  general  law 
of  the  State,  shall  be  required  to  pay  the  whole  cost  of  paving, 


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CHARTER STREETS — WHAT   STREET   RAILWAYS   PAY 


repaying,  or  otherwise  improving  eleven  feet  in  width  of  said 
street  or  portion  of  street,  whether  sucli  company  has  one  or 
more  lines  of  track  therein  ;  and  in  case  any  street  railway  or 
street  railroad  company  shall  construct  one  or  more  lines  of 
track  in  any  street  or  portion  of  street  already  paved,  it  shall 
likewise  pay  for  the  paving  of  eleven  feet  in  width  of  the  street 
or  portion  of  the  street  occupied  by  its  tracks,  according  to  the 
then  value  of  the  payment  to  be  judged  of  by  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council. 

Sec.  361.  Must  Pave  Between  the  Rails  of  Each  Line  of 
Track,  and  Four  Inches  Outside. — Whenever  any  street  railway 
company  lays  a  double  track  or  line  on  any  street  in  said  City, 
and  such  street  shall  at  the  same  time  or  thereafter  be  macad- 
amized, or  otherwise  paved,  such  street  railroad  company  shall 
only  be  required  to  macadamize  or  otherwise  pave  between  the 
rails  of  each  line  of  track,  and  for  four  inches  outside  tliereof, 
this  being  equivalent  to  paving  as  now  and  hereafter  required 
by  law  and  Charter  of  said  City. 

Sec.  362.  Certain  Paving  May  Be  Required  of  Street  Rail- 
road, Where  It  Occupies  An  Unpaved  Street — Public  Comfort 
and  Safety, — When  the  consent  of  said  City  is  given  to  the 
laying  of  street  railroad  tracks  in  or  on  a  street,  which  is  un- 
paved and  without  pavement  improvement,  said  City  may  pre- 
scribe and  require  that  t'he  tracks  shall  be  so  laid,  and  such 
paving  done  between  the  tracks,  and  for  such  space  on  each  side 
thereof,  as  will  preserve  the  use,  comfort  and  safety  of  such 
street  for  the  public. 

Sec.  363.  Shall  Pay  For  Paving,  When  Tracks  Are  Laid  on 
Paved  Streets — Discretionary  with  Council — Not  to  Exceed 
Paving  Between  Tracks  and  Four  Inches  on  Each  Side. — When 
street  railroad  tracks  are  laid  in  said  City,  on  a  street,  which  has 
already  been  paved  or  permanently  improved,  and  upon  which 
said  Company  has  no  track,  said  City  may  require  such  contri- 
bution or  payment  to  said  City  for  said  City,  and  the  owners  of 
abutting  property  at  the  time  of  laying  such  tracks  on  account 
of  the  paving  or  pavement  improvement  of  any  such  street  as 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  may  deem  proper 
(but  such  amount  shall  not  be  greater  than  in  cases  provided 
for  under  Section  1  of  t'his  Act.)      (Charter  amendment,  1891.) 


CHARTER — STREETS — TRANSFER   OF   BII.I,S   AXD   EXECUTIONS   ]|| 

Sec.  364.  City  May  Enforce  Payment — May  Withhold  Con- 
sent to  Lay  Tracks  Conditioned  upon  Payment. — Said  City  may 
regulate  and  enforce  the  payment  or  collection  of  such  amount 
of  contribution,  and  ma}-  require  payment  of  same  before  con- 
sent granted  to  lay  such  tracks,  and  ma\-  grant  consent  coniK- 
tional  on  such  payment  thereafter. 

Sec.  365.     Street  Railroad  Liable  for  Pro  Rata  of  Repaying. 

— Such  street  railroad  company  shall  be  liable  far  its  pro  rata  of 
the  costs  to  repave,  when  same  is  done  according  to  law. 

Sec.  366.  May  Assess  Railroads  and  Street  Railroads  for  Im- 
provements Contiguous  to  Depots — How  Enforced. — Whenever 
the  public  interest  may  so  require,  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil of  the  City  may,  by  ordinance,  assess  any  railroad  or  street 
railroad  company,  as  named  in  the  caption,  to  improve  the  streets 
or  sidewalk  or  both,  or  any  sewer  or  drain,  contiguous  to  the 
freight  or  passenger  depot,  and  to  do  part  or  all  of  said  work  as 
right  and  justice  may  dictate,  whether  such  work  be  petitioned 
for  or  not ;  and  the  mode  of  procedure  and  remedies  to  enforce  the 
same  shall  be  those  provided  for  street  or  sewer  improvement  in 
other  cases  as  now  are  or  hereafter  may  be  provided  by  law  and 
the  ordinances  of  said  City. 

Sec.  367.  City  May  Transfer  Bills  and  Executions  for  Paving, 
Curbing,  Sidewalks,  or  Sewer  Assessments. — The  City  of  Atlanta 
is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  transfer  in  payment  of 
debts  against  said  City,  bills  and  executions  in  favor  of  said  City 
for  the  cost  of  curbing,  sidewalks,  granite  block  and  other  street 
pavements,  and  of  bills  and  executions  for  sewer  assessments, 
whether  such  bills  and  executions  be  held  by  said  City  against 
abutting  land-owners  or  against  street  railroad  companies  for  fur- 
nishing and  laving  curbing,  sidewalks,  granite  block  or  other 
street  pavements  and  sewer  assessments. 

Sec.  368.  Lien  of  Assessment  Not  Impaired  by  Transfer 
Above. — The  lien  in  favor  of  said  City  against  abutting  land  and 
the  owners  thereof,  and  against  street  railroad  companies,  now 
provided  by  law,  shall  not  be  impaired  or  in  any  manner  affected 
by  this  Act,  but  the  same  shall  exist,  and  may  be  enforced  in 
the  name  of  the  City  for  the  benefit  of  the  transferee  until  the  as- 
sessment shall  be  paid.     Such  bills  and  executions  against  street 


112    CHARTER — STREETS — PAVIIVG    ASSESSMENTS — CONTRACTOR 

railroad  companies,  when  so  transferred,  shall  be  paid,  and  col- 
lections sliall  be  enforced,  as  is  now  required  and  prescribed  by- 
law. 

Sec.  269.  Assessments  May  be  Paid  all  Cash  in  30  Days — or 
Installments,  One-Fourth  Cash — Balance  One,  Two  and  Three 
Years — Must  Pay  One-Fourth  However,  in  Thirty  Days. — Such 
bills  against  abutting  land-owners,  when  so  transferred  shall  be- 
come due  and  payable  as  follows:  Payment  shal'.  be  made  wiihin 
thirty  days  after  the  completion  of  the  work,  and  i^rrsentation  of 
the  bill  therefoi  to  the  person  liable  for  the  same  or  his  ?gent. 
If  the  person  so  liable  should  not  prefer  to  pay  all  the  assess- 
ment within  thirty  days,  Tie  may  pay  twenty-five  per  cent,  there- 
of in  cash  within  the  thirty  days,  and  twenty-five  per  cent,  per 
annum  on  all  such  deferred  payments ;  Provided,  however,  that 
this  privilege  of  paying  part  cash  and  postponine  the  pavment  of 
the  balance,  shall  not  exist  unless  the  person  liable  for  the  asses«:- 
ment  shall  within  the  thirty  days  aforesaid  pay  the  twenty-five 
per  cent.,  and  shall  in  writing,  delivered  to  the  transferee,  declare 
his  election  to  'have  the  payment  of  the  balance  postponed,  as 
herein  above  mentioned. 

Sec.  370.  Lien  of  Executions  Preserved — Enforced  in  Name 
of  City,  Whether  Transferred  or  Not. — If  default  shall  be  made 
in  making  a  deferred  payment,  then  all  the  unpaid  assessments 
shall  thereby  become  due  and  payable,  and  collection  thereof 
shall  be  enforced  as  if  no  postponement  had  been  made.  All  pro- 
ceedings to  collect  the  transferred  assessments  herein  above  men- 
tioned, whether  the  transfers  have  been  made  of  bills  or  of  exe- 
cutions, shall  be  conducted  as  if  no  transfer  had  been  made,  and 
shall  be  had  in  the  name  of  th'e  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.   371.     City  Not  Liable  to  Contractor  after  Transfer  Is 
Made  and  Accepted  as  Part  Payment. — But  said  City  of  Atlanta 
shall  not  be  liable  to  the  contractor  for  all  or  any  part  of  an  as- 
sessment after  the  same  shall  have  been  accepted  by  the  contrac- 
tor as  a  payment  on  the  debt  due  him  for  the  work. 

Sec.  372.  Transfers  Recorded  As  Are  Tax  Fi.  Fas.— The 
transfer  of  executions,  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  recorded,  as  in  case 
of  transfer  of  State  and  County  tax  fi.  fas. 


CHARTER — STRKKTS — (llli:i'    OF    (  ON  STKI  CTI<)\  -[y^ 

Sec.  373  All  Public  Work  Done  under  Direction  of  Chief  of 
Construction. — All  work  done  in  accordance  with  the  above  shall 
be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  Construction.  Sur- 
veys, grades,  plans,  profiles,  and  other  like  work  shall  be  done  by 
the  Chief  of  Construction  of  said  City. 

Sec.  374.  Position  of  City  Engineer  and  Commissioner  Con- 
solidated under  One  Office,  Chief  of  Construction. — The  pro- 
visions of  the  present  Charter  providing"  for  the  position  of  Com- 
missioner of  Public  Works  and  City  Engineer,  found  in  section 
163  of  the  Charter  of  the  City  as  published  in  the  City  Code  of 
1899,  and  all  provisions  in  the  other  sections  of  the  City  Charter, 
referring  to  office  of  Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  to-wit :  164, 
165,  166,  167  and  168  of  said  Code,  and  t'he  City  Engineer,  to-wit: 
208  of  said  Code  and  any  other  sections  not  being  enumerated, 
be  amended  by  striking  the  names  "Commissioner  of  Public 
Works"  and  "City  Engineer"  therefrom  and  inserting  in  lieu 
thereof  the  name  of  "Chief  of  Construction."  The  position  of 
"Chief  of  Construction"  is  hereby  created,  and  this  ofifice  shall 
have  all  the  power  and  authority  heretofore  given  the  offices  of 
City  Engineer  and  Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  and  all  such 
work  as  paving,  sewers,  curbing,  sidewalks,  repairing  of  same, 
engineering  work,  grades  and  any  and  all  work  of  atithority  now 
vested  in  either  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  or  Department 
of  Engineering  shall  hereafter  be  vested  and  exercised  by  the 
Chief  of  Construction  ;  no  one  shall  be  eligible  t'herefor  unless  he 
be  a  competent  civil  engineer  of  ten  years  practical  experience  and 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  are  hereby  authorized  to  fix  the 
salary  of  said  office  for  a  sum  not  exceeding  Five  Thousand  Dol- 
lars per  annum.  Said  Chief  of  Construction  shall  have  authority 
to  appoint  his  assistants  but  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
'have  authority  to  decide  how  many  assistants  he  shall  have  and 
the  salaries  of  such  assitsants,  but  at  least  the  following  assist- 
ants are  hereby  created  for  said  Chief  of  Construction,  to-wit : 
one  in  charge  of  sewers,  one  in  charge  of  streets,  one  in  charge  of 
sidewalks,  one  in  charge  of  repairs,  one  in  charge  of  stockade. 

Sec.  375.  Engineer  and  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  Abol- 
ished.— The  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall,  by  appropriate 
amendments  to  existing  ordinances,  provide  for  the  consolidation 
of  all  duties  now  divided  by  ordinances,  to  the  two  departments 
of  Commissioner  of  Public  \\'orks  and  City  Engineer,  and  same 


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are  consolidated  into  one.  department  thereby  creating  ''Chief  of 
.Construction"   department   and   the   offices   of   Commissioner  of 
Public   Works   and   City   Engineer  of  Atlanta   are   hereby   abol- 
ished. 

Sec.  376.     Duties  of  Chief  of  Construction — How  Defined. — 

The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall,  by 
ordinance  from  time  to  time,  define  the  powers  and  duties  of  said 
Chief  of  Construction  and  shall  before  each  election  of  said  Chief 
of  Construction,  fix  the  compensation  of  said  officer,  which  shall 
not  ])t'  increased  or  diminished  during  his  term  of  office. 

Sec.  377.  Oath  of  Office. — He  shall  also  take  an  oath  before 
said  Mayor  that  during  his  continuance  in  office,  he  will  make  all 
appointments  and  discharges  of  employees,  and  will  make  all  se- 
lections or  purchases  of  material,  conduct  and  execute  all  con- 
tracts and  dealings  in  behalf  of  the  City,  and  will  in  these,  as  in 
all  other  respects,  faithfully  and  impartially  discharge  the  duties 
of  said  office  with  an  eye  single  to  t'he  duty  and  the  good  of  the 
public  service,  wnthout  fear,  favor,  affection,  reward,  or  the  hope 
thereof,  and  without  being  in  any  manner  influenced  by  his  own 
interests  or  personal  favor  or  interests  of  any  other  individual, 
whether  member  of  Council  or  not.  and  that  he  will  faithfully  exe- 
cute all  orders  of  t'he  City  Government  as  offic'aily  expressed  by 
the  lawful  ordinances  or  orders  of  the  General  Council,  and  ap- 
proved by  the  Aldermanic  Board,  in  case  such  approval  be  re- 
quired by  law. 

Sec.  378.  Other  Offices  May  Be  Consolidated  with  Chief  of 
Construction. — Tt  shall  be  in  the  power  of  the  General  Council  to 
consolidate  the  duties  of  any  other  office  or  offices  in  any  depart- 
ment of  the  City  Government,  ot'her  than  charter  offices,  with 
those  of  the  said  Chief  of  Construction  and  to  discontinue  or 
abolish  such  position  thus  rendered  unnecessary. 

Sec.  379.  He  Shall  File  a  Statement  of  His  Real  Estate  Inter- 
ests— Present  or  Future — Removal  from  Office  Penalty  for  Fail- 
ure.— The  said  Chief  of  Construction,  before  entering  upon  the 
duties  of  his  office,  shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a  statement  in 
writing,  showing  all  the  real  estate  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  and 
County  of  ITilton  owned  by  him,  or  in  which  he  in  any  manner 
interested,   either   as   proprietor,   partner,    co-partner,    or   other- 


CH  VKI'KK Si'UKKTS     VI,\H\^I\    SI'. W.    A    A.    H.    H.  ]  ]  ,", 

wise,  witli  location  and  description  thereof,  and  if,  dui:'ng  his 
continuance  in  office  he  becomes  owner,  or  interested  as  afc  re- 
said  in  any  such  property,  he  shall  within  five  days,  supplen^ent 
said  statement  by  like  entry  and  description  thereof — and  a  fail- 
ure to  comply  with  the  recpiirements  of  this  Section  shall  be 
good  cause  for  'his  removal  ivom  office. 

Sec.   380.    Extension  of  Alabama  Street  Authorized — ^Proviso. 

— Authority  is  hereby  conferred  upon  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  open 
and  extend  Alabama  Street,  in  said  City,  from  the  central  portion 
of  said  City  westerly  throu^qli  land  belonging  to  the  State.  The 
portion  of  the  State's  land,  through  which  authority  is  hereby 
granted  to  said  City  to  open  and  extend  said  Alabama  Street  is 
described  as  follows,  to-wit:  A  strip  of  land  sixty  feet  wide  and 
five  hundred  feet  long  on  the  Xorth  side,  and  three  hundred  feet 
long  on  the  South  side  of  said  proposed  street,  having  an  area  of 
(24.000)  square  feet,  and  running  througli  the  Southwest  corner 
of  the  .State's  ^^'estern  and  Atlantic  Railroad  xacant  property  (a. 
plat  of  which  for  reference  is  filed  herewith )  :  Provided,  that  this 
grant  of  authority  is  expressly  made  subject  to  the  rights  of  the 
present  lessees  of  the  Western  and  Atlantic  Railroad  under  the 
Act  providing  for  the  lease  of  the  same,  approved  November  12, 
1889;  the  lessees  of  said  Western  and  Atlantic  Raliroad  having  in 
writing   assented   thereto. 

Sec.  381.  This  Grant  Does  Not  Impair  Lessees'  Rights — 
City  Shall  First  Pay  the  State  $2,500.00.— The  intentions  and 
purposes  of  this  Act  are  to  confer  the  grant  aforesaid  only  as  to 
the  light  and  interest  of  the  State  without  the  impairment  of  any 
rights  of  lessees  as  aforesaid  under  Acts  providing  such  leases: 
Provided,  that  before  the  rights  conferred  by  this  Act  on  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  any  force  or  efifect,  said  City  sliall 
pav  into  the  Treasury  of  this  State  the  sum  of  twenty-five  hun- 
dred ($2,500.00)  dollars,  and  this  payment  may  be  made  at  any 
time  within  six  months  from  the  approval  of  this  Act,  and  on 
making  such  payment  all  the  rights  and  provisions  of  this  Act. 
shall  bv  \irtue  nf  the  same.  ha\-e  full  furce  and  efifect. 

Sec.  382.  The  City  May  Encroach  on  Western  and  Atlantic 
Railroad  Property,  in  Making  Alabama  Street  Extension — For 
What  Purpose — Conditions. — The  City  of  Atlanta  is  hereljy  au- 
thorized   in   extending   West   Alabama    Street    from    its    present 


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terminus  westward  across  the  property  of  the  Central  Railroad 
and  the  property  of  the  State  of  Cieorgia.  leased  by  the  Western 
and  Atlantic  Railroad  Company,  at  the  point  where  the  proposed 
street  extension  touches  the  Western  and  Atlantic  Railroad 
property  belonging-  to  the  State  at  grade  ■■■  *  *  *  to  make 
an  encroachment  on  said  Western  and  Atlantic  Railroad  proper- 
ty lying  on  the  Sotith  side  of  said  proposed  extension,  for  the 
purpose  of  constructiing  a  roadway  from  said  street  extension 
into  the  property  of  the  Central  Railroad  Company  of  Georgia, 
also  lying  on  t'he  South  side  of  said  proposed  street  extension  ; 
the  location  and  size  of  which  encroachment  shall  be  such  as  in- 
dicated by  the  plat  aforesaid;  Provided,  that  before  making  such 
encroachment  said  City  of  Atlanta  obtains  consent  of  the  West- 
ern and  Atlantic  Railroad  Company,  present  lessees  of  the  West- 
ern and  Atlantic  Railroad,  and  the  property  to  be  encroached 
upon  as  aforesaid,  and  also  of  the  Central  Railroad  and  Banking 
Company  of  Georgia. 

Sec,  383.  May  Extend  Alabama  Street  Across  Railroads — 
Construct  Bridge — Provide  for  Payment. —  J  he  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  may,  in  their  discretion,  pro- 
vide for  the  erection  of  a  bridge  over  the  tracks  of  the  Central 
of  Georgia  Railway  Company,  and  do  all  other  work  necessary 
to  the  extension  of  West  Alabama  Street  to  a  point  at  or  near 
the  junction  of  Rhodes  and  Elliott  Streets  in  said  City,  and  in 
their  discretion  may  extend  an  arm  of  said  bridge  or  roadway, 
or  said  bridge  and  roadway,  so  as  to  connect  with  West  Hunter 
Street  at  a  point  West  of  the  tracks  of  the  Southern  Railway 
Company,  formerly  East  Tennessee,  Virginia  and  Georgia  Rail- 
way Company,  in  said  City,  and  to  provide  for  the  paying  of  the 
expenses  of  constructing  said  bridge  and  extending  said  street 
partlv  out  of  the  income  of  said  City  for  the  year  1897,  and  the 
balance  from  the  income  of  said  City  for  the  years  1808,  1899  and 
1900,  or  any  one  or  more  of  said  years,  in  the  dircretion  of  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  384.  May  Institute  Condemnation  Proceedings  for  Right 
of  Way. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  shall 
have  power  and  authority,  in  their  discretion,  to  institute  con- 
demnation proceedings  for  the  purpose  of  acquiring  a  right  of 
way  for  the  proposed  bridge  over,  across  or  under,  or  partly 
over,  partly  across,  or  partly  under  the  rights  of  way  and  other 


CHARTKR STREETS — BRIIMiES    OVER    RAII>ROAnS  ]]7 

property  of  the  Central  of  Georgia  Railway  Company  and  the 
Southern  Railway  Company,  formerly  t'he  East  Tennessee,  Vir- 
ginia and  Georgia  Railway  Company,  such  condemnation  pro- 
ceedings to  be  conducted  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of 
an  Act  providing  a  uniform  method  of  exercising  the  right  of 
condemning,  taking  or  damaging  private  property,  approved  De- 
cember 18,  1904;  Provided,  however,  that  it  shall  Ije  within  the 
discretion  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  t'he  City  of  At- 
lanta, as  heretofore  provided  by  the  charter  of  said  City.  t<>  ac- 
cept or  reject  the  awards  made  by  the  Assessors  within  t'he  time 
limited  by  the  Charter  of  said  City. 

Sec.  385.  Railroad  Companies  Required  to  Erect  Bridges 
Where  Their  Tracks  Cross  Streets — In  Discretion  of  Council — 
Protection  of  Human  Life. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of 
said  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
require  all  railroads  and  railroad  companies  to  erect  suital:)le 
bridges  across  their  tracks  and  road-beds,  where  the  same  cross 
the  public  streets  of  said  City,  in  all  cases  in  which  said  Mayor 
and  General  Council  shall  declare  the  same  necessary  for  the 
protection  of  human  life.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  railroads 
or  railroad  companies  having  bridges  erected,  or  when  they  may 
hereafter  erect  bridges  across  their  tracks  and  roadbeds,  w'here 
the  same  cross  the  public  streets  of  said  City,  to  keep  said 
bridges,  and  the  approaches  thereto,  and  the  foundations  and  pil- 
lars and  supports  thereof,  in  safe  condition,  and  so  as  to  admit 
of  comfortable  travel  on  any  sucli  street. 

Sec.  386.  Bridges  Built  or  Repaired  by  City  at  Expense  of 
Railroads — 'When. — In  case  of  the  failure  of  any  railroad  or 
railroad  company,  after  reasonable  notice  to  do  so.  to  build  or 
repair  a  bridge,  or  the  approacTies  thereto  or  otherwise,  as  pro- 
vided above,  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  the  au- 
thority to  do  such  building,  repairing,  or  putting  in  safe  condi- 
tion, at  the  expense,  with  interest  and  cost,  of  such  railroad  or 
railroad  company,  for  which  execution  may  issue,  as  other  exe- 
cutions are  issued  by  said  City,  and  be  levied  on  any  property  of 
such  railroad  or  railroad  company;  and  such  execution  shall 
bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  se\en  per  cent,  per  annum.  Provided, 
that  nothing  in  this  Section  shall  require  railroads  or  railroad 
companies  to  build  bridges  otherwise  than  is  required  by  the 
ofeneral  laws  of  this  State,  or  the  charters  of  such  railroad  com- 


IIQ   t  HAHTKR STIiKK/l'S — IHSIIXilOS — \\   VVKHLV    WW VIADICTS 

panics,  respectively,  except  in  all  cases  in  w'liich  a  pul)lic  street 
was  in  existence  before  the  tracks  of  any  such  railroad  or  rail- 
road companies  were  laid  or  ])laced  across  any  such  public 
streets. 

Sec.  387.  Mayor  and  General  Council  May  Regulate  Building 
and  Repairing  of  Bridges — For  What  Purpose. — Said  Mayor 
and  (General  Council  shall  have  the  authority  to  regulate  the 
buildino-  and  repairing  of  such  bridges,  in  so  far  as  to  declare  the 
general  character  of  such  bridges  or  repairs,  suitable  to  be  made, 
and  to  provide  for  t'he  drainage,  light,  and  comfort  of  said  bridge, 
and  the  street  adjacent  thereto  or  thereunder,  and  to  provide 
for  the  least  obstruction  by  sup]:)orts  and  otherwise  of  any  por- 
tion of  the  street,  practical  and  consistent  with  safety. 

Sec.  388.  Waverly  Place— Washington  Street  Viaduct— Or- 
dinance Ratified — Vacation  of  Waverly  Place — Further  Ordi- 
nances Authorized,  if  Necessary. — The  action  of  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  in  passing  the  ordinance 
approved  December  28.  1904,  and  the  amendment  thereto,  ap- 
proved January  21,  1905,  providing  for  changing  Waverly  Place 
from  its  present  location  ;  for  the  securing  of  the  Washington 
Street  viaduct  across  the  Georgia  Railroad  yards,  and  for  the  va- 
cation of  Waverly  Place  as  changed, .and  for  the  other  purposes 
therein  set  forth,  is  hereby  ratified  and  confirmed,  and  said  ordi- 
nance and  amendment  are  hereby  authorized  and  authority  is 
hereby  conferred  upon  the  said  City  of  Atlanta  and  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  to  enact  such  further  ordinances  and  resolu- 
tions as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  and  enforce  the  ordinance 
first  above  stated,  and  t'he  purposes  therein  stated,  including 
the  power  to  vacate  and  abandon  Waverly  Place  as  to  both  its 
present  and  changed  location,  subject  to  all  the  terms  and  condi- 
tions imposed  by  said  ordinance  and  amendment,  provided  the 
terms  of  said  ordinance  shall  apply  to  the  Louisville  and  Nash- 
ville Railroad  Company  or  the  assigns  or  privies  of  the  Atlanta, 
Knoxville  and  Northern  Railway  Company,  and  the  railroad 
companies  referred  to  in  said  ordinance,  or  any  and  all  of  them, 
and  bond  shall  be  given  accordingly  as  contemplated  in  said  or- 
dinance. 

Sec.  389.     Authority  to  Close  Parts  of  Rhodes  and  Mangum 
Streets  in  City. — 'I'lie  action  of  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council 


(  HAHTKR STHIOKTS — tl,OSI><;    KHOOKS    \M>   MWGIM    STS.      -|  ]  9 

of  tlic  City  (if  Atlanta  in  adDptini^'  the  report  of  the  Coniiiiittee 
on  Streets  on  the  petition  of  Gate  City  Terminal  Company,  ap- 
proved by  the  Mayor  on  November  24,  ]!)0(i,  providing  for  the 
closinj^-  and  \'acation  of  Rhodes  Street  from  Haynes  Street  to 
Jones'  Alley,  and  for  the  closinsj;'  and  ^•acation  of  Mangum  Street 
from  Hnnter  Street  to  Foundr}-  Street,  and  for  other  pur])oses. 
set  forth  in  said  report  so  adopted  by  the  Mayor  and  (leneral 
Conncil.  is  hereby  ratified  and  CDnfirmed.  and  said  re])iirt.  as 
adopted  !)}■  the  Ma}i>r  and  (jeneral  Council  is  herebv  authorized, 
and  the  consent  of  the  State  is  hereby  granted  to  the  closing- 
and  vacation  of  said  Rhodes  Street  from  fiavnes  Street  to  b>nes' 
Alley,  and  said  Mangum  Street  from  Hnnter  Street  to  l^iundrv 
Street:  and  authority  is  hereby  conferred  upon  the  said  Cit}  of 
Atlanta  and  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  to  enact  such  further 
ordinances,  resolutions,  and  votes  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry 
out  the  report  of  the  Committee  adopted  b}-  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  abo\e  referred  to,  and  the  puri)oses  therein  stated, 
and  to  make  any  amendments  or  changes  in  t'he  said  re])t)rt  as 
the  Mavor  and  (ieneral  Council  may  from  tin.ic  to  time  enact  by 
ordinance,  resolution  or  vote,  including  the  power  to  \acate  and 
abandon  Rhodes  Street  from  Haynes  Street  to  Jones"  Alley,  and 
Mangum  Street  from  Hnnter  Street  to  Foundry  Street,  and  per- 
mitting the  changing  in  location  and  in  grade,  diverting,  inter- 
fering \\  ith.  and  crossing  the  various  other  streets,  as  set  out  in 
said  report,  and  to  make  any  amendments  or  changes  to  the  said 
report  permitting  other  or  different  methods  of  changing  the  lo- 
cation and  grade  or  crossing,  or  interfering  with,  the  various 
streets  set  out  in  said  report.  l)y  the  (late  City  Terminal  Com- 
pany, its  sucessors  and  assigns. 


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CHAPTER  XXI. 

POLICE— BOARD  OF  POLICE  COMMISSIONERS. 

Sec.  390.     Board  of  Police  Commissioners — How  Composed. 

The  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  s'hall  consist  of  one  mem- 
ber from  each  of  the  Wards  in  the  City,  now  eight,  but,  if  hereaf- 
ter changed  and  the  number  of  Wards  increased,  the  Board  shall 
have  its  membership  enlarged  so  as  to  have  therein  one  mem- 
ber from  the  residents  of  each  of  t'he  Wards  of  the  City. 

Sec.  391.  Ex-Officio. — The  Mayor  and  Chairman  of  the  Po- 
lice Comittee  of  the  General  Council  shall  be  members  of  said 
Board,  ex-officio. 

Sec.  392.  Terms. — At  the  termination  of  the  present  term 
of  office  the  successors  shall  be  elected  for  a  term  of  three 
years  each,  and  when  other  members  are  added  to  the  Board, 
under  the  provision  of  this  Section,  they  shall  be  likewise 
elected  to  serve  for  a  term  of  three  years  eac'h,  on  the 
first  Monday  in  March  following  the  addition  of  such  new  mem- 
bers to  the  Board,  except  the  first  members  elected  under  t'his 
provision  in  order  to  complete  the  membership  of  said  Board  as 
herein  required. 

Sec.  393.  Election. — This  election  shall  be  held  at  the  first 
meeting  of  the  General  Council  following  the  passage  i^f  this 
amendment. 

Sec.  394.  Terms. — Such  number  shall  be  elected  to  serve 
from  said  date  and  for  a  period  of  three  years  from  the  first  Mon- 
day in  March  next,  but  also,  including  the  intervening  time 
between  date  of  election  and  the  first   Monday  in  March  next. 

At  the  first  regular  meeting  in  March  in  each  succeeding  year 
an  election  shall  be  held  to  elect,  for  the  term  of  t'hree  years,  a 
Commissioner  or  Commissioners  whose  lerm  or  terms  may  then 
expire. 


CHARTER      I'OI.KK    BOARD — Mt;ETI.\GS — VACANCIES — OATH      ]^2] 

Sec.  395.  Vacancy. — Slionld  a  vacancy  occur  in  the  Board 
during  the  year  1874,  from  other  cause  than  the  expiring  of  a 
regular  term,  an  election  to  fill  it  shall  be  immediately  "held  by 
the  Council,  any  year  thereafter  by  the  General  Council,  and 
such  incumbent  shall  hold  until  the  unexpired  term  shall  ex- 
pire, and  until  his  successor  is  elected  and  (jualified. 

Sec.  396.  Term. — Each  regular  term  shall  begin  at  t'he  date 
of  the  election,  and  close  as  hereinafter  declared,  and  until  a 
successor  is  elected  and  qualified. 

Sec.  397.  Oath  of  Office. — Each  member  of  the  Board,  before 
entering  on  the  duties  of  his  ofifice.  shall  take  and  subscribe  this 
oath  of  office  before  some  officer  authorized  to  administer  it:  "I 
swear  that  I  will  faithftdly  and  impartially  demean  myself  as  a 
Commissioner  of  Police  during  my  continuance  in  office.  I 
have  not,  in  order  to  influence  my  election  to  this  office  of  Com- 
missioner, directly  or  indirectly,  expressly  or  impliedly,  promised 
mv  vote  or  support  to  any  person  for  any  office  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  nor  for  any  other  office.  I  will  not  knowingly  permit 
my  vote,  in  the  election  or  appointment  of  any  person  to  posi- 
tion on  the  police  force,  to  be  influenced  by  fear,  favor,  or  afifec- 
tion,  reward,  or  the  hope  thereof,  but  in  all  things  pertaining  to 
my  said  office.  I  will  be  governed  by  my  conviction  of  the  pub- 
lic good." 

Sec.  398.  Oath  Entered  upon  Minutes — Original  Filed  with 
Clerk  of  Council, — Tlie  oath  shall  be  entered  on  the  minutes  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  and  the  original  shall  be  filed  in 
the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  399.  Quorum. — Three  shall  constitute  a  quorum,  with 
power  to  transact  business. 

Sec.  400.  Meetings — How  Often. —  They  shall  hold  a  stated 
meeting  each  month,  and  such  (Tther  meetings  as  the  public  in- 
terest may  from  time  to  time  require. 

Sec.  401.  Shall  Keep  a  Record  of  Proceedings. — They  shall 
keep  a  record  of  their  procedings.  and  one  of  said  Board  shall 
act  as  Clerk  thereof. 


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Sec.   402.    Shall  Elect  Chief  of  Police  and  Other  Officers.— 

The  Board  of  i'olicc  Commissioners  thus  elected  and  (lualified 
shall  have  the  exclusive  power,  and  it  shall  be  their  duty,  to  ap- 
point a  Chief  of  Police,  and  such  other  police  officers  and  police- 
men as  is  or  may  be  prescribed  by  City  ordinance. 

Sec.  403.  Board  Exercise  Control  of  Police  Force. — They 
shall  exercise  full  direction  and  control  of  officers  and  meml)ers 
of  the  police  force,  in  conformity  to  existing  laws  and  ordinances, 
and  such  as  may  be  made  applicable  to  the  subject. 

Sec.  404.  The  Police  Force — How  Comppsed. — The  police 
force  of  said  City  shall  consist  of  a  Chief  of  Police,  and  such 
other  officers  and  men  as  the  City  shall  by  ordinance  prescribe. 

Sec.  405.  Election  of  Chief  and  Other  Officers— When— On 
What  Condition — Term  Indefinite. — Said  Chief,  officers  and  men 

shall  be  elected  on  the  2nd  day  of  April.  1907,  or  prior  to  that 
date,  if  said  Chief,  officers  and  men  shall  resign  from  their  ]>res- 
ent  term,  and  thus  relieve  the  City  from  its  contracts,  and,  when 
so  elected,  shall   serve  without  any  tixed  term   or  employment. 

Sec.  406.  Serve  During  Good  Behavior  and  Efficient  Service — 
May  Be  Discharged  by  the  Board  at  Any  Time. — Said  Chief, 
officers,  and  men  so  elected  shall  serve  during  good  behavior  and 
efficient  service,  both  of  w'hich  to  be  judged  of  by  the  Board  of 
Police  Commissioners.  Said  Board  of  Police  Comissioners  shall 
be  authorized  at  any  time  to  discharge  the  Chief,  officers,  or  men, 
or  other  employees  of  their  department,  without  any  lial)ility  at- 
taching to  the  duty  on  account  of  said  discharge. 

Sec.  407.  Board  to  Establish  Rules  on  Civil  Service  Plan— 
All  Officers  and  Employees  to  Serve  under  Civil  Service  Rules. 
Said  Board  shall  furtliermore  establish  rules  and  regulations  for 
said  department  on  the  civil  service  plan,  and  all  the  officers  and 
employees  thereof  shall  serve  under  civil  service  rules  during 
good  l:»ehavior  and  efficient  service,  to  be  finally  and  exclusively 
judged  of  by  said  Board. 

Sec.  408.  Members  of  Police  Force  Take  Oath— Give  Bond 
as  May  be   Required  by   Ordinance. — They   shall   take  an   oath 


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faithfully  and  impartially  to  discharge  the  duties  imposed  on 
them  by  the  laws  of  the  State,  and  the  ordinances  of  tlie  City,  and 
shall  give  such  bonds  as  may  be  required  of  them  by  the  City 
ordinances. 


Sec.  409.  Duties  of  Police  Force. — It  shall  be  their  duty  to 
make  arrests  of  any  persons  violating  the  ordinances  of  said 
City,  with  or  without  summons,  and  also  with  or  without  war- 
rant. Thev  shall  likewise  make  arrests  of  an}-  persons,  w'ho 
have  violated  the  statutes  of  said  State,  and  their  arrests  for  such 
violatrons  are  hereby  authorized,  either  with  or  without  warrants 
therefor.  They  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  im- 
posed by  the  laws  of  the  State,  and  (M'dinances  of  the  (General 
Council. 

Sec.  410.  Their  Compensation — How  Fixed — No  Extra  Pay 
or  Allowance. — Their  compensation  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordi- 
nance, and  shall  not  be  increased  or  diminished  during  the  cal- 
endar year.  No  extra  pay  or  allowance  or  cost  shall  be  made  to 
an\*  officer  or  members  of  said  de])artment. 

Sec.  411.  Force  to  be  Armed  and  Uniformed. — The  Mayor 
and  General  Council  shall  cause  the  entire  police  force  of  the 
City  to  be  armed  and  so  uniformed  as  to  be  readily  recognized 
by  the  public  as  peace  officers. 

Sec.  412.  City  Furnish  Arms — Remain  City's  Property — May 
Furnish  Uniforms  in  Discretion  of  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

— llie  arms  to  l)e  furnished  at  ihe  expense  of  and  to  remain  the 
property    of   the    City. 

The  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  authority  to  fur- 
nish uniforms  at  t'he  public  expense  to  the  members  of  the  Police 
and  Fire  Department  in  the  discretion  of  such  ^Nlayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council. 

Sec.  413.  Failure  to  Perform  Duty — Penalty — Suspension  or 
Dismissal. — hor  a  failure  to  perform  any  duty  required  by  law 
or  the  ordinances  of  the  City,  or  the  rules  of  said  Board,  the 
officers  and  members  of  said  department  are  subject  to  be  sus- 
pended, either  definitely  or  indefinitely,  or  removed  from  office, 


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by  the  decision  of  the  Board  of  PoHce  Commissioners,  whose  de- 
cision shall  be  final,  and,  when  said  officers  or  members  are  dis- 
missed, no  liability  shall  attach  to  the  City  for  any  further  com- 
pensation. 

Sec.  414,  Mode  of  Preferring  Charges — Any  Member  of 
Force  May  be  Suspended,  Till  Session  of  Board  to  Hear  the  Case. 

— The  mode  of  preferring  charges  against  any  officer  or  mem- 
ber of  said  department,  and  the  manner  of  their  trial,  shall  be 
prescribed  by  the  rules  of  said  Board.  The  Chief,  any  officer,  or 
member,  or  employee  of  said  department,  may  ])e  suspended  in 
the  manner  provided  by  the  rules  of  said  department  until  the 
session  of  t'he  Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  at  which  the  hear- 
ing may  be  had  and  sentence  adjudged. 

Sec.  415.     In  Case  of  Vacancy  by  Suspension,  How  Filled. — 

In  case  any  officer  or  member  or  employee  of  said  department  is 
suspended,  said  Board  shall  provide  for  appointments  to  fill  tiie 
vacancies  during  the  suspension  of  the  officer,  or  member,  or 
employee. 

Sec.  416.  Civil  Service  Rules  and  Regulations  to  Govern. — 
The  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  are  given  full,  complete,  and 
unqualified  authority  to  establish,  for  the  department  of  police, 
civil  service  rules  and  regulations,  to  the  end  that  officers,  mem- 
bers and  employees  shall  serve  during  good  behavior  and  effi- 
cient service,  and  to  be  promoted  according  to  efficient  service 
and  lengt'h  of  time  employed  in  said  department,  all  of  which 
to  be  adjudged  of  by  said  Board. 

Sec.  417.  Aldermen  and  Councilmen  Ex-Officio  Justices  of 
the  Peace — May  Issue  Warrants  to  be  Executed  by  Marshal  or 
Chief  of  Police — Commit  to  Jail,  etc. — Each  member  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  and  each  member  of  the  Board  of  Councilmen  shall 
be,  to  all  intents  and  purposes,  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  so  far  as 
to  enable  them,  or  any  one,  or  either  of  them,  to  issue  warrants 
for  offenses  committed  within  t'he  corporate  limits  of  said  City, 
which  warrants  shall  be  executed  by  the  Marshal  or  Chief  of 
Police,  or  either  of  the  Lieutenants  of  Police,  and  to  commit  to 
jail  in  the  County  of  l\ilton,  or  to  admit  to  bail  offenders,  pro- 
vided the  ofiFense  is  bailable,  for  their  appearance  before  the  next 
Superior  Court  thereafter  for  the  County  of  Fulton,  and  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  jailer  of  said  County  to  receive  all  such  per- 
sons so  committed,  and  safely  keep  the  same  until  discharged  by 
due  course  of  law. 


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CHAPTER  XXII. 

RECORDER— RECORDER'S  COURT. 

Sec.  418.  City  Recorder — How  Elected — By  Whom — Term 
of  Office. — There  shall  be  elected  by  the  people  at  the  same  time 
other  City  officers  are  elected,  a  Recorder.  He  shall  hold  his 
office  for  a  term  of  four  years,  as  provided  under  Section  1  of 
the  Act  of  1910.  unless  removed  for  cause  to  be  adjudged  of  by 
the  ]\la}or  and   General   Council. 

Sec.  419.  Recorder  May  Hold  any  Other  Office — Cannot 
Conflict,  However — Duties,  How  Defined. — The  Recorder  may 
hold  any  other  office  not  necessarily  cuntiicting  with  his  duties 
as  Recorder.  His  duties  not  herein  enumerated  may  be  pres- 
cribed by  ordinance. 

Sec.  420.  His  Duty — His  Authority. — It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Recorder,  when  so  elected,  to  preside  at  the  City  Court, 
known  as  the  Mayor's  Court,  with  as  full  and  ample  authority 
to  try  and  dispose  of  all  cases  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  May- 
or's Court,  as  the  ]\Iayor  has  under  the  provisions  of  this  Char- 
ter. 

Sec.  421.  Powers — Shall  Try  Offenders. — When  sitting-  as  a 
Recorder's  Court,  he  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  con- 
current with  the  ^layor,  Mayor  pro  tern,  or  one  member  of  the 
General  Council,  to  try  all  offenders  against  the  ordinances  of 
said  City,  and  impose  such  penalties  for  violation  thereof  as  may 
be  prescribed  by  the  ordinances  of  said  City- 
Sec.  422.  Oath  of  Office. — Before  entering  upon  the  duties  of 
his  office,  he  shall  take  and  subscribe  an  oath  before  some  officer 
authorized  to  administer  it,  faithfully  to  discharge  the  duties  of 
the  same. 

Sec.  423.     May  Be  Removed  for  Cause — By  Whom. — He  may 

at  an}^  time  be  removed  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  for 
cause,  to  be  judged  by  them. 


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Sec.  424.  Jurisdiction  as  to  Trial  and  Abatement  of  Nuis- 
ances— Proviso. — The  jurisdiction  now  vested  in  the  Aiayor  and 
General  Council  of  said  City,  under  and  by  the  laws  of  this 
State,  as  contained  in  the  Code  of  Georgia  in  1895,  in  Sections 
4760  to  4768  inclusive,  in  respect  to  the  trial  and  abatement  of 
nuisances  as  set  forth  in  said  Code  and  Sections,  be  and  the 
same  is  'hereby  devolved  upon  and  vested  in  the  Recorder's  or 
Mayor's  Court  of  said  City.  Said  Recorder's  or  Mayor's  Court 
shall  have  the  same  jurisdiction,  power  and  duty  as  to  the  trial 
and  abatement  of  said  nuisances  as  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  said  City  has  heretofore  had,  and  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council  are  hereby  relieved  of  jurisdiction  and  duty  to 
try,  hear  or  abate  such  nuisances;  Provided,  and  ^except  that 
nothing  in  this  Act  contained  shall  divest  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  or  Board  of  Health  of  said  City  of  jurisdiction  as  to 
nuisances  affecting  health,  as  now  provided  by  law. 

Sec.  425.  One  Member  of  General  Council  May  Hold  Recor- 
der's Court — Regulation  of  Call  Upon  Members  by  Ordinance. — 

Any  one  member  of  the  General  Council  of  said  City  is  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  preside  in  and  hold  the  Record- 
er's or  Mayor's  Court  of  said  City,  whenever  for  any  cause  the 
Recorder,  Mayor,  or  Mayor  pro  tempore,  of  said  City  cannot  be 
in  attendance  to  hold  the  same,  and  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  said  City  are  hereby  authorized  to  provide  and  regu- 
late by  ordinance  how  the  designation  or  call  upon  any  member 
of  the  General  Council  to  preside  as  aforesaid  shall  be  made. 

Sec.  426.  Recorder  Pro  Tem— May  Create  the  Office— Pre- 
scribed Duties — Fix  Compensation,  Etc. — The  Mayor  and  ( Gen- 
eral Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby  authorized  and 
empowered  to  create  the  ofifice  of  Recorder  pro  tem.  to  fix  his 
term  of  ot^ce,  prescribe  his  duties,  and  provide  for  his  compen- 
sation. 

Sec.  427.  Recorder  Pro  Tem— "When  He  Serves— Clerk  of 
Recorder's  Court  May  Act  as  Recorder  Pro  Tem. —  The  Mayor 
and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  create  the  office  of  Recorder  pro  tem,  to 
fix  his  term  of  office,  prescribe  his  duties,  and  provide  for  his 
compensation;  said  Recorder  pro  tem  shall  have  the  same  au- 
thority to  serve  during  the  absence  or  disability  of  the  Recorder 


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as  is  now  vested  in  the  Mayor,  Ma\or  pro  tern,  Aldermen,  and 
Councilmen  by  said  Charter,  and  the  designation  of  a  Recorder 
pro  tern  to  serve  in  the  absence  of  the  Recorder  shall  be  on  the 
same  basis  as  Aldermen  and  Councilmen  are  now  designated  to 
preside  in  the  Recorder's  Court  during  the  al)sence  or  diasbi'.ity 
of  the  Recorder.  This  amendment  shall  in  no  wise  interfere 
with,  or  repeal  the  authority  heretofore  vested  in  the  ]\Iavor, 
Ma^nr  pro  tern.  Aldermen,  and  Councilmen,  to  preside  in  tlie 
Recorder's  Court,  but  said  General  Council  shall,  b\'  ordinance, 
provide  a  method  of  selecting  one  to  preside  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  when  necessary,  from  those  qualified  under  the  charter 
and  amendments  thereto  governing  the  said  City. 

Sec.  428.  Clerk  of  Recorder  s  Court  Eligible  as  Recorder  Pro 
Tern — Without  Additional  Compensation,  However. — The  Clerk 
of  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  eligible  to  fill  the  position  of  Re- 
corder pro  tem.  but,  when  said  Clerk  is  selected  therefor,  he  shall 
serve  without  additional  compensation. 


228  CHAIITER — SCHOOLS — ^BOAKU — ELECTIONS. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

SCHOOLS— BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 

Sec.  429.  Public  Schools — Power  to  Establish — Maintain — 
Regulate. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  are 
hereby  empowered  to  maintain  a  system  of  public  schools,  as 
now  established  by  law,  in  the  said  City,  which  shall  be  free  to 
all  the  children  wdthin  the  said  City.  And  the  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council  shall  l)y  ordinance,  or  otherwise,  in  their  discre- 
tion, provide  for  appropriate  agencies  to  regulate,  improvise,  and 
carry  on  said  system  of  schools,  and  render  the  same  efficient. 

Sec.  430.     Board    of    Education — Ex    Officio    Members.— The 

Board  of  Education  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  composed  of 
eight  members,  one  from  each  Ward,  and  the  Mayor  and  Chair- 
man of  the  Committee  of  Council  on  Public  schools  shall  be  ex- 
officio  members,  and  shall  hereafter  be  recognized  as  one  of  the 
regular  Boards  of  the  City  Government  provided  for  by  the 
Charter  of  said  City. 

Sec.  431.  Existing  Board  Continued — Succession  Provided 
For. — These  provisions  shall  apply  to  the  existing  Board  of  Edu- 
cation (1897),  the  members  of  which  shall  continue  in  office  un- 
til the  end  of  the  terms,  for  which  they  have  been  elected  re- 
'  spectively,  unless  vacancies  shall  occur  by  death,  resignation  or 
removal  from  office;  and  any  vacancy  so  occurring  shall  be  filled 
by  elections  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  433-     Members  of  Board— How  Elected — Term  of  Office. 

— Vacancies  occurring  by  expiration  of  Term  shall  be  filled  by 
elections  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  at  the  regualr  meet- 
ing next  preceding  the  expiration  of  such  term,  and  members 
thus  elected  shall  hold  office  for  a  term  of  five  years,  and  until 
their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified. 

Sec.  434.  Board  Elect  Superintendent — Teachers  and  Officers 
of  Public  Schools — Govern  Schools  in  Conformity  with  Ordi- 
nances.— The  Board  of  Education  shall  elect  the    Superintend- 


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ent,  teachers,  and  ot'her  officers  of  tlie  public  scliools,  and  shall 
have  supervision  and  g-overnment  of  such  schools  in  conformity 
with  existing  ordinances,  and  such  as  may  be  made  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  435.  Board  Can  Not  Bind  City  for  Contracts  in  Excess 
of  Appropriation. — The  B(_)arfl  of  Education  shall  not  have 
power  to  bind  the  City  of  Atlanta  by  contracts  for  the  purchase 
of  school  property,  or  erection  of  school  houses,  or  the  furnishing 
thereof,  or  for  salaries  of  officers  or  teachers,  for  any  sum  in  ex- 
cess of  the  annual  appropriation  made  by  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  for  the  support  of  the  public  schools. 


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CHAPTER  XXIV. 

CITY  ATTORNEY— CHIEF  OF  CONSTRUCTION- 
BUILDING  INSPECTOR. 

Sec.  436.  City  Attorney — Chief  of  Construction — Election  of 
— When — How  Often — ^Hold  Office  Subject  to  Removal  for 
Cause. — There  shall  be  elected  by  the  qualified  voters  of  said 
City  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  December,  1894,  and  biennially 
thereafter,  a  City  Attorney  and  Chief  of  Construction,  who  shall 
hold  his  office  for  the  time  prescribed  by  the  20th  Section  of  fhis 
Act  (1874),  unless  removed  for  cause,  to  be  judged  of  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  437.  Sexton  Shall  Give  Bond.— The  City  Sexton  shall 
enter  into  bond,  with  good  security,  payable  to  said  City  of  At- 
lanta, in  an  amount  to  be  fixed  and  judged  of  by  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  for  the  faithful  performance  of  t'he  duties  of  his 
office.      (Discretionary  with  Council.     See  Sec.  481). 

Sec.  438,  Duties  of  Above  Officers. — Their  duties  shall  be 
prescribed  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  439.  Oath  of  Office. — Before  entering  on  the  discharge 
of  their  duties,  they  shall  each  take  an  oath  before  some  officer 
aut'horized  to  administer  it,  to  faithfully  perform  the  duties  of 
their  offices. 

Sec.  440.  Compensation — How  Fixed. — They  shall  each  re- 
ceive a  salary,  to  be  fixed  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
the  year  next  preceding  their  election,  which  shall  not  be  in- 
creased or  diminished  during  their  continuance  in  office. 

(Original  Charter  of  1874  provided  for  three  building  inspec- 
tors, which  has  since  been  reduced  in  number  to  one.  The  orig- 
inal provisions  of  the  Charter  are  retained,  as  throwing  light  upon 
the  office  and  duties  of  the  single  inspector). 


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Sec.  441.  Building  Inspectors — Number — How  Elected — Must 
Be  Residents  of  City. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said 
City  at  the  meetinj^  when  the  other  officers  are  elected,  or  at  any 
subseqeunt  meting-  of  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have 
full  power  and  anthorit\-  to  elect  three  freeholders,  residents  of 
said  City,  Building-  Inspectors. 

Sec.  442.  Term  of  Office. — The  said  Building-  Inspectors  shall 
hold  their  office  for  the  tern-i  of  two  years,  except  those  elected 
at  the  tirst  meeting  in  January,  1875,  or  at  t'he  next,  or  any  sub- 
sequent meeting  thereafter.  The  Inspectors  so  elected  shall  va- 
cate their  office  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  in  July,  1875.  at  which  meeting  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  shall  elect  Building  Inspectors  for  the  term  of  two  years, 
after  whic'h  time  all  elections  to  fill  said  offices  shall  be  held 
bienniallv. 


Sec.  443.  Duties. — It  shall  be  their  duty,  in  connection  with 
the  Cliief  of  Construction,  to  inspect  all  buildings  and  walls  lo- 
cated on  the  various  streets,  lanes,  and  alleys  of  said  City,  when 
they  shall  be  requested  to  do  so  by  the  Mayor,  and  to  report  the 
result  of  such  investigation  to  said  Mayor,  v^ith  a  recommenda- 
tion to  the  best  course  to  be  pursued  in  reference  to  said  build- 
ings or  walls,  for  the  protection  of  the  citizens. 

Sec.  444.  Recommendations  of  Building  Inspectors  to  be  Ex- 
ecuted—By Whom — When — How. — The  said  Mayor  shall  have 
full  power  and  authority  to  execute,  in  a  summary  manner,  the 
recommendations  of  said  Building  Inspectors,  or  a  majority  of 
them,  at  the  expense  of  t'he  owner  of  said  building  or  wall,  or  the 
owner  of  the  lot  upon  which  the  same  may  be  located,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  said  Mayor,  should  the  said  owner  after  such  no- 
tice as  may  seem  reasonable  in  the  discretion  of  the  ]\Iayor,  if  no- 
tice can  be  served  on  'him,  fail  or  refuse  to  remove  the  obstruc- 
tions reported  by  said  Building  Inspectors,  or  a  majority  of  them, 
such  expense  to  be  collected  by  execution  to  be  issued  by  the 
Clerk  of  Council ;  and  the  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall 
have  full  power  and  authority  to  pass  all  ordinances,  that  may 
be  necessary  to  carry  this  measure  into  full  elTect. 

Sec.  445.    May  Substitute  One  Inspector  for  the  Three — Qual- 


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ifications  Necessary — Discretionary. — The  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  said  City  of  Atlanta  may,  in  their  discretion,  substi- 
tute for  t'he  three  Building  Inspectors  provided  for  by  Section  93, 
94,  and  95  of  said  Act  of  Incorporation  (1874),  including  amend- 
ments heretofore  made,  a  single  Building  Inspector,  in  which 
case  the  Building  Inspector  shall  be  either  a  professional  archi- 
tect and  builder,  or  a  civil  engineer  acquainted  with  the  science 
of  building. 

Sec.  446-  Duties  of  the  Single  Inspector— Powers,  Etc.— In 
the  event  of  the  substitution  of  one  Inspector  in  the  place  of 
three,  as  hereinbefore  provided  for,  the  Building  Inspector,  so  to 
be  elected,  shall  have  all  the  powers  and  discharge  all  the  duties 
devolving  upon  the  present  Building  Inspectors  under  tlTe  Char- 
ter of  said  City  and  the  laws  of  the  State,  and  shall,  in  addition 
thereto  perform  such  ot'her  duties  and  exercise  such  other  pow- 
ers and  privileges  as  may  be  provided  for  by  ordinances  of  said 
City.       , 


CHARTER CHIEF   OF  COXSTRl  (  TIO\  ];^;^ 


CHAPTER  XXV. 
CHIEF  OF  COXSTRUCTIOX. 

Sec.  447.  Chief  of  Construction. — The  position  of  Chief  ot 
Construction  is  hereby  created  and  this  office  shall  have  all  the 
power  and  authority  heretofore  given  the  offices  of  City  Engin- 
eer and  Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  and  all  such  work  as 
paving,  sewers,  curbing,  sidewalks,  repairing  of  same,  engineer- 
ing work,  grades  and  any  and  all  work  of  authority  now  vested 
in  either  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  or  department  of  En- 
gineering sliall  hereafter  be  vested  and  exercised  by  the  Chief  of 
Construction;  no  one  shall  be  eligible  therefor  unless  he  be  a 
competent  civil  engineer  of  ten  years  practical  experience  and 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  are  hereby  authorized  to  fix  the 
salary  of  said  office  for  a  sum  not  exceeding  Five  Thousand  Dol- 
lars per  annum.  Said  Chief  of  Construction  shall  have  authority 
to  appoint  his  assistants  but  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
have  authority  to  decide  how  many  assistants  he  shall  have  and 
the  salaries  of  such  assistants,  but  at  least  the  following  assistants 
are  hereby  created  for  said  Chief  of  Construction,  to-wit:  one  in 
charge  of  sewers,  one  in  charge  of  streets,  one  in  charge  of  side- 
walks, one  in  charge  of  repairs. 

Sec.  448-  City  Engineer  and  Commissioner  of  Public  Works 
ConsoUdated. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall,  by  appro- 
priate amendments  to  existing  ordinances,  provide  for  the  con- 
solidation of  all  the  duties  now  divided  by  ordinances,  to  the 
two  departments  of  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  and  City 
Engineer,  and  same  are  consolidated  into  one  department 
thereby  creating  "Chief  of  Construction"  department  and  the 
offices  of  Commissioner  of  Public  A\'orks  and  City  Engineer  of 
Atlanta  are  herebv  abolished. 


]^;34  CHAK'I'KR — (KKKK    OK   COUINCIL, — DUTIES 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

CLERK  OF  CITY  COUNCIL. 

Sec.  449.    Clerk  of  Council— How  Elected— When— by  Whom. 

— There  shall  be  elected  by  the  people  at  the  same  time  other 
City  officers  are  elected,  a  Clerk  of  Council,  who  shall  hold  office 
for  a  term  of  two  years,  as  provided  under  Section  1  of  the  Act 
of  1910,  unless  removed  for  cause  to  be  adjudged  of  by  the 
Mayor  and  Ceneral  Council. 

Sec.  450.  Oath  of  Office. — He  shall  take  and  subscribe  an 
oath  before  some  officer  authorized  to  administer  it,  to  faithfully 
discharge  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec.  451.  He  Shall  Give  Bond. — He  shall  give  bond  and  good 
security,  to  be  fixed  and  judged  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil, for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  452.  Duties. — His  duties  shall  be  prescribed  by  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  453.  Compensation. — He  shall  receive  such  salary  as  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  the  year  next  preceding  his  election 
shall  prescribe. 

Sec.  454.  He  Shall  Have  and  Use  a  Common  Seal — Form, 
Device,  Etc. — Fixed  by  Ordinance. — The  Clerk  of  Council  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  and  use  a  common  seal,  whose  form, 
device,  and  color  shall  be  fixed  by  ordinance  passed  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  455.  Deputy  Clerks — Their  Authority — Legal  Effect  of 
Acts. — The  Deputy  Clerks  of  Council,  whether  one  or  more  are 
appointed  upon  the  authority  of  the  Mayor  and  ( ieneral  Council, 
shall  have  all  the  authority  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Council,  and  are 
authorized  to  sign  executions,  licenses,  and  all  other  documents, 


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135 


to  which  the  signature  of  the  Clerk  of  Council  is  necessary,  us- 
ing their  own  names.  Init  adding  thereto  the  words  ''Deputy 
Clerk  of  Council."  The  signatures  of  the  Deputy  Clerks  of 
Council,  when  so  signed,  shall  be  recognized  and  given  all  the 
force  and  effect  of  the  signature  of  the  Clerk  of  Council. 


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CHAPTER  XXVI. 

MISCELLANEOUS  POWERS  AND  PROVLSIONS,  EXER- 
CISED AND  TO  BE  ENFORCED. 

Sec.  456.  May  Lease  Buildings  for  Markethouses — Fifteen 
Years — Limit  of  Rental — Privilege  to  Purchase. — The  Mayor 
and  General  Council  are  hereliy  authorized  to  rent  or  lease  from 
any  party,  who  may  build  a  suitable  markethouse  or  houses  in 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  for  a  term  not  exceeding  fifteen  years,  at  a 
rate  of  rental  not  to  exceed  eight  per  cent,  interest  on  the  invest- 
ment, and  are  hereby  authorized  to  make  such  ordinances  as  are 
necessary  and  proper  to  protect  tlie  City  in  said  lease ;  and  pro- 
vided, further,  that  said  City  of  Atlanta  be  authorized  to  pur- 
chase said  market  or  markets  at  any  time  during  fifteen  years  at 
original  cost  of  said  market  property. 

Sec.  457.    City  May  Establish  Two  or  More  Market  Places  It- 
self— Prescribe   Ordinances   for   Governing   Same. — The   Mayor 

and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  power 
and  authority  to  establish  two  or  more  market  places  in  said 
City  for  the  sale  of  country  produce,  fresh  meats,  and  other  sim- 
ilar articles,  and  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  government  of  said 
market  places,  and  to  prescribe  the  hours,  in  which  such  market- 
able articles  shall  be  sold  only  at  such  market  places,  or  at  them 
and  at  other  points  within  certain  distances  from  sucTi  market 
places,  as  may  be  deemed  best  by  said  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil. 

Sec.  458.  Authority  to  Construct  Forsyth  Street  Bridge— Pro- 
vision as  to  Payment  for  Same. — The  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil of  said  City  are  hereby  authorized  to  provide  for  a  bridge 
over  the  several  railroad  tracks  on  Forsyth  Street  in  said  City, 
and  to  provide  for  paying  the  costs  of  the  cfinstruction  of  said 
bridge,  partly  from  the  income  of  said  City  for  the  year  1891, 
and  t'he  balance  out  of  the  income  of  said  City  for  the  years  1892 
and  189:5. 


CHARTP:R PlBLIf    SPKAKING — HACKS,  DRAYS — EXAMINATIONS   ^37 

Sec.  459.  Authority  to  Regulate  Public  Street  Speaking — 
Prevent  Street  Obstruction,  or  Disorderly  Crowds. —  The  Mayor 

and  General  Council  of  said  City  of  Atlanta  is  empowered  to 
provide  by  ordinance  for  the  regulation  of  public  meetinj^s  and 
public  speaking  in  the  streets  of  said  City  of  Atlanta  by  prevent- 
ing the  obstruction  of  the  streets  of  said  City  or  the  gathering  of 
disorderly  crowds  in  said  streets. 

Sec.  460.  May  Regulate  Charges  by  Hacks  and  Drays — 
Hauling  of  Baggage  or  Merchandise — Transportation  of  Passen- 
gers.— The  Mayor  and  (General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are 
authorized  to  prescribe  by  ordinance  reasonable  charges  to  be 
collected  by  hacks,  cabs,  drays,  or  other  licensed  vehicles  for  the 
transportation  of  persons,  baggage,  merchandise,  or  other  per- 
sonal property  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  461.  Examination  of  the  Workings  of  any  of  the  De- 
partments of  the  City  Authorized — Committee  Conducting  Same 
May  Compel  Attendance  of  Witnesses — Compel  Production  of 
Books,  Etc. — The  City  Government  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall 
be  authorized  and  empowered,  through  a  Committee  of  the  Gen- 
eral Council  or  of  any  of  the  Boards  operating  under  the  City 
Government  or  Committee  of  the  same,  to  institute,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  tTie  General  Council,  whenever  necessary,  any  exami- 
nation or  examinations  into  the  working  and  business  of  any  of 
the  offices,  or  conduct  of  its  officers  in  any  department  of  the 
City's  business,  or  of  t'he  General  Council  itself,  or  of  any  office 
under  the  City,  and  that  the  Board  or  Committee  conducting  suc'h 
examination  shall  have  power  to  send  for  persons  and  papers, 
and  to  compel  attendance  of  persons  summoned  ;  to  swear  wit- 
nesses, compel  the  production  of  papers  and  books  and  all  dis- 
closures pertinent  to  such  investigation. 

Sec.  462.  Restriction  of  Time  as  to  Renewal  of  Street  Fran- 
chises.— The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
shall  have  no  authority  or  power  to  grant,  consent  to,  or  permit 
the  extension,  removal,  or  change  of  the  term,  for  which  fran- 
chises have  been  or  may  be  granted,  or  in  any  way  to  extend  or 
renew  the  time,  for  which  permission  has  been  or  may  be  given 
to  occupy  tTie  streets  and  public  places  except  and  only  during 
the  twelve  months  immediately  preceding  the  expiration  of  the 


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term  of  such  franchises  and  permit;  and  all  extensions  and  re- 
newals made  in  violation  of  this  Act  shall  be  void. 

Sec.  463.  Authority  to  Regulate  or  Prohibit  Erection  or 
Maintenance  of  Sanitariums — Boarding  Houses — Discretionary 
— Previous  Ordinances  Ratified. — Power  is  hereby  given  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  to  control,  regulate,  and  in  its  dis- 
cretion prohibit,  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  sanitariums, 
boarding  houses,  and  other  similar  places  in  residence  portions 
of  the  Citv;  and  any  ordinances  heretofore  adopted  by  the  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council  in  relation  to  the  above  subject  mat- 
ters are  hereby  ratified  and  validated. 

Sec.  464.  Mayor — Aldermen — Councilmen — Other  Municipal 
Officers — Ineligible  When. — It  shall  be  unlawful  -for  any  person 
holding  an  office  or  position  of  trust,  or  emolument,  or  regular 
employment,  under  appointment  by  the  President  of  the  Linited 
States,  or  any  Department  of  the  Federal  Government,  or  elec- 
tion by  the  people  of  the  United  States,  or  any  of  them,  or  any 
District  in  the  United  States,  or  under  appointment  by  the  Gov- 
ernor of  Georgia,  or  any  other  officer  or  officers  of  the  State  or 
county  vested  with  appointing  power,  or  election  by  the  people 
of  the  State  or  any  County,  or  other  political  divisions  of  said 
State  after  the  31st  day  of  December,  1900.  to  occupy  or  hold, 
the  position  of  Mayor,  Alderman,  or  Councilman  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  or  membership  on  any  executive  Board  of  said  City,  or 
any  other  office  or  position  of  trust,  honor,  or  emolument,  or  reg- 
ular employment,  in  or  under  said  City  government,  whether 
said  office  or  position  be  by  election  or  appointment  or  regular 
appointment  during  the  time  he  'holds  said  Federal,  State,  or 
County  office  or  position  ;  and  neither  the  Mayor,  Alderman,  or 
Councilman,  nor  any  other  officer  of  said  City,  who,  by  virtue  of 
election  bv  the  people,  or  appointment  by  the  Mayor,  or  election 
or  appointment  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  or  any  Com- 
mittee thereof,  or  election  by  appointment  by  any  of  the  Boards 
of  the  City  Government,  holds  such  office  after  the  passage  of 
this  Act.  shall  be  eligible  to  hold  any  other  office  or  position  of 
trust,  honor,  or  emolument,  or  any  other  regular  employment  in 
the  services  of  said   City  Government. 

Sec.    465.     Ineligible  for  Service  on  More  than  one  Board — 
Exceptions. —  Xor  shall  they  or  any  person  be  eligible  to  service 


CHARTER — ELIGIBILITY    MAVOK,    AMIERMEX    AM)    (Ol  XCII.MEX    239 

on  more  than  one  of  the  Boards,  such  as  police  commissioners, 
water  commissioners,  lioard  of  healtli.  or  any  other  Board  of  said 
City  now  existing,  or  hereafter  created,  at  the  same  time,  except- 
ing that  service  as  City  Investigator  or  MembersTiip  in  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  the  Grady  Hospital,  or  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Carnegie  Library,  or  Board  of  Education,  or  Park  Commission, 
Board  of  Firemasters,  Board  of  Electrical  Control  or  Cemetery 
Commission  shall  not  disqualify  such  officer,  or  trustees,  or 
members  of  said  Boards  for  an_\-  other  Cit_\'  (  )ffice,  position,  or 
employment. 

Sec.  466.  Members  of  General  Council  not  Eligible  as  Mem- 
bers of  Boards — Except. — Xor  shall  any  member  of  the  General 
Council  be  a  member  of  any  Board  under  said  City  Government 
except  as  is  now  or  hereafter  provided  by  the  charter  of  said 
City,  and  that  t'he  acceptance  by  the  Mayor,  any  Councilman.  Al- 
derman, or  any  other  officer  or  regular  employee  of  said  City, 
after  the  passage  ui  this  Act.  of  any  office  or  j)osition  of  trust, 
honor,  or  emolument,  or  regular  employment  under  the  Federal, 
State  or  County  Government,  excepting  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
the  Grady  Hospital,  or  Board  of  Carnegie  Library,  or  Board  of 
Education,  or  Park  Commission,  }>oard  of  Firemasters,  or  Board 
of  Electrical  Control,  shall  immediately  create  a  vacancy  in  the 
office,  position,  or  employment  he  holds  in  or  under  said  City 
government,  A\-'hich  vacancy  shall  be  filled  in  the  manner  pro- 
vided by  law;  and  that  the  acceptance  by  the  Mayor  or  any  Al. 
man.  Councilman,  or  other  officer  or  regular  employee  of  said 
City  Government,  or  Board  or  Department  thereof,  of  any  other 
city  office,  position,  or  regular  employment  shall  likewise  vacate 
the  first  office,  position,  or  employment  held  by  such  officer  or 
employee,  except  as  hereinbefore  provided. 

Sec.  467.  Bonds  Required  of  City's  Licenses — Discretionary — 
For  What  Purpose — For  What  Term. — The  Mayor  and  General 
Council  shall  be  authorized,  in  their  discretion,  to  require  any 
and  all  persons,  firms,  or  corporations,  licensed  to  do  business, 
under  the  present  charter  provisions,  to  give  a  bond  payable  to 
the  City,  and  conditioned  to  pay  the  City  or  anyone  else,  suing 
in  the  name  of  the  City  for  their  use.  for  injuries  or  damages  re- 
ceived on  account  of  dishonest,  fraudulent,  immoral,  or  improper 
conduct  of  t'he  administration  of  the  business  so  licensed.  The 
amount  of  said  bond  shall  not  exceed  five  thousand   ($5,000.00) 


1^0  CHARTER — HOXDS    OF    I.IC'EXSEKS — MHRARV 

dollars,  and  shall  be  given  for  the  fiscal  year.  At  the  end  of  the 
fiscal  year,  a  new  bond  shall  be  given  for  the  succeeding  fiscal 
year  under  the  terms  above  provided.  Any  person  or  persons  in- 
jured by  the  dishonest,  fraudulent,  immoral,  or  improper  con- 
duct of  the  administration  of  any  business  licensed  by  the  City, 
and  bonded  as  above  provided,  may  sue  on  said  bond  for  their 
own  use,  and  the  recovery,  if  any,  shall  be  payable  to  said  person 
or  persons. 

Sec.  468.      Shall    Maintain    Carnegie    Library — Appropriation 
Not  to  Exceed  Five  Thousand  Dollars  Per  Annum. —  It  shall  be 

the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, beginning  with  the  annual  apportionments  and  appropria- 
tions for  the  year  1900,  to  annually  apportion,  appropriate,  and 
expend  from  the  incomes  and  revenues  of  said  City  the  sum  of 
five  thousand  dollars,  for  the  support,  maintenance  and  operation 
of  the  free  public  library  to  be  known  as  t'he  Carnegie  Library. 

Sec.  469.     May  Condemn  Lands  for  Pubhc  Buildings — Parks 
— Other  Purposes — Take  Possession — When — Conditions. — The 

City  of  Atlanta  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  condemn 
land  for  sites  for  the  erection  of  public  buildings  for  said  City 
for  parks  and  other  public  purposes,  in  the  manner  already  pro- 
vided by  law  for  the  condemnation  of  land  in  said  City,  for  open- 
ing, widening,  or  changing  streets  and  alleys.  Said  City  is  here- 
by authorized  and  empowered,  in  any  and  all  cases  w'hen  land 
has  been  assessed  or  condemned  for  street,  park,  public  build- 
ings, sewer,  or  other  public  purposes  of  said  City,  on  the  coming 
in  of  the  award  of  the  assessors,  on  paying  said  award  ;  or  in  the 
case  of  appeal  from  the  award  by  either  party  on  providing  and 
securing  the  payment  of  said  award  or  eventual  condemnation 
money  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided  in  any  case  or  cases 
in  whic'h  appeal  is  taken  by  either  party  from  such  award,  to  en- 
ter upon  and  take  possession  of  said  land  for  the  purpose  or  use 
for  which  the  same  has  been  condemned,  and  such  entry  or  pos- 
session may  be  had  by  said  City  immediately  after  paying  or  se- 
curing payment  of  any  such  award,  or  the  eventual  condemna- 
tion money,  and  before  the  trial  on  the  appeal  case. 

Sec.    470.    Bond  to  be  Given  to  Take  Immediate  Possession — 
How — For  What  Purpose. — In  the  case  of  any  such  award  made 


CHARTER — <I-\IMS — NOTICK — IMtECEDENC'K    OF    SI  ITS  ]^j 

and  appealed  therefrom  by  either  party,  should  said  City  desire 
immediately  to  enter  upon  and  take  possession  of  any  land  asses- 
sed or  condemned  for  any  purpose  aforesaid,  it  may  execute  a 
bond  with  good  security,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Judge  of 
the  Superior  Court  of  Fulton  County.  Georgia,  or  in  his  absence 
from  t'he  State,  of  the  Ordinary  of  said  County,  for  the  payment 
of  the  eventual  condemnation  money,  w'hich  may  be  found  on  the 
trial  of  said  case.  Said  bond,  when  approved  by  the  Judge  or 
Ordinary,  as  above  provided,  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
Clerk  of  the  Superior  Court,  and  on  the  trial  of  the  assessment 
or  award  appealed  from,  in  the  event  of  a  recovery  therein  by  the 
appellant  against  said  City,  suc'h  appellant  shall  have  authority 
to  enter  up  judgment  on  said  bond  for  the  amount  of  such  recov- 
ery, as  iudgment  may  now  be  entered  in  appeal  cases  under  the 
laws  of  this  State. 

Sec.  471.  No  One  Can  Bring  Suit  Against  the  City  Before 
Claim  is  Presented,  and  Opportunity  Given  to  Settle — Three 
Months'  Time  Limit — Such  Presentation  No  Bar  to  Plaintiff's 
Right  to  Sue. — Xu  person,  firm,  or  corporation  having  a  claim  or 
money  damages  against  the  City  of  Atlanta  on  account  of  inju- 
ries to  person  or  property,  shall  bring  any  suit  at  law  or  in  equity 
against  the  said  City  of  Atlanta  on  such  account  without  first 
presenting  such  claim  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  for  adjustment,  and  no  such  suit  shall  be  enter- 
tained by  the  Courts  against  the  City  of  Atlanta  unless  the  cause 
of  action  therein  has  been  first  presented  to  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  for  adjustment;  Provided,  that  upon  the  presen- 
tation of  such  claim  in  any  case  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil, said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  consider  and  act  upon 
the  same,  favorably  or  unfavorably,  to  the  petitioners  within 
three  months  from  the  presentation  thereof;  Provided,  further, 
that  the  action  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  upon  such 
claims,  unless  it  results  in  the  settlement  thereof,  shall  in  no 
sense  be  a  bar  to  the  plaintiff's  rights  in  such  cases  in  the  Courts. 

Sec.  472.  Precedence  Given  City  Cases — Subject  to  Right  of 
Advancement  of  State  and  County  Cases. — The  Superior  Court 
of  Pulton  County,  Georgia,  is  hereby  authorized  and  required  to 
give  precedence  to  and  advance  to  trial  any  cases  now  pending, 
or  which  may  hereafter  be  brought  in  said  Court,  to  which  the 
City  of  Atlanta  is  a  party  or  materially  interested  in.  in  which 


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the  collection  of  revenue  or  money  due  said  City  is  involved,  or 
in  which  there  is  an  appeal  from  the  award  or  finding  of  the  as- 
sessors for  damages  sustained  or  for  lands  taken  for  parks, 
street,  sewer,  or  other  public  purposes  of  said  City  authorized  by 
law.  When  any  case  of  the  character  aforesaid  is  ripe  for  trial, 
the  same  shall  be  subject  to  advancement  and  to  precedence  on 
the  attention  of  the  Court  being  called  to  the  same,  subject  only 
to  the  rig'ht  of  advancement  of  cases,  to  which  the  State  of  Geor- 
gia or  t'he  County  of  Fulton  is  a  party. 

Sec.  473.  Personal  Property  Levied  Upon — Where  Sold — 
How — Proviso. — Whenever  any  personal  property  has  been  lev- 
ied on  in  the  cit}'  of  .Vtlanta,  if  of  character  to  render  its  removal 
to  the  City  Hall  of  more  than  ordinary  expense  or  inconvenience, 
the  same  may  be  sold  at  any  place  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
said  City,  at  public  outcry,  within  the  hours  now  prescril^ed  by 
law,  and  after  'having  given  the  notice  required  by  law  :  Pro- 
vided, the  owner  thereof  gives  his  consent. 

Sec.  474.  Convicts — Authority  to  Farm  Out — In  What  Man- 
ner.— The  Mayor  and  Geenral  Council  are  hereby  authorized  to 
farm  out  all  persons  sentenced  to  imprisonment  for  violating  the 
ordinances  of  said  City,  in  the  same  manner  and  upon  the  same 
terms  as  the  Ordinances  of  this  State  are  authorized  to  farm  out 
convicts. 

Sec.  475.  County  Convicts  Work  on  City  Streets  When — How 
— Under  Whose  Supervision. — The  Commissioners  of  Roads  and 
Revenues  of  said  County  are  hereby  invested  with  the  exclusive 
control  of  said  convicts  (State  misdemeanor  convicts),  and  with 
the  sole  power  to  direct  the  w^ork  of  the  said  convicts  without 
reference  to  proportion  of  population  between  t'he  City  of  At- 
lanta and  the  County  outside  of  said  City;  Provided,  that,  when- 
ever the  said  Commissioners  of  Roads  and  Revenues  shall  see 
fit  to  direct  that  said  convicts  shall  work  on  the  streets  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  the  grade,  style,  and  character  of  the  work  shall 
be  determined  by  t'he  City  authorities,  but  the  particular  locality 
or  streets,  upon  which  the  work  is  to  be  done,  shall  be  decided 
by  a  majority  vote  between  the  members  composing  the  Boards 
of  Commissioners  or  Roads  and  Revenues  and  Commissioners 
of  Streets  and  Sewers  of  said  City,  or  in  the  event  of  the  abolish- 
ment of  said  Board  of  Commissioners  of  Streets  and  Sewers,  th.t 
Street  Committee  of  the  City  Council  of  said  City. 


CHARTER niPEAf  HMENTS — OFFICERS    Sl'ED — FEE    BII,I.       24;> 

IMPEACHMENTS. 

Sec.  476.  General  Council  Shall  Try  Impeachments — Who 
Presides  When  Mayor  is  Tried — How  Convicted — Penalty. — 
The  General  Council  of  said  City  shall  have  the  sole  right  to  try 
all  impeachments.  When  sitting  for  that  purpose,  they  shall  be 
under  oath  or  affirmation.  When  the  Mayor  is  tried  the  Judge 
of  the  City  Court  shall  preside,  and  no  person  shall  he  convicted 
without  the  concurrence  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present. 
Judgment,  in  case  of  impeachment,  shall  not  extend  further  than 
removal  from  iiffice.  aiul  disqualification  to  hold  any  office  of 
honor,  trust  or  profit,  under  t'his  Charter;  but  the  party  con- 
victed shall,  nevertheless,  be  liable  and  subject  to  indictment, 
trial,  and  punisliment.  according  to  law. 

Sec.  477.  Officers  May  Justify— If  Sued  for  Any  Official  Act.— 

Anv  of  the  officers  of  said  corporation,  who  may  be  sued  for  any 
act  done  in  his  or  their  official  character,  may  justify  under  this 
charter. 

GENERAL  COUNCIL. 

Sec.  478.  May  Compel  Attendance  of  Witnesses — May  Take 
Bonds  for  Appearance. — The  ^layor  and  General  Council  of  said 
Citv  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  cgmpel  the  attend- 
ance of  parties  and  witnesses  at  the  Mayor's  Courts,  and  the 
meetings  of  said  Council  or  General  Council ;  and  for  this  pur- 
pose said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  full  power  and 
authoritv  to  take  and  receive  of  parties  and  witnesses  such  bond^ 
as  they  shall  deem  necessary  to  secure  the  attendance  of  parties 
and  witnesses,  and  to  pass  all  ordinances  necessary  to  carry  this 
provision  into  effect,  and  to  forfeit  and  collect  said  bonds  in  the 
same  manner  as  suc'h  bonds  are  now  forfeited  in  the  Superior 
Courts  of  this  State.  .^ 

Sec.  479.  May  Establish  Fee  Bill  for  City  Officers.— The 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  power  and  authority 
to  establis'h  a  fee  bill  for  the  officers  of  said  City,  not  higher 
than  the  fees  allowed  to  county  office^s,^  or  lower  than  those 
allowed  to  Justices  of  the  Peace  and  Constables  of  this 
State. 


144  CHARTER — SALARIES — BOARDS,   NO   SALARIES — FIRE   LIMITS 

Sec.  480.  Salaries  of  all  City  Officers  Fixed  the  Year  Preced- 
ing Election  or  Appointment. — Hereafter  the  salaries,  compen- 
sation, or  emoluments  of  all  the  ofificers  of  said  City,  whether 
charter  officers  or  otherwise,  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  in  office  the  year  preceding  the  election  or  ap- 
pointment of  said  officers,  and  such  salary,  compensation,  or 
emoluments  shall  not  be  c'hanged  for  or  during  the  term,  for 
which  such  officer  was  elected  or  appointed. 

Sec.  481.  Members  of  Administrative  Board  Serve  Without 
Salaries. — From  and  after  the  tirst  day  of  January,  1899,  the 
members  of  the  several  Administrative  Boards  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, such  as  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  the  Board  of 
Water  Commissioners,  the  Board  of  Healt'h,  the  Board  of  Fire- 
masters,  the  Board  of  Education,  the  Grant  Park  Commission, 
the  Trustees  of  the  Grady  Hospital,  and  all  similar  administra- 
tive Boards  of  the  City  government,  shall  serve  without  salaries, 
whether  such  members  of  any  of  said  Boards  were  elected  be- 
fore or  after  the  passage  of  this  Act. 

Sec.  482.  May  Extend  Fire  Limits — Authority  to  Remove 
Structures  Other  Than  Fire-Proof  Buildings  Within  Same. — The 
said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  power  and  authority 
to  continue  t'he  fire  limits  as  now  established  by  law,  and  from 
time  to  time,  in  their  discretion,  to  extend  and  enlarge  the  same, 
wit'hin  which  fire-limits  so  established,  and  to  be  established  it 
shall  not  be  lawful  for  anyone  to  erect  other  than  fire-proof 
buildings,  or  structures  of  any  kind  other  than  fire-proof;  and 
should  anyone  erect,  or  cause  to  be  erected,  within  such  fire-lim- 
its so  established,  any  such  buildings  or  other  structures,  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council,  after  giving  five  days'  notice,  shall 
cause  the  same  to  be  removed  at  t'he  expense  of  the  owners  of 
such  buildings  or  other  structures,  the  said  expenses  to  be  col- 
lected by  executions  issued  by  the  Clerk  of  Council ;  and  the  said 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  have  power  to  determine  what 
buildings  or  other  structures  are,  or  are  not,  fire-proof. 

ELECTIONS  BY  PEOPLE. 

Sec.  483.  Election  of  Certain  Officers  Provided  for  by  the 
People.  The  City  Attorney,  Chief  of  Construction,  Tax  Collec- 
tor, and  Treasurer  of  tlte   City  of  Atlanta,  shall   hereafter  be 


CHAKTKK — KLECTIO.NS — VACAXCIK** — ItKMOVAL  ^45 

elected  by  the  qualified  voters  of  said  City,  provided  this  Act, 
does  not  interfere  wit'h  the  power  of  the  ^Slayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil, given  by  existing  law,  to  abolish  the  office  of  ^Marshal,  or  to 
consolidate  the  offices  of  Marshal  and  Tax  Collector,  in  their  dis- 
cretion, nor  with  the  power  given  by  existing  law,  to  consoli- 
date any  of  tlie  other  offices  provided  for  by  the  Charter  of  said 
City  with  the  office  of  Comptroller. 

Sec.  484.  Sexton — Left  with  Discretion  of  Council — Cemeteries, 
Provisions. — The  office  of  Sexton  shall  be  left  hereafter  to  the 
discretion  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council.  Furthermore,  all 
cemeteries  owner  or  controlled  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil shall  be  under  the  direction  and  supervision  of  said  Mayor 
and  General  Council,  and  they  shall  provide  the  persons  to  oper- 
ate the  same,  and  the  method  of  management,  either  with  or 
without  a  Sexton,  as  they  may  deem  best. 

Sec.  485.  Date  of  Elections— Term  of  Office.— The  first  elec- 
tion of  said  officers  under  this  Act  shall  occur  on  the  first  Wed- 
nesday in  December,  1894,  at  the  time  of  tlie  election  of  the 
Mayor,  Aldermen,  and  Councilmen,  and  shall  be  for  a  term  be- 
ginning on  the  first  Monday  in  July,  1895,  and  ending  on  the 
first  Monday  in  January,  1897,  and  all  subsequent  elections  of 
such  officers  shall  be  held  with  the  election  for  Mayor,  Aldermen 
and  Councilmen,  or  for  Aldermen  and  Councilmen,  occurring 
next  before  the  end  of  the  term  of  office  of  any  of  said  officers, 
and  shall  be  for  a  term  of  two  years  beginning  on  the  first 
Monday  in  tlie  January  following  such  elections :  Provided,  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  may  elect  a  Chief  of 
Construction  at  the  first  meeting  in  January,  1894,  who  shall 
hold  office  until  the  first  meeting  in  January,  1895,  unless  sooner 
removed  for  cause;  and  the  Chief  of  Construction,  to  be  elected 
by  the  people  under  authority  of  this  Act,  shall  hold  office  for  a 
term  of  two  years  beginning  on  the  first  Monday  in  January, 
1895,  unless  removed  for  cause,  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  486.  Vacancies  in  City  Offices — How  Filled. — Vacancies 
in  any  of  said  offices,  whether  occurring  by  removal  or  otherwise, 
shall  be  filled  by  elections  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  487.  Officers  Subject  to  Removal  for  Cause — by  Whom. 
The  officers  of  the  City,  whether  elected  by  the  people  or  other- 


24(j  CHARTKIl — STOCKAnr, —  UICL.I.>\  (HM«    AVKXUK 

wise,  shall  be  subject  to  removal  from  office  by  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council,  for  cause,  according  to  the  provisions  of  the 
Charter  n(nv  in  force. 


Sec.  488.  Mayor  and  General  Council  Clothed  with  Same 
Powers  as  Mayors  and  General  Council — Subject  to  Same  Limi- 
tations.— The  Mayor  and  Councilmen,  in  office  in  said  City,  are 
clothed  with  all  the  powers,  rights  and  privileges,  during  their 
continuance  in  office,  that  by  the  terms  of  tliis  Act  are  conferred 
on  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  as  provided  herein.  The  said 
Mayor  and  Council  shall  in  like  manner,  be  subject  to  the  same 
limitations  and  restrictions.  They  shall  have  full  power  and  au- 
thority to  pass  all  needful  ordinances,  resolutions  and  by-laws, 
for  the  successful  carrving  into  effect  of  this  Act. 


Sec.  489.  Franchise  of  Piedmont  Power  Company  Ratified. — 
The  franchises  and  privileges  heretofore  granted  by  the  City  of 
Atlanta  to  the  Piedmont  Power  Company  of  Atlanta  are  hereby 
ratified. 


Sec.  490.  Stockade — Prisoners  under  Council  and  Committee. 
— The  stockade,  or  City  prison,  together  with  the  employees  and 
grounds  thereof,  the  prisoners,  guards,  teams,  and  all  other  ap- 
purtenances thereof,  shall  be  under  the  direct  control  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council,  and  such  committee  as  it  may  see  fit 
to  put  in  charge  thereof,  and  in  addition  to  the  ordinances  passed 
by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  the  Committee  in  charge  of 
the  City  prison  and  grounds  as  above  stated,  shall  liave  further 
authority  to  create  and  enforce  such  rules  as  they  may  deem  ad- 
visable for  the  control  of  the  convicts,  employees  and  grounds  at 
the  City  prison  or  stockade. 

Sec.  491.  Power  to  Vacate  Bellwood  Crossing  and  Build 
Viaduct  in  Lieu. — Power  and  authority  is  hereby  given  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  close  Bell- 
wood  Avenue  where  same  crosses  the  railroads  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  at  what  is  now  known  as  Bellwood  Crossing,  and  for  a 
distance  of  two  hundred  feet  on  each  side  of  the  approach  to  saia 
crossing,  or  so  much  of  said  two  hundred  feet  as  may  be  deemed 
advisable  in  order  to  adjust  said  crossing  to  the  proposed  viaduct 


CHARTER — AL1>ERMK\    SUCCEED   THEMSELVES  l^'J 

to  be  built  over  the  railroads  at  Bellwood  Crossing,  or  divert 
same  to  Boss  Avenue  and  the  approaches  thereto  on  either  side. 
When  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  ordain  the  closing 
of  so  much  of  r.elhvood  Avenue,  as  is  herein  provided,  said  por- 
tion of  said  avenue  sliall  thereupon  cease  to  be  a  public  street 
for  any  purpose. 

Sec.  492.  Fowler  Street,  a  Projection  of — Vacated. — The 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  are  hereby 
given  authority  to  close  and  vacate  a  short  un-named  street 
north  of  the  main  campus  of  the  School  of  Technology.  Said 
street  being  indicated  on  the  plat  of  the  Peters  Land  Company  as 
beginning  at  the  projection  of  Fowler  Street,  which  abuts  the 
northern  limits  of  said  campus  and  as  running,  from  above  point, 
3ue  west  to  Cherry  Street,  a  distance  of  five  hundred  feet  with  a 
width  of  fifty  feet.  Upon  the  adoption  of  an  ordinance  carrying 
out  the  terms  of  this  amendment,  said  un-named  street  shall 
thereupon  cease  to  be  a  public  street  or  road  for  any  purpose. 

Sec.  493.  Alderman  May  Succeed  Himself  in  Office — When. 
The  provisions  of  the  charter  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  whereby 
Aldermen  are  authorized  to  succeed  themselves  as  Councilmen, 
but  are  not  eligible  to  succeed  themselves  in  the  position  of  Al- 
dermen, are  hereby  further  extended  so  that  an  alderman  shall 
heieafter  be  eligible  to  succeed  himself  in  the  position  of  Alder- 
man for  one  term,  and,  that  the  continuous  service  under  this 
amendment  be  limited  to  six  years,  and  an  alderman  succeeding 
himself  in  the  position  of  alderman,  shall  be  ineligible  at  the 
end  of  such  continuous  service  for  either  the  position  of  council- 
man or  alderman,  provided  that  after  the  intervention  of  one  year 
those  who  have  filled  such  offices  are  eligible  for  said  positions 
with  the  usual  rights  of  successorship. 

Sec.  494.  Marshal  of  Battle  Hill  Made  a  Policeman— All  Hon- 
ors and  Rights.— The  Marshal  or  police  officer  of  the  town  of  Bat- 
tle Hill,  at  the  time  said  town  was  incorporated  within  the  lim- 
its of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  the  charter  of  Battle  Hill  repealed, 
is  hereby  made  a  part  and  member  of  the  department  of  police 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  on  and  after  the  approval  of  this  Act,  at 
the  same  pay  as  the  otTier  patrolmen  of  said  department  and  he 
shall  not  be  required  to  stand  an  examination  or  otherwise  con- 


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form  to  the  rules,  ordinances  or  charter  provisions  governing 
eligibility  or  membership  in  said  department  and  shall  be  credited 
with  the  years  of  service  heretofore  rendered  the  town  of  Battle 
Hill  as  if  rendered  to  t'he  City  of  Atlanta,  and  shall  receive  such 
honors,  positions,  pensions  and  other  privileges  attending  long 
service,  same  being  based  on  his  former  service  in  the  town  of 
Battle  Hill,  provided,  that  said  officer  shall  be  subject  to  all 
laws  now  in  force  or  which  may  hereafter  be  enacted  with  refer- 
ence to  the  department  of  police  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  and  to  all 
rules  and  regulations  of  said  department,  except  as  herein  pro- 
vided. 

Sec.  495.  Pensions — Policemen — Firemen  —  Teachers,  and 
Other  City  Employees. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council  are 
liereb}'  empowered  and  authorized  to  establish  and  maintain  a 
system  of  pensions  as  follows : 

Sec.  496.  When  Disabled  in  Performance  of  Duties. — All  po- 
licemen, tircnien,  teachers,  and  other  City  employees,  who  may 
hereafter  become  disabled  by  reason  of  any  personal  injury  re- 
ceived in  the  line  of  their  employment  and  in  the  legal  discharge 
of  their  duty,  so  as  to  render  them  unable  to  perform  service, 
may  during  the  continuance  of  such  disability  be  retired  upon 
one-half  of  the  salary,  payable  monthly,  that  such  employee  re- 
ceived at  the  time  of  such  injury,  subject  to  t'he  examination  and 
recommendations  of  the  City  Health  Officer,  approval  of  the 
Mayor  and  adoption  or  rejection  thereof  by  the  General  Council 
as  provided  in  sub-section   (d)  of  this  amendment. 

Sec.  497.  Twenty  Years'  Service,  if  Self  or  Wife  not  Pos- 
sessed of  $10,000  in  Assets. — All  policemen,  firemen,  teachers, 
and  other  City  employees  who,  after  twenty  years'  continuous 
service  in  the  employment  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  may  become 
disabled  by  reason  of  ill  health  so  as  to  render  them  unable  to 
perform  service  and  who  in  their  own  name,  or  whose  wife  or 
husband,  living  with  her  or  him,  as  the  case  may  be,  do  not  own 
property  to  the  value  of  Ten  Thousand  Dollars,  may  be  relieved 
of  duty  and  retired  for  a  period  of  one  year  at  a  time,  upon  one- 
half  of  the  salary,  payable  monthly,  which  such  employees  re- 
ceived at  the  time  of  such  injury,  upon  the  examination  and 
recommendation  of  tlie  City  Health  Officer,  the  approval  of  the 


CHARTEII I'EXSIO.NS—COXDITIO.NS  -.aq 

Mayor  and  the   adoption  or  rejection   thereof  by  the   General 
Council,  as  provided  in  sub-section  (d)  of  this  amendment. 

Sec.  498.     Twenty  Years'  Service  and  Sixty  Years  Old,  Etc.— 

All  policemen,  Hremen,  teachers  and  other  City  employees  who 
have  perlormed  twenty  years'  continuous  service  in  the  employ- 
ment of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  who  have  reached  the  age  of 
sixty  years,  and  who,  in  their  own  name  or  whose  wife  or\us- 
band,  living  with  her  or  him,  do  not  own  property  to  the  value 
of  Ten  Thousand  Dollars,  may  be  relieved  of  duty  and  retired 
for  the  remainder  of  their  natural  lives,  upon  one-half  of  the 
salary,  payable  monthly,  that  such  employees  received  at  the 
time  of  such  retirement,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  heads 
of  their  respective  departments,  the  approval  by  the  Mayor  and 
tlie  adoption  or  rejection  thereof  by  the  General  Council  as 
provided  in  sub-section  (d)  of  this  amendment. 

Sec.  499.     Conditions— Examination  and    Recommendation- 
Mayor  and  Generpl  Council  Final.— \o  retirement,  as  above  pro- 
vided, shall  be  effectual  or  legal  unless  the  following  precedent 
conditions  are  made;  First',  an  examination  by  such  officers  and 
employees  by  the  City  Health  Officer  and  his  recommendation 
that  such  officer  or  employee  be  retired.     Second,  in  case  of  offi- 
cers or  employees  coming  under  sub-section  (c)  of  this  amend- 
ment, the  head  of  the  department  in  which  such  officer  or  em- 
ployee sought  to  be  retired  is  employed,  recommends  that  they 
be  relieved  of  duty  and  retired.     Third,  which  recommendation 
for  retirement,  lierein  provided   for.  shall,  if  the  foregoing  re- 
quirements are  complied  with,  be  filed  with  the  Mayor  of  the 
City  and  he  shall  thereupon  consider  each  recommendation  sepa- 
rately and  fix  a  time  for  passing  upon  same,  giving  notice  to  the 
person  so  recommended  and  giving  the  head  of  the  department 
like  notice,  in  wliich  such  applicant  has  been  employed,  and,  at 
such  time,  he  shall  proceed  to  hear  evidence  thereon  as  to  all 
the  facts  set  forth  in  the  application  and  as  to  any  other  facts 
suggested  by  either  himself  or  the  "head  of  the  department  so 
served,  and,  if  in  his  opinion,  the  person  so  recommended  should 
be  retired,  as  herein  provided,  he  shall  approve  such  recommenda- 
tion and  submit  same  together  with  the  recommendations  there- 
for, all  other  papers  and  facts  connected  therewith  and  a  cpoy  of 
the  evidence  taken,  as  herein  provided,  to  the  next  meeting  of 
the  General  Council,  and  at  such  meeting  or  at  such  other  meet- 


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ing  as  tTie  (iencral  Council  may  decide,  the  approval  of  the  Mayor 
shall  be  adopted  ^r  rejected,  and  such  action,  by  the  General 
Council,  shall  be  final. 

Sec.  500.  Statement  of  Service,  Age,  Physical  and  Financial 
Condition,  and  the  Reasons. —  1  he  recuniuiendatioii^  for  retire- 
ment, as  herein  provided  for,  shall  contain  a  statement  of  all  facts 
relating  to  service,  age,  physical  and  financial  condition  of  the 
officer  or  emi)loyee  sought  to  be  retired  and  a  full  and  complete 
statement  of  the  reasons  for  tlie  retirement. 

Sec.  501.     None  over  Fifty  Dollars  a  Month. — Xo  payment  of 

pensions  paid  hereunder  shall  exceed  the  >uni  of  I'ifty  ($50.00) 
Dollars  per  month. 

Sec.  502.  Election,  General  Manager  of  Water  Works.  City- 
Marshal,  City  Comptroller,  City  Warden,  City  Electrician,  Build- 
ing Inspector,  Recorder  and  Clerk  of  Council  Elected  by  Vote 
of  People — Term  of  Office — Removal  from  Office  —  The  follow- 
ing officers,  to-vvit:  General  Manager  of  Water  W  (jrks.  City 
Marshal,  City  Comi)troller,  City  Warden.  City  Electrician,  Build- 
ing Inspector,  Recorder  and  Qerk  of  Council,  shall  hereafter  be 
elected  by  vote  of  the  people,  and  successors  to  tlie  officers  now 
filling  said  positions,  each  of  which  positions  are  hereby  made 
charter  offices  of  said  City,  shall  be  elected  by  qualified  voters 
of  said  City  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  December,  preceding  the 
expiration  of  the  terms  of  said  officers  and.  when  so  elected 
each  of  said  officers  sliall  hold  their  positions  for  the  term  of 
two  years,  except  Recorder,  whose  term  is  hereby  fixed  for 
four  years.  Bi-annually,  after  the  date  of  their  first  election  un- 
der the  terms  of  this  Act,  their  successors  shall  be  likewise 
elected,  except  Recorder,  whose  successor  shall  be  elected  foui 
years  after  the  date  of  his  first  election  under  this  Act.  The  begin- 
ning of  the  terms  of  said  several  officers  shall  remain  as  now 
fixed,  but  the  date  of  election  shall  be  as  herein  provided.  The 
Mayor  and  General  CVnincil  shall  liave  general  supervision  of  said 
officials,  and  by  majority  vote  of  the  entire  Council,  may  declare 
vacant  the  office  of  any  of  the  officials  of  t'he  City,  elected  bv 
the  people,  for  a  failure  to  properly  perform  their  duties,  or  for 
any  other  breach  of  duty  on  their  part,  all  to  be  adjudged  ir: 
the  discretion  of  the  General  Council.  When  an  office  has  been 
declared  vacant,  under  this  provison,  t'he  General  Council  shall 


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call  an  election  to  be  held  within  sixty  days  thereafter,  to  fill  such 
vacancy,  and  in  the  meantime  the  General  Council  or  the  board 
bavins:  charge  of  the  department,  in  whicli  such  officer  serves, 
shall  temporarily  fill  such  vacancy.  The  duties  of  such  officers 
shall  be  as  now  or  herafter  prescribed  by  ordinance,  and,  before 
entering  upon  the  discharge  thereof,  they  shall  each  take  an  oath, 
before  some  officer  authorized  to  administer  the  same,  to  faith- 
fully perform  the  duties  of  their  respective  offices.  Each  and 
all  of  the  provisions  of  the  present  charter  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
providing  fOr  a  different  method  of  electing  said  officers,  and  es- 
pecially Section  6  of  an  Act  amending  charter  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  approved  December  20th,  1899.  making  City  Clerk  elect- 
ive by  General  Council,  and  Section  3  of  an  Act  amending  the 
charter  of  the  City  of  Atanta  approved  August  3.  1904.  striking 
the  offices  of  Marshal  and  Comptroller  from  the  provisions  of 
the  charter  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  making  tliem  elective  by  the 
people,  are  hereby  repealed,  and  furthermore,  the  words.  "The 
Mayor  and  General  Council  may,  in  their  discretion,  at  the  time 
the  Treasurer  is  elected,  elect  a  Recorder."  are  hereby  stricken 
from  Section  141  of  the  Act  cstablisliing  a  new  charter  for  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  approved  February  28th,  1874.  and  in  lieu  thereof 
the  following  is  hereby  enacted,  "The  qualified  voters  of  said 
City  shall  elect  a  Recorder."  and  this  language  shall  be  inserted 
in  lieu  of  the  words  stricken,  as  herein  provided. 


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Ordinances 

CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

AUCTIONEERS. 

Sec.  503.  License — How  Obtained — Bond  and  Security — 
Amount — Conditions — Duration  of  License. — Any  person  or  per- 
sonsons  desiring  a  licence  as  \  endue  .Masters  in  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, shall  make  written  application  to  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  for  such  license ;  and  if  such  license  is  granted,  such 
person  shall  give  bond  and  security  to  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  their  successors  in  office,  in 
the  just  and  full  sum  of  four  tliousand  dollars,  conditioned  for 
the  punctual  i)aynient  of  all  taxes,  and  the  faithful  discharge  of 
all  the  duties  reciuired  of  them  by  this  State,  and  the  ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  which  license  shall  be  of  force  one  year 
from  the  date  thereof,  and  no  longer. 

Sec.  504.  Oath — Before  Whom — Subscribed  and  Deposited 
— With  Whom. — Each  Vendue  Master  shall,  before  receiving  li- 
cense, take  and  subscribe  an  oath,  before  the  Clerk,  faithfully  to 
perform  all  the  duties  of  a  X'endue  Master  for  said  City  accord- 
ing to  the  laws  of  this  State,  and  the  ordinances  of  fhis  City, 
which  affidavit  shall  be  deposited  with  the  Clerk  of  Council. 

Sec.  505.  Returns  of  Sales — How  and  When  Made. — Such 
Vendue  Master  shall,  quarterly,  on  the  first  Saturday  in  the 
montlis  of  April,  July,  October  and  January,  in  each  and  every 
year,  make  returns  on  oath  of  the  amount  of  his  sales  during 
the  term  of  the  three  months  next  preceding  the  time  of  said  re- 
turn ;  and  shall  also  pay  through  the  Clerk  of  Council  to  the 
City  Tax  Collector,  at  or  before  the  meeting  of  Council,  to  which 
said  return  is  made,  all  money  accruing  to  the  city  from  duties 
or  taxes  upon  such  sales. 

Sec.  506.     Acting  as  Vendue  Master  without  License — Pen- 


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alty. — Any  person  acting  as  Vendue  Master  in  the  City  of  Atlanta 
without  a  license  from  the  authorities  of  said  City,  and  any  ven- 
due master  failing  to  make  returns,  or  in  any  wise  violating  the 
provisions  of  this  chapter,  may  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  station  house 
not  more  than  thirty  days  for  each  offense,  or  both,  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


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CHAPTER  XXIX. 
AUDITOR— DLrriES— REPORTS. 

Sec.  507.  General  Auditor.— llic  office  of  General  Auditor 
for  tlic  City  of  Atlanta,  l»c,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  created. 

Sec.  507(a).  Duties — Examinations — Access  to  Departments — 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Goiicral  .\u(litnr  t«>  make  examinations 
and  audits  of  the  books,  accounts,  receipts,  and  disbursements 
of  all  officers,  departments,  and  boards  of  fhe  City  of  Atlanta, 
and  for  such  purpose  said  Auditor  shall  have  at  all  times  access 
to  all  books,  papers,  receipts,  and  vouchers  of  the  officers,  em- 
ployees, departments,  or  lioards  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  508.  Pay  Rolls — Legal. — it  shall  be  the  further  duty  of 
said  Auditor  to  make  careful  examination  of  the  payrolls  of  each 
officer,  department,  or  board  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  the  pur- 
pose of  determining  tliat  they  conform  to  all  provisions  of  the  or- 
dinances and  resolutions  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  regulating  the 
same. 

Sec.  509.  Receipts — Authorized— Signatures. — Tt  shall  be  the 
further  duty  of  said  Auditor  to  examine,  check  and  audit  all  re- 
ceipts and  disbursements  of  each  officer,  department,  or  Board 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  to  determine  that  all  receipts  whether 
from  regular  sources  of  revenue  or  incidental  sales,  rents,  or 
otherwise,  are  properly  accounted  for,  and  that  all  expenditures, 
for  supplies,  payrolls,  expenses  or  otherwise,  made  by  such  offi- 
cers, departments,  or  boards  are  authorized  by  action  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  by  proper 
legal  action  of  said  department  or  board,  and  said  auditor  shall 
see  that  proper  receipts  are  taken  for  all  moneys  paid  out  and 
disbursed,  by  the  officers,  departments  or  boards  of  the  City 
and  that  said  receipts  are  signed  by  the  corporation,  person  or 
persons  to  AVhom  such  money  is  due  and  ordered  paid. 

Sec.  510.  Quarterly  Reports— Contents— Assets  and  Liabili- 
ties.—it  shall  be  the  further  duty  of  said  Auditor  to  prepare  and 
file  with  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  a 


AL'DITOK — RIOI*ORT<«  ice 

quarterly  report  on  the  first  days  of  January,  April,  July  and 
October  of  each  year,  showing  the  assets  and  liabilities  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta.  Said  report  shall  sTiown  in  detail  all  of  the  real 
and  personal  property,  owned  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  in 
whose  charge,  custody  or  control  the  same  is  held. 

Sec.  511.  Published — Official  Organ. — Said  report  when  so 
filed  shall  after  approval  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  be 
published  one  time  in  the  official  organ  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
for  the  purpose  of  disclosing  to  the  public  at  large  the  actual 
condition  of  assets,  revenues,  and  expenditures  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta. 

Sec.  512.  Duties  Independent  of  Comptroller — He  Not~Re- 
lieved. —  The  duti«.">  herein  provided  to  he  discharged  by  said 
Auditor  shall  be  in  addition  to  those  required  of  the  City  Comp- 
troller of  the  City,  and  shall  be  independent  of  the  same,  and 
shall  in  no  manner  <:)r  form  relieve  said  Comptroller  from  any  of 
the  duties  that  arc  now,  or  may  hereafter  be,  required  of  him. 

Sec.  513.  Appointed — Finance  Committee — Rejection — Term 
— Removal. — Said  Auditor  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Fanance 
Committee  of  the  General  Council  subject  to  confirmation  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta.  In  the  event 
of  the  rejection  of  any  appointee  so  made,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  said  Finance  Committee  to  make  further  appointments 
until  the  appointee  of  said  Committee  is  confirmed  by  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council.  The  name  of  the  first  appointee  hereun- 
der shall  be  submitted  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  to  be 
held  on  the  third  Monday  in  February,  1910.  Said  officer  so 
appointed  and  confirmed  shall  hold  office  for  a  period  of  one  year, 
beginning  March  1.  1010.  The  term  of  the  office  herein  provided 
for  is  fixed  at  one  year,  but  any  person  appointed  hereunder  to 
the  position  of  Auditor  may  be  removed  at  any  time  for  incom- 
petency, misconduct,  or  neglect  of  the  affairs  of  said  office,  by 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  upon  recommendation  of  the 
Finance  Committee. 

Sec.  514.  Qualification — Experience.— No  person  shall  be^p- 
pointed  Auditor  hereunder  who  has  had  less  than  five  years 
experience  as  an  Accountant. 

Sec.  515  Salary — Monthly. —  There  shall  be  paid  to  the  Au- 
ditor apointed  hereunder  a  salary  of  $2,400.00  per  annum,  paya- 
ble monthly. 


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Al  TOMOlllI.KS--UKUI*t'lllA  riO.N 


CHAPTER  XXX. 

AUTOMOBILES.  BICYCLES.  GARAGE. 

Sec.  516..  Automobiles — Definition. — The  term  "Automo- 
bile." shall  include  all  machines  or  vehicles  known  as  automo- 
biles, locomobiles,  autos.  and  other  vehicles  propelled  otherwise 
than  bv  muscular  power,  except  electric  and  steam  railways  or 
vehicles  run  upon  rails  and  tracks,  and  excepting  also  bicycles 
and  similar  machines  propelled  exclusively  by  muscular  pedal 
power,  and  excepting  motor  cycles. 

Sec.  517.  Certificates — Registration — License — Number  in 
Owner's  Name — Driver's  License — Examination — License  Car- 
ried on  Machine.— it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  run  or 
operate  an  automobile  without  having  secured  a  certificate  of 
proficiency,  or  license,  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  without  bav- 
ins' registered  same  with  the  Clerk  of  Council.  This  certificate 
or  license  shall  be  issued  by  the  Clerk  of  Council  upon  the  pay- 
ment of  a  fee  of  $L00  for  each  certificate  or  license,  to  those  ap- 
plicants only  whose  application  is  approved  by  the  Board  of  Au- 
tomobile Examiners,  as  hereinafter  provided.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  owner  or  owners  of  every  automobile  in  the  City  to 
register  said  automobile  with  the  Clerk  of  Council,  who  shall 
designate  a  number  for  said  owner,  which  number  must  be  at- 
tached to  each  automobile  owned  or  operated  by  said  owner  as 
hereinafter  provided,  and  must  remain  permanently  as  the  only 
number  upon  said  automobile  or  automobiles  until  the  ownership 
of  said  automobile  or  automobiles  changes.  The  Clerk  of  Coun- 
cil shall  keep  a  book  of  records  of  such  owners  of  such  automo- 
biles, with  the  addresses  of  same,  and  each  automobile  owned  or 
operated  by  the  same  owner  must  be  registered  in  the  name  of 
the  owner  and  given  a  number  by  the  Clerk  of  Council,  which 
number  must  be  displayed  on  each  and  every  automobile  owned 
by  the  same  person.  In  cases  where  owners  have  already  regis- 
tered their  automobiles,  the  Qerk  of  Council  may  assign  the 
numbers  already  used  by  said  owner.  A  charge  of  $1.00  shall 
be  made  by  the  Clerk  for  registering  the  owner  of  an  automobile 


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or  automobiles,  but  if.  at  the  time,  or  later  during  the  fiscal  year, 
such  owner  presents  a  certificate  of  proficiency  from  the  Auto- 
mobile Examiners  to  run  an  automobile,  the  Clerk  of  Council 
shall  issue  such  license  to  run  an  automobile  without  cost  to  the 
owner.  All  licenses  shall  expire  at  the  end  of  the  City  fiscal 
year  after  being  issued,  and  before  the  party  holding  such  license 
can  continue  to  operate  such  automobile  his  license  must  be  re- 
newed by  the  payment  of  $1.00  (one  dollar)  through  the  office 
of  the  Clerk  of  Council  under  the  terms  of  this  ordinance,  and 
he  shall  have  fifteen  days  in  which  to  have  said  license  renewed. 
All  persons  must,  before  running  an  automobile,  be  examined 
by  the  Board  of  Automobile  Examiners  as  hereinafter  provided. 
The  Clerk  of  Council  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  chaffeurs  or  driv- 
ers, the  addresses  of  same,  the  number  assigned  them,  but  they 
shall  at  all  times  operate  automobiles  under  the  number  assigned 
to  the  owner  thereof.  And  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  owner 
to  employ  or  allow  any  person  to  operate  his  or  her  automobile 
who  is  not  a  licensed  chaufteur  or  driver  under  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance. 

The  Clerk  of  Council  shall  cause  to  be  written  or  stamped 
across  the  face  of  the  license  of  the  owner,  in  readable  letters, 
the  word  "owner,"'  and  across  the  face  of  the  license  of  the  chauf- 
feur or  driver,  the  word  "driver."  Each  such  licensee  shall  keep 
their  certificate  with  them  while  running  an  automobile  and 
shall  exhibit  same  when  required  to  do  so  bv  anv  officer  of  the 
City. 

Sec.  518.  Law  of  Road — Number  Displayed — Owner. — Every 
person  operating  an  automobile  must  observe  the  law  of  the 
road,  and  keep  to  the  right  hand  side  of  the  street,  and  shall  op- 
erate or  run  each  automobile  displaying  the  number  of  the  owner 
of  such  automobile,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  said  licensee  to 
run  an  automobile  under  any  other  than  the  number  assigned  to 
the  owner  of  such  automobile. 

Sec.  519.  Board  of  Automobile  Examiners  Established — Term 
— Duties. — A  Board  of  automobile  examiners  is  hereby  estab- 
lished, to  consist  of  three  men,  two  men  expert  in  the  operation 
of  an  automobile,  together  with  the  Chief  of  Police  as  an  ex-offi- 
cio  member  of  said  Board.  The  elective  members  of  said  Board 
shall  be  elected  at  the  first  meeting  of  General  Council  following 
the  approval  of  this  ordinance,  to  serve,  without  compensation, 
for  a  period  of  two  years  thereafter,  or  until  their  succeisors 


258  AUTOMOBILES — LAW    OI'    UOAD-  LIGHTS 

shall  Tiave  been  elected.  All  applicants  for  license  to  run  or  op- 
erate an  automobile  shall  first  submit  their  application  to  said 
Board,  and  said  Board  shall  examine  the  applicant  as  to  his  pro- 
ficiency and  experience  in  handling  or  operating  an  automobile, 
as  well  as  to  the  character  of  the  applicant  for  discretion  and 
sobriety.  If  said  Board  shall  approve  the  application,  then  the 
Clerk  shall  issue  a  certificate  or  license  to  such  applicant.  If 
such  Board  declines  to  approve  said  application,  then  no  certifi- 
cate or  license  shall  issue  to  said  ai)plicant,  and  it  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  said  applicant  to  run  or  operate  an  automobile  within  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta.  Said  Board  shall  issue  no  license 
to  any  person  of  less  tTian  sixteen  years  of  age. 

Sec.  520.  Operators  Must  Observe  Law  of  the  Road — Shall 
.Display  Their  Numbers — No  One  Can  Operate  Under  Anoth- 
er's Number  without  Owner's  Permission. — Every  person  op- 
erating an  automobile  must  (observe  the  law  of  the  road  or  other 
vehicle,  and  keep  to  the  right-hand  side  of  the  street,  and  shall 
operate  or  run  each  automobile  displaying  his  own  number;  and 
it  shall  be  unlawful  for  said  licensee  to  run  an  automobile  (not 
his  own)  without  the  written  permission  of  the  owner. 

Sec.  521  Shall  Display  Number— Size — Shall  Display  Lights 
— When — What  Kind — Shall  Have  Brakes  and  Signal  Devices — 
Other  Regulations. —  In  the  operation  or  running  of  an  automo- 
bile the  person  operating  the  same  shall  exhibit  upon  the  back 
of  said  machine,  in  a  conspicuous  place,  so  as  to  be  plainly  visi- 
ble at  all  times  during  daylight,  in  separate  arabic  numerals  of 
not  less  t'han  three  (3)  inches  in  height,  his  number,  the  strokes 
thereof  to  be  of  a  width  of  not  less  than  one-half  inch,  and  no 
other  number  shall  be  placed  upon  the  rear  of  said  automobile. 
Every  automobile  shall  carry  (when  operated  upon  the  street) 
from  one  hour  after  sunset  to  one  hour  before  sunrise  at  least 
two  ligtited  lamps,  showing  white  lights  visible  at  least  200  feet 
in  the  direction,  in  which  said  automobile  is  proceeding,  and 
shall  also  exhibit  at  least  one  red  light  visible  in  the  opposite  di- 
rection, and  so  adjusted  that  it  will  shine  upon  the  number  of 
the  machine,  so  that  it  can  be  read  at  niglit.  Every  automobile 
shall  be  provided  with  good  and  efficient  brakes,  and  also  with 
suitable  bell,, horn,  or  signal  device,  and  said  bell  or  signal  de- 
vice shall  be  sounded  whenever  approaching  danger.  The  per- 
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same  upon  tlie  street  with  the  engine  running,  but  in  departing 
from  the  automobile  he  shall  stop  the  motion  of  the  engine. 

Sec.  522.  Speed  Limit  Within  Inner  Fire  Limits — Without 
Same — Further  Restrictions  of  Speed  on  Viaduct — Exceptions. 
— It  sliall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  operating  an  automobile  to 
run  or  operate  same  upon  the  streets  of  the  City  at  a  greater 
rate  of  speed  than  8  miles  an  hour  within  the  inner  fire  limits, 
and  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than  15  miles  an  hour  without  such 
limits,  or  upon  Whitehall  street  Viaduct,  or  the  approacTies 
thereto,  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than  a  walk.  Provided,  that 
physicians  and  surgeons  shall  not  be  subject  to  the  provisions  of 
this  section  as  to  speed  restrictions,  when  using  theii  automo- 
biles in  answering  emergency  calls. 

Sec.  523.  Must  Operate  with  Care — Avoid  Collisions  and 
Accidents — Cannot  Operate  under  Influence  of  Whiskey. — It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  driver  or  person  in  charge  of  an  auto- 
mobile to  run  or  oj^erate  same  in  a  careless  or  reckless  manner, 
whether  said  automobile  is  running  over  or  under  the  speed 
limits  herein  provided.  Said  automobiles  must  be  operated  with 
Que  regard  to  the  safety  of  persons  and  vehicles  upon  the  streets 
and  public  places,  and  in  such  manner  as  to  avoid  collisions 
therewith,  and  no  person  shall  at  any  time  operate  the  same, 
when  he  is  under  the  influence  of  whiskey,  or  in  an  intoxicated 
condition. 

Sec.  524.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Automobile  Ordinance. — 
Any  persons  violating  or  participating  in  the  violation  of  the 
provisons  of  any  of  the  sections  of  this  ordinance,  or  operating 
an  automobile  without  obtaining  the  certificate  or  license  herein 
provided  for,  or  exceeding  the  rate  of  speed  herein  provided,  or 
running  an  automobile  in  a  careless  or  reckless  manner,  or  with- 
out exposing  the  lights  and  numbers  or  giving  the  signals  as 
herein  provided,  or  violating  any  of  the  other  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined  not 
exceeding  $100  or  sentenced  to  work  upon  the  public  works  for  a 
term  of  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  in- 
flicted in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder,  and  provided  further 
that,  in  case  of  such  conviction,  it  shall  be  discretionary  with  the 
Recorder  to  suspend  said  licensee  from  the  operation  of  his  li- 
cense for  a  period  of  not  exceeding  thirty  days  thereafter,  and 


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upon  the  second  offense  or  each  subsequent  offense,  his  Hcense, 
in  the  discretion  of  t'he  Recorder,  may  be  suspended  for  not  ex- 
ceeding sixty  days. 

Sec.  525.     Renunciation  of  Claims  Against  City  for  Damages. 

— All  persons  hereafter  applying  for  registration  as  operators 
of  automobiles  and  similar  machines,  under  existing  ordinances, 
and  for  license  to  operate  same  upon  the  streets  of  the  City,  shall 
have  written  or  printed  upon  their  application  the  following: — 
"I  agree  that  the  automobile  (or,  if  other  machine  is  operated, 
let  same  be  named)  is  not  an  ordinary  mode  of  travel,  and 
therefore  agree  not  to  make  claim  or  suit  against  the  City  for 
damages  to  my  person  or  said  machine,  in  case  of  injury  thereof 
on  account  of  defects  in  the  streets  of  the  City,  whereby  said 
machine  or  myself  is  injured,  while  operating  same  thereon,  un- 
less such  defects  shall  be  dangerous  to  travelers  using  horses, 
buggies,  wagons,  or  carriages,  and  liable  to  cause  similar  in- 
juries to  t'iiem." 

Sec.  526.  Regulating  the  Use  of  Gongs. — Tt  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  other  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  except  the  Fire 
Department  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  the  Police  Reserve,  and  the 
drivers  of  the  ambulances  of  the  Grady  Hospital  to  use  the  kind 
of  gong  used  by  these  parties,  to-wit :  what  is  known  as  the 
''New   Departure"   or   "rotary"   gong. 

Sec.  527.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Gong  Restriction. — A  vio- 
lation of  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  preceding  section  shall  be 
punished,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  by  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  or  imprison- 
ment not  longer  than  thirty  days  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court 
trying  the  case. 

Sec.  528.  Bicycles — Cannot  Ride  on  Sidew^alk. — It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride  a  bicycle  or  velocipede  upon  any 
of  the  sidewalks  within  the  City  limits  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  529.  Bicycles  Must  Have  Gongs  or  Bells. — All  persons 
riding  bicycles  are  required  to  'have  gongs  or  bells  on  their  ma- 
chines, and  they  are  required,  when  approaching  street  cross- 
ings, to  ring  said  gongs  or  bells,  so  that  sufficient  warning  may 
be  given  to  persons  of  their  presence. 


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Sec.  530,  Speed  Limit  for  Bicycles — Within  Fire  Limits — 
Outside — Penalty  for  Violation. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person  riding  a  bicycle  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  make  a  greater 
rate  of  speed  than  six  miles  an  hour  within  the  fire  limits,  and 
ten  miles  an  hour  outside  of  said  limits.  Any  person  violating 
this  ordinance  shall  be  punished,  on  conviction  thereof,  by  fine 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  or  imprisonment  not  ex- 
ceding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder's Court. 

Sec.  531.  Cannot  Run  Between  Street  Cars — Or  in  Front  of 
Same  within  Less  than  Fifty  Feet. — It  shall  be  ui.lav.  ful  foi  any 
person  riding  a  bicycle  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  run  between 
street  cars  when  passing  each  other,  or  to  run  in  front  of  a 
moving  car  within  less  than  fifty  feet  of  the  car,  whether  for 
the  purpose  of  crossing  the  car  tracks  or  of  using  the  portion  of 
the  street  between  the  rails. 

Sec.  532.  In  Case  of  Collision,  Presumption  against  Bicycle 
Rider. — In  all  cases  of  injuries  to  persons  on  the  street,  result- 
ing from  the  collision  between  the  person  so  injured  and  a  bi- 
cycle, presumption  shall  be  that  such  injury  was  the  result  of 
negligence  or  of  a  violation  of  this  ordinance  on  the  part  of  the 
rider  of  the  bicycle,  which  presumption  may  be  rebutted  by  evi- 
dence. 

Sec.  533.  Shall  not  Use  Whistles  Like  Those  Used  by  PoHce- 
men. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  riders  of  bicycles  to  use 
whistles  like  those  used  by  policemen. 

Sec.  534.  Penalty  for  Violation. — A  violation  of  any  of  the 
provisions  of  the  preceding  sections  shall  subject  the  offender, 
upon  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  to  punishment  by  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisonment  of  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Court. 

Sec.  535.  Motor  Cycles,  or  Bicycle  Motors — Must  Use  Muf- 
fler Attachment  and  Brakes. — It  shall  be  unlawful  to  run,  use 
or  operate  on  any  street  within  the  City  of  Atlanta,  what  is 
known  as  a  Bicycle  Motor,  unless  said  bicycle  motor  has  a 
mufBer  attachment  and  brakes.  Any  person  guilty  of  a  violation 
of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  $50.00  or 


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iniprist)nnient  not  exceding  thirty  days,  or  both   in  the  discre- 
tion of  tlu-  Recorder. 

Sec.  536.  Motor  Cycles  to  Have  Numbers — Clerk  Issues — Fee 
— Registration. — Every  person  operating  a  motor  cycle  or  simi- 
lar machine  upon  the  streets  or  public  places  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta shall  display  a  number,  wliich  said  number  shall  be  desig- 
nated by  the  Clerk  of  Council  at  a  charge  of  fity  cents.  Said 
Clerk  shall  keep  a  book  for  registering  the  numbers  of  all  opera- 
tors of  motor  cycles  and  similar  machines,  and  shall  register  said 
numbers  therein  without  additional  charge. 

Sec.  537.  Numbers — How  Displayed — -Visible. — The  sign  dis- 
playing suc'h  number  shall  be  consi)icuously  displayed  upon  such 
motor  cycles  or  similar  machines,  and  each  figure  thereon  shall 
not  be  less  than  two  inches  in  height,  and  one-half  inch  in  width, 
and  so  displayed  that  it  can  be  seen  either  in  front  or  in  the  rear 
of  the  machine,  and  when  so  displayed  shall  not  be  covered  up  or 
concealed  in  any  manner  while  said  machine  is  being  operated 
on  the  streets  or  public  places  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  538.  Lights — Sunset — Sunrise — Front  and  Rear. — Be- 
tween the  hours  of  sunset  and  sunrise  eacli  motor  cycle  or  simi- 
lar machine  being  operated  on  the  streets  shall  display  a  front 
and  rear  light  which  shall  be  kept  burning. 

Sec.  539.  Speed — Eight  Miles — Fifteen  Miles.— It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  person  operating  a  motor  cycle  or  similar  ma- 
chine upon  the  streets  or  public  places  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to 
run  the  same  at  a  greater  speed  than  eight  miles  per  hour  within 
the  fire  limits,  or  greater  than  fifteen  miles  per  hour  outside  of 
the  fire  limits. 

Sec.  540.  Penalty. — Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  offense, 
and  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  pun- 
ished by  a  fine  not  exceeding  One  Htmdred  ($100.00)  Dollars, 
or  by  work  upon  the  streets  or  public  works  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be 
inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  541.      Passing  Street  Cars  Not  in  Motion — Check  Up— 


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Under  Control. — Motor  cycles  or  similar  machines  in  passing  a 
street  car  which  has  stopped  to  permit  passengers  to  get  off  or 
on,  or  st(jppcd  for  any  purpose,  shall  be  checked  up,  and  put 
under  control  so  that  fhe  rider  can  stop  without  hitting  or  injur- 
ing anyone  leaving  or  entering  such  street  cars. 

GARAGE 

Sec.  542.  Garage  Defined. — By  the  term  garage  is  meant  a 
building  or  that  portion  of  building  wherein  an  automobile  or 
automobiles  or  motor  cars  charged  with  or  containing  a  vola- 
tile or  inflammable  liquid  for  fuel  or  power  are  kept  for  rent, 
storage  or  repairs,  and  all  that  portion  of  the  building  that  is 
on  or  below  the  floor  or  floors  on  which  such  automobiles  are 
kept  and  not  separated  therefrom  by  tight  unpierced  fire  walls 
and  floors. 

Sec.  543.  Volatile  Liquid  Defined. — By  the  term  ''volatile  in- 
flammable liquid"  is  meant  any  liquid  that  will  emit  inflamma- 
ble vapor  at  a  temperature  below  100  degrees  Fahrenheit  when 
tested  in  the  open  air. 

Sec.  544.  Assembly  Hall,  Lodge  Rooms  or  Sleeping  Apart- 
ments— Not  in  Same  Building. — No  part  of  any  building,  in 
which  a  garage  is  located  or  in  which  automobiles  are  kept,  or 
stored,  shall  be  used  or  occupied  as  an  assembly  hall,  lodge  room 
or  sleeping  apartments. 

Sec.  545.  Gasoline,  How  Kept. — The  supply  of  gasoline  shall 
be  kept  in  an  approved  metal  tank  or  tanks  buried  not  less  than 
two  feet  below  the  cellar  floor  if  outside  of  the  building  or  five 
feet  if  beneath  the  building  and  arranged  to  be  drawn  from  by 
pumps  only.  Said  tank  shall  be  filled  from  the  street  and  no 
single  tank  shall  have  a  capacity  in  excess  of  275  gallons. 

Sec.  546.  No  Inflammable  Liquid,  Except  Certain  Amount, 
and  Protected. — Xo  volatile  inflammable  liquid  shall  be  kept  in 
a  garage  and  no  volatile  inflammable  liquid  shall  be  drawn  ex- 
cept into  approved  safety  cans  of  a  capacity  not  to  exceed  five 
gallons  each,  and  then  only  for  the  purpose  of  immediately  filling 
the  tanks  of  automobiles.  When  not  in  use  for  the  above  pur- 
pose said  cans   must  be  placed  and  kept  in  fhe  pump  room, 


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hereinafter  provided.  In  lieu  of  the  above  safety  cans  portable 
filling  tanks,  not  to  exceed  65  gallons  in  capacity,  may  be  used 
for  transporting  inflammable  liquid  to  and  from  the  storage 
tanks,  for  filling  and  charging  the  automobile.  The  said  porta- 
ble tanks  shall  be  supported  on  rubber  tired  wheels  and  shall  be 
provided  with  a  rubber  hose  attachment  not  to  exceed  eight  feet 
in  length,  equipped  at  the  end  with  shut-off  valve  with  ground 
ke}'. 

No  volatile  inflammable  liquid  shall  be  used  in  a  garage  ex- 
cept in  self-closing  safety  cans  not  to  exceed  one  gallon  for 
cleaning  or  for  any  purpose  whatsoever  other  than  filling  the 
tanks  for  automobiles.  No  such  liquid  shall  be  allowed  to  run 
upon  the  floor  or  to  fall  or  pass  into  the  drainage  system  of  a 
garage ;  nor  shall  any  such  liquid  be  put  into  or  removed  from 
tlie  tank  of  a  vehicle  while  any  light  or  fire  on  the  same  is  burn- 
ing; and  no  such  li(|uid  shall  be  carried  or  kept  in  open  vessels 
in  any  garage. 

Sec.  547.  No  Fires,  or  Heat  Therein — No  stove,  forge, 
torch,  boiler  or  other  furnace,  and  no  flame,  fire  or  fire  heat 
shall  be  used  or  allowed  in  a  garage. 

All  electric  dynamos  and  motors  and  charging  apparatus  not 
actually  a  part  of  the  automobile  shall  be  located  not  less  than 
four  feet  above  the  floor. 

No  prohibition  contained  in  this  section  shall  apply  to  boilers 
or  furnaces  used  for  heating  purposes  when  same  are  properly  in- 
stalled. Repairing  requiring  open  heat  shall  only  be  done  in 
room  properly  cut  off. 

Sec.  548.    Fire  and  Lights  not  Lighted  or  Allowed  In. — All 

fire  and  lights  on  such  vehicles  or  under  the  boilers  thereof  sliall 
be  extinguished  upon  the  entry  of  such  vehicle  into  the  garage 
within  ten  feet  of  fhe  threshold  and  shall  not  be  lighted  while 
the  same  is  in  the  garage  until  vehicle  is  brought  within  ten  feet 
of  the  t'hreshold  of  the  exit,  except  during  the  time  they  are  under 
test  of  repairs. 

Sec.  549.  Electric  Current— How  Permitted. — All  incandes- 
cent lamps,  all  switches,  fuses,  key  sockets,  etc.,  shall  be  per- 
manently located  not  less  than  four  feet  above  the  floor  line, 
except  that  portable  lamps  enclosed  in  wire  guards  and  with 
keyless  sockets  may  be  used  where  needed.     Arc  lamps  must  be 


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of  enclosed  type  equipped  with  double  globes  and  swung  at 
least  ten  feet  above  the  floor.  No  person  shall  smoke  in  any  gar- 
age, and  notice  in  large  letters,  "NO  SMOKING,"  shall  be  kept 
and  displayed  in  a  conspicuous  place  and  manner  on  all  floors 
and  at  the  entrance  of  all  garages. 

Sec.  550.  Precautions  to  be  Used. — On  tlie  floor  of  every 
garage  buckets  or  boxes  of  dry  sand  provided  with  hand  scoops 
shall  be  kept  for  the  use  of  extinguishing  fires. 

For  each  2,000  square  feet  of  floor  area  there  shall  be  kept 
filled  and  ready  for  use  one  three  gallon  carbonic  acid  gas  fire 
extinguisher  of  approved  construction  and  that  there  shall  be  at 
least  one  such  extinguisher  on  each  floor. 

Sec.  551.  Pump  Room. — At  one  end  of  the  building  there 
shall  be  cut  off  from  the  garage  a  room  to  be  known  as  the 
pump  room,  in  which  shall  be  located  the  pump  controlling  the 
gasoline  supply  and  other  apparatus  and  devices  used  in  con- 
nection therewith.  This  room  shall  be  ventilated  to  the  open 
air  both  at  top  and  bottom  and  shall  have  but  one  opening  into 
the  building  which  shall  be  a  self-controlling  door,  either  made 
solid,  or  covered  with  fine  wire  gauze  and  opening  outward ;  the 
artificial  lighting  shall  be  incandescent  electric,  using  weather- 
proof constructiDU  with  controlling  switches  outside  of  the  pump 
room. 

Sec.  552.  Penalty. — Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their 
agents  and  employees  violating  the  foregoing  ordinance,  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  an  offense  and,  on  conviction  thereof  in  the 
Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  $100.00,  or  sen- 
tenced to  work  on  the  Streets  and  public  places  of  the  City  for 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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CHAPTER  XXXI. 

BILL    r.UARDS  -I'.ILL    I'OSTLNG— Tl  IKIR    KRl-XTIOX— 

RLGULATION. 

Sec.  553.  Bill  Posters  Must  Get  License. — All  persons  en- 
gaged in  file  business  of  bill-posting,  card-lacking,  or  the  dis- 
tribution of  bills,  cards,  circulars,  etc..  in  the  city  of  Atlanta, 
and  all  persons,  who  may  come  into  the  City  for  that  purpose 
and  engage  therein,  shall  be  required  to  pay  such  registration 
tax  as  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  shall  from  year  to  year 
determine,  and  persons,  who  engage  in  such  business  without 
registering  tlieir  business  and  paying  such  tax  shall  be  fined  in 
a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not 
to  exceed  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  554.  Shall  not  Post  Bills  on  Lamp  or  Telephone  Posts — 
or  on  Building  or  Fence  without  Consent  of  the  Owner. — Any 
bill-poster  or  other  person  or  persons,  who  shall  paste,  paint,  or 
place  upon  Broad  Street  Bridge  or  any  other  bridge,  or  any 
lamp  post  or  corner  post,  or  telegraph  or  telephone  post  in  said 
City,  or  on  any  building  or  fence  or  upon  any  other  public  or 
private  property  in  said  City,  without  the  consent  of  the  owner 
thereof,  any  handbills,  pictures  or  advertisements,  shall,  on  con- 
viction, pay  a  fine  of  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be 
imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  555.  Cannot  Post  Obscene  Pictures. — No  person  shall 
exhibit,  expose  or  paste  upon  any  fence,  building,  wall,  post, 
bill-board,  or  other  place  in  tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  and  exposed  to 
public  view,  any  representation,  picture,  design,  or  advertise- 
ment of  any  description  of  an  indecent,  immoral  or  immodest 
character,  calculated  to  debauch  the  public  or  shock  the  sense 
of  decency  or  propriety. 

Sec.  556.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  violating  the 
provisions  of  preceding  section,  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Re- 


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corder's  Court,  shall  pay  a  line  of  not  exceedinj:^  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  by  confinement  in  the  City  chaingang-  not  exceeding 
thirty  days. 

Sec.  557.  Permit  Necessary  to  Erect  Bill-Board. — Xo  fence 
or  other  structure  for  the  purpose  of  posting  bills  or  circulars 
shall  l)e  erected  within  the  City  without  first  obtaining  a  i)erniit 
from  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  558.  Permit  from  Building  Inspector  Necessary — Sub- 
ject to  Approval  by  Mayor  and  General  Council. — Hereafter  no 
bill-board  shall  be  creeled  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  unless  theowner  or  Guilder  thereof  first  obtain  a  permit 
from  the  Building  Inspector,  which  permit  shall  be  valid,  unless 
afterwards  revoked,  as  provided  for  in  the  next  section  of  this 
ordinance. 

Sec.  559.  Revocation  of  Permit  by  Building  Inspector — Sub- 
ject to  Review  by  Mayor  and  General  Council. —  The  I'.uilding 
Inspector  shall  have  i)Ovver  to  hear  and  decide  upon  any  and  all 
objections  which  may  be  made  to  the  erection  of  such  Bill- 
Board,  and  may  revoke  any  permit  given  by  him.  if,  in  his  judg- 
ment, the  said  objections  are  valid  and  should  be  sustained,  sub- 
ject to  the  revision  and  final  action  of  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council. 

Sec.  560.     Penalty  for  Violation  of  Preceding   Sections. — Any 

person  violating  the  provisions  of  preceding  sections,  on  convic- 
tion thereof  'before  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  one  lumdred  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  either  or  both  at  tlic  (li>cretion  of  the  Court 
tr^  inc  the  case. 


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CHAPTER  XXXII. 
BOARDS  OF  DIFFERENT  DEPARTMENTS. 

Sec.  561.  Members  of  Boards  Qualify  within  Thirty  Days. — 
Any  person  elected  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  to  fill  a 
position  on  any  of  the  different  boards  of  the  City  Government 
shall  present  himself  to  the  proper  officer  for  qualification  within 
thirty  days  after  election. 

Sec.  562.  Neglect  to  Do  so  without  Sufficient  Excuse  Va- 
cates Office — Council  Proceeds  to  Fill  Vacancy — When. — A  neg- 
lect to  do  so,  without  an  excuse  of  sickness  or  absence  from  the 
City,  or  providential  cause,  stiall  be  deemed  sufficient  reason 
to  declare  the  office  vacant,  and  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
shall,  at  their  next  reg-ular  meeting,  after  being  officially  notified, 
proceed  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

Sec.  563.  Meetings  of  Boards — How  Often — For  What  Pur- 
pose.— The  Boards  or  Commissions  of  such  Departments  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  as  are  controlled  by  Boards  or  Commissions 
shall  meet  as  often  as  once  a  month,  and  review  the  work  of  their 
respective  Departments,  and  keep  a  record  of  their  meetings  and 
their  actions. 

Sec.  564.  Absence  from  Meetings  for  Two  Months,  Except 
for  Providential  Cause,  Sufficient  Reason  to  Declare  Office  Va- 
cant— Council  Fills  Vacancy — Member  Ineligible  for  Re-elec- 
tion.— If  any  member  of  a  Board  or  Commission  shall  fail  to  at- 
tend the  session  of  the  Board  once  a  month  for  a  period  of  two 
months,  except  for  providential  cause  to  be  certified  to  the 
Council  by  action  of  the  Board,  then  and  in  that  event  the  office 
of  such  member  of  such  Board  or  Commission  shall  be  vacated 
and  it  is  hereby  declared  vacant,  and  in  said  event  the  General 
Council  at  its  meeting  succeeding  said  period  shall  proceed  to 
fill  the  vacancy  created  as  above  stated,  and  the  member  of 
such  Board  or  Commission  failing  to  meet  as  above  required 
shall  be  ineligible  for  re-election. 


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Sec.  565.  Secretary  of  the  Board  Certifies  as  to  Meetings, 
and  Who  Were  Present. — The  Secretary,  or  Secretary  Pro-tem, 
of  each  Board  or  Commission  shall  within  five  days  from  the 
date  of  the  session  of  said  Board,  or  from  the  date  when  said 
Board  should  have  met  acording  to  its  rules,  report  to  the  Mayor 
the  fact  as  to  whether  said  Board  has  held  its  meeting,  and  the 
names  of  the  members  of  said  Board  actually  present  at  its  ses- 
sions. 

Sec.  566.  Boards  Shall  Monthly  Examine  Expenditures  in 
Their  Departments  Before  Approving  Vouchers. — All  the  Boards 
elected  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  having  the  oversight 
and  control  of  expenditures  of  the  City's  money,  shall  meet 
monthly  or  oftener,  when  necessary,  and  shall  propertly  examine 
and  scrutinize  each  item  of  expenditure  in  their  departments  be- 
fore passing  up  or  approving  bills  or  vouchers  for  payment  from 
appropriations  made  them  by  Council. 

Sec.  567.  Executive  Heads  of  Boards  Shall  Present  Vouchers 
to  Board  Meetings  for  Examination  and  Approval. — The  Chief, 
Superintendent,  or  other  Executive  head  of  the  Board  of  Fire- 
masters,  Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  Board  of  Park' Com- 
missioners, Board  of  Health,  Board  of  Water  Commissioners, 
Board  of  Education,  and  Board  of  Trustees  of  Grady  Hospital, 
or  any  other  City  Board,  shall  have  all  vouchers  for  the  expendi- 
ture of  money  in  their  departments  properly  made  out,  and  pre- 
sent the  same  to  the  stated  meetings  of  their  several  Boards  for 
examination  and  approval. 

Sec.  568.  They,  However,  do  not  Append  Their  Signatures  to 
Vouchers  Until  Examined  and  Approved  by  the  Board. — The 

Executive  heads  of  the  above  mentioned  Boards  shall  not  append 
their  signatures  of  approval  to  any  such  vouchers  until  same 
have  been  passed  upon  and  authorized  by  said  Boards  in  regular 
form  in  such  meetings,  provided  for  in  above  section  of  this 
ordinance. 

Sec.  569.  No  Vouchers  Presented  to  City  Comptroller  Until 
Approved. — Xo  bills  or  vouchers  emanating  from  said  Boards 
shall  be  presented  to  the  City  Comptroller  for  payment  until 
they  have  been  properly  approved  as  required  by  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance. 


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Sec.  570.  Annual  Appropriation  not  to  be  Exceeded. —  It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  Board,  officer,  or  department  of  said  City  to 
vote  or  expend,  or  incur  liability  or  obligation  for  any  amount  in 
excess  of  the  annual  appropriation  made  by  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  of  said  City  to  or  for  such  Board,  officer,  or  depart- 
ment for  any  year.  It  shall  he  unlawful  for  any  Committee  of 
Council  or  the  head  of  any  department  to  approve  for  payment 
any  bill,  account,  order  or  resolution,  except  it  be  drawn  and  ap- 
proved for  payment  out  of  s(mie  fund  appropriated  for  expen- 
diture in  the  manner  covered  thereby  and  remaining  unex- 
pended, and  it  shall  likewise  be  unlawful  for  the  City  Comptrol- 
ler to  draw,  or  the  Mayor  to  api)rove,  or  the  City  Treasurer  to 
pay,  any  warrant  not  drawn  on  some  fund  so  appropriated  and 
remaining  unexpended  ;  that  is  to  say,  no  moneys  appropriated 
for  expenditure  in  any  department  shall  be  paid  out  on  bills,  ac- 
counts, or  other  liabilities  originating  in  said  department,  except 
for  the  particular  items  of  expciuiiture  for  which  tiiey  were  ap- 
propriated. 

Sec.  571.  Officers  and  Members  of  Boards  Liable  for  Amounts 
Illegally  Expended. —  Ihc  City  shall  in  no  event  be  liable  for  the 
payment  of  any  amount  voted,  expended,  or  incurred,  by  or 
through  any  Board,  officer,  or  department  of  said  City,  to  any 
such  Board,  officer,  or  department,  but  any  member  or  members 
of  such  Board  or  department,  and  any  officer  of  said  City  par- 
ticipating and  aiding  in  such  illegal  expenditure,  liability  or  ob- 
ligation, shall  be  individually  liable  to  the  City  for  the  same  in 
case  of  such  illegal  expenditure  made,  and  shall  be  individually 
liable  to  the  person  or  persons  contracted  or  dealt  with  in  case 
of  any  such  illegal  liability  or  obligation  incurred. 

Sec.  572.  Illegal  Expenditure  of  Money  Sufficient  Cause  for 
Removal. — Any  member  of  a  Board  or  department  of  said  City, 
or  any  officer  thereof,  who  shall  participate  and  aid  in  any  such 
illegal  expenditure,  or  in  the  attempted  incurring  of  any  such 
illegal  liability  or  obligation,  shall  be  removed  from  office  or  ser- 
vice under  said  City. 

Sec.  573,  No  Vouchers  Approved  Unless  Expenditure  is  Nec- 
essary.— No  such  bills  or  vouchers  shall  be  passed  up  or  approved 
unless  such  expenditure  shall  be  considered  necessary  by  such 
Board,  and  unless  such  expenditure  shall  be  legal,  and  in  strict 


BOARD!>« — TELKFHONKS   FOR,   HOW   OKDKRKD  j^J]^ 

compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  foregoing  sections  of 
this  Code. 

Sec.  574.  Telephones  Not  Ordered  by  Boards,  Etc. — Xo  Board, 
Commission  or  Department  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  hereaf- 
ter make  any  contract  for  telephone  service. 

Sec.  575.  Requisitions  for — Committee  Contracts  for. — Where 
any  Board,  Commission  or  Department  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
desires  a  telephone  to  be  installed  or  continued,  they  sTiall  first 
make  requisition  therefor  to  the  City  Comptroller,  who  in  turn 
shall  refer  same  to  the  Committee  on  Electric  Lights,  Tele- 
graphs and  Telephones  and  this  Committee  shall  make  contract 
tlierefor  and  when  approved  same  shall  be  returned  to  the  City 
Comptroller  and  the  requisition  approved,  and  the  bills  paid 
from  Expense  Account  of  Department  using  same. 

Sec.  576.  Bills  for  Not  Paid  If  this  Plan  Disregarded.— Xo 
bill  or  voucher  shall  be  either  approved  or  paid  for  a  telephone, 
where  it  is  a  paid  service  unless  same  shall  have  been  installed 
or,  where  previousy  installed,  unless  a  continuance  of  such  phone 
shall  have  been  approved  in  the  manner  required  by  this  ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  577.  Uniform  Service — Price — Reductions. — Said  Com- 
mittee shall  provide  for  uniformity  in  charges  and  service  and 
secure  to  the  City  such  reductions  in  price  and  superior  service 
as  the  method  of  arrangement  provided  for  by  this  ordinance 
may  suggest. 


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CHAPTER  XXXIII. 
BOIND   COMMISSION— DUTIES— MEMBERS— TERMS. 

Sec.  578.  -How  Composed. — A  special  Bond  Commission  con- 
sisting of  the  Mayor  and  the  Finance  Committee  of  the  Gene-al 
Council,  and  the  following  citizens,  viz.:  W.  H.' Terrell,  F.  A. 
Quillian,  W.  S.  Duncan,  C.  E.  Murphy,  H.  C.  Stockdell,  J.  M. 
Stephens,  Jno.  E.  Murphy,  J.  M.  Nichols  and  one  member  to  be 
elected  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  from  each  of  the  5th 
and  10th  Wards  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  be  and  the  same  are  here- 
by created  and  continued  in  office. 

Said  Bond  Commission  shall  at  all  limes  be  composed  of  the 
Mayor  and  Finance  Committee  of  the  General  Council  ex-officio 
and  one  citizen  from  each  of  the  ten  wards  of  the  City,  and  in 
case  of  a  vacancy  at  any  time  by  death,  resignation  or  otherwise, 
from  among  said  citizens  such  vacancy  shall  be  filled  by  election 
by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  579.  Terms. — The  term  of  office  of  said  Commission 
shall  be  as  follows :  the  ex-officio  members  shall  serve  during 
their  respective  terms  of  office  as  Mayor  or  members  of  the  fin- 
ance committee  of  Council  and  the  other  members,  subject  to 
resignation,  shall  serve  until  the  proceeds  of  bonds  authorized,  at 
the  election  held  Feb.  15,  1910,  have  been  disposed  of,  and  a  final 
report  made  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  and  accepted  by 
that  body. 

Sec.  580,  Acts  With  Departments — Reports — General  Coun- 
cil Approves. — Said  Bond  Commission,  acting  as  a  whole,  or  by 
appropriate  committees  with  the  respective  departments,  shall 
prepare  a  statefnent,  in  each  instance,  covering  the  items  by 
which  any  part  of  said  bond  issue  is  proposed  to  be  expended 
and  the  same  sTiall  be  submitted  to  and  receive  the  approval  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  before  any  part  of  the  proceeds  of 
said  bond  issue  is  used. 

Sec.  581..     Bonds — How     Expended — Departments — General 
Council. — The  Bond  Commission  shall  assist  and  act  with  the 


BO.\D  COMMISSION — EXPENDITURES  J73 

various  departments  in  making  up  the  items  for  which  said 
proceeds  shall  be  expended,  and  when  the  same  receives  the  ap- 
proval of  said  Bond  Commission  and  several  departments,  they 
shall  thereafter  be  submitted,  with  the  recommendations  of  said 
Commission  and  departments,  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil for  adoption  or  rejection. 

Sec.  582.  Good  Faith  of  City — Inform  Council — Expenditures 
— Final  Report. — Said  Bond  Commission  shall  perform  and  do 
all  work  specified  in  the  ordinance  pledging  the  good  faith  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  to  the  voters  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
and  acting  with  the  different  departments  shall,  from  time  to 
time,  keep  the  Mayor  and  Council  informed  of  the  progress  of 
any  work  being  done  from  the  funds  arising  from  the  sale  of  said 
bonds,  the  cost  of  the  same,  and  the  funds  remaining  unex- 
pended, and  when  said  work  has  been  completed  said  Commis- 
sion shall  make  a  final  report  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
of  the  work  done  in  each  of  the  different  departments  from 
the  proceeds  of  the  bonds,  and  the  cost  of  the  same,  which  report 
shall  be  filed  and  entered  on  the  minutes  of  the  Council. 


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CHAPTER  XXXIV. 
BUILDING  AND   LOAN  ASSOCIATIONS,  BANKS,   ETC 

Sec.  583.     Building   and   Loan   Associations — How  Taxed. — 

The  tax  on  Buildiii<j:  and  Loan  Associations  shall  be  as  follows: 
The  Presidents  of  Building-  and  Loan  Associations,  and  other 
Associations  of  like  character  "having  an  office  or  doing  business 
in  said  City,  shall  be  required  to  return  to  the  Tax  Assessors  and 
Receivers  of  said  City,  at  its  market  value  the  stock  of  such  As- 
sociation owned  by  the  stock-holders  thereof  upon  which,  as 
shown  by  the  books  of  such  Associations,  no  advance  "has  been 
made  or  money  borrowed  thereon  by  the  individual  stock-holders 
therein,  to  be  taxed  as  other  nionicd  capital  in  the  hands  of  pri- 
vate individuals  is  taxed. 

Sec.  584.  Shares  in  Banks  and  Other  Corporations  Taxed  at 
Market  Value — Surplus  and  Undivided  Profits  also  Returnable 
for  Taxes. — The  shares  of  the  stock-holders  of  any  Bank  or 
Banking  Association,  newspaper  publishing  company,  or  other 
corporation,  whether  of  resident  or  non-resident  owners,  located 
or  transacting  business  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  be  taxed  at 
their  true  and  full  market  value,  at  the  same  rate  provided  for  in 
this  Ordinance  for  the  taxation  of  monied  capital  in  the  hands  of 
private  individuals ;  this  is,  one  and  one-fourth  per  cent,  on  the 
true  and  full  market  value  of  each  share. 

Provided  that  no  tax  shall  be  levied  on  any  real  or  personal 
property,  or  equity  therein,  or  surplus  or  undivided  profits  held 
and  owned  by  any  bank  or  banking  association,  the  value  of 
which  is  represented  iii  the  market  value  of  its  shares  of  stock: 
but  where  such  property  is  not  represented  in  the  market  value 
of  said  shares,  same  shall  be  taxed  as  other  property  held  and 
owned  by  other  persons. 

Sec.  585.  Presidents  to  Make  Returns. — The  President  or 
chief  ofhcer  of  each  and  every  bank  or  banking  Association,  or- 
ganized under  State  authority,  or  under  National  authority, 
and  of  all  other  companies  or  corporations  located  in  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  shall  be  required  to  return,  on  oath  under  the  regular 


Bni.DING    AND   I.OAX   ASSOriATI<>\8 — HANKS TAXATION       •['JK 

tax  returns,  all  the  shares  of  stock  of  the  stock-holders  of  such 
Bank  or  Hanking  Association,  whether  resident  or  non-resident 
at  the  true  and  full  market  value  of  such  shares  of  stock,  to  the 
City  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  where 
such  Bank  or  Banking-  Association  is  located,  to  be  taxed  for 
the  purposes  hereinbefore  provided ;  also  all  otTier  property 
owned  by  said  Bank,  including  its  surplus  and  undivided  profits. 

Sec.  586.  Cashiers  to  Pay  the  Tax — Executions  against  De- 
faulters as  in  Other  Cases. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Cashier 
of  such  Bank  or  Banking  Association  to  pay  the  taxes  assessed 
by  virtue  of  the  foregoing  provisions  upon  the  shares  of  stock 
of  the  stock-holders  of  such  Bank  or  Banking  Association  to  the 
City  Tax  Collector,  and  in  default  thereof,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Clerk  of  Council  to  issue  execution  against  the  shares  of 
stock  of  any  stock-holder  in  any  Bank  or  Banking  Association, 
wliether  by  a  return  by  the  proper  person,  or  upon  an  assess- 
ment by  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers,  for  whatever  amount 
they  may  deem  sufficient  to  cover  the  tax  on  such  shares  of  stock 
of  any  stock-holder  of  any  such  Bank  or  Banking  Association, 
and  cause  the  same  to  be  sold  or  execution  may  be  issued  against 
such  defaulters  and  be  collected  as  other  tax  fi  fas. 

Sec.  587.  List  of  Share-Holders  Shall  be  Filed— Penalty  for 
Failure  or  Refusal  to  do  So. —  ilie  President  and  Cashier  of  every 
Bank  and  Banking  Association  or  other  corporation  above 
described  shall  be  recjuircd  to  furnish  fur  the  inspection  of  said 
Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  where  such 
Bank  or  Banking  Associaticju  or  other  corporation  is  located,  a 
correct  list  of  the  names  and  residences  of  all  the  share-holders 
in  such  Bank  or  Banking  Association  or  other  corporation,  and 
the  number  of  shares  held  by  each.  And  any  President  or  Cash- 
ier of  such  Bank  or  Banking  Association  or  other  Corporation, 
failing  or  refusing  to  furnish  said  list  of  names  and  shares  to  the 
Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  aforesaid,  authorized  hereby  to  de- 
mand the  same,  and  demanding  ttie  same,  such  person  may  be 
brought  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and,  on  conviction,  fined  a 
sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court. 

Sec.  588.  Private  Banks — How  Taxable — Brokers. — Private 
banks  and  brokers  shall  pay  one  and  one-fourth  per  cent,  per 
annum  on  their  capital  stock,  surplus,  and  undivided  profits. 


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CHAPTER  XXXV. 

BUILDING  INSPECTOR— BUILDING  REGULATIONS. 

Sec.  589.  Office  Created — Term — Requirements  of  Incum- 
bent.—  i  he  office  of  Inspector  of  Building^s  is  hereby  created.  He 
shall  be  elected  on  the  first  Monday  of  July,  1895,  and  hold  office 
until  the  first  Monday  in  July,  1897.  at  which  time  his  successor 
shall  be  elected  for  two  years,  and  biennially  thereafter.  The 
salary  of  said  Inspector  shall  be  eighteen  hundred  dollars 
($1,800.00)  per  annum,  and  he  shall  be  required  to  furnish  a 
Tiorse  and  buggy.  Such  Inspector  of  Buildings  shall  be  a  practi- 
cal arcliitect,  builder,  or  civil  engineer,  who  has  been  engaged  in 
the  active  duties  of  his  occupation  for  at  least  ten  years. 

Sec.  590.  Duty  as  to  Dangerous  Walls — Mayor  and  General 
Council  Act  on  Report. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Building  In- 
spectors (formerly  three,  now  one),  in  connection  with  the  City 
Surveyor,  to  inspect  all  buildings  or  walls  located  on  the  various 
streets,  lanes,  or  alleys,  of  said  City,  monthly,  and,  wlien  they 
(he)  shall  be  requested  by  the  Mayor,  and  to  report  the  result  of 
such  investigation  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council.  (See 
Chapter  on  Bill  Boards  for  duty  as  to  Bill  Boards.) 

Sec.  591.  Duty  as  to  Issuing  Permits  for  Erecting,  Repairing,, 
or  Altering  Buildings. — When  any  person  or  persons  or  corpora- 
tion shall  be  desirous  of  erecting,  repairing,  changing  or  altering 
any  building,  buildings  or  structure,  within  the  limits  of  fhe  City 
of  Atlanta,  'he  or  they  shall  make  application  at  the  office  of  In- 
spector of  Building  for  a  permit  for  that  purpose,  and  shall  fur- 
nish said  Inspector  with  a  written  statement  of  the  proposed  lo- 
cation, dimensions,  and  manner  of  construction  of  the  proposed 
building,  buildings,  or  structure,  and  the  materials  to  be  used, 
and  with  plans  and  specifications  of  the  proposed  building,  build- 
ings, or  structure,  which  shall  be  delivered  to  said  Building  In- 
spector, and  remain  in  his  custody  a  sufficient  lengt'h  of  time  to 
allow  the  necessary  examination  to  be  made  of  the  same,  and,  if 
required  by  the  Inspector,  a  copy  of  said  plans  and  specifications 


BUILDI\G   I.NSPECTOB OATH — OFFICK — HKCORDS  ^T? 

shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  said  Inspector  of  Buildings.  After 
which,  if  it  shall  appear  to  said  Inspector  that  the  laws  and  ordi- 
nances of  the  City  are  complied  with,  he  shall  give  the  permit 
asked  for. 

Blank  forms  for  the  detailed  statement,  as  herein  required,  may- 
be obtained  at  the  office  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  for  appli- 
cants to  fill  out,  describing  location  of  the  proposed  structure, 
number  and  height  of  stories,  dimensions  of  joists  and  timbers 
and  distance  apart,  dimensions  of  supporting  iron  work  (if  any), 
for  w.hat  purpose  the  building,  buildings,  or  structure  is  designed, 
and  such  other  information  applicable  to  tTie  proposed  improve- 
ment, which  statement,  so  properly  out,  the  owner  or  owners, 
his  or  their  architect  or  agent,  shall  sign  the  agreement  con- 
tained in  said  detailed  statement,  that  he  or  they  will  in  all  re- 
spects construct  tlie  work  in  accordance  with  such  detailed  state- 
ment, plans  and  specifications,  and  in  compliance  with  the  laws 
and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  it  shall  not  be  lawful 
to  proceed  to  construct,  alter,  or  repair  any  building,  buildings, 
or  structure,  within  the  limits  of  said  City  of  Atlanta  without 
such  permit. 

Sec.  592.  Inspector  of  Buildings  Shall  Subscribe  Oath — Shall 
Give  Bond. — -The  inspector  of  Buildings  shall,  before  he  enters 
upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  take  and  subscribe  an  oath  before  the 
City  Clerk  to  faithfully  and  impartially  execute  the  duties  of  his 
office,  and  see  that  all  buildings  erected  within  the  City  are  built 
in  accordance  with  the  laws  and  ordinances  relating  thereto,  and 
shall  give  a  bond  in  the  sum  of  $5,000.00  with  two  or  more  suffi- 
cient sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  conditioned  for  the 
faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 

Sec.  593.  His  Office  in  City  Hall— Shall  Keep  Records- 
Make  Reports — Visit  Buildings  in  Course  of  Elrection — When — 
Penalty  for  Failure. — The  said  Inspector  shall  keep  an  office  in 
the  City  Hall,  or  such  other  place  as  shall  be  provided  by  the 
City  Council,  where  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Inspector  to  keep 
a  record  of  all  permits  issued,  which  shall  be  regularly  numberca 
in  the  order  of  their  issue,  and,  also,  a  record  of  the  statements, 
upon  which  permits  are  issued.  He  shall  also  keep  a  record  of 
and  report  to  the  City  Council,  on  the  31st  of  December,  each 
year,  a  full  and  complete  register  of  the  number,  description  and 
size  of  every  building  erected  in  the  City  during  that  year  (his 


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term  of  office),  of  what  material  constructed,  with  the  agj^regate 
of  the  number,  kind,  and  cost  of  all  buildings.  And  it  is,  also, 
made  the  duty  of  said  Inspector,  upon  being  served  with  notice 
requiring  him  to  visit  and  inspect  any  building  in  progress  of 
erection  or  construction,  to  do  so;  and,  if  said  inspector  shall  fail 
or  neglect  to  attend,  within  twenty-four  liours  after  notice  served 
for  that  purpose,  he  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  $20.00  for 
each  and  every  day  he  shall  so  fail  or  neglect  to  attend  beyond 
twenty-four  hours,  which  penalty  shall  be  recoverable  by  action, 
in  the  name  of  fhe  City  of  Atlanta,  for  the  use  of  the  owner,  con- 
tractor, or  contractors  of  said  building. 

Sec.  594.  Shall  Inspect  Buildings  in  Course  of  Erection — See 
that  They  Conform  to  Regulations — Furnish  Certificates  upon 
Application. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  Inspector  appointed 
under  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance  to  visit  and  inspect  each 
or  any  house  or  houses,  building  or  buildings,  which  may  be  in 
the  course  of  erection,  construction  or  alteration,  within  the 
limits  of  the  City,  and  to  see  that  each  house  or  houses,  building 
or  buildings  are  being  erected,  constructed  or  altered  according 
to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  all  Acts  and  ordinances  in 
force  in  said  City,  and  the  manner  adopted  for  the  security 
thereof  against  fires,  and  the  safety  of  the  occupants ;  that  the 
materials  used  are  suitable  for  the  purpose  (and  that  the  work 
is  done  in  a  substantial  and  workmanlike  manner),  and  is  of  suf- 
ficient strength  and  solidity  to  answer  the  purpose,  for  which  jt 
is  designed,  and,  before  the  foundations  are  laid,  he  shall  examine 
the  trenches  dug  for  the  same,  and  be  fully  satisfied  that  the 
soil  or  sub-stratum  is  suf^cient  for  the  structure,  or  at  least  the 
best  that  can  be  obtained.  And  should  the  nature  of  the  soil  be 
such,  and  t'he  Avork  of  sufficient  magnitude  as  to  require  piling, 
the  same  should  be  done;  Provided  that  it  may  be  deemed  neces- 
sary by  the  Inspector  that  his  visits  and  inspection  shall  be  re- 
peated from  time  to  time  during  the  erection,  construction,  or  al- 
terations of  such  house  or  houses,  building  or  buildings,  until  the 
walls  s'hall  have  been  completed,  and  the  same  inclosed,  when  his 
duties  shall  terminate.  He  shall,  on  application  for  that  pur- 
pose, furnish  the  owner  or  owners,  contractor  or  contractors,  his 
certificate  that  the  said  house  or  building  is  in  all  respects  con- 
formable to  law    and  properly  constructed. 


BUILDI.XU    INSPECTOR — CEUTAIX    MATERIAL. — FIRE    LIMITS    yjQ 

Sec.  595.  Further  Duties  in  Reference  to  Buildings  of  Brick, 
Iron,  Granite,  Marble  or  Stone. — It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any 
person  or  persons  to  erect,  construct,  or  build,  or  cause  to  be 
erected,  constructed  or  built,  any  brick,  iron,  granite,  marble,  or 
stone  house  or  building,  or  any  house  or  building  composed 
partly  of  brick,  iron,  granite,  or  stone,  or  to  alter  any  such  build- 
ing so  as  to  make  it  substantially  a  new  building,  unless  the 
same  shall  have  been  inspected  from  time  to  time  by  the  In- 
spector of  Buildings,  and  a  certificate  furnished  by  him  that  the 
said  house  or  building  is  properly  constructed,  and  in  all  re- 
spects safe  and  secure;  and  should  said  Inspector  award  such 
certificate  to  any  person  or  persons  for  any  house  or  building 
not  constructed  according  to  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance, 
the  bond  given  by  such  Inspector  shall  be  declared  forfeited, 
and  the  whole  principal  sum  therein  .named  shall  become  due  and 
payable,  and  such  Inspector  shall  be  forthwith  dismissed  from 
office  by  the  City  Council,  and  the  vacancy  thus  created  filled; 
and  the  said  principal  sum  shall  be  collected  by  due  process  of 
law,  and  the  same  held  to  the  use  of  any  person  or  persons, 
either  in  an  individual  or  corporate  capacity,  who  may  be  in- 
jured or  sustain  any  damage  thereby. 


Sec.  596.  Material  for  Building  within  the  Fire  Limits — How 
Repaired  or  Rebuilt  after  Fire — Penalties  for  Violation. — No 
person  ur  persons  shall  erect,  or  cause  to  be  erected,  within  the 
fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  as  now  established  by  Ordi- 
nance, or  hereafter  may  be  established  by  Ordinance,  any  build- 
ing, or  addition  to  a  building,  the  outer  walls  of  which  are  not 
composed  entirely  of  brick,  stone,  mortar,  iron,  or  other  incom- 
bustible material.  Every  building  erected  or  built  as  aforesaid 
shall  be  covered  or  roofed  with  slate,  tin,  zinc,  copper,  iron,  tar 
and  gravel,  Carey's  Cement  Roofing,  or  other  equally  fire  proof 
roofing,  and,  if  any  building  within  the  limits  aforesaid  shall  be 
destroyed  to  the  extent  of  one-half  thereof,  it  shall  be  unlawful 
to  rebuild  the  same  unless  the  outer  walls  and  roof  of  the  por- 
tion rebuilt  shall  be  composed  entirely  of  incombustible  mate- 
rials. 'Any  person,  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  section  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars,  and 
the  further  sum  of  ten  dollars  for  each  day  the  same  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  remain  without  being  made  to  conform  to  the  laws  and 
Ordinances  of  the  City;  such  building  shall  be  a  public  nuisance. 


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Sec.  597.  Disposition  of  Burnt  Frame  Buildings  within  Fire 
Limits. — Whenever  any  frame  buihliii^,  within  the  tire  limits, 
shall  have  become  damaged  by  fire  or  decay,  the  extent  of  which 
in  the  judgment  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  exceeds  fifty  per 
cent,  of  the  value  of  such  building,  if  tlie  owner  of  such  build- 
ing objects  to  the  conclusion  arrived  at  by  said  Inspector,  the 
Inspector  of  Buildings  shall  notify  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment and  the  City  Engineer  and  they  shall  make  an  examina 
tion  of  the  building,  and  make  a  report  to  the  Inspector  as  to 
the  amount  of  damages.  Whenever  such  building  shall  be  ad- 
judged by  such  arbitrators  to  have  been  damaged  by  fire  or  de- 
cay to  the  extent  of  fifty  per  cent,  of  its  value,  such  building 
shall  be  condemned  by  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  and  it  shall 
be  unlawful,  as  aforesaid,  to  repair  the  same. 

Sec.  598.  Height  of  Stories  Required — If  Specifications  Ex- 
ceeded, Thickness  of  Walls  Increased. — The  height  of  stories 
for  all  given  thickness  of  walls  must  not  exceed  11  feet  in  the 
clear  for  basement,  18  feet  in  the  clear  for  first  story,  15  feet  in 
the  clear  for  second  story,  13  feet  in  the  clear  for  third  story,  12 
feet  in  the  clear  for  fourth  story,  and  14  feet  in  the  clear  average 
height  of  upper  story ;  if  any  story  exceeds  these  heights  respec- 
tively, the  walls  of  such  story,  and  of  all  stories  below  the  same, 
shall  be  increased  four  inches  in  thickness  additional  to  the 
thickness  hereinafter  mentioned. 

Sec.  599.    Thickness  of  Brick  Walls  in  Business  Buildings.— 

In  accordance  with  the  foregoing  provisions,  all  walls  for  busi- 
ness buildings  shall  be  of  the  thickness  designated  in  the  follow- 
ing table : 


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DIVISION  WALLS  IN   BUSINESS    BUILDINGS. 


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PARTITION      WALLS  IN   BUSINESS     BUILDINGS. 


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2g2  III  iMn\<i  inXim:*  rou — walls — rkoi'latioivs 

Sec.  600.  Business  Buildings  Defined. — The  term  "Business 
Buildings"  shall  embrace  all  buildings  used  principally  for  busi- 
ness purposes,  thus  includinq-,  among  others,  hotels,  theatres, 
and  office  buildings. 

Sec.  601.       Wholesale    Stores — Warehouses —  Defined. —  The 

terms  "wholesale  store"  or  "warehouse"  shall  embrace  all  build- 
ings used  (or  intended  to  be  used)  exclusively  for  purposes  of 
mercantile  business  or  storage  of  goods. 

Sec.  602.  Basement  Story  Defined. — A  basement  story  of  any 
building  is  defined  as  a  story  whose  floor  is  twelve  inches  or 
more  below  the  sidewalk  and  whose  height  does  not  exceed 
eleven  feet  in  the  clear.  All  such  stories  that  exceed  twelve 
feet  high,  shall  be  considered  as  first  stories. 

Sec.  603.  Measure  of  Height  of  Buildings — From  What  Point 
to  What  Point. — Tlie  height  of  all  buildings  for  the  ])urpose  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  taken  from  the  grade  of  sidewalk  to  a 
point  half-way  from  the  lowest  to  the  highest  part  of  the  roof. 

Sec.  604.  If  Height  is  Increased,  Thickness  of  Walls  Also. — 
Whenever  it  is  sought  to  increase  the  height  of  any  building  be- 
yond the  height  for  which  the  original  permit  was  granted  the 
thickness  of  walls  thereof  shall  also  be  increased  in  accordance 
with  the  above  table. 

Sec.  605.  Thickness  of  Walls  of  Buildings  Having  Trussed 
Roofs. — The  outside  waUs  of  rooms  having  trussed  roofs  or  ceil- 
ings, such  as  churches,  public  halls,  theatres,  dining  rooms,  or  the 
like,  if  more  than  fifteen  or  less  than  twenty-five  feet  high,  shall 
average  at  least  sixteen  inches ;  if  over  twenty-five  feet  high,  at 
least  twenty  inches;  if  over  forty-five  feet  high,  at  least  twenty- 
four  inches  in  thickness.  An  increase  of  four  inches  in  thick- 
ness shall  be  made  in  all  cases  where  the  walls  are  over  one  hun- 
dred feet  long,  unless  there  are  cross  walls  of  equal  height. 


Sec.  606.  If  Solid  Buttresses  Employed,  Four  Inches  May  be 
Deducted  from  Wall  Thickness. — If  solid  buttresses  are  em- 
ployed, with  a  sectional  area  of  three  hundred  or  more  square 
mches,  placed  less  than  eighteen  feet  apart,  and  extended  to  or 


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nearly  to  top  of  walls,  four  inches  may  be  deducted  from  the 
thickness  of  any  wall  'having  such  buttresses. 

Sec.  607.  Backing  of  Cut  Stone  Facings. — Cut  stone  facings 
of  walls  shall  be  backed  up  with  brick-work  of  same  thickness 
required  where  no  cut  stone  is  used.  In  cases  where  the  cut 
stone  is  in  a  great  measure  self-supporting,  four  inches  less 
thickness  of  brick  backing  may  be  used.  Ashler  fronts,  prop- 
erly bonded  to  the  brickwork,  may  ha\e  backing  same  as  self- 
supporting  stone  fronts  or  walls. 

Sec.  608,     In  Certain  Cases  Party  Walls  May  Be  Used. — Any 

partv  wall  now  existing  that  shall  lia\  e  been  built  conformable 
to  the  requirements  of  any  law  regulating  the  construction  of 
such  walls,  and  in  force  at  the  time  of  such  construction,  if 
sound  and  in  good  condition,  may  be  used  in  the  construction  of 
any  adjoining  building:  provided,  however,  that  no  brickwork 
shall  be  placed  on  such  wall  to  give  additional  height  to  the  wall, 
unless  the  thickness  of  such  additional  wall  and  the  thickness  of 
the  old  wall  in  each  story  shall  at  least  equal  the  thickness  re- 
quired for  division  walls.  This  section  shall  apply  in  all  cases 
where  it  is  desired  to  add  additional  height  to  any  business  build- 
ing. In  case  of  outside  walls  of  any  business  building  being  built 
against  the  wall  of  any  old  building  (not  being  a  party  wall)  the 
new  wall  shall  be  of  the  same  thickness  required  for  outside 
walls  in  such  Iniilding. 

Sec.  609.  Thickness  of  Walls  of  Brick  Stores  and  Dwellings. 
• — Buildings  having  the  first  story,  or  basement  and  first  story, 
designed  for  business  purposes,  and  the  upper  stories  for  dwell- 
ings, the  first  floor  being  not  more  than  thirty  inches  above 
grade  of  sidewalk,  shall  have  walls  of  brickwork  of  the  thickness 
as  follows,  to-wit :  For  two  story  and  basement  buildings,  the 
basement  and  first  story  walls,  twelve  inches ;  second  story,  eight 
inches :  for  three  story  and  basement  buildings,  basement  wall 
sixteen  inches,  first  and  second  stories,  twelve  inches,  third  story, 
eight  inches;  for  four  story  buildings,  the  basement  wa!l  twenty 
inches,  first  story  sixteen  inches,  second,  third,  and  fourth  stories, 
twelve  inches.  When  built  in  blocks  of  two  or  more  buildings, 
the  division  walls  in  three  story  buildings  may  be  twelve  inches 
in  basement,  and  in  four  story  buildings  they  may  be  sixteen 
inches  in  basement. 


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Sec.  610.  All  Buildings  with  Flat  Roofs,  Exceeding  Two 
Stories  in  Height  to  Have  Fire  Walls  Above  Roof. — All  dwell- 
ing' houses,  including'  those  liaving  tirst  st<>r\'  ii>c'(l  for  business 
purposes,  and  all  other  buildings  tliat  are  used,  more  than  two 
stories  high,  having  flat  roofs,  shall  have  all  the  walls  (except 
front  walls)  extended  sixteen  inches  above  the  roof,  and  not  less 
than  eight  inches  thick ;  to  "have  proper  copings  of  incombusti- 
ble materials ;  double-pitched  roofs  to  have  their  division  and 
side  walls  carried  up,  forming  fire  walls  in  same  manner;  walls 
at  the  eaves  of  all  roofs  (except  flat  roofs)  shall  be  carried  up 
their  full  thickness  flush  with  upper  edge  of  ttie  rafters  of  roof, 
and  the  sheeting  boards  shall  be  bedded  in  mortar  on  such  walls. 

Sec.  611.  Business  Buildings — Walls  Carried  Up  Above  Roof 
Two  Feet — When. — Business  buildings  more  than  two  stories 
high,  having  flat  roofs,  shall  have  their  side  and  rear  walls  car- 
ried up  two  feet  above  the  roof;  division,  or  party  walls,  four 
feet  above,  forming  fire  walls  not  less  than  twelve  inches  tliick, 
to  have  copings  of  incombustible  materials ;  front  walls  may  ter- 
minate flush  with  the  upper  surface  of  sheeting  of  roof.  Divis- 
ion and  party  to  extend  througli  mansard  or  other  steep  roofs 
not  less  than  sixteen  inches,  and  having  copings  same  as  other 
fire  walls. 

Sec.  612.  Brick  Chimneys — Height  Above  Roof — Thickness 
of  Walls — Flues,  Etc. — Xo  chimney  shall  be  built  with  less  than 
four-inch  walls  and  no  chimney  top  shall  be  less  than  five  feet 
above  the  roof  (for  flat  roofs)  and  two  feet  above  the  ridge  of 
any  pitched  roof.  Ordinary  flues  in  business  buildings  shall 
have  walls  and  eight-inch  jams;  flues  larger  than  250  square 
inches  and  less  than  500  square  inches  shall  be  surrounded  with 
walls  not  less  than  eight  inches  thick;  the  walls  of  such  flues 
above  the  inlet  funnel  shall  be  twelve  inches  t'hick  for  the  first 
15  feet  around  and  above  such  inlet;  tops  of  such  chimneys  to  be 
at  least  eight  feet  above  the  roof,  or  five  feet  above  the  highest 
part  of  the  roof  within  fifty  feet  of  such  chimney.  Flues  with 
more  than  500  or  less  than  800  inches  area  shall  have  not  less 
than  twelve-inch  walls  for  the  first  thirty-six  feet,  and  sixteen- 
inch  walls  opposite  the  inlet,  and  ten  feet  above  t'he  same ;  top  of 
chimney  ten  feet  above  the  roof,  or  seven  feet  above  the  highest 
part  of  the  roof  within  fifty  feet  of  such  chimney;  provided  that 
all  chimneys  'having  walls  less  than  eight  inches  thick  shall  be 


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plastered  on  the  brick  or  be  covered  with  metallic  lath  or  wire 
cloth  before  plastering. 

Sec.  613.  Proviso  as  to  Flues  in  Party  Walls. — The  provis- 
ions of  the  foregoing  sections  as  to  the  thickness  of  walls  per- 
taining to  chimneys  shall  be  applicable  only  to  such  chimneys  as 
are  part  of  or  situated  in  any  building.  Flues  in  party  walls 
shall  not  extend  beyond  the  center  of  the  wall,  joint  flues  in  party 
walls  shall  be  separated  by  a  four-inch  "width"  of  fire  brick 
their  entire  height. 

Sec.  614.  Foundation  for  Chimneys. — Any  chimney  not 
forming  a  part  of  a  wall  sliall  rest  upon  the  ground  with  proper 
foundation,  and  in  no  case  shall  any  chimney  rest  on  or  be  sup- 
ported by  framework,  beams,  or  posts  of  woodwork  of  any  de- 
scription. 

Sec.  615.  Foundations  for  Buildings — Breadth  —  Depth  — 
When  Cement  Mortar  Used. — Proper  foundation  or  masonry 
shall  be  prepared  for  the  support  of  buildings,  and  no  founda- 
tions shall  be  less  than  two  feet  below  the  exposed  surface  of 
the  ground,  and  in  no  case  shall  any  foundation  rest  on  any  fill- 
ing or  made  ground.  The  breadths  of  the  foundations  of  the 
several  parts  of  any  building  shall  be  proportioned,  so  that,  as 
nearly  as  practicable,  the  pressure  shall  be  equal  on  each  square 
foot  of  the  foundation.  Cement  mortar  shall  be  used  in  the  ma- 
sonry of  all  foundations  exposed  to  dampness. 

Sec.  616.  Specifications  for  Piles — How  Driven — The  Grade. 
— Poles  driven  for  a  wall  to  rest  upon  shall  not  be  less  than  eight 
inches  in  diameter  at  the  smallest  end,  and  shall  be  spaced  not 
more  than  three  feet  on  centers  in  the  direction  of  the  length  of 
the  wall,  and  nearer,  if  required  by  the  Inspector.  The  Inspec- 
tor shall  determine  the  grade    at  which  piles  shall  be  cut  oft'. 

Sec.  617.  Walls  Twenty  Feet  in  Height  or  Less  Rest  on  Sin- 
gle Row  of  Piles — Exceeding  Twenty  Feet  Double  Row  of  Piles 
— Extra  Piles  May  be  Required  by  Inspector. — Walls  not  exceed- 
ing twenty  feet  in  height,  where  piling  is  necessary,  may  rest  on 
a  single  row  of  piles,  if  deemed  advisable  by  the  Inspector;  walls 
exceeding  twenty  feet  in  height  shall  rest  on  not  less  than  two 
rows  of  piles.  Extra  piles  shall  be  driven,  where  required  by 
the  Inspector. 


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Sec.  618.  Every  Seventh  Course  Brickwork  Headers — Walls 
Shall  Be  Anchored — Flues  to  be  Plastered,  etc. — In  brick  walls 
every  seventh  course  shall  be  headers.  All  fire  Hues  shall  be 
smoothly  plastered  or  have  struck  joists.  Walls  shall  be  se- 
curely anchored  to  t'he  timbers  and  joists  resting  upon  them. 

Sec.  619.     Hollow  Walls — Specifications  and   Restrictions. — 

Hollow  walls,  not  bearing  walls,  may  be  used  in  all  cases;  but 
all  hollow  walls  shall  be  bonded  or  tied  together  with  incom- 
bustible anchors  placed  n<>i  more  than  three  feet  apart.  If  used 
as  bearing  walls,  the  thickness  shall  be  reckoned  by  their  solid 
parts,  unless  either  part  is  at  least  eiglit  inches  thick,  and  solid 
connections  are  made  in  ujiright  directions,  not  less  than  twelve 
inches  wide  nor  more  than  eight  feet  apart  from  centers.  In 
such  cases  two-thirds  of  the  hollow  space  shall  be  connected  with 
the  solid  parts;  provided,  that,  in  no  case  shall  the  ends  of  the 
joists  or  other  wood  be  allowed  to  come  within  four  inches  of 
the  hollow  space. 

Sec.  620.  No  Wall  Cut  Off  or  Altered  Without  a  Permit- 
Temporary  Support  to  be  Equal  in  Strength  to  Permanent  Sup- 
port.— No  wall  of  any  building  now  erected  or  hereafter  to  be 
built  or  erected,  shall  be  cut  off  or  altered  without  a  permit  so  to 
do  liaving  been  first  obtained  from  the  Inspector.  Every  tem- 
porary support  placed  under  any  structure,  wall,  girder,  beam, 
or  column,  during  t'he  erection,  finishing,  altering,  or  repairing 
of  any  building,  or  part  thereof,  shall  be  equal  in  strength  to  the 
permanent  support  required  for  such  construction. 

Sec.  621.  No  Opening  Through  Party  Wall  Without  Permit 
— Specification  as  to  Such  Opening,  When  Permitted. — Xo  open- 
ing or  doorway  shall  be  cut  through  a  party  wall  of  a  brick 
building  without  a  permit  from  the  Inspector,  and  every  such 
doorway  or  opening  shall  have  top,  bottom,  and  sides  of  stone, 
brick,  or  iron;  shall  be  closed  by  two  sets  of  wrought-iron  or 
metal-covered  doors  (separated  by  the  thickness  of  the  wall) 
hung  to  rabbetted  iron  frames,  or  to  iron  hinges  in  brick  or  stone 
rabbets;  shall  not  exceed  ten  feet  in  height  by  eight  feet  in 
widt'h,  and  every  opening,  other  than  a  doorway,  shall  be  pro- 
tected in  a  manner  satisfactory  to  the  Inspector. 

Sec.  622.  No  Timber  Except  Lathing  Strips  and  Arch  Forms 
in  Brick  Walls  Permitted. — No  timber,  excepting  lathing  strips, 


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shall  be  used  in  aii}-  wall  of  any  brick  building  except  arch  forms 
for  interior  arched  opening. 

Sec.  623.  Anchors  for  Walls,  on  Which  Beams  Rest,  Etc. — 
All  walls  of  a  brick  building,  on  which  the  ends  of  beams  rest, 
sliall  be  anchored  at  each  tier  of  beams  at  intervals  of  not  more 
than  ten  feet  apart,  with  good  strong  wrought-iron  anchors,  at 
least  one-half  inch  by  one  and  one-half  inches,  well  built  into  the 
walls,  and  fastened  at  the  top  of  the  beams ;  and  where  the  beams 
are  supported  by  girders,  the  ends  of  the  beams  resting  on  the 
girders  shall  be  butted  together,  end  to  end.  and  strapped  with 
wrought-iron  straps  or  tie  irons  at  the  same  distance  apart  and 
in  the  same  beams  as  the  wall  anchors  ,and  shall  be  well  fastened. 

Sec.  624.  Piers — How  Built — How  Laid. — All  piers  shall  be 
built  of  the  best  quality  of  good  well-burnt  hard  brick,  laid  in 
cement  and  sand  mortar,  and  well  wet,  when  laid  in  warm 
•weather. 

Sec.  625.  Brick  Piers  Have  Cap  of  Iron — When.— Brick 
piers  under  lintels,  girders,  or  columns  of  brick  buildings,  over 
one  story  "high,  shall  have  a  cap  of  iron,  at  least  two  inches  thick, 
the  full  size  of  the  pier. 

Sec.  626.  Brick  Piers  and  Buttresses — How  Built. — Brick 
piers  and  buttresses  shall  be  bonded  with  thorough  courses, 
level,  and  bedded,  each  course,  and,  where  their  foundations  rest 
on  piles,  a  sufficient  number  shall  be  driven  to  insure  a  proper 
support. 

Sec.  627.     Metal  and  Wooden  Columns  Rest  on  Iron  Plates. 

— Every  metal  column  in  a  brick  building  shall  rest  on  an  iron 
plate  of  not  less  thickness  than  two  inches.  Wooden  columns 
supporting  girders  and  floors  in  such  buildings  shall  set  on  one 
and  a  half  inch  iron  plates  with  sockets  and  counter  sinkages. 

Sec.  628.  Backing  of  an  Iron  Front — When  Considered  as  an 
Independent  Wall — Provisions  for  Complete  Separation  of  Build- 
ings.— The  backing  of  any  iron  front,  that  is  not  wholly  self- 
supporting,  shaU  be  treated  as  an  independent  wall.  If  the  iron 
is  self-supporting,  then  the  party  wall  shall  be  extended  to  meet 
the  outer  thickness  of  iron,  and  all  vacancies  shall  be  filled  with 
grout  to  insure  a  complete  separation  of  adjoining  buildings. 


2gg    BUILDING    INSPECTOR — HOOKS — II  \\      \\  I  M)o\\  M  — <a  TTERS 

Sec.  629.  Roofs  Not  Exposed — What  Kinds. — No  uncovered 
tar,  composition,  rosin,  felt,  or  woodwork  shall  in  any  way  be 
exposed  on  any  roof  or  appendages.  Tliis  applies  only  to  build- 
ings in  the  fire  limits. 

Sec.  630.  Appendages,  Such  as  Dormer  Windows,  Cornices, 
Balconies,  etc.  to  be  Enveloped  with  Metal. — Appendages  to  any 
business  bnildinL,^  above  the  first  story,  and  above  30  feet  from 
grade  of  sidewalk  on  any  other  building,  if  not  wholly  of  incom- 
bustible material,  shall  be  enveloped  with  metal.  Dormer  win- 
dows, cornices,  mouldings,  balconies,  bay  windows,  towers, 
spires,  ventilators,  etc.  shall  be  considered  as  appendages.  This 
applies  only  to  buildings  in  the  fire  limits. 

Sec.  631.    No  Bay  Window  to  Project  Over  any  Public  Way 

Without  Permission  of  Council. —  Xu  bay  Avindow  or  other  struc- 
ture sliall  1)6  placed  on  any  building  so  as  to  project  over  any 
public  way  or  square  without  the  permission  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  632.  Glass  in  Skylights — Protect  with  Screens. — Glass 
in  all  skylights,  if  not  "'prismatic  lights,"  shall  be  protected  by 
screens  made  of  No.  10  (or  heavier)  wire,  with  meshes  not  ex- 
ceeding one  and  one-half  inches ;  such  screen  to  be  secured  to 
the  sash,  and  kept  at  least  four  inches  above  the  glass. 

Sec.  633.  Water  from  Roof  Conducted  through  Metallic 
Leaders  to  Street  Gutter  or  Sewer. — All  buildings  hereafter 
erected  shall  be  kept  provided  with  proper  metallic  leaders  for 
conducting  the  water  from  the  roof  to  the  ground  sewer  or  street 
gutter  in  such  a  manner  as  shall  protect  the  walls  and  founda- 
tions from  damage;  and  in  no  case  shall  the  water  from  such 
leaders,  or  otherwise,  be  allowed  to  flow  upon  the  sidewalk,  but 
shall  be  conducted  by  drain  pipes  to  the  street  gutter  or  sewer. 

Sec.  634.     All  Roofs  to  be  Provided  with  Scuttles — Size. — All 

buildings  'hereafter  erected  shall  be  provided  with  a  scuttle  not 
less  than  20  inches  by  30  inches  in  the  ceiling  of  same,  and  in  all 
business  buildings  the  scuttle  shall  also  be  in  roof  of  same. 

Sec.  635.   Precaution  against  Exposure  of  Woodwork  to  Flues. 

— All  floor  beams,  joists,  and  headers  shall  be  kept  at  least  two 
inches  clear  of  anv  wall  enclosing  a  fire  flue  or  chimney  breast. 


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and  the  space  left  between  the  framing  and  sudi  flue  shall  be 
filled  solid  with  gauged  mortar,  to  be  a  heavy  coat  of  plastering 
put  on  the  walls  of  such  flues  before  any  other  woodwork  shall 
be  placed  against  it. 

Sec.  636.  Regulation  as  to  Building  Floors  for  Carrying  Their 
Weight. — All  floors  shall  be  constructed  to  bear  a  safe  weight 
per  superficial  foot,  exclusive  of  materials,  as  follows :  For 
dwellings,  tenements  or  lodging  "houses,  seventy  pounds;  for 
store-houses  and  warehouses,  one  hundred  and  seventy-five 
pounds;  machine  shops,  armories,  and  drill-rooms,  two  hundred 
and  fifty  pounds ;  for  light  mechanical  purposes,  one  hundred 
and  twenty  pounds.  These  requirements  shall  apply  to  all  alter- 
ations as  well  as  to  new  buildings.  In  all  calculations  for  the 
strength  of  the  material,  to  be  used  in  any  building,  the  propor- 
tion between  the  safe  weight  and  the  breaking  weight,  shall  be 
as  one  to  three  to  all  beams,  girders,  and  other  pieces  subjected 
to  cross  strain  ;  and  as  one  to  six  for  all  posts,  columns,  and  other 
vertical  supports,  and  for  all  tie  beams  and  other  pieces  subjected 
to  a  tensile  strain;  and  the  requisite  dimensions  of  each  piece 
of  material  to  be  ascertained  by  computation,  by  rules  given  by 
the  best  authorities,  using  for  constants  in  the  rules  only  such 
numbers  as  have  been  deduced  from  experiments  on  materials  of 
like  kind  to  tliat  proposed  to  be  used.  All  mortar  and  cement 
used  shall  be  of  the  best  quality  for  the  purpose  for  which  they 
are  applied  and  shall  be  properly  mixed. 

Sec.  637.    Requirements  as  to  Hearths   and   Fire-Places. — All 

hearths  for  ordinary  fire-places  shall  rest  on  trimmer  arches,  the 
header  kept  at  least  eighteen  inches  from  face  of  chimney- 
breast.  The  back  of  all  fire-places  shall  not  be  less  than  eight 
inches  thick;  all  stove-pipe  holes  to  have  proper  thimbles  and 
stoppers. 

Sec.  638.  Ends  of  Joists  Entering  a  Brick  Wall— How  Con- 
structed.— Ends  of  joists  or  beams  entering  a  brick  wall  shall 
be  cut  not  less  than  three-inch  bevel,  so  as  not  to  disturb  the 
brickwork  by  any  defection  or  breaking  of  the  joists  or  beams. 
All  such  joists  or  timbers  entering  a  party  or  division  wall 
from  opposite  sides  shall  have  at  least  four  inches  of  solid 
brickwork  between  the  ends  of  such  timbers  or  joists.  All 
buildings    for    residence    or    business  purposes  shall    have    the 


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brick  project  not  less  than  one  and  one-half  inches  inside  the 
face  of  the  wall  between  the  joists  of  each  floor  and  ceiling 
joists. 

Sec,  639.  Joists  and  Girders — Dimensions — How  Construct- 
ed.— Joists  and  girders  in  any  building  shall  be  of  proper 
dimensions  to  sustain  the  load  designed  to  be  placed  upon 
them.  Girders  may  rest  upon  piers  of  brick  or  stone,  or  upon 
colunms  of  wood  or  iron  of  proper  dimensions.  All  floor  joists 
shall  be  properly  bridged  with  cross  bridges.  All  headers  in 
floor  framing  of  business  buildings  that  are  placed  at  a  greater 
distance  than  two  feet  from  the  end  of  a  trimmer,  shall  be  fixed 
in  proper  iron  stirrups. 

Sec.  640.  Owner  of  Any  Unsafe  Structure  Shall  Remove 
Same  Upon  Notice — Upon  Failure  Inspector  Removes. — The 
owner,  or  other  party  having  an  interest  in  any  building,  stag- 
ing, or  other  structure,  or  anything  attached  to  or  connected 
with  a  building  or  other  structure,  which  shall  be  unsafe,  so 
as  to  endanger  life,  shall  immediately,  upon  notice  received 
from  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  cause  the  same  to  be  made 
safe  and  secure  or  taken  down;  and,  when  public  safety  re- 
quires immediate  action,  the  Inspector  may  enter  upon  the 
premises,  with  such  assistants  as  may  be  necessary,  and  cause 
the  said  structure  to  be  secured  or  taken  down  without  delay 
at  the  expense  of  such  owner  or  party  interested.  No  staging 
or  stand  for  observation  purposes  shall  be  constructed  or  oc- 
cupied upon  the  roof  of  any  building  in  said  city. 

Sec.  641.  Inspector  Puts  Notice  of  Dangerous  Charac- 
ter of  Structure  in  a  Conspicuous  Place  on  Same — Penalty  for 
Removel  by  Anyone, — Every  building,  which  shall  appear  to 
the  Inspector  to  be  dangerous  in  case  of  fire  or  panic,  by  reas- 
on of  bad  condition  of  walls,  overloaded  floors,  defective  con- 
struction, decay,  not  provided  with  safe  stairways  or  without 
a  sufficient  number  of  stairways  or  exits  or  lights  for  the  proper 
accommodation  of  persons  who,  from  the  nature  of  said  build- 
ing or  the  business  carried  on  therein,  use  the  same,  or  other 
causes,  shall  be  held  to  be  unsafe ;  and  the  Inspector,  besides  pro- 
ceeding as  provided  in  the  preceding  section,  sTiall  also  affix  a  no- 
tice of  the  dangerous  character  of  the  structure  to  a  conspicu- 
ous place  on  the  exterior  wall  of  said  building;  any  person  re- 


BUILDING    INSPECTOR — UNSAFE    STRUCTURES — FIRE    LIMITS    ^91 

moving  such  notice  so  affixed,  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  not 
less  than  ten  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  and  every 
offense,  to  be  paid  into  the  Treasury  of  said  city. 

Sec.  642.  Owner  Subject  to  Fine  for  Continuance  of  Un- 
safe Condition  of  Structure  After  Notice  by  Inspector. — l^e 
owner,  or  parly  having  an  interest  in  the  unsafe  building  or 
structure  mentioned  in  the  two  preceding  sections,  being  no- 
tified thereof  in  writing  by  the  Inspector,  shall  forfeit  and  pay 
a  fine  to  the  use  of  said  city  for  every  day's  continuance  there- 
of after  such  notice,  a  sum  of  not  less  than  ten,  nor  more  than 
fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  643.  No  Building  Altered  Until  Examined  and  Ap- 
proved as  Safe  by  the  Inspector. — Xo  building  now  or  "here- 
after built  shall  be  altered  until  it  has  been  examined  and  ap- 
proved by  the  Inspector  as  being  in  a  good  and  safe  condition 
to  be  altered  as  proposed,  and  the  alteration  so  made  shall 
conform  to  the  provision  of  this  and  any  Ordinance  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  in  relation  thereto. 

Sec.  644.  Specification  as  to  Brick  Walls  and  Buttresses. 
All  brick  walls  and  buttresses  shall  be  of  merchantable, 
well  shaped  bricks,  well  laid  and  bedded,  with  well  filled 
joints,  in  lime  or  cement  mortar,  and  well  flushed  up  at  every 
course  with  mortar;  and  all  brick  used  during  the  warm 
months  shall  be  wet  at  the  time  they  are  laid,  and  shall  be  dry 
at  time  they  are  laid  during  the  cold  months. 

Sec.  645.  Regulation  as  to  Vertical  Recesses. — No  continuous 
vertical  recess,  chase,  or  Hue  shall  be  made  in  any  party  wall  so 
deep  that  it  will  leave  the  thickness  at  the  back  less  than  eight 
inches  at  any  point,  and  no  recess  of  any  kind  shall  be  made 
in  any  eight-inch  wall.  Xo  'horizontal  recess  shall  be  made  in 
any  wall  except  by  a  special  permit  from  the  Inspector.  Xo 
continuous  vertical  recess  otlier  than  flues  in  stacks  shall  be 
nearer  than  seven  feet  to  any  other  recess. 

Sec.  646.  Construction  Within  Fire  Limits  of  Material 
Other  than  Brick,  Stone,  or  Wood. — In  the  erection  or  altera- 
tion of  any  building  within  the  fire  limits,  the  material  of 
which,  in  whole  or  in  part,  is  other  than  brick,  stone,  or  wood, 


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the  thickness  of  walls,  of  such     material,  and    the   melTiod    of 
construction,  siiall  be  such  as  the  Inspector  shall  ajjprove. 

Sec.  647.  As  to  Partitions  in  Business  Buildings. — Parti- 
tions in  iiotel  buildings  and  tenement  houses  made  oi  scant- 
ling to  be  lathed  and  plastered  shall  be  filled  with  brickwork 
eight  inches  high,  in  the  best  manner.  Scantling  partitions 
shall  not  be  employed  as  supporters  of  any  floor  (except 
dwelling  houses). 

Sec.  648.  Stairways. — Stairways  shall  not  be  enclosed  with 
partitions  made  oi  plank,  boards,  flooring  or  scantling,  un- 
less plastered  on  both  sides  or  covered  with  metal. 

Sec.  649.  Hoistway  Openings — Trap  Doors. — Hoistway  open- 
ings shall  'have  trap  doors  (covered  with  metal  on  the  underside) 
on  all  floors  except  where  elevators  are  used,  with  sufficient 
guards  for  protection  during  the  hours  of  business,  and  said 
doors  shall  be  kept  closed  at  all  other  times. 

Sec.  650.  Business  Buildings  to  Have  Fire  Proof  Shut- 
ters.— All  stores,  storehouses,  mills,  and  manufactories,  that 
may  hereafter  be  erected  in  Atlanta,  which  are  more  than  two 
stories  high,  shall  have  doors,  blinds,  or  shutters  made  of  fire 
proof  metal,  on  every  window  or  entrance  where  the  same  do 
not  enter  upon  a  street.  When,  in  any  such  building,  the 
shutters,  blinds,  or  doors  cannot  be  put  on  the  outside,  they 
shall  be  put  upon  the  inside,  and  hung  upon  iron  eyes  or 
frames  independent  of  any  woodwork ;  shutters  above  the  first 
story  to  be  arranged  so  that  they  can  be  opened  from  the  out- 
side. Prismatic  lights  in  iron  frames  shall  be  regarded  as  an 
equivalent  to  iron  shutters. 

Sec.  651.  Fire  Escapes  Required  on  Business  Buildings — 
Character  and  Material. — All  buildings  in  said  City  three 
stories  or  more  in  height,  not  including  basements,  used  as  c. 
factory,  workshop,  lodgeroom,  hotel,  boarding  house,  public 
hall,  or  sleeping  place,  or  apartment,  shall  have  thereon  suit- 
able and  substantial  fire  escapes  of  the  following  character 
and  material :  Brackets  must  not  be  less  than  one-half  by  one 
and  three-quarter  inches,  wrought  iron,  placed  edgewise,  or 
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more  than  tliree  feet  apart,  and  the  braces  to  brackets  must 
not  be  less  than  three-quarters  inch  square,  wrought  iron,  and 
must  extend  two-fhirds  of  the  width  of  the  respective  brack- 
ets or  balconies.  In  all  cases  the  brackets  must  go  through 
the  walls,  and  be  turned  down  three  inches. 

Sec.  652.  Brackets    on    New    Buildings — How    Set — On 

Old  Buildings,  How  Set. — Brackets  on  new  buildings  must  be 
set  as  the  walls  are  being  built.  When  brackets  are  to  be  put 
on  old  houses,  the  part  going  through  the  wall  shall  not  be 
less  than  one  incTi  in  diameter,  with  screw  nuts  and  washers, 
not  less  than  five  inches  square  and  one-half  inch  thick. 

Sec.  653.  Top  Rails — Size — How  Set. — The  top  rail  of 
balcony  must  be  l^xi/2  inch  wrough  iron,  and  in  all  cases  must 
go  through  the  walls,  and  be  secured  by  nuts  and  4  inch  square 
washers,  at  least  ^  inch  thick. 

Sec.  654.  Botton  Rails — Size— How  Set. — Bottom  rails  must 
be  1^4X48  inch  wrought  in^n,  well  leaded  into  the  wall.  In  frame 
buildings  the  top  rails  must  go  through  fhe  studding,  and  be 
secured  on  the  insdie  by  washers  and  nuts  as  above. 

Sec.  655.  Filling  in  Bars— Size— How  Set.— The  filling-in 
bars  must  not  be  less  than  y^  inch  round  or  square  wrought  iron, 
placed  not  more  than  6  inches  from  centers,  and  well  riveted  to 
the  top  and  bottom  rails. 

Sec.  656.  Stairs — How  Constructed — Size  of  Rung — Hand 
Rail,  Etc. — The  stairs,  in  all  cases  must  be  not  less  than  18 
inches  wide  and  constructed  of  Mx3>^  inch  wrought  iron  sides 
or  strings.  Steps  to  be  ^A  inch  round  iron,  double  rungs,  fsxB 
inch  flat  iron,  and  well  riveted  to  the  strings.  The  stairs  must 
be  secured,  to  a  bracket  on  top,  and  rest  on  and  be  secured  to  a 
bracket  or  extra  cross-bar  at  the  bottom.  All  stairs  must  have 
a  ^  inch  hand  rail  of  wrough  iron,  well  braced. 

Sec.  657.  Floors — Material — How  Set. — The  flooring  of  bal- 
conies must  be  of  wrought  iron  1>2X>4  inch  slats,  placed  not 
over  1^/i  inches  apart,  and  secured  to  iron  battens  l>^x>i  inch, 
not  over  three  feet  apart,  and  riveted  at  the  intersection.  The 
opening  for  stairways  in  all  balconies  shall  not  be  less  than  18 
inches  wide  and  30  inches  long. 


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Sec.  658.  Drop  Ladders — Size,  Etc. — Drop  ladders  from 
lower  balconies,  where  required,  shall  not  be  less  than  14  inches 
wide,  and  sliall  be  l3-4x^  inches  sides  and  ?'8  inch  rungs  of 
wrought  iron.  In  no  case  shall  the  ends  of  balconies  extend 
more  than  nine  inches  over  the  brackets.  The  heig'ht  of  railings 
around  balconies  shall  not  be  less  than  two  feet  nine  inches.  A 
balcony  must  be  at  each  story. 

Sec.  659.  Chief  of  Fire  Department  and  Building  Inspector 
Constitute  a  Board  of  Fires  Escapes. — The  Chief  of  the  Fire  De- 
partment and  Building  Inspector  sTiall  constitute  a  Board  of 
Fire  Escapes,  and  no  fire  escape  will  be  accepted  without  their 
approval,  and  they  shall  have  authority  to  decide  the  number 
and  location  of  all   fire  escapes  on   buildings. 

Sec.  660.     Penalty  for  Failure  to  Have  Fire  Escapes  Installed. 

— This  ordinance  sliall  be  published  in  two  daily  papers  for  fif- 
teen days,  then  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  t'he  owners  of  all  buildings 
coming  under  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance  to  have  placed 
on  said  building  within  ninety  (90)  days  after  said  advertise- 
ment, such  fire  escapes  as  are  required.  Should  any  owner, 
agent,  or  tenant  in  possession  of  any  such  building  fail  within 
the  time  specified  in  said  advertisement  to  have  fire  escapes 
placed  on  any  building  as  provided  for  by  this  ordinance,  he  or 
she  shall  be  subject  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars 
and  cost,  and  to  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either 
or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court,  and  for  each  month  there- 
after until  said  ordinance  is  complied  with,  such  owner,  agent, 
or  tenant  in  possession  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  penalties  as 
aforesaid. 

Sec.  661.  Repairs  on  Fire  Escapes — Failure  to  Repair  After 
Notice — Penalty. — After  the  fire  escapes  have  been  placed  on 
any  building  as  aforesaid  in  compliance  with  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  and  the  same  shall  become  unsafe  or  in  need  of 
change  or  repair  in  order  to  make  the  same  safe,  the  Chief  or 
Acting  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  serve  notice  to  make 
such  change  within  ten  days.  In  case  of  failure  of  any  owner  to 
have  such  change  or  repairs  made  within  the  time  as  required  by 
the  notice,  he  shall  for  such  failure  be  subject  to  the  same  penal- 
ties provided  in  this  ordinance  for  failure  to  place  fire  escapes 
in  the  first  instance. 


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Sec.  662.  Certain  Trades  Barred  from  Buildings  in  Fire  Lim- 
its— Unless. — Xo  building  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  shall  be  used  or  occupied,  in  whole  or  in  part,  for  any 
of  the  trades  hereinafter  mentioned,  to-wit :  Planing  mills,  sash, 
door,  and  blind  factories,  carpenter  or  copper  shops,  wagon  or 
carriage  manufactories,  cabinet  or  furniture  factories,  wood- 
turning  and  veneering  works,  agricultural  implement  manufac- 
tories, box  and  trunk  factories,  or  any  other  wood-working 
factory  or  shop,  unless  such  building,  so  occupied,  shall  have  in 
connection  with  it  a  brick  or  fire-proof  vault  of  sufficient  capac- 
ity to  contain  all  shavings,  sawdust,  chips,  or  other  light,  com- 
bustible refuse  connected  therewith,  and  all  such  shavings  and 
other  light  combustible  refuse  shall  be  removed  daily  from  such 
premises  to  sucTi  vault.  In  no  event  shall  proprietors,  owners 
or  lessees  of  such  manufactories  allow  combustible  refuse  to  ac- 
cumulate upon  any  lot  or  in  any  building,  unless  stored  in  fire- 
proof vault. 

Sec.  663.  Location  of  Stoves  in  Houses. — Floors  under  all 
stoves  shall  be  protected  by  a  covering  of  incombustible  mate- 
rial. Stoves  shall  be  kept  at  least  20  inches,  and  their  smoke 
pipes    twelve   inches,   from   any   unprotected   woodwork. 

Sec.  664.      Woodwork  in   Boiler   Rooms — How   Protected. — 

The  woodwork  of  all  boiler  houses  and  boiler  rooms  shall  be 
kept  at  least  6  feet  from  the  boiler,  and  four  feet  from  the  breech- 
ing or  smoke  conductor,  and  one  foot  from  the  dome  of  the 
boiler,  unless  such  woodwork  is  properly  protected  with  incom- 
bustible material,  and  then  there  shall  be  at  least  two  feet  space 
from  the  boiler  or  smoke  pipe  and  protection. 

Sec.  665.  Floors  of  Rooms  Containing  Boilers. — The  floors  of 
all  rooms,  when  containing  stationary  boilers,  shall  be  made  of 
incombustible  materials,  five  feet  on  all  sides,  and  at  least  eight 
feet  in  front  of  any  boiler. 

Sec.  666.  Protection  of  Woodwork  Against  Steam  Pipes. — 
Steam  pipes  shall  be  kept  at  least  two  inches  from  all  woodwork; 
otherwise  they  shall  be  protected  by  a  soapstone,  asbestos,  or 
earthenware  ring  or  tube,  or  rest  on  iron  supporters. 

Sec.  667.  Awnings — Their  Framework. — Where  awnings  are 
attached  to  buildings,  the  framework  shall  be  of  metal.  This  ap- 
plies only  to  buildings  in  the  fire  limits. 


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Sec.  668.  Authority  to  Officers  to  Enter  Premises  to  Carry 
These  Provisions  into  Effect. — All  the  officers  appointed  under 
this,  or  any  future  amendments  to  the  same,  shall,  so  far  as  may 
be  necessary  for  the  performance  of  their  respective  duties,  have 

the  right  to  enter  any  buildings  or  premises  in  said  City. 

Sec.  669.  Additions  or  Alterations  Subject  to  Provisions  of 
New  Building  Ordinance. — Any  work  or  addition  or  alteration 
made  for  any  purpose,  in,  to,  or  upon  any  building,  except  the 
necessary  repairs,  not  affecting  the  external  or  party  walls,  chim- 
neys, stairways,  or  height  of  building,  shall,  to  the  extent  of  such 
work,  or  alteration,  or  addition,  be  subject  to  the  regulations  of 
this  ordinance. 

Sec.  670.  Exits  and  Aisles  in  Public  Halls. — All  egress  open- 
ings in  public  halls  shall  have  the  word  "Exit"  conspicuously 
placed  over  them.  The  aisles  in  sucTi  shall  shall  at  all  times  be 
kept  unobstructed. 

Sec.  671. — Shall  Inspect  Passenger  and  Freight  Elevators. — 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  to  cause  a  care- 
ful inspection  of  all  passenger  and  freight  elevators  in  the  City 
of  Atlanta  at  least  once  in  six  months,  and  see  that  said  elevator 
shafts  and  doors  are  in  a  perfectly  safe  condition,  and  in  accord- 
ance with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  672.  Certificate  of  Inspection  Given  to  Owner. — When 
an  inspection  of  an  elevator  or  elevators  has  been  made  by  the  In- 
spector of  Buildings,  and  the  same  has  been  put  in  perfectly  safe 
condition,  and  the  shafts  and  doors  in  accordance  with  this  ordi- 
nance, he  shall  make  out  a  certificate  of  the  same,  wTiich  shall 
state  the  date  of  inspection  of  the  elevator,  the  weight  it  may 
safely  carry,  and  that  the  shafts  and  doors  are  constructed  in  ac- 
cordance with  this  ordinance,  whicli  certificate  shall  be  framed 
by  fhe  owner  and  put  in  some  conspicuous  place  near  such  ele- 
vator for  examination  by  the  public,  and  the  said  Inspector  shall 
cause  a  record  to  be  made  of  said  certificate  of  inspection  in  a 
well-bound  book,  alphabetically  indexed. 

Sec.  673.  Elevators  Cannot  be  Used,  when  Declared  Unsafe, 
Until  Approved  Repairs  are  Made — Penalty. — It  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  person  owning  or  having  the  care  or  control  of  any 


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elevator  to  use  or  permit  the  use  of  the  same  after  it  has  been  de- 
clared by  the  Inspector  to  be  in  a  dangerous  or  unsafe  condition, 
and  he  has  prohibited  the  use  of  the  same,  until  all  necessary  re- 
pairs have  been  made,  and  the  owner,  agent,  or  other  person  has 
procured  a  certificate  from  said  Inspector  that  said  repairs  have 
been  properly  done,  and  that  said  elevator  may  be  safely  used, 
under  the  penalty  of  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  674.  Exposure  of  Floor  Timbers  to  Chimney  Flues — Pre- 
caution.— All  rioor  timbers,  headers  &nd  trimmers  of  every 
brick  building  hereafter  erected  or  altered,  in  which  a  chimney  is 
to  be  built  in  a  brick  wall,  shall  be  placed  distant  two  inches 
from  the  outside  of  every  chimney  flue,  and  the  space  between 
such  brickwork  and  timbers  shall  be  closed  by  a  proper  fire 
stop  of  incombustible  material. 

Sec.  675.  Dangerous  Flues — Notice  to  Owner — Failure  to 
Comply. — If  any  chimney  flue  or  heating  apparatus  on  any  prem- 
ises shall  in  the  opinion  of  the  Inspector  endanger  the  premises, 
the  Inspector  shall  at  once  notify  in  writing  the  owner  or  agent 
of  said  premises.  If  such  owner  or  agent  fails  for  a  period  of 
forty-eight  hours  after  the  service  of  such  notice  upon  him  to 
make  such  chimney  flue  or  heating  apparatus  safe,  he  shall  be 
liable  to  a  fine  as  prescribed  in  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  676.      Furnaces  and  Ranges  to  be  Approved  by  Inspector. 

No  furnace  and  no  range  set  in  masonry  shall  hereafter  be  placed 
or  its  location  changed  in  any  building  except  as  the  Inspector 
shall  approve. 

Sec.  677.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Any  of  Above  Provisions. 
— Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars, 
to  be  paid  into  the  Treasury  of  said  City,  unless  another  penalty 
is  specifically  provided  herein. 

Sec.  678.  Regulating  the  Obstruction  of  Streets  and  Side- 
walks During  any  Building  Operation. — Any  person  or  persons 
actually  building  or  about  to  build  or  repair  any  building,  may 
collect  and  lay  all  such  materials  as  may  be  necessary  for  such 
building  or  repairs  in  the  street,  lane,  or  alley,  next  adjoining 
to  or  in  front  of  such  buildings  or  repairs,  and  such  person  or 


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persons  so  building  or  repairing  sliall  have  the  privilege  of  using 
one-half  of  the  sidewalk  and  one-half  of  the  width  of  the  street 
adjoining,  or  in  front  of  said  building  or  repairs;  provided,  that 
no  person  so  building  or  repairing  shall  interfere  with  the  run- 
ning of  the  cars  upon  any  street  railroad  ;  and  Provided,  further, 
that  such  person  or  persons  shall  keep  any  excavation  securely 
covered,  and  keep  one-half  the  sidewalk  open  and  in  good  passa- 
ble condition,  During  all  such  time  as  such  materials  shall  lie  in 
any  street,  lane,  or  alley,  the  owner  or  proprietor  of  such  mate- 
rials shall  cause  a  lamp  or  lantern,  with  a  good  and  sufftcient 
light  therein,  to  be  securely  hung  up,  placed  or  fixed  on  a  post, 
or  otherwise,  at  each  of  the  two  corners  of  such  enclosure  pro- 
jecting into  the  said  street,  lane,  or  alley,  and  in  such  manner 
as  clearly  and  plainly  to  show  the  place  and  extent  occupied  by 
such  materials.  The  said  lamp  or  lantern  shall  be  lighted  by 
said  owner  or  proprietor  at  or  before  dark  in  the  evening,  in 
such  manner  as  to  reasonably  suppose  it  shall  contiiuie  to  burn 
until  daylight.  The  use  of  one-half  of  the  sidewalk  and  one- 
half  of  the  street  shall  only  be  allowed  twenty  days  before  the 
building  is  actually  commenced,  and  ten  days  after  its  comple- 
tion. 

Sec.  679.  Penalty  for  Violation  by  Builder. — Any  one  violat- 
ing the  provisions  of  this  Section  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  680.  To  Prevent  Encroachment  on  the  Sidewalks  or 
Streets. — Xo  encroachment  on  the  sidewalks  or  streets  of  said 
City,  in  the  erection  of  buildings,  for  area  walls  or  otherwise, 
shall  be  permitted,  unless  special  authority  therefor  is  express- 
ly granted  on  petition  setting  forth  the  encroachment  desired, 
with  the  reason  therefor. 

Sec.  681.  Penalty  for  Encroachment. — The  owner  of  the 
ground  adjoining  any  sidewalk  or  street  where  an  encroachment 
is  made  in  violation  of  the  first  section  of  this  ordinance,  and 
the  architect  and  contractor,  who  cause  such  encroachment  to  be 
made,  shall  each  of  them  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  less  than 
twenty-five  dollars  ($25.00)  nor  more  than  five  hundred  dollars 
($500.00),  or  to  imprisonment  for  not  exceeding  thirty  (30)  days, 
one  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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Sec.  682.  Shall  Also  Remove  Obstruction  and  Place  Street  or 
Sidewalk  in  Former  Condition  on  Ten  Days'  Notice. — Should 
such  encroaclinient  be  made,  as  is  prohibited  in  the  first  section 
of  this  Ordinance,  the  obstruction  shall  be  removed,  and  the 
street  or  sidewalk  be  put  in  the  condition  that  it  was  thereto- 
fore, by  the  City  MarsTiai,  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  of  the  ad- 
joining g-round.  should  such  owner  fail  to  remove  the  obstruc- 
tion and  place  the  street  or  sidewalk  in  its  former  condition  on 
ten  days'  written  notice  from  the  City  Engineer  to  do  so. 

Sec.  683.  Cannot  Erect  Wooden  Houses  Within  Fire  Limits. 
— No  person  or  persons  shall  build  or  erect  or  cause  to  be  built 
or  erected,  any  house  or  houses  for  any  purpose  whatever,  the 
walls  of  which  shall  be  constructed  of  wood,  or  which  shall  be 
covered  with  any  material  other  than  iron,  tin,  slate,  tiles,  or 
something  which  shall  be  deemed  and  considered  fire-proof,  on 
any  street  or  streets  within  the  boundaries  herein  mentioned, 
that  is :  All  that  portion  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  known  as  the  Fire 
Limits,  which  shall  be  divided  into  two  Building  Districts, 
namely  the  First,  or  Close  District,  and  the  Second,  or  Outer 
District. 

Sec.  684.  .Close  or  First  District  Bounded. —  The  first  or  close 
district  shall  be  and  include  all  that  part  of  the  City  lying 
and  being  inside  the  limits  as  follows: — Connnencing  at  the 
Northwest  corner  of  Piedmont  Avenue  and  Cain  Street,  and 
running  thence  West  along  the  North  side  of  Cain  Street,  to  a 
point  thereon  two  hundred  feet  East  of  the  East  side  of  Peach- 
tree,  thence  running  North  in  a  line  parallel  with  and  two  hun- 
dred feet  East  of  the  East  side  of  Peachtree  Street  to  the  South 
side  of  East  Baker  Street,  thence  West,  along  the  South  side  of 
East  anrl  West  I'.aker  Streets  to  a  point  on  the  South  side  of 
Baker  Street  two  hundred  feet  West  of  the  \\  e>t  side  of  Peach- 
tree  Street;  thence  South  in  a  line  parallel  with,  and  two  hundred 
feet  West  of  the  West  side  of  Peachtree  Street  to  the  North  side 
of  \\  est  Cain  Street,  thence  along  the  nortli  side  of  West  Cain 
Street  to  East  side  of  Spring  Street,  thence  Southerly  along 
the  East  side  of  Spring  Street  to  a  point  one  hundred  feet 
East  of  the  East  side  of  Walton  Street;  thence  North  in  a 
line  parrallel  with  and  one  hundred  feet  East  of  the  East  side  of 
Walton  Street  to  a  point  thereon  one  hundred  feet  South  of  the 
East  side  of  Marietta  Street,  thence  North  in  a  line  parallel  with 
and  one  hundre«l  feet  East  of  the  East  Side  of  Marietta  Street  to 


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South  side  of  Johns  Street,  thence  West  along  the  South  side  of 
Johns  Street  to  the  Ri^^ht-of-way  of  the  \V.  &  A.  R.  R.  Co.; 
thence  South  along  the  East  side  of  said  Right-of-way  to  South 
side  of  Thurmond  Street,  thence  West  along  the  South  side  of 
Thurmond  St,  to  the  railroad  track  known  as  tlie  "Old  Munroe" 
track,  thence  Southeasterly  along  the  West  side  of  said  track  to 
a  point  immediately  West  of  the  North  side  of  Brotherton  St.  at 
its  Western  terminus ;  thence  Easterly  to  the  North  Side  of 
Brotherton  St.,  tlience  Easterly  along  the  North  side  of  Brother- 
ton  St.  to  North  side  of  East  Eair  St.,  thence  along  the  North 
side  of  East  Fair  Street  to  West  side  of  Capitol  Avenue,  thence 
Northwesterly  along  the  Northwest  side  of  Capitol  Avenue  to 
North  side  of  Central  Place,  thence  along  said  side  of  Central 
Place  to  West  or  Northwest  side  of  Butler  Street,  thence  along 
said  side  of  Butler  Street  to  a  point  thereon  one  hundred  feet 
South  of  South  side  of  Decatur  Street,  thence  East  in  a  line  par- 
allel with  and  one  hundred  feet  South  of  South  side  of  Decatur 
Street  to  West  side  of  Moore  Street,  thence  along  the  West  side 
of  Moore  Street  to  a  point  one  hundred  feet  North  of  the  North 
side  of  Decatur  Street,  thence  Westerly  in  a  line  parallel  wifh, 
and  one  hundred  feet  North  of  North  side  of  Decatur  Street  to 
West  side  of  Butler  Street,  thence  North  along  said  W^est  side 
of  Butler  Street  to  a  point  one  hundred  feet  North  of  North  side 
of  Edgewood  Avenue,  thence  in  a  line  parallel  with  and  one  hun- 
dred feet  North  of  North  side  of  Edgewood  Avenue  to  West  Side 
of  Piedmont  Avenue,  thence  Northerly  along  the  West  side  of 
Piedmont  Avenue  to  beginning  point. 

Sec.  685.  Second  or  Outer  District  Bounded. — The  second  or 
outer  district  shall  be  and  include  all  that  part  of  said  City 
lying  and  being  between  the  lines  of  the  first  district  as  above 
mentioned,  and  the  limits,  as  described  below : — Commencing 
at  the  corner  of  Piedmont  Avenue  and  East  Baker  Street,  and 
running  along  East  Baker  and  West  Baker  Streets  to  Luckie 
Street,  thence  along  Luckie  to  Simpson  Street,  t'hence  along 
Simpson  Street  to  Elliott  Street,  thence  along  Elliott  Street  to 
Nelson  Street,  thence  along  Nelson  Street  to  Right-of-way  of 
Southern  Railway,  thence  along  said  Railway  to  Peters  Street, 
thence  along  Peters  Street  to  the  junction  of  Garnett  Street, 
t'hence  along  Garnett  to  Loyd  Street  (now  Central  Avenue), 
thence  along  Loyd  Street  (now  Central  Avenue)  to  East  Fair 
Street,  thence  along  East  Fair  Street  to  Fraser  Street,  thence 
along  Fraser  to  Butler,  thence  along  Butler  to  College  Street, 


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thence  along  College  to  Piedmont  Avenue,  thence  along  Pied- 
mont Avenue  to  starting  point. 

Sec.  686.  Rules  for  Close  District. — All  laws  and  ordinances 
or  parts  of  same,  relating  to  building  in  the  fire  limits,  shall  re- 
late and  apply  tn  that  portion  of  tlie  City  described  as  District 
number  One. 

Sec.  687.  Rules  for  Outer  District. — No  building  or  structure 
shall  be  constructed  or  built  in  that  part  of  tlie  City  described  as 
number  Two.  unless  same  be  covered  or  roofed  with  non-combus- 
tible materials. 

Sec.  688.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Any  Ordinance  in  Regard 
to  Fire  Districts. — Any  person  or  corporations  violating  any  of 
the  ordinances  in  regard  to  the  fire  districts,  on  conviction  there- 
of before  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  either  or  both,  at  tlie  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  689.  Unlawful  to  Support  Brick  or  Stone  Walls  or  Pipes 
with  Wooden  Girders  or  Columns. — it  shall  be  unlawful  to  sup- 
port any  brick  or  stone  wall,  piers,  or  abutments,  upon  wooden 
lintels,  girders,  or  columns  in  connection  with  a  building  more 
than  one  story  in  height. 

Sec.  690.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  persons  violating  this 
ordinance  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
be  imprisoned  not  more  tlian  thirty  days. 

Sec.  691.  Regulating  Stove  Flues — How  Constructed — Safety 
— Penalty  for  Violation  of  Ordinance. — All  the  stove  flues  shall 
be  constructed  of  hard  burned  brick,  and  shall  be  not  less  than 
sixteen  inches  square  from  base  to  a  point  six  inches  above  the 
roof  line,  lined  with  fire-clay  piping,  not  less  than  twenty-four 
inches  long.  Flue  to  be  thoroughly  plastered  inside,  and  hung 
on  iron  stirrups  of  new  iron  of  not  less  than  one-fourth  of  an 
inch  by  one  and  three-fourth  inches,  bent  to  come  flush 
with  the  bottom  of  ceiling  joint.  Xo  flue  to  be  less  than  five 
feet  higli,  and  higher,  should  the  Building  Inspector  deem  it  nec- 
esary  for  the  safety  of  the  building.     Any  person  violating  this 


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ordinance  shall  be  tined  ii<>t  more  tlian  nm-  luindred  dtjllars,  or 
imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  (hiys. 

Sec.  692.  Provision  for  Protection  of  Life  and  Limbs  or  Per- 
sons Employed  in  the  Construction  of  New  Buildings, —  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  party  or  parties  havinj^  cliarge  of  tlie  construc- 
tion of  any  new  building  in  this  City  to  have  the  joists  or  girders 
of  each  floor  above  the  third  floor  covered  with  rough  scaffold 
boards,  or  other  suitable  material  as  the  work  progresses,  so  as 
to  sufficiently  protect  the  workmen,  either  from  falling  through 
such  joists  or  girders,  and  to  protect  the  workmen,  or  others, 
who  may  be  under  or  below  each  floor,  from  falling  brick,  tools, 
mortar,  or  other  substances,  whereby  accidents  ma}'  happen,  in- 
juries occur,  and  life  and  limb  endangered;  provided  the  party 
or  parties  above  mentioned  may  move  said  rough  floor  or  scaf- 
folding upward  as  tiie  work  progresses,  keeping  at  all  times  the 
top  floor  covered,  as  specified  above. 

Sec.  693.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Ordinance. — Any 
person  or  persons  failing  to  comply  with  the  above  ordinance, 
shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder,  pay  a  fine  of  not  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00)  or  to  be  imprisoned  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  either  or  both  at  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  694.  No  Private  Stable  Can  be  Used  Nearer  than  Thirty 
Feet  to  Next  Arjacent  Residence  or  Place  of  Business  without 
Their  Consent. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or 
corporation  to  erect  or  use  a  private  stable  nearer  than  thirty 
feet  to  any  residence  or  place  of  business,  without  the  consent 
of  the  owner  and  ocupant  of  such  adjacent  residence  or  place  of 
business. 

Sec.  695.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Ordinance. — A  vio- 
lation of  preceding"  sections  shall  subject  the  offenders  upon  con- 
viction in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  punish- 
ment by  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment 
not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  696.     Ordinances  Regulating  Height  of  Brick  Piers. — All 

"Brick  Piers"  under  frame  dwellings  and  retail  stores  shall  be  of 
the  following  dimensions,  to-wit : 

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8x20  in.  piers  not  over  7  feet  6  inches  above  ground. 

12x16  in.  piers  not  over  8  feet  0  inches  above  ground. 

12x20  in.  piers  not  over  12  feet  0  inches  above  ground. 

All  piers  to  have  a  footing  course  projecting  not  less  than  2 
inches,  when  built  on  solid  foundation  of  clay.  Where  piers  are 
built  on  filled  ground,  footings  shall  be  of  such  material  and  di- 
mensions as  shall  be  determined  by  the  Inspector  of  Buildings. 

Sec.  697.      Penalty  for  Violation  of  Brick  Pier  Ordinance. — 

Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation  violating  Sec.  628  shall,  on  con- 
viction before  the  Recorder,  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars  or  imprisonment  not  more  than  thirty 
days,  either  or  both  at  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  698.  Additions  to  Freime  Dwellings  May  be  Made  within 
Fire  Limits  Under  Certain  Limitations. — W  ooden  dwellings,  al- 
ready permitted,  and  now  maintained  within  the  fire  limits,  may 
be  improved  by  wooden  additions  not  exceeding  one-fourth  of 
their  present  area,  whenever  the  Building  Inspector  shall  find, 
upon  careful  inspection  of  said  buildings,  that  they  are  in  good 
condition,  and  that  same  may  be  allowed  without  materially  in- 
creasing the  danger  from  fire,  and  such  additions  are  otherwise 
unobjectionable. 

Sec.  699.  Sizes  of  Chimney  and  Furnace  Flues  Specified. — All 
chimney  flues  shall  not  be  less  than  eight  (8j  inches  in  diameter, 
unless  lined  with  fire  clay  piping,  when  in  such  cases  they  may  be 
6  inches  in  diameter.  And  all  furnace  flues  shall  not  be  less 
than  eight  (8)  inches  by  twelve  (12)  unless  lined  with  fire  clay 
piping,  when  they  may  be  eight  (8)  inches  in  diameter. 

Sec.  700.     Penalty  for  Violation  of  the  Above  Section. — Any 

owner,  agent,  contractor,  or  mason  violating  Section  699  shall, 
upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder,  be  fined  not  less  than  $5.00 
nor  more  than  $25.00  in  his  discretion. 

Sec.  701.      Persons  Building  Cannot  Blockade  the  Sidewalk. 

— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  to 
blockade  the  sidewalk  to  the  extent  of  interfering  with  the  travel 
thereon,  during  the  construction,  altering,  repairing,  or  removal 
of  any  building  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City,  as  now  de- 
scribed, or  as  may  be  hereafter  created. 


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Sec.  702.  Provision  for  Temporary  Walk  and  Roof  During 
Building  Operation. — Any  person,  tirni,  tM-  corporation,  iiavmg 
secured  a  permit  to  construct,  repair  or  remove  a  building  or 
part  of  building  within  said  limits  shall  (when  deemed  necessary 
by  the  Inspector  of  I'.uildings)  construct  a  temporary  walk  and 
roof  along  the  entire  frontage  of  said  building  of  sufficient 
strength  and  character  to  accommodate  and  i)rotect  the  public 
from  any  danger  during  the  construction,  and  to  the  complet- 
ing of  said  building.  Said  walk  not  to  be  less  than  four  feet 
wide,  and,  when  the  sidewalk  area  is  to  be  excavated,  shall  be 
made  of  boards  not  less  than  two  inches  thick,  raised  not  over 
thirty-six  inches  above  permanent  grade,  and  provided  with  suit- 
able steps  at  each  end  with  handrails  on  each  side.  Said  roof 
to  be  full  width  of  sidewalk,  and  of  not  less  than  one  inch 
boards  doubled  with  joints  broken,  or  heavier,  should  it  be 
deemed  necessary,  and  not  less  than  ten  feet  above  the  grade 
of  the  sidewalk. 

Sec.  703.  No  Obstruction  Within  Four  Feet  of  Railroad 
Tracks  or  Fire  Plugs.— It  shall  be  unlawful  to  place  any  mate- 
rials, tools,  scafYolding,  or  fence,  nearer  than  four  feet  to  any 
railroad  tracks  or  fire  plug  during  the  construction  of  said  build- 
ing. 

Sec,  704.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
poration, failing  to  comply  with  the  foregoing  provisions,  upon 
written  notice  from  the  Inspector  of  Buildings,  shall  upon  con- 
viction before  the  Recorder  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars  or  be  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days  for  each 
and  every  day's  failure  to  comply  after  the  service  of  said  notice. 

Sec.  705.  Regulations  as  to  Signs.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to  erect  or  maintain  any  sign 
over  or  above  any  sidewalk,  street  or  alley,  that  projects  more 
than  three  feet  beyond  the  property  line,  or  that  may  be  less 
tEan  nine  feet  above  tlie  sidwalk. 

Sec.  706.    Number  of  Square  Feet  in  Signs— How  Fastened.— 

All  signs,  that  project  beyond  the  property  line  more  than  12 
inches,  and  not  more  than  36  inches,  shall  contain  not  more 
than  fifty  square  feet  on  each  of  the  two  sides,  and  shall  be  se- 
curely fastened  to  t'he  walls  of  the  building  in  a  manner  satisfac- 
tory to  the  Inspector  of  Buildings. 


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Sec.  707.      Larger  Signs  Allowed  Under  Certain  Conditions. — 

Larger  signs  made  of  incombustible  material,  and  securely  fas- 
tened to  the  sides  of  the  building,  and  which  do  not  project  more 
than  12  inches  from  same,  and  do  not  extend  above  the  top  of 
said  building,  may  be  erected,  provided  same  are  maintained  in 
a  manner  satisfactory  to  the  Inspector  of  Buildings. 

Sec.  708.  Signs  on  Top  of  Buildings. — All  signs  placed  on 
top  of  any  building  shall  be  securely  fastened  to  the  roof  of  said 
building,  and  shall  be  placed  wholly  within  the  property  line. 
The  lettering  on  such  signs  may  be  made  of  wood,  electric  light, 
or  other  suitable  material. 

Sec.  709.  No  Wooden  Sign  More  than  Two  Feet  High- 
Limit  of  Surface — How  Erected. — No  wooden  sign  shall  be  more 
than  two  feet  liigh,  or  contain  more  than  75  feet  of  surface, 
when  placed  on  or  against  the  sides  of  any  buildings. 

Sec.  710.  Permits  Necessary  for  Signs  Above  a  Certain  Size. 
— Any  person,  Hrm,  or  corporation  desiring  to  erect  any  signs> 
that  project  twelve  inches  or  more  beyond  the  building  line,  or 
which  contain  more  than  ten  feet  of  sign  surface,  shall  apply 
and  secure  a  permit  for  same  from  the  Inspector  of  Buildings, 
and  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  erect  said  sign  before  securing  said 
permit. 

Sec.  711,  As  to  Electrically  Equipped  Signs. — It  shall  be  tTie 
duty  of  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  to  secure  the  approval  of  the 
City  Electrician  before  issuing  a  permit  for  any  electrically 
equipped  signs. 

Sec.  712.  City  Relieved  from  Damages  on  Account  of  Signs 
— Signs  Removed — When — Existing  Signs  Maintained  Under 
This  Ordinance. — All  persons  hereafter  erecting  signs  shall  hold 
the  Lily  harmless  on  account  of  all  damages  to  persons  or  prop- 
erty, and  the  permit  issued  tlierefor  shall  state  that  the  accept- 
ance of  same  binds  the  applicant  to  this  condition  and  obligation. 
STiould  this  provision  be  omitted,  or  no  permit  be  secured,  never- 
theless any  person  hereafter  erecting  a  sign  of  any  size  or  de- 
scription, shall  be  responsible  to  the  City  for  any  damage  or  judg- 
ment, which  tTie  City  may  have  to  pay  on  account  of  injury 
to  person  or  property  from  the  breaking  or  falling  thereof,  or 


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should  said  sign  otlierwise  ur  in  any  way  cau>c  injury,  for  winch 
the  City  should  be  held  liable.  All  signs  erected  under  this 
ordinance,  or  otherwise  permitted  to  remain,  where  not  so 
erected,  remain  on  the  condition  that  they  shall  be  taken  down, 
at  any  time,  upon  a  resolution  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council, 
or,  in  case  of  enierj^ency,  upon  the  direction  of  the  Inspector  of 
Buildings.  Where  permits  have  already  been  granted,  under 
existing  ordinances,  the  signs  therein  authorized  may  be  erected, 
but  shall  be  maintained,  as  herein  required,  and  shall  be  removed 
as  the  General  Council  may  hereafter  direct. 

Sec.  713.  Penalty  for  Violation  or  Failure  to  Comply  with 
Direction  by  Building  Inspector  or  Resolution  by  Council.— 
Any  person  violating  the  terms  of  foregoing  sections,  in  any 
particular,  or  failing  to  comi)Iy  with  the  resolution  of  the  General 
Council,  or  direction  of  the  Inspector  of  P.uildings,  as  above  set 
out,  shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars  or  sentenced  to  a  term  of  thirty  days 
on  the  public  works,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  714.     Asbestos  or  Steel  Curtains  to  be  Used  in  Theatres. 

—Either  asbestos  or  steel  curtains  shall  be  used  in  all  theatres, 
concert  halls,  or  other  places  of  like  character,  having  a  stage 
and  auditorium  with  curtain  between,  and  said  curtain  shall  be  of 
sufficient  size  to  fully  and  completely  cover  the  entire  opening 
between  the  stage  and  auditorium,  and  be  so  hung  as  to  be  quick- 
ly placed  or  dropped  into  position  in  case  of  fire,  or  other  danger. 

Sec.  715.  All  Openings  Through  Fire  Walls  in  Theatres  to 
Have  Automatic  Fire-Proof  Doors.— All  openings  through  fire 
walls  in  such  theatres  or  halls  between  the  stage  and  auditorium 
shall  be  provided  with  fire-proof  automatic  doors. 

Sec.  716.  No  Wooden  Walls  Between  Stage  and  Auditorium 
Allowed. — In  the  construction  of  said  theatres  or  halls  no  wooden 
walls  shall  be  allowed  or  built  between  the  stage  and  auditorium, 
and  should  any  of  said  theatres  or  halls  now  in  existence  have  a 
wooden  wall  between  the  stage  and  auditorium,  same  shall  be  at 
once  covered  with  tongued  and  grooved  sheathing,  which  sheath- 
ing shall  be  covered  with  three  thicknesses  of  asbestos. 


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Sec.  717.  Exits  to  Balcony  or  Upper  Verandah. — Where 
the  theatres  or  similar  halls  mentioned  in  preceding  sections,  have 
a  balcony  or  gallery,  and  steps  are  built  therefrom  to  a  verandah 
in  front  of  said  theaters  or  halls,  then,  and  in  such  an  event,  such 
additional  exits  shall  be  provided  as  may  be  required  by  the 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  and  the  Building  Inspector.  In 
all  events,  there  shall  be  as  many  as  two  exits  for  such  steps  on 
the  front,  or  to  and   from   said  verandah. 

Sec.  718.  Exits  to  Rear — Size — Safe  and  Quick  Descent  to 
Alley.— Where  such  theatres  or  halls  have  exits  leading  there- 
from to  alleys  in  the  rear,  or  disconnected  from  the  main  en- 
trances, said  exits  shall  be  provided  with  steps  that  give  easy, 
safe,  and  quick  descent,  and  shall  be  of  sufficient  size  to  accom- 
modate safely  crowds  that  may  patronize  the  portions  of  the 
theatre   or   hall    served    by   such   exits. 

Sec.  719.  Exits  Required  to  Prevent  Congestion  of  Crowds 
in  a  Cross-Current.  -\\  JK-re  exits  from  the  balcony  or  gallery 
are  so  constructed  as  that  those  using  same  are  thrown  together 
or  congested,  in  a  cross-current  as  it  were,  at  or  near  where  the 
step^  or  either  side  come  to  or  near  each  other,  then  in  such  an 
event  independent  and  separate  steps  shall  be  provided  from  the 
balcony  or  gallery,  and,  if  such  exits  now  exist  (1904),  same 
shall  be  changed  within  sixtv  days  after  notice  from  the  Buildins" 
Inspector  to  conform  to  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  720.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
poration, their  agents  or  employees,  violating  any  of  the  provis- 
ions cf  this  chapter  /eferring  to  theatres  and  halls  named,  or 
maintaining,  operating,  leasing,  or  controlling  theatres  or  halls 
not  constructed  as  herein  provided,  shall  on  conviction  in  the 
Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  two  hundred  dollars 
$(200.00;  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  {'SO)  days  one  or 
both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  721.  Opera  Houses,  Theatres,  Concert  Halls,  Etc.,  Must 
be  on  the  Street  Floor. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or 
their  agents,  officers  or  employees,  to  erect  play  houses,  opera 
houses,  theatres,  concert  halls,  or  rooms  used  for  like  purposes, 
above  the  first  story.  All  such  houses  shall  be  erected  with  the 
floor  thereof  on  or  below  said  first  or  street  floor,  provided  that 
galleries  may  be  built  in  connection  with  said  first  or  street  floor. 


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if  the  owner  or  builder  shall  provide  suflicient  exits  therefor  in 
accodance  with  existiii;.^  or  future  building  laws. 

Sec.  722.  No  Fence  Gate,  Door,  or  Shutter  to  Swing  Across 
Sidewalk  Unless  Provided  with  Weights,  Springs,  or  Sclf-Clos- 
ing  Hinges. — NO  fence  ^aie-,  fence  dnor,  (jr  fence  sliutter  of  any 
kind  shall  hereafter  be  constructed  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  which 
by  its  construction  or  operation  can  or  will  swing  across,  over  or 
on  any  public  sidewalk  or  street ;  unless  the  same  is  supplied  with 
self-closing  hinges,  springs,  or  weights  that  will  prevent  same 
from  standing  open  on  any  public  sidewalk  or  street. 

Sec.  723.  Any  Improvement  on  Fence  Gate,  Door  or  Shutter 
Shall  be  Held  to  be  Under  the  Operation  of  this  Ordinance.— 4 
Hereafter,  when  any  substantial  repairs  or  improvements  are 
made  to  any  fence  gate,  fence  door,  or  fence  shutter,  then  said 
gate,  door  or  shutter  shall  be  held  to  be  under  the  operation  of 
this  ordinance. 

Sec.  724.  Owner  or  Contractor  Responsible  for  Proper  Con- 
struction.— The  owner  or  person  directing  the  work  t<i  be  done^ 
contractor  or  person  doing  the  work,  either  or  all,  shall  be  held 
responsible  for  the  proper  construction  and  operation  of  the  gate, 
door,  and  shutter  covered  by  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  725.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Ordinance. — Any 
person  found  guilty  of  a  violation  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  fined 
or  imprisoned  or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  726.  Loose  Lumber,  Boards  or  Material  of  any  Kind 
not  Allowed  on  the  Roofs  or  Walls  of  Buildings. — It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or  corporation  to  allow  any  loose 
lumber,  boards,  wood,  tin,  iron,  brick  or  other  material,  article, 
or  t'hing  upon  the  roof  or  walls  of  any  building  belonging  to  or 
in  charge  of  such  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  where  the  same 
is  likely  to  be  dislodged,  slip  or  be  blown  down. 

Sec.  727.  Tenants  of  Buildings  Cannot  Have  Signs  Thereon, 
Which  are  not  Securely  Fastened. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the 
tenant  of  any  building  or  other  structure  in  said  City  to  have 
upon  any  house  or  other  structure  in  the  City  any  sign,  which  is 
not  securely  fastened  to  the  same. 


20«J     llllll»IN<.     IN^I'K(TOU_s\MiXH,i  >,s_VKMCERKn    WALLS 

Sec.  728.  Penalty  for  Violation.— Any  person  violating  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  upon  trial  before  the  Recorder 
be  liable  to  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  im- 
prisonment and  labor  on  the  public  works  of  said  City  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  either  <jr  both  in  the  discretion  of  t"he  Re- 
corder. 

Sec.  729.  Regulation  of  the  Erection  of  Private  Sanitariums, 
Hospitals,  Boarding  Houses  Etc. — Location — Permit,  Etc. — It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  or  corporation,  to 
construct,  erect,  or  build  a  house  to  be  used  as  a  private  Sanitar- 
ium, "hospital  or  boarding  house,  or  other  house  of  like  character, 
wherein  patients  are  kept,  and  medical  or  surgical  treatment  is 
given,  or  performed,  except  in  the  following  manner:  The  ap- 
plicant shall  file  with  the  Building  Inspector,  in  writing,  a  request 
for  a  permit  to  luiild.  which  shall  plainly  set  forth  the  character 
of  the  building,  and  for  what  purpose  it  is  to  be  used;  if  no  ob- 
jections thereto  be  filed  within  twenty-four  hours,  tlie  same  shall 
be  granted;  if  objections,  in  writing,  are  filed  by  adjacent  prop- 
erty owners  or  near  neighbors,  within  the  time  above  specified, 
the  application,  and  objections  thereto,  shall  be  transmitted  to 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  and  a  hearing  and  judgment  had 
thereon,  and  the  i)crmit  shall  not  be  granted  by  said  Building 
Inspector  until  directed  so  to  do  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  after   hearing  the  applicant  and  the  objectors. 

Sec.  730.  Penalty  for  Violation. — For  any  violation  of  this 
ordinance  the  party,  or  parties,  on  conviction,  shall  be  punished 
by  fine  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  five  hundred  dollars, 
or  imprisonment  in  the  City  Stockade  not  less  than  one  nor 
more  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder. 

Sec.  731.  Buildings  with  Veneered  Walls  Classed  as  Frame 
Buildings — Unlawful  to   Build   Same  within  Fire   Limits. — All 

frame  buidlings,  having  veneered  walls  of  brick,  iron,  plaster,  or 
other  like  material  shall  be  classed  as  frame  buildings,  and  it 
shall  be  unlawful  to  build  same  within  the  fire  limits;  provided 
open  frame  sheds  with  metaj  roof,  or  sheds,  the  enclosing  walls 
of  which  are  of  the  above-mentioned  material,  and  whose  floor 
area  is  not  greater  than  500  superficial  feet,  will  be  allowed, 
when  the  same  are  at  least  ten  feet  distant  from  the  street  line 
or  any  adjoining  building. 


Ill   ||.|»IN«;    |>^|'K<    l«Ut_HOOK*      JOIMS 

Sec.  732.  No  Roof  in  Fire  Limits  to  be  Rc-Covered  with  Com- 
bustible Material.— No  roof  in  the  tire  limits,  as  now  prescribed 
by  ordinance,  or  that  may  hereafter  be  prescribed  by  ordinance, 
shall  be  re-covered  with  shingles,  paper,  or  any  combustible  ma- 
terial. 

Sec.  733.  Specification  for  Rafters  or  Pitched  Roofs— Flat 
Roofs  Must  be  Constructed  to  Carry  50  Pounds  Per  Square  Foot 
of  Weight.— All  pitched  roots  for  wood  frame  structures  ^hall 
have  rafters  not  less  than  2x4  spans  of  12  feet  long  or  less,  from 
12  feet  up  to  and  nicluding  18  feet  not  less  than  2x6;  from  18 
feet  up  to  and  including  24  feet  not  less  than  2x8;  when  said 
rafters  are  spaced  not  more  than  24  inches  on  centers.  All  flat 
roofs  shall  be  constructed  to  carry  not  less  than  forty  (40) 
pounds  per  square  foot. 

Sec.  734.  Dimensions  for  Ceiling  Joists  in  Frame  Buildings. 
—No  person  building,  or  repairing,  a  wood  frame  building  shall 
use,  or  cause  to  be  used,  any  ceiling  joist  less  than  than  the  fol- 
lowing dimensions :  For  spans  up  to  and  including  12  feet  2x4 
inches,  16  inches  on  centers;  for  spans  above  12  feet  up  to  and 
including  18  feet  2x6  inches,  16  inches  on  centers;  for  spans 
above  18  feet  up  to  and  including  24  feet  2x8  inches,  16  inches  on 
centers;  spans  greater  than  24  feet  shall  be  constructed  to  carry 
not  less  than  forty  (40)  pounds  per  scjuare  foot. 

Sec.  735.  Cutting  Beams  or  Joists — How  Gas,  Water  and 
Other  Pipes  Introduced. — No  gas,  water,  or  other  pipes,  which 
may  be  introduced  into  any  building,  shall  be  let  into  the  beams 
or  joists,  unless  the  same  be  placed  within  twenty-four  inches 
of  a  wall  or  supporting  partition  ;  in  no  case  shall  the  said  pipes 
be  let  into  the  beams  or  joists  more  than  two  inches  in  depth. 

Sec.  736.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  preceding-  sections  of  this  chapter,  where 
no  other  penalty  is  named,  shall  upon  conviction  in  the  Recor- 
der's Court  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  im- 
prisoned not  more  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both  at  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder. 


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CHAPTER  XXXVI. 
Cemeteries — Cemetery  Commission. 

Sec.  737.  Cemetery  Commission  Created — Control  of  Sexton 
and  Other  Employees, — A  Cemetery  Commissiun  is  hereby  cre- 
ated, and  to  this  Commission  is  given  the  control  of  Oakland 
Cemetery  and  any  other  burial  place  hereafter  owned  or  op- 
crated  by  the  City.  This  Commission  shall  have  the  direction 
of  the  Sexton,  and  this  officer  shall  execute  their  orders.  This 
Commission  shall  also  have  the  power  of  selecting  all  employees 
required  for  the  maintenance  of  the  City  Cemeteries,  and  shall 
fix  their  compensation  and  direct  their  labor. 

Sec.  738.  Commission  Shall  Establish  Rules  and  Regulations 
— Management  of  Cemetery — Their  Duty. — The  Commission 
shall  establish  rules  and  regulations  for  the  management  of  the 
Cemeteries,  and  the  labor  of  its  employees,  subject  to  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council.  All  matters  per- 
taining to  the  operation  of  such  Cemeteries  and  the  care  thereof 
shall  be  decided  by  this  Commission. 

Sec.  739.  Number  of  Members  of  Commission — How  Elect- 
ed— Term. — It  shall  be  composed  of  the  Mayor  and  Chairman 
of  Cemetery  Committee,  Ex-officio,  and  five  citizens  to  be 
elected  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  from  those  citizens, 
who  own  lots  in  such  cemeteries  at  the  first  meeting  after  the 
approval  of  this  ordinance,  and  these  Commisisioners  shall  be 
elected  for  different  terms,  towit :  One,  two,  three,  four  and 
five  years  after  such  date.  At  the  expiration  of  these  terms, 
their  successors  shall  be  elected  for  a  term  of  five  years,  which 
is  hereby  fixed  as  the  regular  term  of  office  of  such  Commis- 
sioners. ^ 

Sec.  740.  Commission  to  Provide  Places  of  Public  Com- 
fort— Rock  Wall   Along  Georgia  Railroad  to  be  Raised. — The 

Conmiission,   as   early   as   possible,   shall   prepare   two   or   more 
places  of  public  comfort,  to  be  located  in  different  sections  of 


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the  Cemetery,  and  same  shall  be  kept  in  a  sanitary  condition 
by  the  employees  of  this  Department.  'Ihe  ruck  wall  running 
along  the  South  side  of  the  Cemetery  parallel  with  the  C.eor- 
gia  Railroad  shall  be  raised.  This  work  to  be  done  under  the 
supervision  of  the  City  Engineer.  When  this  work  is  <lone,  the 
Commission  shall,  from  appropriations  to  this  Department, 
have  this  portion  of  the  Cemetery  sown  in  grass  witli  proper 
roadway  through  same,  and  have  a  memorial  erected  therein  to 
the  unknown  dead. 

Sec.  741,  Provision  for  Perpetual  Care  of  Lots. —  In  i»rder 
that  any  lot  or  part  of  such  cemeteries  may  secure  perpetual 
care,  it  is  hereby  provided  that  any  person  may  convey  to  tlic 
City  property  or  money  to  be  held  in  trust,  the  corpus  of  in- 
crease thereof  to  be  expended  in  the  improvements  or  preser- 
vation and  care  of  the  cemeteries  or  of  the  lots  therein,  and  the 
money  or  jjroperty  so  conveyed  shall  be  held  and  the  trust 
executed  according  to  tlie  terms  thereof,  as  other  trusts  are 
executed  under  the  laws  of  this  State.  The  Clerk  of  the 
Council  shall  make  annual  returns  to  the  Ordinary  of  the 
money  or  property  so  conveyed,  and  the  expenditure  of  same. 
Any  person  desiring  to  so  convey  money  or  property  shall,  on 
receipt  of  such  conveyance  by  the  City,  through  the  hands  of 
such  Commission,  receive  a  certificate  as  follows : 

Atlanta,  Ga   19 

RECEIVED  OF   

Dollars,  to  be  hcKl   in   trust. 

Said  sum  is  to  be  expended  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  through 
the  Cemetery  Commission,  in  the  improvement  or  preserva- 
tion of  the  following  lot  or  portion  of  said  Cemetery : 


Clerk  of  Council." 

Or  (where  fhe  increase  of  the  fund  only  is  used),  said  fund 
is  to  be  invested  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  through  its  Cemetery 
Commission,  in  National,  State,  or  City  of  Atlanta  bonds,  the 
income  therefrom  shall  be  applied  to  the  improvement  or  pres- 
ervation and  care  of  the  following  lot  or  portion  of  said  Ceme- 
tery 


t-KMETKItV — HEGLLATIUX   AS  TO  LOTS 


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The  City  of  Atlanta  shall  never  be  liable  to  repay  the  prin- 
cipal paid  into  such  perpetual  repair  fund.  The  Commission- 
ers shall  keep  a  record  of  all  such  funds,  and  the  expenditures 
thereof.  Where  same  is  deposited  as  a  perpetual  repair  fund, 
a  like  record  shall  be  kept  of  the  receipt  of  all  interests  there- 
from, and  of  its  expenditure.  The  money  so  received,  whether 
in  perpetual  or  special  repair  fund,  shall  be  deposited  by  fhe 
City  of  Atlanta,  but  kept  separate  from  the  City  funds,  and 
paid  out  only  on  the  order  of  the  Cemetery  Commission,  which 
order  shall  specify  the  purpose  of  such  expenditure.  Such 
order  shall  be  kept  by  the  City  Treasurer,  and  reporred  to  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  each  year  in  his  annual  report. 

Sec.  742.  To  Collect  Unpaid  Purchase  Money  on  Lots — 
Sexton  to  Furnish  List  to  Commission. — A  full  list  of  all  lots. 
on  which  no  money  has  been,  or  on  which  a  part  of  the  pur- 
chase money  has  been  paid,  shall  be  made  up,  together  with 
such  (lata  as  the  records  show,  or  otherwise  can  be  secured,  and 
they  shall  collect,  if  possible,  such  unpaid  purchase  money. 

Sec.  743.  Commission  Shall  Allow  No  Obstructions  to 
View  to  Be  Grown  Up  on  Lots — Sod  Unoccupied  Portions — f 
Make  Lawns  Instead  of  Walks. — The  Cemetery  Commission 
shall  hereafter  allow  no  hedge  wall,  coping,  fences,  or  similar 
obstructions  to  view  to  be  erected,  or  to  be  grown  up  on  lots. 
Unoccupied  portions  of  the  Cemetery  shall  be  sodded,  and, 
where  fences  or  shrubbery  or  like  obstructions  are  removed, 
they  shall  not  be  permitted  to  be  hereafter  replaced.  The 
Commission  sliall  work  to  the  end  of  making  a  lawn  of  said 
cemeteries  instead  of  allowing  same  to  be  cut  up  into  small 
walks,  or  obstructed  by  streets  and  shrubbery. 

Sec.  744.  Remove  Trees  or  Shrubs,  Which  are  Dangerous, 
or  Wire  Fences,  or  Other  .Obstructions. — Where  any  trees, 
shrubs,  or  like  growth,  by  means  of  their  roots  or  branches  or 
Otherwise  injure  adjacent  lots  or  avenues,  or  wire  fences,  or 
any  dangerous  structures  are  maintained,  the  Commission  shall 
remove  such,  or  such  parts  thereof  as  are  injurious  or  dan- 
gerous. 

Sec,  745.  Loose  Monuments  or  Slabs  Required  to  Be  Put 
in  Safe  Condition — Shall  Endeavor  to    Keep    Up   Lots,    Where 


on      <  I  Ml  II  icii:«.     i-Aii-i" — in  !...•  -      u%ii-      II.. I  H.M.I 

Entire  Family  is  Dead  or  Removed  hrom  the  City.— \S  acre 
uionuiiuiits  ..r  .^lub^.  ui  like  ^lruclurc^.  upon  l..t>  have  fallen 
or  are  out  of  iH)sition,  the  Sexton  shall  notify  the  owner* 
thereof,  and  the  Cemetery  Commission  shall  rc(|uiit  same  to 
be  placed  in  >afe  condition.  Said  Conmiission  shall  likcwt-e 
repair  and  beautify  all  lots  t.r  parts  of  the  Cemetery,  which  re- 
main out  of  repair  on  account  of  removal  or  death  of  all  mem- 
bers of  the  family.  s«)  far  as  funds  are  available  therefor,  and. 
when  the  present  force  cannot  be  used,  the  C  .>mmi-sion  shal! 
retpiirr  such  additional  labor. 

Sec.  746.  Paupers  Buried  With  Their  Own  Race.  Persons 
buried  in  the  section  of  the  Cemetery  devoted  to  paupers  sha'.l 
be  entered  with  their  race;  for  instance,  negroes  shall  be  buried 
with  the  negroes;  and  where  such  paupers  are  now  buried  in 
other  sections  of  the  Cemetery,  such  body  shall  be  removed  in 
accordance  with  this  or«linance. 

Sec.  747.  Commission  May  Allow  Hedges,  Walls.  Coping, 
Etc.,  Under  Certain  Conditions  Only.  -The  Cemetery  Commis- 
sion shall  ciukavor  to  make  a  lawn  of  said  cemeteries,  instead 
of  liaving  small  walks  or  (»bstructions  by  streets  and  shrubberies, 
but  said  Commission  shall  have  the  power,  in  their  discre- 
tion, to  allow  a  hedge,  wall,  coping,  fences,  or  similar  ob- 
structions to  view,  to  be  erected  or  grown  upon  lots,  where  the 
condition  of  the  lots  require  same,  or  it  is  necessary  to  pre- 
serve the  lots  or  the  graves  now  on  same. 

Sec.  748.  Persons  Owning  Lots  in  Cemetery  May  Occupy 
Space  in  Hot-House — Limit. — Any  person  ..r  |)rr>. -n-  owning 
a  lot  in  Oakland  Cemetery,  if  their  names  appear  on  the  Ceme- 
tery  Records,  shall  have  the  privilege  to  occupy  a  space  in  the 
hot-house  ecjual  to  the  space  occuj)ied  by  twelve  8-inch  flower 
pots.  Should  said  person  or  persons  desire  to  use  larger  or 
smaller  pots  or  boxes  than  the  8-iiuh  tlower  pots.  tTiey  shall 
be  permitted  to  do  so.  but  they  shall  only  be  alloted  a  space 
therein  equal  to  the  amount  of  space  above  mentioned. 

Sec.  749.  No  One  Can  Store  Flowers  in  the  Name  of  An- 
other, or  Occupy  Space,  which  Might  Be  Allotted  to  Another. — 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  store  flowers  in  said 
hot-house  in  the  name  of  another  person,  and  no  j)ersons  shall 


tKMtrrKiiiK>_iioi  iioi  si:_,.,.vNr*i 

be  alluvved  to  add  to  the  space  above  pnn  uled  the  space  other- 
wise belonging  or  alotted   to  another  lot  owner. 

Sec.  750.  Flowers  of  Plants  Delivered  on  Order-No 
Further  Liability.-All  tlouers  or  plant,  stored  under  the  pro- 
visions ot  this  or  the  other  ordinances  of  the  City  shall  be  de- 
livered to  the  owners,  their  agent,  or  to  their  order,  and  when 
so  delivered,  no  further  liability  shall  attach  for  the  safe  keen- 
ing thereof. 

Sec.  751.  Hot-House  Not  to  Be  a  Convenience  for  Winter- 
ing Flowers.  Not  Kept  in  the  Cemetery  During  Summer.— Ml 
flowers  or  plants  stored  under  the  provision.  ,.f  this  or  other 
ordinances  of  the  City  must  be  retained  upon  lots  in  said  Cem- 
etery either  in  pots  or  planted  thereon.  It  shall  be  unlawful 
to  tem|M,rarily  place  or  plant  Howers  or  j.lants  in  bo.xes.  pots 
or  otherwise,  upon  lots  in  said  C  emetery  for  the  purpose  of 
thereby  .securing  their  storage  in  the  hot-house  with  the  in- 
tention, after  the  winter,  of  calling  for  and  removing  same 
from  said  Cemetery,  llus  hot-house  shall  not  be  use<l  as  a 
convenience  for  the  storage  of  plants  or  flowers  during  the 
Winter,  that  are  not  to  be  kept  in  the  Cemetery  during  the 
Summer. 

Sec.  762.      No  Charge  for  Keeping  Plants— Ordinance  Not  to 
Be   Abused— Penalty    for    Violation   or    Abuse   of   Priviliege.— 
No  charge  shall   be   made   f..r   the   keepnig  of  plants  or  Howers 
under  the  provisions  of  thi>  ordinance,  and  no  person  or  per- 
sons shall  impose  upon  the  terms  of  this  ordinance,  or  fraudu- 
lently  misuse  the  privilege-,  of  this  or  other  ordinances    of    the 
City  providing  f<jr  the  storage  of  plants  or  flowers  in  said  hot- 
house.    .Xny  person  or  persons,  either  by  themselves  or  by  their 
agent,   violating  any  of  the  i)rovisions  of  this  ordinance,   shall 
hereafter  be  excluded   from   the   use  of  said   hot-house   for  any 
(niriH.sc  and  at  all  times.     W  hen  the  Sexton  shall  ascertain  that 
lis  ..rdinance   has  been   violated  by  any   person,   he  shall   give 
rders  that   no  flowers  or  plants   hereafter  be   received   in   said 
hot-hou.se  from  such  person,  and  shall  take  such  methods  and 
give  such  directions  as  shall   be  necessary   to  entirely  exclude 
such   persons   from   the   privileges  of  storing   plants   or   flowers 
in  the  Cemeterv  hot-house. 


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Sec.  753.  Hoi  House  Only  tor  Unc  of  Ciiy  and  Owner*  of 
Lots  in  Oakland  Cemetery. —  llic  Ih>i  Ijuum-  ut  UukUtid  L  cine 
ttry  shall  in  it  In-  iisfd  to  store  or  |)re>crvc  any  other  plants, 
flowers,  or  cuttings,  than  those  belon^^in^  to  the  City,  and  to 
the  owners  of  lots  in  Oakland  Ceinctcry.  and  which  are  kept 
and  used  in  the  Cemetery  for  the  purp«»se  »»f  heautifytng  the 
Cemetery,  and  burial  lots  therein,  hut  said  hot-houses  may  be 
used  in  Oakland  Cemetery  u>  the  extent  i>t  its  ca|>acity  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Sexton  and  the  C!cmeiery  Committee  without 
charge  for  such  use  either  to  the  City  or  the  owners  of  burial 
lots  in  said  I  emctery. 

Sec.  754.  Unlawful  to  Sell  Plants,  Flowers,  or  Cuttings  from 
the  Hot-House  Surplus  Used  to  Beautify  Confederate 
Graves. —  It  shall  be  li>r  the  Sext«)n  or  any  i»ther  officer  or  cm- 
l)loycc  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  sell  or  offer  to  sell  plants, 
flowers,  or  cuttinj^'s  from  the  hot-house  aforesaid  to  any  person 
for  any  ])Mrp()se,  or  to  j^ive  away  such  plant>,  cuttings  or  flowers 
iur  use  outside  of  saiil  C'emetcry.  .Xny  surplus  plants,  flowers, 
or  cuttin;.(s  from  said  hot-house  may  be  U'^ed,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Ccinetry  Lommittee.  f«)r  beautifying  the  graves  of  the  Con- 
federate Dead. 

Sec.  755.  Penalty  for  Violation. —  \  violation  of  any  of  the 
provisions  of  either  of  the  prcce<ling  sections  of  this  ordinance 
sTiall  be  punished,  on  conviction  in  the  Reco<lcr*s  Court,  bv  fine 
not  exceedin-^'  one  hundred  dollars  nr  iniprisonnient  not  ex- 
ceedinj::;-  thirty  days,   in   the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  756.  Charge  for  Use  of  Reccivmg  Vault— Limit  Ten 
Days. —  W  Inn  any  ilcad  body  is  deposited  m  the  Receiving 
Vault  in  Oakland  Cemetery,  the  fee  lor  digging  a  grave,  to- 
wit,  Four  Dollars,  shall  be  paid  to  the  Tax  Collector  for  the 
use  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  no  other  charge  be  made  for  the 
use  of  said  Receivinj;  \ault.  it  the  Ixnly  is  removed  therefrom 
and  buried  within  ten  days  after  beinj;  dep«3sited  in  said  vault. 

Sec.  757.  Additional  Charge  Per  Month  or  Fractional  Part 
After  Ten  Days. — An  additional  charge  of  three  dollars  per 
month  or  fractional  part  thereof  shall  be  collected  for  the  use 
of  said  vault  beyond  ten  days  from  the  date  of  deposit  in  any 
case. 


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Sec.  758.  Fee  Collected.  Whether  Body  Buried  in  Oakland 
or  Not— 1  he  grave  icc  of  four  .lollar^  shall  be  collected  for  the 
deposit  oi  any  dead  lm<ly  in  .aid  vault  whether  it  be  afterward 
buried  in  Oakland  Cemetery  or  not. 

Sec.  759.  When  Body  is  Deposited  in  Receiving  Vault, 
Board  of  Health  Issue  Removal  Permit  upon  Application 
Without  Charge.— in  all  cases,  where  a  dead  bodv  has  been 
deposited  in  the  Receiving  \ault  in  Oakland  Cemetery,  it  shall 
bt  the  duty  of  the  Hoard  ..f  Health  of  the  City  of  Atlania.  when 
application  is  made  in  due  form  for  the  rem«)val  of  said  dead 
body,  to  issue  a  removal  permit  f.)r  interment  in  said  cemetery. 
or  elsewhere,  without  making  charge  for  said  removal,  except 
for  <h>Terence  in  price  of  graves,  if  any.  in  case  interment  is  to 
be  made  in  Oakland  Cemetery. 

Sec.  760.  If  Fee  Not  Paid  in  Thirty  Days— Five  Days  No^ 
tice— Body  Buried  in  Pauper  Field.— It  the  tee  for  the  use  of 
the  Receiving  \  ault  remain  unpaid  for  tlie  term  of  thirty  days 
after  haine  bccomo  due.  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Commis- 
sion to  notify,  in  pcr>on  if  |><)>sible.  if  not  by  letter,  the  family, 
or  the  persons  deix.Mimg  >aid  bodies,  that  said  fee  remains  un- 
paid, and,  in  the  event  the  notice  above  provided  for  has  been 
served  for  the  space  of  rtve  days,  and  said  fee  is  not  paid  within 
that  time,  then  .said  Commission  shall  cause  said  body  to  be 
removed  from  the  vault,  and  inter  the  same  in  the  pauper  field, 
using  the  fee  deposited  with  him  as  the  grave  fee  to  cover  the 
'■■-'-  •'•'  this  interment. 

Sec.  761.      Unlawful   For  an  Officer  or  Employee  of  the  City 
to  Speculate   in  Cemetery   Lots  or   Other   Property  Offered  fo!< 
Sale   by   City.— .\o   oftu  er   or   employee   of   the   City    shall    pur- 
chase  from   the  Cit\.  at   public  or  private  sale,  for  purposes  of 
speculation  any  property  (.tTcreil  for  sale  by  the  City,  whether 
same  be  lots  in  Oakland,  or  any     future     Cemetery,     or     lands 
seized  under  tax  executions,  or  lands  purchased  and  held  under 
'X   executions,  or  any  other  real  or  personal   pn.perty  of  the 
<.  ity.  that  it  may  see  fit  to  oflfer  to  the     public     for     sale.     The 
term  "speculation."  as  "herein  used,  shall  mean  a  purchase,  not 
for   personal    ownership   or    use.   but    |.urcha■^e    for    the    purpose 
of  re-sale  at  a  profit. 


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Sec.  762.      Graves— Disturbance  of— Penalty.  -Any  person  or 

persons,  who  shall  m  any  wise  .h^tnrh  an\  ^jravc.  deface,  pull 
up.  or  remove  anything'  put  or  placed  to  mark  a  K'rave.  or  any 
paliuK^  or  wall  i)lacr(l  aronnd  a  j^'rave.  ..r  shall  remove  any 
plank,  posts  or  timhcrs  in  the  graveyard,  sucli  person  or  per- 
sons, so  ofTendinp:.  on  conviction  thereof,  before  Recorder's 
Court,  shall  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and 
costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceedinp  thirty  days. 

Sec.  763.  Disturbing  Tombs  or  Structures  of  Any  Kind- 
Unlawful — Penalty. — Any  person,  who  shall  destroy,  mutilite, 
deface,  injure  or  remove  any  tond).  monument,  ^'ravestonc.  or 
other  structure  placed  in  the  Cemetery,  in  said  Ciiy  of  .\tlanta, 
or  any  fence,  railing,  or  other  work,  fur  the  protection  or  orna- 
ment of  any  tomb,  monument,  gravestone,  or  other  structure 
aforesaid,  or  for  the  ornament  or  protection  of  said  Cemetery, 
or  shall  willfully  destroy,  cut.  break,  remove  or  injure  any  tree, 
shrub,  or  plant,  that  may  have  been  planted,  or  that  may  be 
growing-  in  said  Cemetery,  or  commit  any  other  trespass  within 
tlic  limits  of  said  Cemetery,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be- 
fore the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  and  may  be  imprisoned  in  the  guardhouse  or  cala- 
boose not  exceeding  thirty  days,  which  money,  when  collected, 
shall  be  applied,  one-half  to  the  informer,  and  the  other  lialf, 
by  City  Council,  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on  the 
Cemetery,  to  the  reparation  and  restoration  of  the  property  de- 
stroyed or  injured  as  al)ove. 

Sec.  764.  Cannot  Sell  Fruits  or  Drinks  in  the  Cemetery.— 
Anv  person  or  persons,  who  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  any 
article  of  merchandise,  or  any  fruit,  drink,  or  beverage,  or  any- 
thing of  value,  within  the  limits  of  the  Cemetery,  shall,  on  con- 
viction, be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Record- 
er's Court. 

Sec.  765. — Cannot  Bury  Outside  of  Cemetery  in  City  With- 
out Permission  From  Council — Penalty. — .\ny  person  or  per- 
sons, who  shall  bury,  or  cause  to  be  buried,  any  dead  i)erson 
or  persons  in  any  other  place  in  this  City  than  the  public  Cem- 
etery.  without  permission  of  Council,  shall,  on  conviction  in  tlie 
Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dol- 


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lars  and  costs,  for  each  offense,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days.  ^ 

Sec.  766.  Regulation  as  to  Gates  of  Cemetery.— The  large 
gates  leading  into  the  City  Cemetery  shall  be  kept  opened  for 
funeral  occasions,  or  other  cases  of  necessity;  provided,  that 
half  of  the  Boulevard  gate  shall  be  held  open,  during  the  usual 
hours,  for  use  of  pedestrians.  The  gate  on  Hunter  street  shall 
be  the  general  funeral  entrance  to  said  Cemeterv  and  shall  be 
kept  opened,  during  usual  h«.urs.  'llie  small  gates  shall  be 
kept  open  during  the  day. 

Sec.  767.      Bell — Occasions  for     Ringing— Penalty     for     Re- 
maining in  Cemetery  After  Bell  Rings  to  Close,  Etc.— .\  bell 
shall  be  placed  at  the  .se.xton's  office,  which  shall  be  rung  at  a 
specified  hour  in  the  morning,  when  the  Cemeterv  will  be  open 
to  the  public,  an.l  said  bell  shall  again  be     rung  at  a     specified 
hour  in  the  evening  fur  the  space  of  fifteen  minutes,  as  a  signal 
for  all   persons  to  retire  from  said  Cemetery  before  the  gates 
are  closed  for  the  night ;  and  any  person  or  persons  found  re- 
maining in  said  Cemetery  after  the  bell  has  ceased  ringing  in 
the  evening,  or  found  in  the  Cemetery  before  the  ringing  of  the 
bell  in  the  morning,  shall  be  arrested  by  any  person  or  officer 
clothed  by  the  City  with  authority  to  make  such  arrest,  and.  on 
conviction,  in  the   Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  punished  by  fine 
not  exceeding  one  hun.lre.l  dollars  <.r  imprisoned     not     more 
than  thirty  davs. 

Sec.  768.  Signs  Placed  Conspicuously.  Warning  Against 
Violation.— A  sign  or  n(jticc  .^luill  be  placed  at  one  or  more 
places  in  said  Cemetery,  warning  parties  against  the  violation 
of  the  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  769.  Injuries  By  Trees  and  Shrubs-  When  Complained 
Of— Parties  Shall  Remove— Upon  Failure.  Sexton  Removes.— 
Whenever  any  tree,  shrub,  or  plant  standing  in  said  Cemetery 
shall  mjure  any  monument  or  decoration  in  an  adjoining  lot, 
by  the  drip  from  its  leaves  or  otherwise,  on  complaint  being 
made  thereof  to  the  Sexton,  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  notify  the  partp 
or  parties  owning  the  said  tree,  shrub,  or  plant,  to  remove  the 
same,  and,  in  case  he,  she,  or  they  shall  refuse  or  fail  to  do  so, 


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then,  ami  in  that  event,  the  Conunission  shall  have  i>ower  tt»  re- 
move or  cause  to  he  ren»t»ved  said  tree,  ?>hruh,  ur  plant. 

Sec.  770.  Workmen  on  Lots — Must  Have  an  Order  from 
Owner — Work  Must  Not  Interfere  With  Walks,  Decorations, 
Etc. — Any  person  or  persons  entering  saul  l  enielery  for  the 
purpose  of  working  i>n  any  lot  or  lots  belonging  to  amaher 
person  or  persons  shall  first  present  to  the  Sexton  an  order  in 
writing  from  the  owner  (or  agent  of  the  owner)  of  said  lot  or 
lots,  stating  it  to  he  their  wish  that  the  hearer  thereof  be  per- 
mitted to  work  on  said  lot  or  lots,  and  such  work  must  not  in- 
terfere with  the  walks,  decorations,  or  otlier  general  arrange- 
ments in  any  manner,  under  the  supervisitm  of  the  Sexton. 

Sec.  771.  Carriages — Drays — Wagons — Must  Not  Occupy 
Walks  Prohibited  by  Sexton. — .\ny  person  *)r  persons  having 
in  charge  any  carriage,  wagon,  dray,  or  any  vehicle,  shall  not 
drive  the  same  on,  or  allow  the  same  to  occupy,  any  walk  or 
alley  prohibited  hy   the  Commission  or  c^fficcr  in  charge. 

Sec.  772.  Burial  of  Colored  Persons  Prohibited  in  Certain 
Parts. — The  .Se.xton  shall  not  bury,  or  allow  to  be  buried,  any 
colored  persons  upon  ground  set  apart  for  or  used  for  the  burial 
of  white  persons. 

Sec.  773.  Night  Guards — When  Elected— Term — Compensa- 
tion— Powers — Duties. —  There  shall  be  elected  by  the  I'olice 
Commissioners,  at  the  time  otiier  officers  of  the  police  force  are 
elected,  two  night  guards  fur  the  Cemetery,  who  shall  hold 
their  office  for  two  years,  unless  dismissed  for  cause.  Their 
compensation  shall  be  payable  monthly.  Their  hours  of  ser* 
vice  shall  be  the  same  as  those  now  required  of  the  police 
force.  They  shall  have  all  the  powers  of  regular  policemen,  and 
shall  guard  the  Cemetery  at  night  and  arrest  all  intruders  and 
violators  of  City  ordinances  in  and  around  the  cemetery.  (Civil 
Service  Now). 

Sec.  774.  Captain  or  Sergeant  of  Police — Visits  Cemetery — 
How  Often — For  What  Purpose. — The  Board  of  Police  Com- 
missioners shall  cause  one  of  the  Captains  or  Sergeants  of  Police, 
on  duty,  to  visit  the  cemetery  at  least  once  everv  night,  and  as 
often  as  may  be  necessary,  to  see  that  the  cemetery  guards  are 


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in  the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  and  carefully  protecting 
the  cemetery  from  intrusion. 

Sec.  775.  Regulation  of  Work  in  Oakland  Cemetery. — It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  other  tlian  regularly  licensed  contractors  to 
contract  for,  or  build  walls,  vaults,  or  lay  foundations,  and  set 
monuments  in  Oakland  Cemetery,  and  in  no  case  shall  a  contrac- 
tor for  any  of  the  above-named  works  sub-let  such  work  to  other 
I-arties.  thereby  attempting  to  relieve  themselves  of  the  responsi- 
bility or  liability  for  such  work;  provided,  that  nothing  herein 
contained  s'hall  prevent  any  owner  from  having  work  done  on 
such  lot  by  other  than  licensed  contractors,  when  work  is  done 
in  conformity  with  regulations  prescribed  in  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  776.  Contractors  Shall  Immediately  Remove  Debris  Af- 
ter Completion  of  Work — Cannot  Use  Walks  as  Storage  Yards. 
All  parties  (loiii;^  w<>rk  in  >aid  cemetery  >hall  pntperly  pre])are 
their  material  for  doing  such  work  before  carrying  it  into  the 
cemetery,  and  ail  such  parties  shall  immediately,  upon  the  com- 
pletion of  any  piece  of  work,  remove  all  refuse,  such  as  stone, 
brick  and  dirt  from  e.xcavation,  etc.,  placing  the  same  wherever 
the  Sexton  may  designate,  if  wanted  in  the  cemetery.  It  is 
hereby  made  unlawful  for  any  such  party  to  use  ttie  walks  or 
driveways  in  said  cemetery  for  work  or  storage  yards,  unless  by 
special  permit  from  the  Sexton. 

Sec.  777.  Commission  to  Furnish  Grade  and  Lot  Line — Exca- 
vations for  Monuments — Depth — Penalty  for  Violation. — All 
parties,  before  commencing  the  erection  of  any  wall  along  the 
walks  or  driveways  in  said  cemetery  shall  get  from  the  Commis- 
sion therein  the  proper  grade  and  lot  line  for  said  walk  or  drive- 
way, and  all  excavations  for  walls  shall  not  be  less  than  one  foot 
below  the  line  of  permanent  grade.  All  excavations  for  monu- 
ment work  shall  not  be  made  less  than  two  feet  deep,  and  as  much 
deeper  as  is  necessary  to  secure  a  firm  foundation,  and  the  same 
shall  be  approved  by  the  Sexton  in  charge.  Any  person  or 
persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall, 
upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  not 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  serve  not  more  than  thirty  days 
upon  the  public  works  of  the  City,  either  or  both,  within  the  dis- 
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Sec.  778.     Paupers — Where  Buried. — .Ml  orders  for  paupers' 

graves  shall  Ijc  dircttcd  U)  West  \  iew  Cemetery  .Association, 
and  all  pauper  intermetits  made  by  the  authorities  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  shall  he  in  \\  est  View  Cemetery  until  the  further  action 
of  this  body. 

Sec.  779.  Cannot  Exhume  Bodies  in  Oakland  Without  Per- 
mit From  Board  of  Health — Said  Board  Make  Rules  in  Regard 
to  Same. — It  shall  be  unlawful  t«.)  exhume  dead  bodies  at  Oak- 
land Cemetery  without  a  permit  from  the  Hoard  of  Health  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  and  any  person  so  offending  shall,  on  conviction 
be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  to  work  and  labor 
on  the  public  streets  of  the  City  not  longer  than  tliirty  days, 
either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court.  And  the 
Board  of  Health  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  make 
such  rules  and  rcgidations  as  may  be  necessary  and  proper  to 
carry  out  the  true  intent  and  purpose  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  780.     Graves — Depth  in  Oakland — Other  Restrictions. — 

No  grave  in  L)akiantl  Cemetery  shall  be  le>>  than  live  feet  deep. 
The  opening  of  a  grave  in  said  Cemetery,  and  the  interring 
therein  of  an  additional  body,  is  forbidden.  .\ny  person  or  per- 
sons violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  on 
conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  longer  than 
thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Sanitary  Inspectors  to  see  to  the  enforce- 
ment of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  781.  Sale  of  Vacant  Lots  in  Oakland  Cemetery — How 
Made. — The  vacant  lots  in  Oakland  Cemetery  belonging  to  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  sold  under  the  direction  of  the  cemetery 
Committee.  The  money  so  obtained  from  the  sale  of  said  lots 
ihall  be  devoted  to  the  improvement  of  said  cemetery. 

Sec.  782.  Brick  Vault  Graves  Built  by  City— Prices.— The 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  furnish  all  material  and  build  all  brick 
vault  graves  in  Oakland  Cemetery.  The  price  of  such  graves 
shall  be  graded,  including  the  digging  of  the  grave  and  a  brick 
vault,  complete,  at  the  following  rate :  P'"or  children  under  five 
years  of  age,  fifteen  dollars ;  for  children  between  the  ages  of  five 
and  fifteen  years,  twenty  dollars ;  for  persons  more  than  fifteen 
years  of  age,  twenty-five  dollars. 


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Sec.  783.  Applications  for  Graves  Made  to  Board  of  Health — 
To  be  Paid  for  in  Advance. — Applications  for  graves  shall  state 
whether  the  grave  is  to  be  a  brick  vault  grave,  or  a  plain  grave, 
and  shall  be  paid  for.  when  the  permit  and  order  for  the  grave  is 
given,  at  the  office  of  the  lioard  of  Health,  and  the  same  shall  be 
turned  into  the  City  Treasury  in  the  same  manner  as  are  all 
other  moneys. 

Sec.  784.  Rules  for — Made  by  Commission. — The  power  to 
make  rules  and  regulations  as  to  interments,  disinterments  and 
reinterments,  including  the  use  of  Receiving  Vault,  in  Oakland 
Cemetery,  and  to  fix  charges  therefor  in  all  cases  not  herein 
provided  for,  shall  be  vested  in  the  Cemetery  Commission,  pro- 
vided, however,  that  no  interment,  disinterment  or  reinterment 
can  be  made  w  ithout  a  permit  from  the  Board  of  Health  ;  that 
when  said  permit  is  applied  fur,  it  must  be  accompanied,  with 
the  charge  fixed,  as  prescribed  by  this  ordinance,  for  the  ser- 
vice applied  for,  which  charge  shall  be  paid  for  at  the  office  of  the 
Board  of  Health  at  the  time  of  such  application,  to  be  turned 
into  the  City  Treasury  in  the  same  manner  as  all  otTier  moneys; 
and  that  when  the  application  is  for  interment  or  reinterment, 
<  haracter  of  interment  desired  must  be  stated,  and,  if  a  grave, 
whether  it  is  to  be  a  plain  grave,  or  is  to  have  a  brick  or  rein- 
forced cement  lining. 

Sec.  785.  Charges. —  1  he  folUnving  schedule  of  charges  is 
hereby  lixed,  and  the  same  shall  be  enforced  by  the  Cemetery 
Commission : 

For  opening  and  clositig  grave  for  per.son  ten  years  old  and 

over    $  'jOO 

For  opening  anil  closing  plain  grave  for  person  under  ten 

years  old    -iOO 

For  Lining  any  grave  with  brick  or  reinforced  cement  .  .     25.00 

For  placing  any  body  in  Receiving  Vault  temporarily,  not 
to  remain  longer  than  ten  days,  where  grave  charge 
has  not  been  paid,  or  to  be  allowed  as  credit  on  sucTi 
charge  if  grave  is  opened  in  ten  days 5.00 

For  placing  body  in  Receiving  \'ault,  not  to  remain  longer 
than  ten  days,  where  charge  for  opening  grave  has 
been  paid  No  Charge 

For  allowing  body  to  remain  in  Receiving  Vault  longer  than 

ten  days,  but  not  exceeding  twenty  additional  days       3.00 


224  ,  ,  >, ,  M  i«iK»»-KK»:«»_«.H  \\K«.     ni^i  f.HiK. 


For  (lisiiitcriii);  body  of  person  ten  year-i  old  or  over  from 

plain  grave  •  •        ''^ 

lor  disiiiterinj^'  IxmIv  of  person   under  ten  years  old   fr. .m 

plain  grave   "^-^ 

l-'or  disintering  body  of  person  ten  years  old  or  over  ir«nn 

brick  or  cement  lined  grave l*'-^ 

lor  disintering  body  "f  |)erson  under  ten  years    fd«l    fmin 

brick  or  cement  lined  grave ^  '>^ 

For  removing  any  body  from  Receiving  Vault -^00 

iM^r   reinterment:   Tlie   charges   herein    I'ivf.l    f..r   orii'inal    inter- 
ment. 

I'^or  any  services  the  charges  for  which  are    not    herein    fixed : 
Such  cliarges  as  Cemetery  Commission  shall  fix. 

Sec.  786.  Charges  for  placing  body  in  Receiving  \ault. 
or  allowing  it  to  remain  there,  shall  be  paid  in  advance  and 
turned  over  to  the  City  Tax  Ct)llector;  and  no  body  shall  be 
alk)wcd  to  remain  in  Receiving  \'atd  hunger  llian  tliirty  days 
without  express  permission  of  Cemetery  Commission,  and  then 
only  by  the  payment  of  twenty-five  cents  ior  each  day  the  Com- 
mission allows  the  body  to  remain. 

Sec.  787.  Vault— Use  of.— In  the  event  a  body  is  placed 
in  the  Receiving  \'ault.  and  is  not  removed  at  tlic  expirati(m 
of  the  time  allowed,  or  the  charge  for  use  of  N'ault  remains  un- 
paid for  thirty  days,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Cemetery  Com- 
mission to  have  notified  (in  person,  or  by  letter)  the  family,  or 
tlie  person  depositing  said  Ixnly  ;  and  if  said  bo<ly  is  not  re- 
moved, or  the  charge  paid,  within  ten  days  after  the  service  of 
such  notice,  the  Commission  shall  have  said  body  removed  from 
the  Vault  and  deposited  in  the  pa])uer  porti<Mi  of  tlie  Cemetery. 

Sec.  788.  Depth  of  Graves — Superintendence  of  Sexton. — 
No  graves  shall  be  dug  less  than  five  feet  deep,  nor  shall  any 
grave  be  dug,  or  corpse  interred,  except  as  provided  by  rules  of 
Cemetery  Commission. 

Sec.  789.  Record — Contents. — The  Commission  shall  provide- 
a  record  of  all  the  deaths  and  burials  in  fhe  City,  giving  the 
name,  age,  place  and  nativity,  disease,  and  the  place  from 
whence  buried,  and  time  of  residence  in  the  City. 


«  KMt;rKKiK>^ni.:roni>s_in  im.k  vtks  29- 

Scc.  790.  Record  of  Interments,  With  Details— Whether 
Removed.  Etc.— It  ^hall  he  the  (hity  of  the  i\nunu»um  m  keep  a 
record  <>i  all  Ixxhe-  int'^rred  in  .said  cemetery,  either  in  the  re- 
ceiving; vault  ..r  el-.ewhere.  anil  date  of  such  interment,  .showing 
name.  a;,'e.  col.,r.  ^cv.  social  relation,  residence,  cause  of  death, 
date  of  death,  and  name  ..f  physician  or  (jther  party  certifying  to 
said  death,  as  .sh..wi,  I,y  the  burial  permit  issued  from  the  Board 
of  Health  office.  The  said  record  shall  also  show  whether  the 
body  wa-  afterward-  uioved  from  the  receiving  vault  to  a  -rave. 
or  fn)ui  one  grave  t..  another,  ..r  from  .said  lemeterv  to  another 
cemetery  bey.nd  the  limits  ..f  the  City  of  .\tlanta.  the  date  of 
-said  removal,  and  bear  the  signatures  of  the  undertaker  making 
the  reninval. 

Sec.  791.  When  Re.noval  Permits  are  Issued— By  Whom.— 
In  all  ca>es.  wiien-  a  dead  b.  ..|y  ha.s  been  deposited  in  the  receiv- 
ing vault  in  ( )akland  Cemetery,  it  -hall  be  the  duty  of  the  lioard 
of  Health  of  the  lity  of  .\tlanta.  when  application  is  made  in 
due  form  for  the  removal  of  said  dead  body,  to  issue  a  removal 
permit  for  interment  in  said  Cemetery,  or  elsewhere,  witliout 
making  charge  for  said  removal  except  for  difference  in  price  of 
graves,  if  any.  in  case  interment  is  to  be  made  in  Oakland  Ceme- 
tery. 

Sec.  792.  Reccrd  of  Sale  of  Lots— No  Sale  Recognized  Unless 
Recorded.— W  here  \>>l>  are  .sold,  a  record  shall  be  kept  thereof 
l>\  the  eommi.Nsioii  on  blanks  furnished  by  the  Citv  and  a  mem- 
orandum thereof  shall  be  made  with  the  City  Clerk.  Xo  sale. 
shall  be  recognized  until  .such  records  have  been  entered,  and 
this  recor<l  shall  onl\  be  made  on  production  of  dt'tul  showing 
sale. 

Sec.  793.  Duplicate  Set  of  Cemetery  Files  and  Records  to  be 
Kept— Contents— Duplicate  Plats.— The  Cnnmission  shall  keep 
duplicate  set  of  cemetery  tiles  and  records,  that  will  give  com- 
plete data  of  all  interments,  full  information  regarding  deatlis. 
giving  the  name.  age.  place  of  nativity,  disease,  attending  physf- 
cian.  time  of  residence  in  the  city,  name  of  undertaker,  and  these 
shall  be  made  in  duplicate.  Duplicate  plats  shall  be  made,  giving 
location  of  every  grave  on  each  lot.  and  where  no  record  exists 
of  interments,  a  transcription  shall  be  made  from  whatever  may 
be  secured  from  the  tombstones,  slabs  or  from  relatives  and 
friends. 


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Set.  794  Work  on  Lot*  by  Owners — Record  by  Sexton — In- 
formation Given  that  May  be  Desired. —  I'.laiik'*  >liall  l>c  |.fiiitcd 
ami  kcpl  at  tlu-  crtuc  in  llic  iiinrury  I<»r  a  ili-MTiptuMi  of  ihr 
work  contracted  fur  by  lot-owners.  I  henc  blanks  shall  indicate 
the  name  ni  the  w«»rkman  or  c<»ntracl«»r.  to  be  M»;nc«l  b\  the 
contractor,  ami  ^'wv  a  j^eneral  itiea  i»f  the  work  to  be  |>rrfiirmed. 
The  Commission  shall  at  any  time  give  information  to  tlie 
Muiur  a>  to  the  work  done  on  said  lot  by  parties  contractin^j  i«» 
work  on  same.  >aid  report  may  be  si;;ned  by  the  superintendent 
or  ofticer  in  char).:e.  providinj^  nothing  in  this  >ection  shall  be 
construed  to  prevent  the  owner  or  their  servants  from  attending: 
to  and  carini;  for  their  lots  as  they  may  desire. 

Sec.  795.  Notice  lo  be  Given  Lot  Owners  of  Repairs  Neces- 
sary on  Lots — Blanks  Furnished  for  the  Purpose — Reinforced 
Cement  Vaults  Recommended — No  Further  Purchase  of  Slate. 

I  Ik-  (  ommi-oioii  >haU  give  notice  to  all  owners  of  lots  of  an> 
repair^  needed  on  same,  such  as  .straightening  or  raising  of 
stones,  or  slabs,  sunken  graves,  weeds,  or  like  conditions. 
lUanks  to  be  furnished  the  tomniissi(»n  therefor,  and  shall  be 
tilled  out  and  mailed  to  sucli  lot-owners.  These  notices  must  be 
sent  until  tlu-  repairs  are  made,  and  from  lime  to  time  thereafter 
as  such  other  rei)airs  may  be  neede»l.  Reinforced  cement  \aults 
are  recomniendeil  ti»  lot-owners  in  lieu  of  slate  vaults,  and  no 
furllRT  appropriations  will  be  made  for  the  purchase  of  slate. 

Sec.  796.     Charges  for  Burials     Fees  for  Burials,  Etc. — I'rom 

and  after  tlu-  passa}.;c  of  this  ordinance  the  prices  stated  below 
shall  be  charged  for  burials,  etc.,  in  C)akland  Cemetery,  and  col- 
lected   in    conformity    with    the    t'l'Upon    vv^t.-.i.     f.i-uit: 

.Vttendinq;  fuiUTal  w  itli  hearsc S2.1HI 

Attending;  funeral   without  hearse    .  .  1.00 

.Special  or  ijeneral  imitation   ...      l.r>(» 

.\tteiulini;'  without  the  corp».»rate  limits,  willun  three  miles, 

double  price,  which  shall  be  paid  o\ cr  to  the  City  Tax 

collector. 

Sec.  797.  Sexton,  Office  Repealed. — .Ml  ordinances  or  parts  of 
ordinances  requiring  the  election  of  Sexton,  and  designating  his 
duties  or  compensation  as  such,  are  repealed. 


«  II  u:  I    ttt   t  «>\«  I  HI  »  I  u»\  —  <.  \i.  \|(\      III  |||.> 


CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

CHlEi-  OF  CUNSTRUCTlUX— INSPECl  lux  ul    I'L  liLlC 

IMrKUVEMEXTS— SEWERS— STRKE  IS 

SIDEWALKS. 

Sec.  798.  Chief  of  Construction — Authority — Quahfications 
—  1  he  }KJsition  of  Chief  of  Construction"  is  hereby  created,  ami 
this  office  shall  have  all  the  power  and  authority  lieretofore 
given  the  offices  «.f  City  Enj^ineer  and  Coininis.sioner  of  I'ublic 
W  orks.  and  all  such  work  as  pavinj^,  sewers,  curbing,  sidewalks, 
repairinj^  of  >anje.  engineering  work,  grades  and  any  and  all 
work,  or  authorit \ .  now  vested  in  either  Commissioner  of  I'ub- 
lic Works  or  l^cpartmcnt  of  Engineering,  shall  hereafter  be 
ve-sie<l  and  exercised  by  the  Chief  of  Construction,  no  oju-  shall 
be  eligible  therefor  unless  he  be  a  competent  civil  engineer,  of 
ten  years  practical  experience. 

Sec.  799.  Salary.—  Ihe  salary  f»f  said  office  is  hereby  fixed  at 
the  >ujn  ul  lliree  ITiousand  Si.\  Hundred  ($;i.()()0.0(>)  Dollars 
per  annum,  payable  in   monthly  instalments. 

Sec.  800.  Assistants — Sewers — Streets — Sidewalks. — Said  CTiief 
of  t  onstriu  ti'Mi  shall  have  authority  to  appoint  his  assistants. 
but  the  Mayor  and  <  iencral  Council  have  authority  to  decide  Tlow 
many  as?,i>tanls  he  shall  have  and  the  salaries  (»f  such  assist- 
ants. Hut  at  least  the  following  a.ssistants  are  hereby  created  for 
-said  Chief  of  Construction,  to-wit :  one  in  cliarge  of  sewers;  one 
in  charge  of  streets:  one  in  charge  of  sidewalks;  one  in  charge 
of  repairs. 

Sec.  801.  Duties  Chief  of  Construction  to  Work  to  His 
Plans— He  Shall  Ke^p  a  File  of  Plats.— It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  l  inei  oi  t  oustruction  to  survey,  lay  out.  and  give  the  grade 
of  streets  and  sidewalks,  and  tlie  inclination  and  shape  of  drain- 
age for  the  City,  and  the  form  and  dimensions  necessary  to  cul- 
verts, and  the  thickness  and  strength  necessary  to  all  walls  that 
arc  to  be  filled  with  earth,  and  to  perform  all  other  duties  in  his 


.f,,f^  «    Mill      Ol       .    MN-.  I  Ml    .     I  ION         l( (I»        II.. Ml*         II     \   I* 

line  of  business  ihal  We  nia\  l>e  Lallcvl  iii>«>n  t..  «lw  1>\  rc-M.luli.»n 
of  ConiKil  or  the  Street  C  oinnultce.  anil  to  th.  all  tlie  enuinccr- 
\u^  necessary  for  the  Cit>.  He  shall  file  and  carefully  preserve 
in  hi>  oftue.  |)r..|Krl\  indexed,  all  jjlats  of  property  furnishetl 
him  bv  parties,  who  make  subdivisions  of  such  proper^  •  •  ■  •'" 
purpose  of  sale  or  oiher\vi-«e. 

Sec.  802.  Record  of  Cost  of  Sewers  to  be  Kept— Collect  from 
Parties  Pro  Rata  Before  Allowing  Connection  with  Sewer.  -I  li 
shall  keep  a  rec .rd  of  the  cost  of  all  sewer>  that  have  heretofore 
been  lai<l  down,  and  collect  thn.u^'h  the  Street  Impnnement 
Collectt)r  from  all  |)ersons  desiring;  to  c«)nnect  therewith,  before 
;,Mantinj;  them  permission  to  do  so.  such  an  amount  in  propor- 
lii.ii  to  the  wliMJe  cost  of  the  sewer  as  tile  frontage  of  His  lot 
bears  to  double  the  amount  of  the  whole  length  of  the  sewer. 
The  Street  Improvement  Collector  shall  pay  over  all  amounts 
thus  collected  to  the  City  Treasurer  lhrou}^'h  the  Comptroller 
system. 

Sec.  803.     Chief  of  Construction  Shall  Give  Bond— Amount. 

— The  Chief  ol  Cout.sruclion  shall  j,Mve  bond,  with  p)od  and  - 
isfactorv  securit\ .  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  for  the 

faithful  pcrformaiue  of' his  duties. 

Sec.  804.  He  Shall  Make  Plats  of  Streets  for  Permanent  Im- 
provements— Furnish  Street  Improvement  Collector  with 
Amounts  Due  by  Property-Owners. —li»r  all  permaucm  street 
improvements,  whether  ior  sidewalks,  streets,  pavement"^,  or  re- 
pairs of  streets  or  sidewalks,  or  sewer  assessments,  wlu-n  jiasscd 
on  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  and  concurred  in  by  the 
Aldermanic  Board,  the  Chief  of  Construction  is  hereby  required 
to  make  a  plat  of  each  street,  or  a  portion  of  a  street  to  be  so 
inii)rovo(l.  with  the  names  and  frontaj^'e  of  each  property-owner 
on  said  street;  and  when  the  street,  or  a  portion  of  a  street  is 
completed,  he  is  required  to  furnish  the  Street  Improvement 
Collector  with  said  plat.  specifyin.LC  the  amount  due  by  each  i)rop- 
erty-owner.  Then  it  becomes  the  duty  of  the  Street  Improve- 
ment Collector  to  keep  a  separate  set  of  books  for  street  im- 
provement purposes,  and  he  shall  be  required  to  make  monthly 
reports  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  all  money  received, 
and  from  whom,  and  -also  the  names  and  tTie  amount  due  from 
each  property-owner  who  may  be  indebted  to  the  City  for  street 
improvement. 


«   IIIKF    IM      i  ONSIM,  ri  |ON_,.H  \  IM;>_|  N  >,.K«  TIOV  ooq 

Sec.  805.  Permanent  Grades— Survey  by  City  Engineer— 
Counc.l  to  Fix  Grade  Clerk  Enters  Date  of  Adoption-Filed  in 
Chief  of  Construction  Office.-W  hen  anv  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
l»<.rai,o„  .hall  apply  i.-r  a  permanent  K'rade.  or  when  in  the  c.n- 
struct.on  of  sidewalks,  sewer...  or  improvement  of  any  street  or 
alley  m  sa.d  City,  it  >hall  become  necessary  to  fix  and  establish  a 
pern.anent  grade,  all  the  surveys,  plans,  profile,  and  grades  and 
other  work  neces>ary  to  perfect  the  same,  shall  be  <lone  and  fum- 
ishe.l  by  the  City  Kngineer  to  the  Mayor  an.l  ( ieneral  Council 
who  shall,  by  ..rdinance.  fix  and  establish  >uch  ^rade.  and  have 
the  Clerk  of  Council  enter  o„  the  profile,  showin^^  such  -rade.  the 
day  and  date  at  it.  adoption  by  Council,  and  Mich  profile  shall 
then  be  filer!  ,n  the  Chief  ..f  ConMructio,,  office. 

Sec.  806.  Work  in  Conformity  with  Orade  1  Fixed  by  Ordi- 
nance-No Change  Made  Unless  by  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil.-.\tter  .said  grade  ha.,  been  establishe.l  bv  the  Mavor  uid 
(KMieral  Council,  the  w.>rk  .shall  be  done  in  conformity  there- 
with. Hereafter  no  change  shall  be  made  in  the  grade  of  any 
street  or  alley,  unless  the  same  shall  first  be  fixed  and  estab- 
Mshed  by  the  Mayor  and  Ceneral  Cuncil. 


Sec.  807.  Permanent  Grades— How  Obtained  by  Persons- 
Expense.— When  any  person  >hall  appl>  for  a  -rade.  he  or  she 
shall  place  with  the  Chief  of  Construction  the  sum  of  two  dol- 
lars as  a  <leiH)sit  to  secure  cost.s— and  when  such  grade  of  such 
ai)plicant  is  made  and  establislud.  he  or  she  shall  pay  the  fur- 
ther sum  of  three  d.dlars  before  becoming  entitled  to  such  grade. 

Sec.  808.  Chief  of  Construction  Shall  Inspect  all  Public 
Works— Appoint  His  Own  Assistants  See  That  Work  Con- 
forms to  Specifications.— ihc  Chief  of  C.)nstruction  shall  have 
entire  charge  and  ccnitrol  of  the  inspecticm  of  all  street,  side- 
walk and  sewer  work  and  improyements  in  the  City,  and  shall. 
by  himself,  or  competent  assistants  chosen  by  himself,  have  all 
such  work  thoroughly  and  efficiently  inspected  as  the  same  pro- 
gresses, and,  where  the  immediate  inspection  is  made  by  assist- 
ants apj)ointcd  by  him.  he  shall  himself  have  a  general  supervis- 
ion of  such  work  of  inspection,  and  is  chargerl  with  the  duty  of 
seeing  that  all  work  done  and  material  used  in  any  such  street, 
sidewalk   and   sewer  work  and   improvement,   is   strictly   in    ac- 


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ilii:i    <>i     <  <>N«iHi  I    ii<>\      i  oii«i  \ii  « 


oinlaiKC  with  tlic  spccihcations  inr  the  >aiiK-.  l»»  the  cud  that 
the  C'itv,  and  the  |)e<»|)le,  who  pay  for  the  same.  Nhall  he  fully 
protected  aj(ai!i>t  inferior  work  and  material. 

Sec.  809.  He  Shall  Reject  Improper  Work  and  Material- 
Make  Estimates  as  the  Work  Progresses,  and  Final  Estimates. 

."^li^uld  tin-  I'liiei'  ot  (  c  iii-i  rtictioii  at  any  time.  t»r  during  any 
sta.i;e  >>\  the  work,  or  after  completion  of  the  same  an«l  before 
the  payment  therefor,  ascertain  that  any  improper  work  ha*i 
been  done,  or  any  inferi«»r  material  nsed.  it  shall  he  his  duty  to 
reipiire  the  same  executed  according  to  the  specihcations.  be- 
fore approvimj  the  hill  for  the  same,  and  before  entire  and  final 
pa\iiunt  for  the  same  is  made.  Hut  said  r.nj.:ineer  may  make 
and  enforce  reasonaI)Ie  rej^idations  fur  approval,  or  preliminary 
estimates  on  such  work,  as  the  same  progresses 


Sec.  810.  Make  Out  Bills  Against  Property  Owners  on  Com- 
pletion of  Work,  as  Above. —  Ihe  t  hief  of  (construction  shall 
make  out  all  hills  ai^ainsi  property  owners  for  curbing,  sidewalk, 
and  street  paving,  sewer  asscsssments.  etc..  which  shall  he  num- 
bered consecutively,  and  entered  l)\  him  in  books  prepared  for 
that  i)urpose.  wliicii  he  shall  turn  over  to  the  Comptroller,  and 
the  hills  to  the  ."street  Improvement  Collector  for  collection,  and 
the  anioimts  of  same  shall  he  receipted  for  by  sai<l  Collectf^r  to 
the  Comptroller.  The  Tollector  shall  receive  credit  for  Collec- 
tions on  above  accounts,  and  the  Treasurer  charpe<l  with  satne 
upon    presentation   of  daily   receipts   from    Treasurer. 

Sec.  811.  Transmits  to  Council  a  Copy  of  Monthly  Statement. 
—  The  Chief  of  Lonstructiou  shall  hereafter  transmit  to  each 
member  of  the  Street  Committee  a  cojjy  of  the  numthly  state- 
UKMil  submitted  the  Ceiieral  Council,  at  the  >ame  time  same  are 
tiled  with  the  Clerk  of  (,'onncil. 

Sec.  812.  Chief  of  Construction — Controls  Execution  of  all 
Public  Work — TIk-  C  hief  of  Construction  shall  have  fidl  and  com- 
plete control  of  the  execution  of  all  work  of  every  kind  ordered 
from  time  to  time  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  on  the 
streets,  sidewalks,  curbinjj:,  bridges,  culverts,  sewers,  and  drains 
of  the  City.  excei)t  the  inspection  of  pa\  ing  streets  and  sidewalks. 


<IIIKK    Ol      <  ••N-IIMI    IION_H|   I.KS       l>||.|»OXKMK.\Ts  Q.jj 

and  constructioo  of  sewers  let  <nn  hy  contract,  which  is  the  duty 
of  the  Lhief  of  Constructinn. 

Sec.  813.  May  Change  or  Continue  Rules  of  Former  Board 
of  Commissioners  of  Streets  and  Sewers— Duties  of  Former  Sup- 
erintendent Devolve  upon  Chief  of  Construction.— The  or-ani- 
zati-.ii.  rules.  f..riii>.  and  niethnds  >A  busiiios  f.-nnerly  used  and 
in  operation  un.ler  the  r..>ard  of  Commissioners  of  Streets  and 
Sewers  shall  be  devolved  ..n  and  may  be  continued  in  use  bv  said 
thief  nf  ConstructiMn  iti  the  transaction  of  his  business  until 
chan;,'ed  by  him.  ..r  by  the  ( .eneral  Council,  except  that  the 
Chief  of  Construction  shall  discharj^e  the  duties  formerlv  de- 
volvetl  on  the  Superintendent  of  Streets  which  latter,  as  a  sepa- 
rate office,  is  hcrebv  abolished. 

Sec.  814.      He   Shall    Make   Estimates  on   Amounts   Needed 

For  Streets — Sewers— Permanent  Improvements — Particular 
Work— Expense  of  Department.— liu-  .aid  C  hiei  of  Conjunc- 
tion. >hall.  in  January  of  each  year,  make  up  and  i)resent  to  the 
Finance  Committee  ..f  the  (Jeueral  Council  an  estimate  of  the 
amoimt.  that  will  J)e  necessary  for  all  work  on  the  streets  and 
sewers,  and  otlur  work  an<l  exi)en-e  of  hi-  (Jeparlnient  for  the 
year;  and  the  Mayor  and  Ciencral  t  ouncil  >hall.  at  the  time  the 
other  ai>j)ortioiiineni>  are  maile.  si-t  apart  and  a|)portion  to  said 
>treet  and  sewer  work,  or  other  work  and  expense  in  the  depart- 
ment of  said  Chief  of  Constructi«>n  such  amoiuit  or  amounts  as 
may,  \n  their  ju«l^'ment,  be  necessary  and  proper  for  the  vear. 
The  amounts  thus  apportioned  shall  be  ()aid  out  in  such  a  man- 
ner as  the  said  Mayor  and  Cencral  Council  sliall  provide,  and 
such  reasonable  amount  as  may  be  necessary  mav  be  advanced 
before  the  anmial  apportionments  in  juuv.  as  other  apportion- 
ments of  the  City.  Said  lhief  of  Construction  shall,  in  furnish- 
ing the  e>timate>  above  mentioned,  specify  the  same  separately, 
stating  how  much  will  be  necessary  for  streets,  how  much  for 
sewers,  and  how  much  for  permanent  improvements,  or  other 
particular  work,  or  expense  in  his  de[iartiiUMit. 

Sec.  815.  Shall  Report  at  First  Meeting  of  Council  Monthly 
Work  Completed— In  Progress.— Sai<l  Chief  of  Construction 
.shall,  at  the  tirst  reg:ular  meetinj^^  in  each  month,  furnish  to  the 
Mayor  and  CJeneral  Council  a  detailed  statement  of  work  in 
progress,  and  of  work  comi>leted  in  his  department  during  the 


.,...,  I    Hill      < \^1IM.II««\        HI    I ^        IMI'I  ••\  I    I    « 

l.a>t  iiu.nth,  ami  ^luill.  in  >aul  ic|>ori  carclull>  ^h.-vv.  .i-  lo  each 
work  «.r  cxpcmliturf.  lit»\v  far  ihc  actual  i-xjan^e  ha>  ..mtkmuc 
or  falliMi  short,  as  the  case  may  he.  ol  what  was  estimatejl  i«.r  n 
when  ihc  work  was  ordered,  and  shall,  on  the  Satnrdax  helure 
eacli  rej^ular  meeting  of  ^aitl  Mayor  and  (K-neral  l.  oiincil.  furnish 
to  the  Llerk  of  Council,  and  the  same  to  he  entered  un  the  nun 
utes.  a  carefully  pnparetl  -^lalenient.  >h«»\Nin^'  all  work  ordered 
hut  not  done  and  paid  for.  so  a^  to  exhihit  the  am  .unt.  a-  near  as 
he  can  estimate,  of  liabilities  or  expense  previously  incurred  by 
vote  of  the  (ieneral  I  ouncil.  I>ut  n..t  up  L.  thai  time  appearinj,' 
ill  the  ICxpense  Accunts  of  the  Clerk's  (  >rtiee.  in  such  form  and 
to  such  effect  as  that  the  roiuptrolk-r  may  he  enabled  to  enter 
and  «leduct  the  same  under  appropriate  heaiN  in  the  financial 
slatenuiit  ie(|uired  by  law  to  he  made  up  at  ea.h  meetinjj  of  said 
body. 

Sec.  816.      Make  Out  Accounts — By  Whom  Approved— How 
Paid     Responsible  for  the  Exercise  of  Due  Economy. —  Ml  ac- 

ciiuuls  for  work  (l<»ne  m  the  ilepartmeni  <.f  -aid  C  bui  .'f  Con- 
struction to  be  paid  for  f)ut  of  the  rej^ndar  annual  ajjportiimmcnt 
set  apart  bv  the  Mayor  ami  (ieneral  t'ouucil  for  such  work,  shall 
before  thev  are  paid,  be  made  out  as  other  accounts  a^'ainst  the 
City  are  made,  be  approved  by  said  Chief  of  ('(•nstructiou.  if 
found  correct,  and  ai)pro\ed  in  like  manner  by  the  (  onimittees 
on  Streets  or  Sewers,  a-  the  case  may  be.  ami  delivered  to  the 
Comi)troller.  and  shall  tlien  take  such  course  as  other  accounts 
aj^ainst  the  City:  and  said  Chief  of  (  onstruction  shall  be  respon- 
sible to  the  Mavor  and  ( Ieneral  Covmcil  for  the  just  and  economi- 
cal expenditure  <«f  tlie  public  fuiKJs  iu  his  di-p;irtment. 

Sec.  817.  Shall  Appoint  and  Discharge  Employees — See  to 
Execution  of  All  Contracts. — .\nd  said  C  hief  of  Construction 
shall  have  the  rii,du  of  appointment  and  »lischarge  of  all  em- 
ployees in  his  department,  except  as  hereinafter  provided,  and  see 
to  the  execution  of  all  ctmtracts.  and  >ee  to  the  correctness  of  all 
dealin.ys  witli  said  City  of  Atlanta,  and  on  l)ehalf  of  said  City, 
pertaining  to  his  department. 

Sec.  818.  Subject  to  Direction  by  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil.— In  the  execution  of  his  office  and  discharge  of  all  the  duties 
thereof,  he  shall  be  subject  to  the  direction  and  control  of  the 
Mayor  and  Cjcneral  Council,  and  to  such  orders,  re.ijulalion'^.  and 


(II IKK    «»!••    (  oNs  11(1  (    I  in\ — jiQO    Nl'Oru — <o\||'l.\INT    HOOK    9;^3 

ordinances  a>  that  l)o(l\   may  fn.in  time  to  time  acU^pt  in  relation 
to  the  same. 


Sec.  819.  Not  to  Expend  More  than  One  Hundred  Dollars  on 
His  Own  Motion — Takes  Place  of  Commissioners  of  Streets  and 
Sewers — Except,  Etc.—  Ihe  said  Chief  of  Construction  shall  not 
be  authorized  to  make  any  contract,  or  to  do  any  work  on  his 
uwn  motion,  the  cost  of  whicii  would  exceed  one  hundred  dollars, 
rile  jurisdiction  *.>i  the  said  Chief  of  Construction  shall  extend 
to  and  embrace  all  the  powers  and  duties  exercised  by  tlie  Com- 
missioners of  Streets  and  Sewers  under  then  existing  laws,  ex- 
cept in  so  far  as  they  may  be  repealed  or  modihed  by  the  Act 
»)f  the  Legislature  creating  the  office  of  Chief  of  Construction 
or  by  ordinances  of  the  City  now  existing  dV  hereafter  passed. 

Sec.  820.  Sell  Condemned  Stock,  Vehicles,  Etc.  at  Auction- 
Report — He  Cannot  Purchase  at  Said  Sales.  The  said  Cliief  of 
Construction  shall.  tr»»m  time  l»>  lime,  at  public  auction,  of  which 
due  and  proper  i)ublicati»»n  shall  be  made,  dispose  of  all  con- 
ilemned  stt)ck.  vehicles,  and  appliances,  and  old  and  unused  mate- 
rial m  his  department,  after  rtrst  submitting  the  proposition  to 
ilie  .\la\or  and  ( ieneral  Council  and  obtaining  their  order  there 
t'<.r,  and  shall  make  a  written  rep<»rt  after  each  sale  so  made  at 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council,  giving  a  de- 
tailed statement  of  articles  sold  and  i)rice  l)rought.  and  accom- 
l>an\ing  said  rejx'rt  with  the  receipt  of  the  'lax  Collector  for  the 
tuiids  arising  therefrom;  and  the  City's  title  to  such  property 
shall  not  be  diverted  in  any  other  manner  than  as  herein  pro- 
vided. It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  said  Chief  of  Construction, 
either  directly  or  indirectly,  to  be  a  purchaser  at  these  sales  of 
any  such  property. 

Sec.  821.  Shall  Keep  a  Complaint  Book — Examine  all  Com- 
plaints— Remedy. —  The  said  Chief  of  (  oiistruction  shall  keep  in 
his  office  a  book  to  be  known  as  "The  Comi)laint  Book.  "  wherein 
the  police,  sanitary  inspectors,  or  any  citizen  may.  from  time  to 
time,  make  entry  ttf  obstacles  and  defects  in  the  streets  and 
sewers  needing  immediate  remedy:  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  said  Chief  of  Construction  to  at  once  examine  into  the  same, 
and  to  take  such  steps  as  he  may  be  authorized  by  law  to  provide 
a  reniedv  for  the  same. 


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Sec.  822.     Clerical  Help  Provided  for — How — Compen»ation. 

i'lu-  iiiuince  I  '>imiiitttr  <»f  liu-  <  itucral  I  «<imui1  hIjuII  I>c  and 
the  >anif  arc  hereby  aiithon/ed  t«>  furnish  the  Chief  of  ionsinic- 
ti(Mi  with  .Slab  clerical  help  a>  may  he  ^eeeN^ary  to  diM'har^c  the 
duties  in  cotmectiou  with  lii^  oft'ue  heretofort-  .|'Mhar>»e«l  by 
the  Clerk  of  C'ominissioner  .>t    Tublic  Work-  vonipensa- 

tion  of  such  hel|».  as  may  be  employed,  to  be  p.iid  out  of  the  ap- 
propriation tor  streets  ordiuarv.  an<l  not  to  exceed  $1  o'X'*^*  •■•- 
aiiiuun,  payable  in  monthly  in>tallments. 

Sec.  823.  Chief  of  Construction's  Clerk  Under  his  Direction 
and  Control. — Die  I  lerk  of  tju-  ihuf  oi  i  oustruction  shall  per- 
foiiii  such  duties  as  .«ihall  be  prescribe*!  by  said  Chief  of  Con- 
struction, atui  nIkiH  In-  utuUr  his  direction  and  control,  and  shall 
1h-  subject  to  suspension  or  removal  by  said  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion. 

Sec.  824.  Chief  of  Construction — His  Clerk — Neither  Engage 
in  Other  Business. —  Hu-  said  Chief  of  C'onstructitm  and  his 
clerk  shall  dcNote  their  entire  time  to  the  interests  of  the  City, 
and  shall  have  or  cnpaj.;e  in  no  calling  or  business  other  than  the 
duties  of  their  respective  of^ces. 

Sec.  825.    Chief  of  Construction  to  Have  an  Office — Assigned 

by  Whom. —  I  here  shall  be  assi^m-d  to  "-aiil  Chief  of  (  onsiruc- 
tioii  by  the  I'oinmittce  ou  Public  I'.uildinj^s  a  suitable  office  or 
ofhce-nH)m  for  the  transaction  of  the  business  .)f  his  ilepartment 
as  the  interests  of  the  same  and  of  the  ptd)lic  m.iv  (bin.uul 

Sec.  826.  Tags  on  City's  Teams — Also  on  Hired  Teams — 
Where   Placed — Penalty   for    Violation   by    Driver. — All    teams. 

cither  single  or  douhic.  slialj  \\a\  c  .i  red  metal  tag  not  less  than 
three  inches  long,  and  oiu-  an<l  om-h;ilf  inches  wide,  attached  in 
Llie  following  maimer: — lC;ich  tag  to  be  stamped.  "Citv  of  At- 
lanta." Every  two-liorse  and  four-horse  team  to  have  this  tag 
attached  to  bridle  at  the  earband,  on  the  outside  of  each  animal: 
single  draft  animals  to  have  it  attached  in  similar  maimer  on 
each  side.  All  teams,  that  are  hired  by  the  C'ity.  while  they 
are  in  t'he  employ  of  the  City,  are  to  be  tagged  in  the  same  man- 
ner. Any  driver  of  teams  belonging  to  the  City,  or  iA  teams  in 
the  employ  of  the  City,  w'ho  does  not  comply  with  this  ordinance. 


C'lllKl-*  UK   CON«||((«    HON — OI(IM.It    WOUK       I   ll\l\UA%(i — HILLS   935 

-hall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  he  tined  not  exceed 
in^  fifty  dollars,  or  iinprisoninent  not  lonj^er  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  827  Order  In  Which  Work  on  Streets,  Sewers,  or  Side- 
walks, IS  Done.  -All  street,  •-i.lcwalk,  and  >c\ver  work  >hall  be 
done  in  the  order  in  wiiich  the  same  was  passed  up  by  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council,  all  work  passed  up  at  the  same  meeting 
having  equal  rank,  but  the  Mayor  and  (leneral  Council  may  at 
any  such  meeting  fix  the  order  in  which  work  passed  up  at  the 
same  meeting  shall  be  executed. 

Sec.  828.  This  Order  May  be  Changed  by  Mayor. — Emer- 
gency Cases — Subject  to  Concurrence  of  Council. — The  order 
hxed.  as  provided  Ji>r  in  the  preceding  -.ection.  for  the  execution 
'•!  work.  >hall  not  be  changed  or  varied.  exce|)t  by  action  of  the 
Mayt^r  and  Cjcncral  Council:  provided,  that  the  Mayor,  in  an 
tnergcncy,  shall  have  tlie  discretion  to  change  the  order  of  any 
Nuch  work;  t)ut  such  change,  when  authorized  bv  the  Mayor, 
shall  be  rc|x>rted  by  him  to  the  next  meeting  of  tlie  Mayor  and 
( iemral  Council,  and  ^hall  not  longer  prevail,  unless  such  change 
be  then  an<l  there  concurred  in  bv  tin-  Mavor  and  ricneral  Coun- 


Scc.  829  Chaingang — How  Used  by  Chief  of  Construction — 
Under  Whose  Direction. —  I  lu-  l  hiti  of  (."on^iruction  >hall  only 
ha\e  the  force  of  hand>.  known  as  the  chaingang,  used  for  the 
f)uri>ose  of  grading  streets  and  sidewalks  where  the  Ma\or  and 
Cieneral  Council  oriiers  and  passes  up  the  work  during  the  cur- 
rent year.  and.  when  not  engaged  on  »»uc1i  work,  such  force  shall 
be  used  by  said  Chief  of  Constructif)n  un<Itr  the  direction  of  the 
Mayor  and  Street  Committee. 

Sec.  830.  He  Shall  Make  out  Bills — Enter  in  Books— Turn 
Over  to  Street  Improvement  Collector — Collected  as  Other  Bills. 

-The  Cliiet  of  Construction  shall  make  <>nt  all  bills  for  sewer 
entrance  fees,  renioving  and  replacing  permanent  street  im- 
provements, where  water,  gas,  or  sewer  pipes  are  laid  by  citizens. 
and  other  work  of  like  character,  and  enter  the  same  in  the 
books  properly  prepared  for  the  purpose,  and  turn  over  the  same 
to  the  Street  Improvement  Collector,  and  the  said  bills  shall  be 

ollccted  in  conformity  with  the  coupon  system.  .\11  bills  not 
proinpty   paid  shall   have  executions  prepared   for  same  by  the 


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Street    Improvenitiii    LV'llector,   uiul    issued   by   the   City   Clerk 
riu-   C  liief  of  Construction   ami   Street    hn|>r..\ement   Collector 
shall  racli  make  m.>iillil\    reiMirts  of  all  >uih  l)iIU  to  the  ("onip- 
tniller. 

Sec.  831.  Deposit  by  Bidders  for  Furnishing  Material — How 
Regulated — When  Forfeited. —  In  all  cases,  where  advertise- 
ments for  bids  for  the  furnishing  of  material,  or  the  construction 
t)f  work,  or  botli,  for  and  to  the  City,  provide  and  require  bidders 
to  deposit  money  or  checks  with  their  bids,  such  bidders  shall 
n(»t  1)0  allf)we<l  to  withdraw  either  their  bill  or  their  deposit  or 
check,  and  in  all  cases,  where  such  bidders  are  awarded  the  con- 
tract, for  which  i1k-\  haw  Uids,  ami  refusi-  to  execute  the  con- 
tract, or  perform  the  work.  «»r  furnish  the  material,  as  proposed, 
the  deposit  t)r  check  shall  be  forfeited  to  the  City,  and  covered 
into  the  Treasury  of  the  City  as  li«|ui<lated  damages  and  the  said 
advertisements  shall   set   forth   this  coudition. 

Sec.  832.  Future  Bids — Accompanied  by  Affidavit — Contents 
— Penalty  for  Violation. —  .\.>  bid  «•!  any  contractor  for  perma- 
nent street,  siwer,  .  .r  sidewalk  work  shall  be  entertained,  unless 
there  shall  accompany  the  bid  y>i  the  contractor  an  atTidavit. 
wherein  the  contractor  shall  state  under  oath  that  he  has  not,  by 
liiinself  or  others,  directly  or  indirectly  entered  into  any  combi- 
nation, arrangement,  or  scheme  whatsoever  with  any  other  bid- 
der to  increase  the  price  of  said  work,  or  to  offer  a  different  sum 
for  his  bid,  and  that  he  has  entered  into  no  arrangement,  ex- 
pressed or  implied,  to  induce  others  not  to  bid,  or  do  atiy  by-bid- 
ding; that  his  bid  is  bona  hde.  and  that  he  has  not  gone  to  any 
furnisher  of  sui)plies,  and  attemjited  to  get  "^uch  person,  or  com- 
pany, to  only  furnish  llic  material  to  him.  or,  if  furnished  any 
other  bidder,  that  the  material  shall  be  at  a  higlier  rate;  and.  if 
during  the  progress  of  the  work,  or  any  time  before  it  is  paid  for. 
it  is  ascertained  that  such  contractor  has  violated  the  letter  or 
spirit  of  this  ordinance,  he  shall  forfeit  all  right  to  compensation 
for  any  work  done;  and  a  reward  of  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dol- 
lars is  offered  any  informer,  who  shall  furnish  the  evidence  of 
any  collusion  or  other  combination  between  bidder  or  contractors 
for  City  work  sufficient  to  establish  the  fact,  and  by  which  evi- 
dence the  fact  of  collusion  or  combination  is  established  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  Mavor  and  General  Council, 


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Sec.  833.  No  Contractor  to  Employ  Convict  Labor — No  Ma- 
terial to  be  Used,  the  Product  of  Convict  Labor. — All  contracts 
made  by  the  City  of  Atlanta  f.  .r  jmblic  improvement  shall  ex- 
pressly stipulate  that  the  coniractor  shall  not  employ  convict 
labor  in  the  prosecution  (tf  the  w(jrk.  and  shall  not  use  ^oods  or 
material  i)repareti  or  manufactured,  in  ])art  or  in  whole.  1)\-  con- 
vict labor,  in  the  \\i*rk. 

Sec.  834.  Every  Contract  Understood  to  Contain  Above  Pro- 
vision.—  I'very  contract  made  by  tlie  City  of  Atlanta  for  public 
imjjrovement  shall  be  construed  with  reference  to  the  foregfoing^ 
provision,  and  shall  be  understood  as  embracing  its  provisions. 
whether  expressly  written  in  the  contract  or  not. 

Sec.  835.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  This  Provision. — Any  offi- 
cer or  a^eni  oi  the  City  ui  Atlanta,  who  >liall  prepare,  or  accept, 
upon  the  part  of  the  City  any  contract  not  embracing  the  preced- 
!ig  provisions,  (jp  any  contractor,  or  agent  <»f  a  contractor,  ac- 
cepting a  contract  from  the  City  not  embracing  said  provisions, 
and  for  each  days  o|>eration  under  such  ct)ntract.  shall  be  fined 
or  im|)risoned,  or  both,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Recorrler. 

Sec.  836.  City  Will  Not  Pay  for  Convict  Labor  or  Material — 
City  May  Use  Convicts  on  Streets. — The  Cit\  shall  not  pay  for 
convict  labor,  or  couvict  material,  used  in  the  prosecution  of  the 
work  of  public  imi)rovcment  done  under  contract;  provided  that 
nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  as  prohibiting  the 
City  of  Atlanta  from  using  either  the  convicts  from  the  Record- 
er's l"t»urt.  or  from  the  (Jther  Court>  •)f  I''ultt>n  County  in  build- 
ing or  working  upon  the  streets  of  the  City. 

Sec.  837.  Hexagon  Tile  Blocks—Sheet  Cement— When  Used 
— Except,  Etc. —  It  --hall  Ijc  unlawful  to  construct  and  pave  any 
sidewalk  in  and  along  streets,  whereon  asphalt,  vitrified  brick, 
wooden  blocks  and  bitulithic  material  has  been  laid,  with  any 
other  material  than  pavements  composed  of  hexagon  tile  blocks 
or  sheet  cement,  except  along  the  business  portions  of  said 
streets,  and  in  and  along  said  portions  the  sidewalks  along  said 
street  shall  be  paved  with  flagstones  the  full  width  of  the  side- 
walk, or  hexagon  tile  blocks,  or  sheet  cement. 


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Sec.  838.  Chief  of  Construction  to  Sec  that  Above  Provision 
Is  Enforced. — The  Chief  of  Construction  shall  be  rc(|uircd  to  see 
that  repairs  of  sidewalks  along  streets  paved  with  asphalt  shall 
be  constructed  of  material,  as  al>ove  jjrovided,  so  that  unift»rinity 
shall  be  finally  secured  in  the  pavement  of  said  sidewalk^. 

Sec.  839.  Chief  of  Construction  to  Inspect  Sidewalks  along 
Streets  Paved  with  Asphalt — Require  Repairs  of  Specified  Mate- 
rial.—  The  Chief  of  Cunstruction  is  hereby  instructed  to  inspect 
the  sidewalks  alon;..,^  streets  paved  with  asphalt,  and  see  that  the 
>ide\Nalks  thereon  are  in  a  safe  and  suitable  condition  for  public 
use  and  travel,  and.  where  he  funis  pavements  on  said  sidewalks 
unsafe  and  unsuitable  for  ]>id)lic  travel,  to  promptly  condemn 
same,  and  retpiire  the  repairs  to  be  made  of  material  as  herein 
provided. 


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CHAPTER  XXXVIII 

CLERK  OF  COUNCIL. 

Sec.  840.  Clerk  of  the  City  Council— How  Elected— Take 
Oath — Give  Bond — Duties. — The  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of 
Atlanta  shall,  before  he  enters  on  the  duties  of  his  office,  take  the 
usual  oath,  ^ive  bond  with  approved  i^uaranty  or  fidelity  com- 
pany as  security,  in  such  sums  as  the  Mayor  and  Council  shall 
determine.  The  L'lerk  shall  attend  all  meetings  of  the  General 
Council  and  .\lderinen,  and  shall  keep  a  fair  and  correct  record 
of  the  proceedinj^s  of  tlic  same,  and  shall  pay  all  moneys  received 
by  him  to  the  C\l\  Tax  C'ollector  at  least  once  a  day. 

Sec.  841.  He  Shall  Issue  all  Licenses,  Orders,  Notices,  Etc. 
— The  Clerk  shall  issue  all  licenses,  as  hereafter  pointed  out.  and 
all  orders,  summonses,  notices,  or  other  instruments,  which  may 
be  re(|uired  of  him  by  the   Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  842.      Books  to  be  Kept  by  the  Clerk  of  City  Council. — 

The  Clerk   shall   keep  the   followini;   books   and   accounts: 

1.  A   book  or  rough   sheet  of   minutes. 

2.  A  book  of  neat  and  accurate  minutes. 

A.      A  book  for  recording  all   licenses  issued. 

4.      An  ordinance  book. 

o.  :\  book  of  charges,  in  which  all  cash  items  shall  be  en- 
tered as  ctuning  into  the  hands  of  said  Clerk;  also  an 
account  of  all  moneys  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer,  which 
book  shall  be  so  prepared  and  entries  tlierein  so  made, 
that  at  the  end  of  the  year,  he  may  readily  determine  how 
much  has  been  appropriated  by  the  City  for  streets  and 
sewers,  and  how  much  has  been  collected  from  the  citizens 
for  such  work. 

6.  A  book,  in  which  he  shall  register  the  names,  and  place.«t 
of  business,  and  date  of  license,  of  each  person,  firm,  com- 
pany, or  corporation  doing  or  carrying  on  any  business^ 
calling,  trade,  or  profession  in  said  City. 


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7.  He  .^hall  kvv\)  a  >iil).->taiitial  l)i»(»k,  in  which  he  sliall  have 
recorded  all  petitions  for  .street  work,  and  all  waivers  of 
damage  on  acconnt  of  street  work,  after  wliicli  the  origi- 
nals shall  he  safely  tiled  and  kept  hy  him.  Said  Clerk 
shall  make  a  minute  in  said  record  hi>ok  t»f  the  time, 
amount,  and  the  name  of  tlie  person  tt)  wlnnn  paid,  of  all 
payments  hy  said  City  on  acc<nmt  of  claims  for  personal 
injury,  or  injur)  ti>  property,  real  or  personal.  Said  rec- 
ord shall  l>e   well   indexed,  so  that   tlie   matters  and   things 

•  •         therein  contained  can  he  readil\    found. 

'  8.  A  rej^ister,  in  which  he  shall  recortl  the  name  and  place  of 
husiness,  and  date  and  numher  of  liceii>e  of  each  person, 
rtrm,  company  or  corporation,  enijaiied  in  the  li((uor  husi- 
ness   in    the    Lily    of    .\tlanta. 

9.  A  re(;^ister.  in  which  lie  >hall  record  the  name  and  ad- 
dress, the  date  and  nund)er  of  license  of  each  person. 
firm,  company  or  cori)oration,  operating,''  a  dray  or  liack 
in  the  city  of  Atlanta. 

10.  A  book  showiui;-  in  detail  the  commission  and  insur- 
ance premiu!ii  retiUMis  made  to  the  City. 

11.  A  separate  fi  fa.  docket  each  for  husiness  license  f\  fas., 
for  delincpieiU  i;iyen  in  la.x  ti  fas.,  for  street  and  defaulters' 
personaltx  unreturned  fi  fas.,  and  for  street  improvement 
fi   fas. 

12.  A  book,  in  which  he  shall  rej.^istor  the  deeds  made  to 
the  City  at   Marshal's  sales. 

13.  .\  book,  in  which  'he  shall  keep  a  record  of  lots  in  Oak- 
'            land  Cemetery. 

Sec.  843.  Business  Licenses — How  Issued — Collected — Num- 
bered— Returned,  Etc. — .\11  licenses  for  bu.siness  and  commis- 
sion returns,  etc..  shall  be  issued  by  the  City  Clerk,  based  on 
the  schedule  of  chari^^es  for  business  set  forth  in  the  tax  ordi- 
nance each  year.  These  licenses  and  commission  returns,  etc., 
s'hall  have  two  stubs,  which  shall  be  filled  in  by  the  Clerk,  with 
t'he  name,  business,  amounts,  etc.,  as  the  license,  etc..  written 
by  him  shall  show\  and  he  shall  certify  the  same  on  the  li- 
cense and  commission  returns,  etc. ;  he  shall  deliver  to  tlie  Tax 
Collector  the  license  or  commission  returns,  etc.,  and  one  of 
the  stubs  so  written,  retaining  the  other  stub,  from  which  to 
make  up  his  accounts.  The  Tax  Collector,  having  been  re- 
lieved   from    duty    in    the    Assessors'    Office,    shall    collect    the 


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amount  of  the  license,  commission  returns,  etc.,  so  issued  by  the 
City  Clerk,  retainin<^  the  stub,  and  charge  up  same  in  a  book 
kept  for  that  purpose,  and  shall  report  to  the  Comptroller  on 
the  same  da\  all  >uch  licenses  or  commission  returns,  etc.,  col- 
lected by  him,  accompanied  with  the  stubs  so  turned  over  to 
him  by  the  City  C  lerk,  to  be  verified  by  him.  The  stubs  of  li- 
cense and  commis>ion  returns,  etc.,  shall  bear  the  same  number, 
date,  etc..  so  as  to  be  readily  identified  as  triplicates.  The  Gen- 
eral IJusiness  Licenses  shall  be  nunrbered  annually  from  1  to 
l.'j.OOd;  the  Dray  and  Hack  Licenses  from  15.001  to  20.000;  Com- 
mission returns,  etc..  20,001  to  25,000.  The  City  Clerk  shall 
make  each  day  a  detailed  statement  to  the  Comptroller  of  all 
the  licenses  and  commission  returns,  etc.,  issued  by  him.  sliow- 
ing  the  number,  date,  name,  business,  and  amount,  which  must 
correspond  with  the  licenses,  etc.  turned  over  by  him  to  the 
Tax  Ciillector.  The  City  Clerk  must  also  make  monthly  state- 
ments of  same  to  the  Comptroller.  The  Tax  Collector  shall 
turn  over  daily  to  the  Treasurer  the  sum  collected  by  'him  for 
licenses,  commissiou  returns,  etc.,  takinj^^  his  recei])t  for  same, 
which  they  shall  report  to  the  Cumptroller.  and  he  shall  credit 
the  one  and  debit  the  other. 

Sec.  844.  Compensation  of  Clerk  of  Council. — The  Clerk  of 
Council  may  receive  for 'his  services  such  salary,  per  annum,  pay- 
able monthly,  without  pcrcjuisites,  as  shall  have  been  fixed  by  the 
.Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  the  year  preceding  his  election, 
and  shall  do  and  perform  all  such  duties  as  are  now,  or  may 
hereafter  be.  recpurcd  by  the  law  and  ordinances  of  tlie  City  of 
Atlanta. 

Sec.  845.  Fees  Which  May  be  Demanded  by  Clerk  of  City 
Council. — The  Clerk  of  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
-hall  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive  fees,  unless  he  receives 
a  salary  in  lieu  of  the  same,  or  the  General  Council  shall  have 
otherwise  provided : 

For  each  case  before  Recorder,  where  fine  is  collected  .  .  .  .$0.75 

For  each  fi  fa.,  which  is  collected 50 

For  issuing  General  Business  Licenses,  each 25 

For  issuing  dray  and  hack  licenses,  each 25 

For  otTier  services  such  fees  as  heretofore  fixed  by  ordinance. 


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Sec.  846.      Compensation — When  Fixed. — \\  hether  the  Clerk 

shall  rcLCUi-  ict-s  i>r  >alar\,  the  >airu-  ■^hail  he  fixed  prior  to  his 
elei-tioii.  and  >hall   imt  he  iliaiiu'fd   ihiriiij.;   hi>   term  *){  i>fficc. 

Sec.  847.  Shall  Have  and  Use  an  Official  Seal— Clerk  or  Dep- 
uties Affix  to  Documents  Ccrtihcd  to. —  1  lit  Llcrk  vi  Loaned 
(•I  the  Lity  of  Atlania  shall  have  and  use  an  official  seal,  which 
shall  be  aftixeil  U)  all  documents  certified  to  by  him,  or  any  one 
of  his  deputies,  aclinj^  in  his  stead,  under  and  in  accordance  witli 
authority  delei^ated  by  the  Lharter  and  ( Ordinances  of  said  City. 

Sec.  848.  Form  of  Seal  of  Clerk  of  Council. —  i  he  form  of 
tile  ofhcial  seal  of  said  Llerk  <>i  (  ouik-iI  >hall  be  a  circle  of  one 
and  >e\  eii-ei,!j[hts  (I'sj  inclie>  in  diameter.  In  the  space  be- 
tween the  I 'liter  lircumference,  and  an  inner  circle  on  the  seal 
there  >liall  be  the  words,  "City  of  Atlania.  (leorj^ia";  and  within 
said  imier  circle  there  shall  be  the  wor<l.«»  "."^eal  of  Clerk  ui 
CcniiKJl." 

Sec.  849.  Clerk  Shall  Copy  Ordinances — Transmit  to  Heads 
of  Departments  Charged  with  Their  Enforcement — If  Penalty 
Provided,  Also  Transmit  Copy  to  Recorder. —  It  sliall  be  the 
duty  of  the  C  kik  of  I Vtimcil  to  make  or  cau««e  to  be  made  copies 
of  all  ordinances  hereafter  adopted,  except  ordinances  for  con- 
struction of  M'\ver>.  or  for  work  <if  public  imj)ritvement,  an<l  all 
amendnunts  to  existing  ordinances,  that  may  be  hereafter 
adopted  and  approved,  and  witliin  five  days  fr«.un  the  approval 
thereof  by  the  Mayor,  and  tn  i>roi)frly  certify  and  transmit 
the  same  to  the  head  of  the  dejjartment  chart^ed  with  the  en- 
forcement of  such  ordinance  or  amended  ordinance,  and.  when 
sucli  ordinance  provides  a  penalty  for  the  violation  thereof,  a 
copy  shall  be  ser\  oil  upon  the  titv  kt'crder  in  the  manner 
above  provided. 

Sec.  850.  Heads  of  Departments  Communicate  Them  to  Em- 
ployees— Instruct  Their  Observance  and  Enforcement — File 
Clerk's  Copies. — li  shall  be  tiu  <iuty  of  the  head  of  such  depart- 
ment to  communicate  to  the  men  and  employees  of  such  depart- 
ments the  provisions  of  such  ordinance  or  amended  ordinance, 
and  require  the  observance  and  enforcement  thereof.  The  copies 
of  ordinances  or  amendments  to  ordinances  furnished  and  served 
as  aforesaid  shall  be  filed  and  preserved  by  the  parties,  upon 


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whom  they  are  served,  ami  in  such  way  and  manner  as  lo  be 
convenient  for  ready  reference,  when  needed. 

Sec.  851.  Ordmances,  when  Introduced,  to  be  Copied  and 
Sent  to  Aldermen  and  Councilmen. — Copies  of  all  ordinances  of 
a  general  nature  introduced  by  any  member  of  the  General 
Council  shall  be  furnished  by  the  Clerk  of  Council  to  each  mem- 
ber of  the  General  Council  prior  to  the  meeting  to  which  report 
thereon  is  made  by  committee  or  at  which  action  is  had  by  the 
General  Council  without  report,  provided  that  the  provisions  of 
fhis  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  ordinances  adopted  at  the 
same  meeting  at  which  same  are  introduced  by  the  requisite 
two-thirds  vote,  and,  provided  further,  that  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  ordinances  which  are  referred 
or  laid  on  tlie  table  without  reference,  with  direction  that  copies 
thereof  shall  not  be  furnished  members  of  the  (ieneral  Council 
provided  such  direction  shall  be  adopted  by  a  two-thirds  vote 
of  the  members  of  the  General  Council  present. 

Sec.  852.  Copies  to  Departments — Reports — Resolutions — 
Ordmances. —  It  is  hereby  made  the  duly  of  the  Clerk  of  Council 
to  notify  any  department  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  of  the  passage 
of  any  committee  reports,  resolutions,  or  ordinances  by  the  Coun- 
cil, affecting  such  departments,  and  also  to  furnish  them  copies 
of  same. 


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CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

e  lA  r.s. 

Sec.  853.  No  Clubs  Except  by  Permission  of  Mayor  and 
General  Council. — ll  shall  he  unlawful  fur  an  pcr.son.  hriu  or  cor- 
poration Id  have,  own.  inaiulain.  or  operate  any  SDcial  club 
char^nn.i.;  nicnibcr.shii>  fees,  liavinj,^  club  houses,  club  rooms,  par- 
lors, or  other  .[jeneral  jjlaccs  of  ineetiu};  in  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
except  hv  i)erniission  of  the  Mayor  and  ( ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  854.  Shall  Make  Application  Annually  for  Privilege  of 
Operating  Club — Contents  of  Application — Information. —I'.ach 
person,  tirni  or  corpc3ration  desirinj^  to  operate  such  Club,  >«hail 
yearh"  make  application  to  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  to  do 
so,  givins^  the  name  of  the  Club,  the  names  of  its  President  and 
Secretary,  and  the  name  of  the  officer  or  mana-4:er,  who  will  be 
in  charge  of  its  club  liousc.  club  rooms,  parlors,  or  other  places 
of  meeting,  and  its  location,  and  shall  also  give  the  number  of 
members  belonging  to  said  Club,  and  the  amount  of  the  entrance 
fee  paid  by  each  member  of  said  Club. 

Sec.  855.  Shall  Exhibit  Roll  of  Membership,  When  Required. 
— Said  clul)  making  application  shall,  when  recpiired.  exhibit  the 
roll  of  membership  of  such  Club,  and  shall  at  all  times  keep  said 
roll  of  membership  in  a  convenient  place,  and  where  the  same 
can.  at  any  time,  be  inspected  by  the  officers  of  said  City. 

Sec.  856.  Penalty  for  Violation. — All  persons,  firms  or  cor- 
porations violating  the  provisions  of  this  Chapter  shall  on  con- 
viction before  the  Recorder  pay  a  fine  of  not  more  than  $100.00. 
or  be  imprisoned  on  the  public  works  of  said  City  not  more  than 
thirty  days,  one  or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  857.  Shall  Keep  Open  Doors — Open  to  Inspection — By 
Whom. — All  organizations  operated  as  clubs,  st)cial  or  other- 
wise, wdiere  the  members  meet,  and  are  served  with  drinks, 
lunches,  etc.  shall  keep  their  doors  open  and  allow^  the  members 


I  tA  IIS — i.>SI'K<  TION_|'i:>  \i/rv  .^^r 

oi  the  Departnicin  of  Police  to  enter  and  inspect  same  to  sec  if 
any  of  the  ordinances  of  tlie  City  are  \  i(.lated  herein. 

Sec.  858.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Section.— Any  per- 
son, rirni  (jr  corporation  violating  the  provisions  of  this  chapter 
and  keeping  the  doors  to  such  places  closed,  or  hindering  en- 
trance thereto,  during  the  hours  such  club  rooms  are  open,  shall, 
upt.n  ccjnviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined  not  exceeding 
:^1()0.00  and  imprisoned  in  the  stockade  not  exceeding  SO  days, 
one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
i"order. 


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CHAPTER   XL. 

COMMniKl'-S  AIM'(>1N  ri:i)  I'.V  .MAVOlv  l"K'>M    IHl'- 
GENERAL  COUNCIL. 

Sec.  859.  Appointment  of  Standing  Committees  by  Mayor— 
For  What  Purpose— List  of  Committees.  Ilu  NLiyor  shall  ap- 
point from  the  inc-ml)cr.s  of  the  ( iciicral  Council  the  f..llo\vin^' 
Standing  Committees  for  the  preparing  and  considering  of  l)usi- 
ness  for  the  action  of  Council,  to  whom  may  i)C  referred  such 
business  as  the  General  Council  may  deem  appropriate,  viz.: 

L  Committee  cu  iMuance— each  Ward  to  be  represented 
thereon  by  either  its  .Mdcrman  or  Councilman. 

2.  Committee  on  Ordinances  and  Legislation- -five  members. 

;{.  Committer-  on  Streets  and  Sidewalks — ten  members,  one 
from  each  Ward. 

4.  Committee    on    I'.lectric    and    (  )ther    Railroa<l-      \\\v    ineni- 

bcrs. 

5.  Committee  on    Kelief. 

6.  Committee  on    l^re   Department. 

7.  Committee  on  Police — five  members. 

8.  Committee  on  Cemetery. 

9.  Committee  on  Electric  Lights.  Telegraphs,  and  Telephones 
— five  members. 

10.  Committee  on   I'lihlic   I'.uildings  and  (irounds. 

11.  Committee  on  Tax — five   mcnd)ers. 

12.  Committee  on   Public  Schools. 
l.S.  Committee  on   Printing. 

14.  Committee  on  Sewers  and  Drains. 

15.  r^ommittee  on  Water  Works. 

16.  Committee  on  Contested  Claims  and  Litigation. 

17.  Committee  on  Parks. 

18.  Committee  on  Sanitary  Affairs. 

19.  Committee  on  Salaries. 

20.  Committee  on  Freight  Rates  and  Transportation — five 
members. 

21.  Committee  on   r)ridges — three   members — and  this   Com- 


to>i>irirKi> — i(Ki'oif'i-«i — AMMoxf  i-> — ti:i,i:i'Hom;s  q^j 

inittee  shall  have  charge  of  the  execution  of  the  work  of  build- 
ing and  repairing  bridges. 

22.  Committee  on  Prisons — which  shall  be  charged  with  the 
tluty  of  investigating  the  cr)ndition  of  tlie  city  prisons,  and  re- 
porting thereon,  with  such  recommendations  as  to  changes,  re- 
form, etc.,  as  they  ipay  deem  expedient. 

2'A.  Committee  <>n  Tublic  lmi)n»\ements  to  be  cnmposed  of 
four  councilnun.  one  ahkrman  an<l  chairman  t>f  Street  Com- 
mittee. 

24.  Committee  on  Minnies — three  members,  of  whom  at  least 
two  shall  read  the  minutes  of  the  Council  after  each  regular  or 
special  meeting,  before  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Ceneral 
Council. 

25.  Committee  on  ln>urance — ti\e  members— i)laces  all  the 
City  insurance. 

26.  Committee  on  Library. 

27.  P)oard  of  I'i remasters. 

28.  Cotnmittee  on  Auditorium  and  Conventions.  fi\e  mem- 
bers— in  charge  of  auditorium,  under  direction  of  Mayor  and 
C.eneral  Council — likewise,  employs  necessary  help:  likewise,  su- 
pervises entertainments  and  com  ent ions  therein  and  secures  con- 
ventions; super\i>es  matters  relating  thereto  as  other  committees 
supervise  ttieir  departments. 

29.  Committee  on  Hospitals  and  Charities. 

Sec.  860.  Reports  of  Committees  to  be  Signed  by  Members 
Thereof. — Each  member  of  the  different  Standing  Committees 
is  hereby  required  to  sign  his  name  in  per'-on  to  all  reports  of 
said  Committee  to  the  General  Council. 

Sec.  861.  In  Case  of  Absence,  Chairman  so  Reports. —  In 
case  of  the  absence  of  any  number  of  the  Committee  so  report- 
ing, it  shall  be  so  stated,  when  the  Chairman  make<  his  rei)ort. 

Sec.  862.  Location  of  City  Telephones — Under  Direction  of 
Committee  on  Electric  Lights.  Telegraphs  and  Telephones. — 
The  location  and  distribution  of  telephones  to  be  furnished  the 
several  departments  of  the  Government  of  tlie  City  of  Atlanta 
bv  tlie  Southern  T.ell  Tele[)hone  Company,  (.r  any  other  Company 
mi  account  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  is  hereby  placed  under  the 
supervision  of  the  Committee  of  the  General  Council  on  Electric 
Lights.  TelegrapTis  and  Telephones,  subject  to  the  final  action 
by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  when  deemed  necessary. 


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Sec.  863.  Auditorium-Armory  Committee.  11k-  Cotnmittc.* 
oil  AuiUtoriiuii  ami  Convfutioiis  i>  licrrhy  crcaie«l.  Said  Com- 
mittee shall  have  j.(eiieral  charge  and  supervision  <.f  the  coiitrul, 
care,  maintenance  and  uses  of  the  .Xnditorium- Armory,  suhject 
to  the  Mavor  and  ( itiural  tOuncil.  and  tlu-  express  «»rdinances 
relative  thereto. 

Sec.  864.  Defacing  Auditorium. —  h  shall  Ui  unlawful  f"r  any 
person,  tirni  i  ir  ctiri)iirati«  'U  t' »  dri\  e  an\  naiU.  tacks  or  other  thin{» 
into  an\  porti<in  of  said  huihliiiii  "r  to  clian;.rc  the  surface  of  the 
walls  or  fini-l)  tliereiif.  or  to  in  an\  way  cli;inL;e.  mark,  alter  or 
repair  an\  ]tiirtion  of  said  huildini;.  or  cau^i-  sanie  to  l>e  iloue. 
without  the  ex])ress  consent  in  ••u  li  instance  of  -.lid  ( 'onunittce. 

Any  i)erson.  firm  t>r  corporation  violatim;  tliis  section  shall, 
upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  he  suhject  to  a  fine  of 
not  exceedin<jf  fifty  (^HO.OO)  dollars,  or  serve  upon  the  pid)lic 
works  ;}()  days,  or  he  confined  in  the  City  ])rison.  :{(•  days,  any 
or  all    in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  865.  National  Guard  Quarters. —  .\11  National  Guard  or- 
ganizations located  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  given  quarters 
in  said  building,  and  .shall  occupy  such  portions  of  same  as  are 
designated  for  their  use  upon  the  original  plans  of  Morgan  iS: 
Dillon,  Architects.  The  division  of  space  in  said  National  tiuarij 
organizations  within  the  limits  so  designated  shall  be  assigned 
by  the  senior  of^cer  of  the  line  located  in  Atlanta.  The  Na- 
tional (.iuard  organizations  in  the  City  of  .Atlanta  shall  ha\  e  the 
use  of  the  large  and  small  auditorium  when  same  are  not  other- 
wise in  use,  under  the  direction  of  said  Committee. 

No  horses  shall  be  permanently  stabled  in  the  basement  of 
said  Auditorium-Armory. 

Each  National  Guard  organization  shall  be  responisble  for 
the  proper  care  and  protection  of  the  property  assigned  to  it. 
and  upon  an  improper  use  thereof  being  made  plain  to  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  the  use  and  occupancy  of  said  space 
and  said  building  may  be  denied  to  such  organization. 

Sec.  866.  Committee  on  Insurance — Five  Members. — A  Com- 
mittee is  established  to  be  known  as  "'Committee  on  Insurance/' 
to  be  appointed  at  the  same  time  that  other  Standing  Commit- 


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tees  are  appointed,  to-\vit:  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  Mayor 
and  General  Conncil  of  eacli  year  and  said  Committee  shall  be 
composed  of  five  members  of  the  General  Council. 

Sec.  867.  Distributes  Insurance  Equally  among  Reputable 
Agents. —  The  City  Comptroller  shall  furnish  the  said  Commit- 
tee with  a  statement  showing  in  detail  every  policy  of  every  kind 
issued  Ui  and  held  by  the  City  and  any  of  its  departments,  names 
■  i'  agent>,  names  of  companies,  amounts  insured,  expirations,  re- 
capitulations showing  the  entire  amount  held  by  each  agent,  etc. 
The  policies  now  held  by  the  City  in  each  department  shall  not 
be  cancelled  but  shall  be  retained  until  expiration  and  upon  ex- 
piration the  i)olicies  shall  be  distributed  t<-»  the  agents  of  the  in- 
surance companies  of  the  City  ecpially.  or  as  nearly  as  it  is  pos- 
sible to  do  so.  among  the  reputable  agents  of  Atlanta,  provided 
ihey  are  citizens  and  tax  payers. 

Sec.  868.  Change  Policies,  if  Necessary — Vacancies — Fair 
Treatment. — Said  Committee  shall  keep  informed  as  to  the 
standing  of  the  different  companies,  and.  in  case  of  doubt  as  to 
their  sr)lvcncy  shall  ])n»mptly  make  such  changes  as  will  pro- 
tect the  City's  interest,  and  it  shall  take  such  other  steps  to  se- 
cure fair  treatment  to  the  City  in  the  way  of  charges  and  protec- 
tion, and.  in  case  of  vacancv  of  building  shall  immediately  se- 
cure permit  therefor  and  otherwise  act  as  a  careful  individual 
would  to  secure  protection  to  proi)erty  at  all  times. 


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CHAPTER   XLI. 

COMl'llvOUJCR.— Al'l'KUi'klAllOXS  AND 
i:\rEX  I)  IT  I' KKS. 

Sec.  869.  City  Comptroller— How  Elected.— Hir  (  ity  Loinp- 
trolicr  shall  l)c  elected  l>y  the  (|ualitied  \(.lei>  <.t  the  City  at  the 
same  time  the  other  ofticiaN  are  >•»   elected. 

Sec.  870.  Term  of  Office — Removal  for  Cause.— Hic  term  of 
uthce  of  the  City  Loiiiptroller  >hall  he  three  years  (charter  pro- 
vision), and  until  his  successor  is  elected  and  i|ualirted.  unless 
sooner  removed  hv  the  .Mayor  ;md  <  ieneral  Council  for  cause. 

Sec.  871.  Compensation — Shall  Subscribe  Oath  of  Office — 
Give  Bond. —  The  City  I  <)in])troller  shall  he  paid  a  salary  to  he 
fixed  by  tiie  Mayor  and  Cieneral.Council  the  year  next  preceding 
his  election,  and  which  shall  not  he  chanj^ed  during  his  term  of 
ofirtce.  He  shall  qualify  hy  tat^ini;  an  oath  {or  the  faithful  per- 
fonuance  of 'his  duties,  and  hv  giving  a  bond  to  >aid  (ity  in  the 
smn  of  ten  thousand  dollars  with  good  securities,  subject  to  ap- 
proval by  the  Mavor.  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
hi>  duties. 

Sec.  872.  He  Shall  Keep  a  General  Set  of  Books.  Covering 
All  Receipts  and  Disbursements  by  the  City. —  It  shall  ))e  the 
duty  of  the  City  Comptroller  to  open  and  kecj)  a  general  ^et  of 
books  for  said  City,  and  to  keep  regular  and  correct  accounts 
s'howing  the  financial  transactions  of  the  City,  which  shall  em- 
brace an  account  of  all  receipts  and  disbursements  of  money  by 
said  City,  and  separately  and  under  proper  heads  each  cause  or 
source  of  receipt,  of  disbursement,  accounts  with  all  persons  and 
all  City  officers,  who  have  money  transactions  with  said  City. 

Sec.  873.  Fi  Fas  to  be  Entered— Charged  to  the  Officer  to 
Whom  They  Are  Delivered.— Xo  ti  fa  issued  by  the  Llerk  of 
Council  s'hall  be  valid  and  of  force  until  the  same  has  been  en- 
tered upon  the  books  of  the  Comptroller,  and  charged  to  the  of- 
ficer  to  whom  said  fi  fa  is  delivered. 


<  OMITI«n|.|.|.:i,_,  ,.v,>,s     TU\_si  IM'MKS  2' } 

Sec.  874.     Comptroller  May  Require  Evidence  as  to  Justice  of 

Claim.— W'lienever  a  warrant  or  claim  shall  he  presented  to  the 
City  Comptroller,  he  shall  have  power  to  require  evidence  fhat 
the  amount  is  justly  due.  and  for  that  purpose  may  summon  be- 
fore him  any  officer,  agent,  or  employee  of  any  department  of 
said  City,  or  any  other  person,  and  examine  film  upon  oath  or 
affirmation  relative  to  said  warrant  or  claim. 

Sec.  875.  Warrants  for  Damages— Cross  Claims  Shall  be 
Collected  First  Before  Dehvery.— Hereafter  no  warrants  for 
money  passed  in  favor  of  any  person,  except  in  cases  of  Court 
verdicts  or  judgments,  shall  be  delivered  to  such  parties  until 
all  past  due  demands  in  favor  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  against  the 
person  or  persons,  in  favor  of  whom  such  warrants  are  passed, 
have  been  satisfied.  It  is  hereby  made  'the  duty  of  the  City 
Comptroller  to  enforce  this  ordinance,  and  to  require  settlement 
in  case  of  cross  demands  as  above  specified. 

Sec.  876.  Stationery  for  City  Departments — How  Obtained 
— Requirements. — Whenever  any  department  of  the  City  Gov 
ernment  shall  require  for  its  use  books,  stationery  or  printing 
anuninting  to  ten  dollars  and  upwards,  such  department  shall 
make  application  to  the  Comptroller  for  the  same,  with  copies 
of  what  is  wanted,  and  he  shall  ask  for  bids  for  the  same,  said 
bids  to  be  opened  and  contracts  awarded  by  the  Committee  on 
Printing. 


Sec.  877.  All  Stamps  Must  Be  Bought  from  the  Atlanta 
Postoffice— All  City  Mail  to  Go  Through  Atlanta  Postoffice.— It 
shall  be  unlawful  f..r  any  employee  or  official  of  said  Citv 
whether  receiving  any  emolument  or  not.  to.  directly  or  indi- 
rectly, buy  any  stamps  to  be  used  for  the  official  business  of  the 
City  from  other  than  the  Atlanta  postoffice.  and  he  shall  not  mail 
any  of  the  mail  matter  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  or  any  department 
or  office  thereof  excepting  in  the  postoffice  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
or  the  mail  boxes  or  other  receptacles  of  the  Postoffice  depart- 
ment of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  the  Comptroller  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  shall  not  draw  any  check  or  draft  for  stamps  excepting 
in  favor  of  the  Postmaster  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  878.      Supplies  for  Various  Departments  of  City  Govern- 
ment—Through Whom  and  How  Contracted  For.— hi  the  month 


2:.L' 


«   «l\l|-|  KOI.I    I    M         •.ll-rill*         III    H\   Mill       IM<»|-Illl» 


f)f  January,  cacli  year,  c\cry  department  «»i  uic  Lity  »j«»vcrn 
iDeiit  shall  make  <»ul  a  detailed  list  »>f  every  article,  which  ma\ 
be  needed  for  j^entral  u>e  in  that  department,  as  near  as  can  he 
estimated,  durinj^'  the  year,  and  hand  t(»  the  City  Comi)tn)Iler, 
who  shall  ask  for  bids  for  same  from  houses  in  the  City,  when 
practicable,  dealinj^  in  the  lines  (»f  ^oods  needed,  to  be  delivered 
duriuj^  the  \ear  a^  ma\  be  lueded  for  use  from  time  to  time. 
These  bids  shall  be  directed  to  the  hinance  l'<>mmittce  of  Coun- 
cil, and  they  may  award  cojitracts  to  tlu-  bc^t  bidders  in  their 
discretion,  resrrv  inj;  the  rij^hl  t"  reject  any  and  all  bids.  'I'he 
contracts  ha\  iu}.;  been  awarded  as  ab«)ve  provided  for,  then  the 
heads  of  departments  shall  make  re(|uisition  on  the  City  Comp 
troller  for  such  articles  as  they  may  need  fp»m  time  to  time  dur- 
ing- the  year,  who  shall  supply  tliem  by  orders  on  the  contractors. 
When  contracts  can  not  be  awarded  for  the  entire  year  on  ac- 
count of  fluctuations  in  prices  i>r  nature  of  articles  wanted,  the 
heads  of  the  dei)artments  shall  make  re(|ui-iitions  on  the  Comp- 
troller for  such  articles,  w'ho  shall  ask  for  bids  ior  same,  said  bids 
t(j  be  opened  by  the  Committee  havin.i^  super\i>ion  of  the  de- 
partment so  makinj^  re(|uisition,  and  contracts  may  be  awarded 
to  the  best  bidder  in  such  cases.  .Ml  bids  from  contractors  for 
supplies  furnished  the  Lity  must  be  accomi)anied  with  the  order 
of  the  Coni|)troller  for  same,  and  lie  must  see  that  the  goods 
lia\e  been  supplied  at   the  price  and  the  (piality  contracted  for. 

Sec.  879.  Lists  of  Burnable  Property  of  City  Furnished  Comp- 
troller.—  It  shall  l)e  the  iluty  of  the  several  departments  of  the 
City  Government  to  file  with  the  City  Comptroller  a  statement 
s'howMUf;^  the  value  of  burnable  property,  or  properly  liable  to  de- 
struction by  fire,  which  may  be  under  the  control  of  their  re- 
spective departments.  These  statements  shall  also  show  the 
amount  of  fire  insurance  carried  on  each  piece  of  property,  the 
names  of  the  Companies,  the  terms  and  expiration  of  each  policy, 
and  the  rates  of  premiums  j)aid  tliereon.  Such  statements  shall 
be  made  and  filed  with  the  Comptroller  on  the  first  day  of  July, 
October.  January,  and  April  of  each  year  following  the  adoption 
of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  880.     Policies  of  Insurance — With  Whom  Filed. — On  and 

after  the  first  day  of  July.  18!*o.  all  policies  of  insurance  upon 
property  belonging-  to  t'he  City  shall  be  filed  with  the  Comptrol- 
ler,  where   thev   mav   be   examined   from   lime   lo   time   bv   the 


*   <»«ll' I  KOI.I.I    It        ll<Mllv> Kh:>l«i. S  \l.i->    -  \l'l'l{<»IMtl  \'I'I4>\S     •>-•• 

Ma\t»r  and  Coiimiiucc  on  Public  liuikliii^^s  and  Grounds,  and  it 
is  hereby  made  the  (hUy  of  said  Committee  to  see  that  each  and 
every  poUcy  is  properly  written,  so  as  to  avoid  as  far  as  possible 
any  trouble  in  case  of  loss. 

Sec.  881.  Record  of  Covenants — Book  for. —  There  shall  be 
kept  in  the  office  of  the  City  Comptroller  a  book  to  be  known  a^ 
the  "Record  of  Covenants."  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Comp- 
troller to  record  in  this  bt)ok  all  contracts  taken  by  the  City  of 
Atlanta.  f»r  for  the  performance  and  maintenance  of  any  work 
of  any  ^ort  done  by  contract  for  said  Citv. 

Sec.  882.  Rents  Due  City— How  Collected.— Rents,  etc..  due 
the  City  an«l  unpro\  ided  for  in  the  forei^oinj^.  shall  be  paid  to 
the  Cit\  Ta.x  Collector,  who  is  empowered  for  receipt  of  same, 
and  shall  deposit  same  with  Treasurer,  and  be  credited  therefor, 
when  he  presents  certificate  of  such  deposit  to  the  Comptroller. 
The  receij)t  shall  originate  in  the  Clerk's  office  under  the  coupon 
system. 

Sec.  883.  Proceeds  of  Sales  of  Public  Property  to  be  Paid 
through  Tax  Collector — Report  Payment  to  Comptroller. —  It 
shall  be  the  duty  <»f  every  department  and  e\ery  officer  of  thf 
City  t)f  .\tlanta.  who  shall  sell  any  of  the  public  propertw  real 
or  personal,  belonj^inj^  to  said  Lity.  to  pay  the  proceeds  of  such 
sale  to  the  City  Ta.\  Collector,  and  report  such  payment  to  the 
City  Comptroller,  as  recpiired  by  the  ordinance  defininjj  the  du- 
ties of  the  City  C«>mptroller  t(J  pay  such  money  into  the  City 
Treasury,  subject  to  aj)propriation  and  distribtuion  by  the 
lUayor  and  ( leneral  Council. 

Sec.  884.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  officer  of  any  depart- 
ment of  the  City  ( iovernment  of  .\tlanta,  who  shall  violate  the 
foregoinj^'  section,  shall,  upon  conviction  of  such  violation  in  the 
Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  be  subject  to  punish- 
ment by  fine  not  e.xceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  of  such 
punishments,  in  the  discretion  of  tlie  Court. 

Sec.  885.  Creation  of  Departments — Departments  Listed — 
Appropriations  to  be  Made  for  Each  Department,  But  These 
Departments  or  Heads  of  Appropriation  are  Subject  to  Change. 

—  In  order  to    keep    correct    accounts,    and    ascertain    the    e.xact 


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iiinuuiits  expended  under  ditttrciii  lu-ads  in  the  City  (jovern- 
ineni,  the  ft)llowiiig  dcijartinciits  arc  hereby  created,  and  all  war- 
rants upon  the  IVeaMirer  >hall  be  draun  upon  the  fund  appropri- 
ated for  that  department  creating  the  expenditure  ;  and  iwde->s  it 
^llall  be  M»  >tate(l  upon  it^  face,  >'ha!l  not   be  paid  by   hiiu. 

DEI-AKIMKNIS  UF  Al'l'RUPKlA'lK  )\   AND  KXl'EXDl 

TURKS. 

1.  Deparinieni  ui   Mayor. 

2.  Department  of  Council. 
'.i.  Department  of  City  Hall. 
4.  Department  of  Finance. 
.J.  Department  of  Police. 

U.  Department   of   Tax. 

7.  Dej)artment  of  hire. 

8.  Department    of    Cemetery. 
I).  Department  or  Sewers. 

10.  Department  <»f  .*^treets. 

12.  Department  ui  Chief  of  Ci>n^tructi.>ii. 

i;{.  Department  of  W  aterworks. 

14.  Department  oi  Street   Lij^hts. 

1.").  Department  of  Law. 

l»i.  Department  of  Parks. 

17.  Department   of    Relief. 

18.  Department   (A   Public   ."schools. 
1{>.  Department   t>f   P>ridj;es. 

20.  Dei)artmeni  of  City  Comptroller. 

21.  Department  of  Sanitary. 

22.  Department  of  Contingent. 

Sec.  886.  Bills  Made  out  in  Duplicate — Approved  by  Whom 
Warrants  Drawn — How  Paid. — Ail  bills  made  out  against  the 
City  of  Atlanta  for  payment  shall  be  made  in  duplicate  upon  bill- 
lieads  in  the  department  tc  which  it  relates,  and  shall  be  ap- 
proved by  the  official  head  of  that  department,  the  Chairman  of 
the  Committee,  who  has  supervision  of  the  same,  and  the  Citv 
Comptroller.  The  Mayor  or  Mayor  pro-tem.,  having  satisfied 
himself  of  the  correctness  of  the  account,  shall  draw  a  warrant 
upon  the  City  Treasurer  for  tTie  amount  of  the  same,  when  he 
shall  require  the  duplicate  bill  and  stub  of  warrant  to  be  signed 
by  the  person  obtaining  payment.     The  City  Comptroller  shall 


fOMPTKOLI.KH — IKIAKUS — HIOIMHtTS       I' \  V  ROI-I.S  O", 


v;)0 


then  countersign  the  warrant,  and  require  the  original  account 
to  be  receipted,  which  he  sliall  hie  away  in  his  office  for  refer- 
ence.   The  City  Treasurer  is  then  authorized  to  pay  the  warrant. 

Sec.  887.  Boards  Meet — How  Often — Books  of  Departments 
and  Comptroller  to  Harmonize — Boards  Turn  over  Vouchers 
Immediately  upon  Approval. —  In  order  to  cffoctualh-  carry  into 
effect  the  foregoing  section,  ilic  Uuards  and  Departments  of  the 
City  incurring  tlie  expenditure  of  money  shall  meet  as  often  as 
may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  the  intention  of  said  Section, 
and  the  Department's  Finance  Committee  and  Comptroller  shall 
decide  when  and  how  often  to  meet  to  comply  therewith,  in  order 
to  keep  the  books  in  the  Comptroller's  office,  and  those  of  the 
lioards  and  Departments  in  harmony.  And.  to  further  this  in- 
tention, the  Boards  and  Departments  are  hereby  re{|uired  to  mrn 
in  to  the  Comptroller  all  vouchers  passed  on  by  them  for  pay- 
ment immediately  after  such  approval  by  them. 

Sec.  888.  Officers  Shall  Report  Accounts  Placed  in  Hands  of 
Tax  Collector — Make  Daily,  Monthly,  and  Annual  Reports  to 
Comptroller. — All  (^fficer>  reporting  to  the  Comptroller  bills  «n 
accounts  that  ilicy  have  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Tax  Collector 
for  collection  shall,  when  their  reports  are  checked  up  and  cor- 
rected in  the  (."omj)troller's  office,  make  the  necessary  changes  on 
their  books  to  conform  to  the  corrected  reports.  They  shall. 
also,  in  addition  to  making  such  daily  reports,  make  montliI\ 
and  annual  reports  to  the  Comptroller. 

Sec.  889.  All  Supplies  Obtained  by  Requisition  on  Comp- 
troller.— All  supplies  for  the  Boards  and  Departments  shall  be 
obtained  through  re(|uisitions  on  the  Comptroller,  in  order  to 
insure  the  purchase  of  same  on  competitive  bids.  an<l  also  that 
the  retjuisition,  after  being  filled,  is  attached  to  the  voucTier  for 
payment  and  in>>ure  therel)\  that  j)a\  inent  for  same  will  be  made 
onlv  once. 

Sec.  890.  Comptroller  May  Supervise  Pay-Rolls. — The  Comp- 
troller may  supervise  the  pay-rolls  of  any  IJoard  or  Department 
and  have  a  representative  to  see  that  all  names  on  pay-rolls  are 
represented  by  the  proper  person,  and  that  they  are  present  and 
receive  the  amounts  designated  thereon  for  them. 


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Sec.  891.  Comptroller  May  Appoint  an  Audit  and  Kequismon 
Clerk — Duties  Salary. —  ID  ^.arrs  the  i<r<)ViM<>ii>  i.i  tlu>  onii- 
naiicc  into  effect,  the  (.  «)mptn»|ler  is  hereliy  emiK>\vere<l  t<>  ap 
point,  as  he  appt tints  itlier  clerks  in  liis  Mftiie.  an  Audit  an<I 
Refpii.sitinn  Clerk.  wh<>  shall  he  niuler  the  cntn -1  .»i  said  C  Dinp- 
troller.  and  the  l)i»n(l  j;i\en  the  City  «»l  .\tlanta  l»\  said  Loinp- 
truller  shall  cover  the  acts  of  said  Clerk.  The  salary  of  sai«l  Au- 
dit and  Requisition  Clerk  shall  In  om-  hundred  (Sl(M).(M))  .lolhirs 
per  tiiiiiitli. 

Sec.  892.     All  Moneys  Collected  under  the  Coupon  System. — 

All  moneys  collected  for  the  I.  il\  of  .\ilanta  1)_\  its  -'tticials  shall 
be  done  inider  the  .system  known  as  the  "lonpon  System  of  Col- 
lections,"'  that  is.  t'hat  all  bills  for  collection  of  the  City'>  reve- 
nue shall  l»e  made  out  i»y  the  head  of  the  dei)artment.  in  which 
thcv  orif^inate,  said  bills  havintj  two  stubs  attacheil.  one  stub  to 
be  retained,  an.d  the  other  stub  and  bill  to  be  sent  to  the  Tax 
Collectcjr  for  collection. 

Sec.  893.  Shall  Report  Bills  for  Collection  Same  Day  to 
Comptroller— to  Whom  Charged— How  Receipted  upon  Pay- 
ment.—  I  he  iiead  of  the  depai'tmenl  is>uinj;  the  bill  f<>r  collec- 
tion shall  on  the  same  day  report  the  fact  to  the  City  Comp- 
troller with  the  iHunber.  name,  and  amount  of  said  bill,  which 
shall  be  charjj^ed  to  the  Tax  LoUector  by  the  Comptroller;  said 
Tax  Collector  shall  si^n  the  rereipt  on  payment  of'the  bill,  re- 
taining tlie  detached  stub. 

Sec.  894.  Tax  Collector  Deposits  Daily  with  City  Treasurer — 
Reports  Daily  to  Comptroller,  with  Duplicate  Stubs,  and  Treas- 
urer's Receipt. — The  Tax  Collector  shall  on  the  same  day  he  re- 
ceives the  money  for  any  bills  so  collected  deposit  it  with  the 
City  Treasurer,  taking  depulicate  receipts  for  same,  and  on  the 
same  day  make  his  report  of  collections  of  said  bills  to  tlie  City 
Comptroller,  accompanied  by  the  duplicate  receipt  of  the  City 
Treasurer,  together  with  the  Coupons  made  by  the  heads  of  the 
departments  issuing  them,  to  be  checke,d  up  and  verified  by  tine 
City  Comptroller  each  day,  provided,  that  in  the  Department  of 
Waterworks  the  officials  thereof  are  hereby  authorized  and  di- 
rected to  prepare  a  bill  especially  conforming  to  the  needs  of 
said  department,  with  two  stubs  attached  thereto,  and  the  bills 
having  the  stubs  attached  shall  be  mailed  or  delivered  by  hand 


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on  or  befurc  the  1st  of  each  month  to  the  last  known  address  of 
the  person  against  wliom  the  bill  is  rendered.  Such  person,  or 
his  a^ent.  shall  <.n  or  before  the  10th  of  each  month  present  said 
bill  to  the  City  Tax  Collector.  The  Department  of  Waterworks 
shall  install  at  a  window  convenient  to  such  Citv  Tax  Collector 
one  or  more  employees  who  shall  take  such  hill,  detach  the  stub 
prepared  by  the  Waterworks  Department  and  transmit  same  to 
such  Department  an.l  deliver  the  bill  with  stub  to  the  Tax  Col- 
lector's office,  t..  such  Tax  Collector  or  his  assistants,  and  there- 
after the  present  plan  of  collection  and  reports  shall  be  followed. 

Sec.  895.  City  Clerk  and  Other  Officers  Named  Governed  by 
the  Above  Provisions.-The  City  Clerk,  Chief  of  Police,  Marshal, 
Secretary  Water  Cmmissioners.  Tax  Assessors.  Clerk  Board  of 
Health,  and  all  other  .,fficials  ..f  the  City  sTiall  be  governed  by 
and  be  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  in  reporting 
the  bills  is>ued  and  collections  made  by  each  of  them,  as  re- 
quired by  the  first  section  hereof,  and  all  monevs  collected  by 
these  officers  shall  be  paid  to  the  Tax  Collector,  who  shall  pay 
the  same  to  tlie  City  'IVeasurcr.  pn.vided  that  the  Secretary  of 
the  Water  Commissioners  shall  conform  to  the  proviso  in' the 
preceding  section  wherever  same  conflicts  with  the  provisions  of 
this  section. 

Sec.  896.  Statements  Furnished  by  Comptroller— to  Whom— 
How  Often.— The  Comptroller  of  the  City  shall  furnish,  at  each 
re-ular  meeting  of  the  (General  Council,  and  to  the  Aldermanic 
Hoard,  a  statement  of  each  voucher  approved  and  each  warrant 
drawn,  and  the  consideration  for  it,  and  the  fund  on  which  it  is 
drawn. 

Sec.  897.  Record  of  Officers'  Fees  to  be  Kept— by  Whom  In- 
spected.—Jhe  City  Comj.troller  is  required  to  keep  a  book  of 
entries  of  all  fees  collected  by  City  officers,  and  said  books  shall 
be  subject  to  inspection  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  897(a).  Boards,  Officers  and  Departments  Must  File  State- 
ments of  Estimated  Cost  of  Maintaining  Same— When— How 
Often. — The  Board  of  Education,  the  Board  of  Health,  the 
Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  the  Board  of  Water  Commis- 
sioners, the  Board  of  Park  Commissioners,  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department,  and  the  Chief  of  Construction,  shall  each  file  with 
the  Clerk  of  Council,  to  be  transmitted  by  him  to  the  Mayor  and 

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General  Council,  a  statement  of  the  amount,  as  nearly  as  can  be 
estimated,  of  maintaining-  their  departments  for  the  year.  Said 
statement  shall  set  forth  the  various  objects  of  expenditure  and 
specify  the  sum  necessary  for  eacli  of  them.  Each  of  the  above 
named  de])artments,  by  their  proper  officers,  are  hereby  recjuired 
to  file  statements  of  estimated  expenditures  with  the  Clerk  of 
Council  the  last  Mondays  of  April  and  December  of  each  year. 

Sec.  898.  After  Apportionments  Made,  Expenditures  Must 
not  Exceed. — After  the  apportionments  to  the  various  depart- 
ments above  named  have  been  made  by  the  Mayor  and  Council, 
the  Board  of  Aldermen  concurring,  no  bill  of  expenditure  in- 
curred, or  authorized  by  any  of  said  departments,  in  excess  of 
the  apportionment  thus  fixed,  shall  be  paid. 

Sec.  899.  Record  of  Lost  Checks — How  Kept. — The  Comp- 
troller shall  make  and  keep  in  a  book,  to  be  prepared  for  t'hat 
purpose,  a  record  of  all  City  checks  lost  by  the  owners  and  re- 
newed by  the  Council,  with  their  dates,  numbers,  amounts,  in 
whose  favor  issued,  whether  payable  to  order  or  bearer,  for 
what  purpose  or  on  what  account  issued,  and  t'he  dates  and 
amounts  of  all  credits  on  said  checks,  with  the  name  of  the 
owner  at  the  time  of  the  entry  of  the  credit. 

Sec.  900.  Transcript  of  This  Record — How  Made — to  Whom 
Furnished. — The  said  Comptroller  shall  make  correct  transcripts 
of  such  record,  in  a  large  fair  hand,  and  furnish  one  to  the 
Clerk,  Treasurer,  Marshal,  and  Tax  Collector,  to  be  posted  con- 
spicuously on  or  near  their  desks  for  convenience  of  reference. 
The  description  of  each  renewed  check  shall,  immediately  after 
its  renewal,  be  added  to  the  record  and  each  of  its  transcripts. 

Sec.  901.— Duty  to  Require  System  of  Bookkeeping  in  all  De- 
partments.— The  Comptroller  shall  have  authority  and  it  shall  be 
his  duty  to  require  any  or  all  Departments  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta to  institute  such  system  of  bookkeeping  as  in  his  judgment 
may  be  proper  and  necessary  to  afford  the  most  positive  assur- 
ance of  proper  conduct  in  such  Department,  and  which  will  s'how 
the  exact  operations  of  any  or  all  such  Departments. 

Sec.  902.  System  Required — Now  Used. — Said  bookkeeping 
system,  so  institued,  shall  be  of  the  most  approved  order  consis- 


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tent  with  the  conditions  of  such  departments  and  shall,  in  so  far 
as  possible,  be  an  extension  to  siicli  department  of  the  system 
now   in   use   in   said   Comptroller's   ofifice. 

Sec.  903.  Inventories — Reports — Times  Required. — The 
Comptroller  shall  require,  and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of 
each  department,  to  jiiake  and  keep  continuous  inventories  of 
its  property,  both  real  and  personal,  and,  at  regular  intervals, 
and  at  any  other  time  when  in  his  judgment  it  is  necessary, 
make  reports  of  same  to  the  Comptroller,  and  shall  make  this 
property  accounting  one  of  the  features  of  such  bookkeeping 
system  so  introduced  into  any  or  all  such  departments. 

Sec.  904.  Income — Appropriation — Balance. — Such  system  of 
bookkeeping  shall  disclose  at  any  time  the  exact  status  of  the 
income  from  such  department,  if  any,  and  the  exact  amount  ap- 
propriated for  the  maintenance  and  support  of  such  department 
and  the  amount  expended  and  unexpended  balance. 

Sec.  905.  Reports — When  Called  for. — The  Comptroller  shall 
have  the  right,  and  it  is  made  his  duty  to  call  upon  any  or  all 
departments  at  any  time  for  a  report  on  its  condition  or  any 
matter  connected  with  its  property,  income,  appropriation  or 
expenditures. 


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CHAPTER  XLII. 

COUNCIL  ciiAMi;i:k-cn  V  si:al— crrv  colors. 

Sec.  906.  Council  Chamber— Persons  Excluded  from  Enclos- 
ure, Except  Whom  and  When — City  Marshal  Enforces  Same. — 
No  i)ers()n  shall  he  admitted  within  the  balustrade  enclosintj  the 
scats  of  nienibcrs,  durinj.,^  any  inoetinp  of  the  (ieneral  Council, 
except  nicnibers  of  tlie  body.  City  officials,  and  pewspaper  re- 
porters cn^^a^'^ed  in  reportin<^  j)roceedings  of  the  (Ieneral  Coun- 
cil, withcul  tiiis  rule  bcini;-  first  suspended.  i)y  unanimous  con- 
sent, upon  motion  of  some  mendjcr  <»f  the  body.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  to  enforce  this  provision. 

Sec.  907.  Corporate  Seal— Described  -Where  Kept— Affixed 
by  Order  of  Mayor. —  The  coat  ni  arms,  or  cori)orate  seal,  of  .\t- 
lanta  shall  be  as  follows:  It  sliall  be  of  silver  and  the  size  of 
two  and  a  (piarter  inches  in  diameter.  The  device  on  the  front 
side  shall  be  a  picture  of  a  fabled  riioenix.  risin.q:  from  its  ashes, 
with  the  inscription  "Rcsur^^ens  1847— ISH.')"  written,  cut  or  en- 
graved thereon,  signifying  the  "rising,  ever  rising  more  brightly," 
and  the  date  a  charter  was  first  granted  the  City  and  its  reha- 
bilitation after  the  destruction  by  the  Federal  army  in  1864. 
The  seal  shall  remain  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  and  not  be 
affixed  to  any  instrument  of  writing  except  by  order  of  the 
Mayor. 

Sec.  908.  Flags  and  Colors  for  the  City  of  Atlanta.— The  fol- 
lowing shall  be  the  forms,  devices  and  colors  of  the  Civic  Flag, 
the  City  Ensign,  and  the  Pennant  of  the  City  of  Atlanta:— The 
colors  in  the  several  forms  shall  be  yellow  and  blue  of  the  hues 
or  tints  as  expressed  upon  the  pattern,  and  the  exact  copy  of 
w'hich  is  hereby  directed  to  be  placed  on  file  in  the  office  of  the 
Clerk  of  Council,  and  displayed  in  public  in  the  City  Hall 
marked  "Approved  Colors  for  the  City  Flags  of  Atlanta." 


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CHAPTER  XLIII. 
COURTS  AND  TRIALS— CONVICTS. 

Sec.  909.  Terms  of  Recorder's  Court — Recorder  Presides — 
In  His  Absence  Who  Presides. — The  Recorder,  or  in  his  ab- 
sence, tlie  Mayor,  Mayor  pro  teni.,  or  one  member  of  ('ouncil, 
shall  hold  a  Court  at  8  ::30  o'clock  A.  M.  and  2:30  o'clock  P.  M. 
each  day,  except  Svniday,  at  the  Recorder's  Court  Room,  for  the 
trial  of  persons  charged  with  violating  any  of  the  laws  or  ordi- 
nances of  the  City  of  Atlanta.  When  for  any  cause  the  Re- 
corder cannot  attend  and  preside,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Chief  of  Police  to  notify  the  .\rayor,  who  shall  attend  and  preside 
during  tlie  absence  of  the  Recorder;  if  the  Mayor  can  not  attend, 
then  said  Chief  shall  notify  the  Mayor  pro  tem  ;  if  the  Mayor  pro 
tern,  cannot  attend,  then  the  said  Chief  of  Police  shall  pre])are  a 
roster  of  the  names  of  the  (jeneral  Council,  in  alpliabetical  or- 
der, and  notify  the;n  for  said  service  as  their  names  appear 
thereon  until  he  can  procure  the  attendance  of  one  of  them.  This 
plan  to  he  followed  as  often  as  necessary  to  provide  for  said 
Court,  and.  when  the  list  is  exhausted,  then  the  said  Chief  will 
begin  over,  and  exhaust  the  names  as  before. 

Sec.  910.  Summons  and  Trials— Rules— Rights  of  Accused- 
Counsel — Witnesses. — Any  person,  who  is  charged  with  an  of- 
fense against  any  of  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall 
be  informed  by  tlie  summons  in  writing  served  on  him  of  the 
nature  of  the  cause  of  his  accusation;  shall  have  compulsory  pro- 
cess for  obtaining  witnesses  in  his  behalf;  shall  have  a  speedy 
trial  before  the  Recorder,  or  in  his  absence  the  Mayor,  Mayor 
pro  tem.,  or  one  member  of  tlie  General  Council;  shall  be  con- 
fronted with  the  witnesses  against  him,  and  have  the  privilege  of 
cross-examination,  as  in  the  Superior  Courts  of  the  State  of 
Georgia.  The  same  rules  as  to  examination  of  witnesses  and 
the  evidence  adduced  as  obtain  in  said  courts,  as  far  as  they  are 
applicable  to  examining  Courts,  shall  be  applicable  to  cases  be- 
fore the  Recorder's  Court.  The  party  accused  shall  have  the 
privilege  of  defending  himself,  by  Counsel  or  by  himself,  or  both. 


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as  to  him  shall  seem  proper.  Xo  one  shall  l>e  coiideiiined,  fined, 
or  punished  without  a  chance  of  beinj^  heard  in  his  defense.  Of- 
ficers of  City,  informers,  and  parties  injured,  shall  be  competent 
witnesses,  wlien  not  on  trial. 

Sec.  911.  Form  of  Summons — Issued  by  Clerk — Served  by 
Chief,  Offtcer,  or  Member  of  PoUce  Force.— J t  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Clerk  of  Council  in  all  cases,  where  complaint  is  made,  or 
information  given  of  any  violation  of  any  of  the  laws  and  ordi- 
nances of  said  City  (whether  the  party  be  confined  in  the  .t,niard- 
'house  or  not),  to  issue  a  summons  directed  to  the  accused,  re- 
quiring said  offender  to  ai)pear  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  to 
answer  said  charge,  which  summons  shall  contain  the  offense  and 
time  and  place  of  trial,  bear  test  in  the  name  of  the  Mayor,  be 
signed  officially  by  the  Clerk,  and  directed  to  the  Chief  or  otTier 
officer  or  member  of  the  police  force,  to  be  executed,  who  shall 
execute  the  same  by  serving  a  copy  upoii  the  accused,  or  leaving 
it  at  his  or  her  place  of  residence. 

Sec.  912.  Failure  to  Appear — Arrest  and  Dentention. — .\ny 
person  summoned  as  aforesaid,  who  shall  fail,  neglect,  or  refuse 
to  appear,  or  to  render  a  satisfactory  showing  for  such  failure, 
neglect,  or  refusal  to  appear,  and  answer  the  charge  specified, 
mav  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  and 
the  cause  continued  to  such  time  as  the  Court  may  direct,  and 
the  Court  shall  issue  an  order,  requiring  tlie  Cliief.  or  other  mem- 
ber of  the  police  force,  to  arrest  said  offender,  and  bring  him  or 
her  before  the  Court  to  answer  said  contempt,  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  said  Chief  of  Police  to  kcc])  the  offender  in  custody 
until  he  is  brought  before  the  Court,  unless  he  gi\-es  bond  for 
his  appearance,  as  ])rovided  by  law. 

Sec.  913.  Subpoenas  of  Witnesses — By  Whom  Issued — By 
Whom  Served. — Whenever  the  attendance  of  any  u  itness  may 
be  required  before  the  Court  to  establish  any  fact,  the  Clerk  shall 
issue  a  subpoena,  directed  to  the  witness,  stating  the  time  and 
place  of  trial,  and  the  parties  to  the  case,  which  shall  bear  test 
in  the  name  of  the  Mayor,  and  be  served  as  other  summons  by 
the  Chief  of  Police,  or  other  officer,  or  policeman. 

Sec.  914.  Clerk's  Name,  Printed  or  Stamped  on  Summons 
and  Subpoena. — The  name  of  the  Clerk  of  Council  required  on 


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summons  served  on  offenders  to  appear  in  Recorder's  Court,  and 
on  subpoenas  served  on  witnesses  to  api^ear  therein,  and  wher- 
ever required  on  papers  provided  in  this  chapter,  may  be  printed 
or  stamped  on  such  summons  and  subpoenas  or  other  papers,  as 
above  provided,  and.  where  done  by  authority  of  the  Clerk  of 
Council,  same  shall  be  a  compliance  with  the  terms  of  said  ordi- 
nances and  lejjal  in  all  respects  and  shall  have  the  same  force 
and  effect  as  if  written  thereon  by  the  said  clerk. 

Sec.  915.  Defaulting  Witnesses — Proceeding  Against — Fail- 
ure to  Appear — Penalty. —  If  any  jierson  so  summoned  as  a  wit- 
ness shall  fail,  nej^lect,  or  refuse  to  attend  said  trial,  or  render  at 
tlie  time  a  sufficient  excuse,  in  the  judgement  of  the  Court,  said 
defaulting  witness  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars;  and.  if  said  cause  shall  be  continued  on  account  of  the 
witness'  absence,  the  Court  may  issue  attachment  against  said 
witness,  requiring  him  to  show  cause,  on  the  day  appointed  for 
trial,  why  he  should  not  be  furtlier  dealt  with  for  contempt,  and 
the  Chief  of  Police  shall,  by  virtue  of  said  attachment,  arrest,  or 
cause  to  be  arrested  by  some  other  officer  or  policeman,  and  con- 
fine said  person,  so  as  to  have  him.  her.  or  them  before  the  Re- 
corder or  other  jiresiding  officer  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  at  such 
time  as  he  may  appoint,  for  further  hearing  of  the  original  com- 
plaint. 

Sec.  916.  Continuance  in  Discretion  of  the  Court. — W  here 
the  ends  of  justice  may  recpiire  it.  all  cases  may  l^e  continued. 
All  cf)ntinuances  shall  be  addressed  to  the  sound  discretion  of  the 
Court,  under  the  rules  governing  the  Superior  Courts  of  this 
State. 

Sec.  917.     Rules  of  Practice  in  Recorder's    Court. — The    City 

shall  have  the  opening  and  conclusion  oi  each  case,  unless  the 
Defandant  introduces  no  evidence ;  then  he  shall  be  entitled  to 
the  conclusion.  The  City  shall  announce  first  if  it  is  ready  for 
the  trial ;  if  not.  it  shall  be  held  to  as  strict  a  showing  for  con- 
tinuances as  the  Defendant.  The  rules  of  evidence  shall  be  the 
same  as  in  the  Superior  Courts,  as  far  as  ai)plicable  to  the  case 
on  trial.     All  officers  shall  be  legal  witnesses,  when  not  on  trial. 

Sec.  918.  Rules  Governing  Recorder's  Court. — The  Record- 
er's Court  shall  be  controlled  by  the  rules  of  the  .Superior  Courts, 


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as  far  as  tliey  arc  applicaijlc  to  Recorders  (  oiirt>.  an.l  a   ^ouiid 
construction  of  the  charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City. 

Sec.  919,  Punishment  of  Offenders. — All  otienders  against 
the  ordinances  and  hiws  ol  said  L  ity  shall  be  tried  by  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  and  said  Court  may  impose  such  pimishment  as 
is  provided  hv  the  laws  and  ordinances  of  >aid  Cit\  for  the  of- 
fenses, of  which  said  offenders  may  be  found  i,Miilt\. 

Sec.  920.  Probation  Officer — Duties,  etc. —  I  he  Recorder  in 
all  cases  brought  before  him  where  the  defendant  therein  appears 
to  be  a  confirmed  drunkard,  or  where  there  is  disorderly  conduct 
shown,  connected  with  drunkenness,  or  the  defendant  is  shown 
to  be  neglectful  of  his  family,  by  reason  of  hi>  drink  habits  or 
for  other  causes,  or  the  defendant  is  shown  to  be  an  idler  or 
loafer,  or  t'he  defendant  is  shown  to  live  on  the  earnings  of  his 
wife  or  children  or  other  persons,  the  Recorder  -^liail  have  the 
right  to  continue  the  case  to  some  fixed  day  f<-»r  further  consid- 
eration and  final  determination  and,  pending  such  final  decision 
the  defendant  shall  be  permitted  to  go  on  his  own  recognizance 
hut  his  name,  residence,  business  and  such  other  information  as 
may  be  desired  shall  be  secured  by  the  probation  officer  and  a 
jicrmanent  record  made  thereof,  and,  if  before  the  date  set  for 
hearing,  it  ajipears  that  such  offenses  "have  been  repeated,  the 
Recorder  shall  be  notified  thereof,  and  the  entire  information 
placed  in  his  hands  and  the  defendant  shall  be  further  notified  of 
the  time  fixed  for  final  hearing  and  to  appear  and  abide  the  sen- 
tence. On  the  failure  of  the  defendant  to  so  appear  and  abide 
the  sentence  of  the  Court,  he  shall  be  dealt  with  as  for  a  con- 
tempt of  said  Court,  and  subject  to  arrest  not  only  to  serve  the 
sentence  imposed  in  said  case  but  for  such  additional  sentence 
as  the  Recorder  may  impose,  under  existing  ordinances,  on  ac- 
count of  said  contempt.  If  pending  such  final  date,  the  conduct 
of  the  defendant  has  been  sober,  industrious  and  commendable, 
the  probation  (officer  shall  place  a  record  thereof  in  the  hands  of 
the  Recorder,  and  it  shall  be  discretionary  with  the  Recorder  to 
further  continue  the  case  or  to  have  said  defendant  appear,  on 
the  date  named  and  abide  the  sentence  imposed  thereat.  If  the 
Recorder  decides  to  further  postpone  the  case  t'he  defendant  shall 
be  notified  of  the  date  and  time  and  shall  appear  and  abide  the 
sentence  at  such  postponed  time,  subject  to  be  dealt  with  as  for 
a  contempt,  as  above  provided.      If  the  Recorder  decides  to  post- 


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pone  the  case  indefinitely,  the  defendant  shall  be  so  notified  and 
shall  not  be  required  to  appear  unless  the  Recorder  fixed  a  fur- 
ther time  for  a  hearing  or  disposition  of  said  case,  when  the  de- 
fendant shall  receive  notice  thereof  and  shall  a])pear  and  abide 
the  sentence  of  the  cimrt  as  al)i>\c  <»r(lained. 

Sec.  921.  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  Designate  Proba- 
tion Officer. —  Ihe  Board  ui  Police  Lbmniissiuners  shall  desig- 
nate a  member  of  the  ptjlice  force  to  perform  the  duties  of  a  spe- 
cial Probation  Officer  and  see  that  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance are  executed.  In  addition  to  the  police  powers  of  said  of- 
ficer, he  shall  make  personal  investigation  of  each  case,  the  con- 
ditions surrounding  the  individual  and  the  family,  the  character 
(past  and  present)  of  such  individual  and  family,  habits,  etc.,  as 
well  as  to  make  a  close  and  constant  investigation  of  the  conduct 
of  said  defendant,  pending  the  j)n>bation  herein  provided,  and  to 
see  tliat  the  Recorder  is  informed  of  the  conduct,  habits,  labor, 
etc.,  during  said  jieriod.  Such  officer  shall  establish  rules  un- 
der which  such  defendants  are  required  to  report  to  him  at 
stated  intervals,  but  lu-  >hall  not  rely  upon  these  reports  entirely. 
He  shall  liimself  make  i)ersonal  investigations  in  such  manner 
and  as  often  as  necessary,  to  keep  advised  oi  their  conduct,  hab- 
its, employment  and  condition.  He  shall  keep  an  accurate  rec- 
ord of  such  reports  as  may  be  made  to  him  and  such  conditions 
as  he  may  ascertain  for  himself  or  the  informatit»n  of  the  Re- 
corder and  as  a  matter  of  permanent  record. 

Sec.  922.  Penalty,  When  Not  Otherwise  Provided. —  lor  vio- 
lation of  any  ordinance,  or  >cclioii  <<{  an  ortlinance.  for  which  no 
particidar  penalty  has  been  prescribed,  the  Court  may  imi)ose.  in 
its  discretion,  any  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and 
costs,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  cala- 
boose, r»r  on  the  public  works  of  the  City. 

Sec.  923.  Trial  of  Persons  Implicated — When. —  If  on  the 
trial  of  any  case  before  the  Recorders  Court  it  appears  that  any 
other  person  besides  the  one  on  trial  has  violated  a  by-law  or 
ordinance  of  this  City,  he  or  she  may  then  and  there  be  tried, 
unless  the  case  is  put  off  for  legal  cause. 

Sec.  924.  Contempt  of  Court,  While  Sitting — Penalty. — Any 
person,  who  during  the  sitting  of  Police  Court,  or  during  a  ses- 


L»<;r. 


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sioii  of  the  CoiUKil  ^>r  (iciuial  L"umil.  t.r  l'...ar.l  <»i  AUlciim.-ti, 
shall  l)f  Kuilty  ••{  a  conlem|)t  of  Court,  or  of  Couiuil.  or  refuses 
to  al)i«le  by  anv  sciittiuc  or  order  of  said  e  ourt  <»r  I'ouncil  aforc- 
.said.  shall  he  fined  in  a  sum  nut  exfeedinj^'  fifty  dollars  and  costs 
or  confinement  in  the  stationhouse.  or  l)oth,  a-  -I'lH  •M-.-m  «-v- 
pedient  or  proper  under  the  circumstances. 

Sec.  925.     Collection  of   Fines— By      Whom— How— Penalty 

for  Failure  to  Pay.— llie  C  lerk  of  (...uncd  may  issue  an  execu- 
lii>n  inMaiitir,  wiu-re  any  hue  is  imposed  1»>  the  t  ourt.  or  .Mayor 
and  Cleneral  Council,  to  he  levied  ujm.u  the  ^n.ods.  chattels.  lands 
and  tenements  of  the  person  or  perst>ns  fined,  if  the  sum  is  n«)t 
immediately  paid,  which  execution  shall  hear  test  in  the  name  of 
the  Mayor,  and  be  signed  officially  by  the  Clerk,  and  be  directed 
to  the  Marshal  of  the  (  ity  of  .Atlanta:  or  the  Court  may.  by  ..r- 
(ler.  compel  any  person  fined,  who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  pay  the 
fine,  to  work  on  the  streets  of  said  City,  under  the  Commissioner 
of  Tublic  Works,  or  other  person  having  control  over  said  wiirks 

Sec.  926.  Work  on  Streets— Payment  of  Fines  Enforced 
Thereby. — W  lien  any  person  is  convicted  of  any  ofYense  against 
the  laws  and  ordinances  of  tlie  City.  bef»)re  the  Recorder,  or 
Mayor,  or  Mayor  pro  tem..  or  other  presiding  officer,  it  shall  be 
discetionarv  with  the  Court  to  pimish  such  offenses  by  ordering 
them  to  work  on  the  streets  or  public  works  of  the  (.ity.  muler 
the  supervision  of  the  proper  officer;  and  payment  of  all  fines 
not  otherwise  j)aid.  may  be  enforced  by  work  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  927.  Recorder  Governed  by  the  Same  Rules  as  Mayor 
Holding  Court.— Whenever  a  Recorder  shall  be  elected  by  the 
Mavor  and  Council,  he  sliai!  be  governed  and  controlled  l)y  the 
foregoing  sections  of  this  Chapter  in  tlie  same  manner  as  the 
Mavor  is  or  would  be  governed  and  controlled. 

Sec.  928.  City  Marshal  and  Deputy  Tax  Collectors— Serve 
Summons  Same  as  Policemen — Summons  Legal  and  Binding. — 

The  City  Marshal  and  his  Deputy  Tax  Collectors  are  hereby  au- 
thorized and  empowered  to  serve  summons  recpiiring  persons  to 
appear  and  answer  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  the  same  as  po- 
licemen are  authorized,  and  such  service  shall  be  as  legal  and 
binding  upon  the  party  served  as  though  he  were  served  by  a 
member  of  the  police  force. 


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Sec.  929.  Cases  Must  Be  Docketed  in  Correct  Names  of  Ac- 
cused.—  It  shall  he  unlawful  for  any  policeman  or  otiier  officer 
niakinj^  arrest  of  a  ])erson  for  the  violation  of  laws  to  enter  the 
name  of  said  person  under  a  false  or  assumed  name  on  the  police 
docket,  hut  in  all  cases  the  true  name  of  the  accused,  and  of  tlie 
offense,  shall  he  honestly  docketed. 

Sec.  930.  No  Person  to  be  Tried  under  Feigned  Name — Ac- 
cused Must  Be  Present  -  Females  May  Be  Excused  in  Discretion 
of  the  Court. —  it  shall  he  unlawful  fur  any  Court,  under  the  juris- 
diction of  the  City,  to  try  a  person  under  a  feig^ned  name,  where 
he  has  reason  to  believe  a  fraud  is  heinj^  i)racticed  on  the  Court, 
and  on  the  public,  by  the  use  of  a  feigned  or  tictiti<»us  name,  and 
the  concealment  of  the  true  name;  Jior  shall  said  Court  entertain 
a  plea  of  j^uilty.  e.xcept  the  accu>^e(l  is  jjersonaliy  present  at  a 
rej^'ular  call  of  the  docket  in  (»pen  Court :  and  the  Court  shall  then 
iiKpiire  intt)  all  the  circumstances,  and  impose  sucii  sentence  as 
is  proper.  If  the  person  arrested,  or  aj.jainst  wh(jm  the  case  is 
made,  be  a  female,  then,  in  such  case,  the  Court  may  or  may  not 
re()uire  her  personal  attendance  in  oi)en  Court,  as  the  ends  of 
justice  may  demand,  as  the  Court  in  its  discretion  may  determine. 

Sec.  931.  Fine  or  Dismissal  from  Office  Penalty  for  Violation. 
An\  perxm  violatinj.^  the  iorej.(oinj.,'  pro\i«-ions.  on  conviction 
thereof  in  the  Court  i)resided  over  by  the  Recorder,  Mayor. 
Mayor  pro  tem.,  f>r  one  member  of  the  Cieneral  Council,  shall  he 
fined  not  exceedinij  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  either  or  both  in  the  discretion  oi  the  Court 
and  also  be  subject  to  dismissal  from  office. 

Sec.  932.  Recorder  to  Make  Daily  Reports  to  Comptroller — 
Chief  of  Police  Collects  Fines — Other  Requirements  upon  Con- 
viction in  Court. —  The  Rec<jrder  shall  make  daily  to  the  Comp- 
troller a  detailed  rejiort.  with  number,  name,  offense,  date  and 
amount  of  fine  imposed,  as  appears  upon  his  Court  docket,  to 
the  Comptroller,  who  shall  hold  the  Chief  of  Police  responsible 
for  their  collection.  The  Chief  shall  obtain  credit  u[)on  showing" 
his  receipt  of  deposit  with  the  Tax  Collector,  when  the  fines  are 
paid  in  money,  or,  if  tlie  fine  has  been  remitted,  uj^on  certificate 
of  Mayor  and  Recorder  to  that  effect,  or.  if  Ijy  labor  on  public 
works,  or  escape  or  otherwise,  by  certificate  of  Commissioner  of 
Public  Works  and  stockade  keeper  to  that    effect.     These    re- 


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ports  to  be  niailc  daily  and  monthly  f.  the  Lomptr-iitr,  ami  .It- 
posits  to  be  ina<le  daily  with  the-  Tax  CliectiT. 

Sec.  933.  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  May  Subpoena 
Witnesses  in  Trial  of  Any  Officer  Before  Them.— I  he  iJoard  of 
I'olicc  Coinmi^sioiRTs  >hall  have  full  authority  to  subjH)ena  wit- 
nesses to  appear  before  them  and  testify  in  the  trial  of  any  police 
officer,  or  in  the  iiu  estij^'atioii  of  any  nwitter  b\    >aid  I'oard. 

Sec.  934.  Chief  of  Police  Summons  Witnesses  for  Board — 
When.— ll  >hall  be-  the  .lut>  of  the  eliiet  (.1  Police  li»  suinnion. 
either  in  person  or  by  deputy,  any  person,  when  directed  by  the 
said  Hoard,  to  api)ear  bef«>re  said  Hoard  and  testify,  and  he  can 
designate  anv  nieniber  of  the  police  force  to  act  as  such  dejjuty. 

Sec.  935.  Witness  Summoned  Failing  to  Appear — Penalty. — 
Anv  person  being  ^ulnmoned,  and  failing  to  obey  the  same,  shall 
be  subject  to  be  tried  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and,  if  ad- 
judged guilty,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  tifty  dollars, 
or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  936.  Clerk  of  Recorder's  Court— How  and  When  Elected 
— Term — Duties. —  The  City  t  ouncil  of  .\llanta  >>hall.  at  its  first 
meeting  in  March.  IIMIT.  and  every  two  year>  thereafter,  elect 
some  suitable  person  to  act  as  Clerk  of  the  Recorder's  Court, 
who  shall  perform  all  of  the  duties  of  the  Clerk  to  the  Recc^rder 
and  sucli  other  i^luties  as  may  be  reiiuired  of  him  by  the  .Mayor 
and  Ceneral  Council,  and  shall  serve  during  the  will  of  the 
Council,  or  until  his  successor  is  elected,  and  subject  to  removal 
with  or  without  cause. 

Sec.  937.  Clerk  of  Council  Relieved  from  Liability — When.— 
The  Clerk  of  Council  is  relieved  from  any  lial)ilily  l)y  reason  of 
the  process  of  said  Court  being  signed  in  iiis  name,  or  the  use  of 
his  name  in  said  Court  in  any  otlier  manner. 

Sec.  938.  Overseer  of  Chaingang  Keeps  Record  of  Convicts 
— Makes  Monthly  Report  to  Mayor  and  General  Council. — The 

officer  in  charge  of  the  chaingang  is  required  to  keep  a  book  with 
the  name  of  each  convict  turned  over  to  him  from  the  Recorder's 
Court,  the  time,  for  which  each  convict  is  sentenced,  when  re- 
ceived and  when  discharged;  also  the  numljer  of  days    worked. 


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And  said  overseer  shall  make  a  monthly  report  t.>  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council,  showing  the  facts  above  required  to  he  kept  of 
record. 

Sec.  939.  Regulations  as  to  Stationhouse  Keepers— Records 
Kept.— The  stationhouse  keepers  shall  keep  a  record  in  a  book 
i..r  that  purpose,  of  all  persons  who  fail  to  pay  fines,  and  have  to 
work  out  the  same.  The  said  stationliouse  keepers  shall  take 
a  receipt  from  the  officer  or  person  placed  in  charge  of  convict< 
ot  the  Recorder's  Court,  and  shall  furnish  each  person  with  the 
number  of  days  each  convict  is  required  u>  work.  I'ersons  be- 
comincr  able  to  pay  the  fine  imposed  after  having  worked  one  or 
more  days  shall  have  their  fine  reduced  according  to  the  number 
of  adys'  work  done. 

Sec.  940.  Convicts  May  in  Discretion  of  Recorder  be  Re- 
quired to  Serve  Sentence  at  Police  Station.—  Ihe  Recorder  shall 
ha\c  authority,  ui  sentencing  those  convicted  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  and  in  passing  sentences  of  imprisonment  upon  them,  to 
require,  in  his  discretion,  when,  from  the  age  or  sex  of  those  con- 
victed, or  other  circumstances  surnninding  those  convicted,  he 
shall  deem  it  wise,  to  require  such  imiiri^oiimeut  to  be  served  out 
by  incarceration  at  the  Police  Station  by  labor  in  and  about  said 
station,  in  cleaning  up  and  keeping  same  free  of  dirt.  etc..  or  at 
some  other  public  building,  where  said  prisoners  will  be  duly 
guarded,  and  opportunities  for  escape  prevente<l. 

Sec.  941.  Matron  for  Female  Prisoners  at  City  Stockade- 
Under  Committee  on  Prisons.— .S.jme  discreet  woman  shall  be 
employed  by  the  Committee  (.n  Prisons  as  a  matron,  and  charged 
witli  the  duty  of  caring  for  female  prisoners  incarcerated  in  the 
City  Stockade,  or  at  work  uix.n  public  works.  .Said  matron  shall 
be  employed  at  the  pleasure  <.f  said  Committee,  without  term 
and  at  such  compensation  as  shall  be  appropriated  therefor  by 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  and  she  shall  have  a  special  re- 
gard for  the  physical  comfort,  health  and  morals  of  said  female 
prisoners. 

Sec.  942.  Clothing  for  Male  and  Female  Prisoners— Regula- 
tions.—The  Committee  on  Prisons  shall  purchase  a  supply  of 
clothing,  of  suitable  texture  and  color,  and  said  clothing  shall  be 
worn  by  the  male  and  female  prisoners  during  their  confinement 


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iimkr  Miilfiuc-  lioiu  the  Kci'orclfr's  Court.  Ai  the  ciid  of  iin- 
prisDiiniciU  llic  pri>(jn  cl»)thc>  shall  he  removed,  uiitl  the  pcr><»na» 
effects  of  said  prisiuiers  shall  be  returned  U)  theuj ;  provided,  in 
the  meantime,  the  prison  officials  shall  thorouj^hly  cleanse  and 
fumigate  tlie  clothing  of  said  prisoners.  An  apportionment  shall 
be  made  for  the  above  purposes  annually  in  the  rej^jular  appor- 
tionment sheet  bej^inninj,'  with  tiie  year  1!MH). 

Sec.  943.  Chief  of  Construction  Charged  with  Execution 
of. —  i  he  L  iiict'  o|  Construction  >hall  have  char;;e  of  the 
execution  of  preceding  section,  and  shall  provide  rules,  under 
wiiich  the  personal  effects  and  prison  clothes  shall  be  kept  in  a 
healthful  and  sanitary  condition,  and  that  the  prisoners  shall  be 
provided  with  baths,  at  least  twice  a  week,  under  the  pro|)er  reg- 
ulat  it  ms. 

Sec.  944.  Prisoners  Mutilating  or  Destroying  Clothing  or 
Effects — Penalty.  —  .\ny  prisoner,  who  shall  mutilate,  injure,  or 
destroy  any  of  the  clothing  or  effects  provided  by  the  City  un- 
der this  ordinance,  or  any  other  article  of  the  City  kept  at  the 
City  Stockade,  or  tools,  implements,  or  otiicr  articles  provided 
for  their  emplo\  ment ;  or  any  article  kept  in  anil  around  said 
stockade,  shall  be  guilty  of  violating  the  peace,  iiealth.  and  good 
order  of  the  said  L'ity,  and,  on  conviction  in  the  Kecortler"s  Court, 
shall  he  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  said  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  tlis- 
cretion  of  tlie  saiil  Recorder. 

Sec.  945.  General  Supervision  and  Control  of  City  Stockade 
Dy  Committee  on  Prisons — Purchases  of  Supplies  Approved  by 
Them. —  Tlie  general  control  and  sni)ei'\  ision  of  said  Citv  Stock- 
ade shall  ])e  placed  in  charge  of  the  Committee  on  Prisons,  and 
ihey  shall  pass  upon  all  purchases  of  supplies  and  furnishings 
therefor,  and  t'he  same  shall  only  be  paid  for,  when  approved  by 
said  Committee. 

Sec.  946.  Recorder  pro  tem. — Term — Authority. — The  ofTice 
of  the  Recorder  pro  tern,  is  herel)y  created  and  said  officer  shall 
serve  for  the  term  of  two  years  from  the  date  of  his  election  and 
his  duties  shall  be  as  follows,  to-wit :  in  the  absence  of  the  Re- 
corder for  any  cause,  the  Recorder  pro  tem.  shall  fill  the  place  of 
the  Recorder  and  discharge  all  the  duties  of  the  Recorder  and 


(  oi  H'i-*> — «  i.i:i<i\  —  KKi  <)i{iti:it   i>i{o    ri:>i — i;i.i;«  iion — i>i  iii:s  o^i 

shall  be  and  is  hereby  j^Mveii  all  the  authority  of  the  Recorder  and 
his  judgments,  when  delivered  as  Recorder  pro  teni..  shall  be  re- 
spected and  enforced  as  if  rendered  by  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  947.  Clerk  of  Recorder  Eligible.— The  Clerk  of  the  Re- 
corder is  hereby  made  elij^ible  to  the  position  of  Recorder  pro 
tein.,  and,  if  selected  therefor,  "he  shall  serve  without  any  com- 
pensation additional  to  the  salary  now  paid  him  as  clerk  as  afore- 
said. 

Sec.  948.  Election — Clerk  May  be  Elected.— .\t  the  first  meet- 
ing of  the  (jeneral  Council,  f(jllowinj;  the  approval  or  final  pass- 
age of  this  ordinance,  a  Recorder  pro  tem.  shall  be  elected  to 
serve  for  a  term  of  two  years,  following  his  electioji,  or  until  his 
successor  shall  "have  been  elected  and  (|ualihe(l,  without  salary. 
If  the  Clerk  t<»  Recorder  is  elected,  he  >hall  >erve  until  the  end 
of  "his  pre.sent  term,  as  n«)W  provided  by  law.  and  at  the  expira- 
tion of  his  present  term,  his  authority  as  Recorder  pro  tem.  shall 
cease  and  a  new  election  .>^liall  be  had  to  till  the  vacancy  created 
bv  the  terminatitm  of  his  term  of  «jftice  as  clerk  aforesaid. 

Sec.  949.  Recorder  pro  tem.  Serves,  When — Council  First 
Notified — How. — In  the  absence  of  the  Recorder,  the  Clerk  of 
the  Recorder  .«>  Court  shall  notify  the  members  of  the  (jeneral 
Council  to  act  as  Recorder  pro  tem.  according  as  their  names 
appear  t»n  tlie  roster  in  ali)habetical  order,  ju>t  as  the  present  or- 
dinance provides  for  service  of  aldermen  and  councilmen,  but 
after  the  Oerk  shall  have  notified  one  of  said  (ieneral  Council  to 
serve  and  he  declines  to  serve  or  cannot  >erve,  for  any  reason, 
then  the  Recorder  pro  tem.  shall  without  further  notice,  act.  in 
the  al)sence  of  the  Recorder,  on  the  failure  of  such  members  of 
the  (ieneral  Council  to  serve.  In  the  absence  of  the  Recordej- 
and  on  the  failure  of  one  member  of  the  (Jeneral  Council  to  serve, 
when  notified  as  above  provided,  and  in  the  further  absence  of 
the  Recorder  pro  tem.,  for  any  cause,  the  ordinance  now  e.xisting 
whereb\  the  Mayor,  Mayor  pro  tem.  alderman  and  councilman 
serve,  when  notified,  in  al])habetical  order,  shall  be  enforced  and 
followed,  provided,  that  when  the  Recorder  jiro  tem.  or  Mayor  or 
Mayor  pro  tem.  or  alderman  or  councilman  serve  under  this  or 
anv  ordinance  of  the  City,  tTiey  shall  have  all  the  powers  vested 
bv  law  in  the  Mayor  and  Recorder  under  the  charter  and  ordi- 
nances of  the  city  and  their  judgments  shall  be  respected. 


«  «M  III  s       I'UIII   I  I  I  I   1(1 


Sec.  950.  Forfeitures  of  Bonds — Call  of  Case — Executions. — 
\\  litre  ail  utfcudcr  has  been  convictcU  in  llie  Recorder's  Louri 
and  has  given  a  bund  providing;  fur  liis  ^ippearance  and  execution 
uf  the  sentence  thereui,  under  the  urdinance  **{  the  C  ity,  and  Mich 
(jtYtiidcr  ^hall  fail  to  appear  and  abide  >uch  sentence,  the  Re- 
corder >hall  suund  said  case  in  open  court  and  the  Clerk  of  tlie 
Recorder's  Court,  in  case  the  principal  fail>  t"  answer,  shall  cai' 
the  name  of  the  principal  three  limes.  If  the  principal  still  fails 
to  answer,  said  Clerk  shall  thereupon  call  the  name  of  tlie  surety 
or  sureties  three  times.  If  said  surely  responds,  he  shall  be  re- 
quired to  produce  the  body  of  his  principal.  If  he  fails  to  prn- 
rluce  the  body  of  his  principal  or  if  he  fails  to  respond  to  his 
name,  the  Clerk  shall  thereup(»n  enter  this  fact  ui)un  the  b«>nd. 
Notices  shall  thereupon  be  served  upon  said  |)rincipal  and  sure- 
ties setting  out  the  fact  of  the  jjiving  of  said  bond  and  of  its  for- 
feiture aforesaid,  and  calling  upon  said  principal  and  sureties  to 
show  cause  before  said  Recorder  at  a  time  named  tlierein  why 
judgment  absolute  should  not  be  entered  on  said  bond.  This  no- 
tice shall  be  served  upon  said  principal  and  sureties  personally 
or  by  leaving  copies  at  their  most  notorious  place  of  abode,  by 
the  Marshal  or  his  Deputy  at  least  fifteen  days  before  the  time 
set  for  hearing.  .\t  the  time  set  for  liearing.  said  principal  <>r 
sureties  shall  appear  in  person  <ir  by  attorney  and  make  answer 
The  Recorder  shall  pass  upon  the  sufficiency  of  the  answer.  If 
the  answer  is  sufficient,  said  principal  ami  sureties  shall  there- 
upon be  discharged.  If  suc'h  answer  is  insufficient  or  if  .said 
principal  ami  surety  fail  to  appear  and  answer,  the  Recorder 
shall  thereupon  enter  judgment  upon  said  bond  in  favor  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  and  against  such  principal  and  sureties  for  the 
full  amount  of  the  bond,  dating  same  on  the  date  of  the  judgment 
and  signing  same  in  his  official  character  as  Recorder. 

The  Clerk  of  Council  shall  thereupon  issue  execution  directed 
to  the  Marshal  of  the  City  re(|uiring  him  to  levy  uj^on  the  lands, 
goods  and  chattels  of  said  princii)al  and  sureties  to  satisfy  said 
judgment  and  thereupon  said  Marshal  shall  make  such  levy  and 
sell  the  property  seized  thereunder,  conforming  to  the  ordinances 
governing  other  levies  and  sales  by  the  Marshal. 


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CHAPTER  XLIV. 

FLECTIONS  !•(  )R  MA^  (  •!<.  AIJ  )I:RM  i:\.  WD  K  )l'\(:iL- 

MKX. 

Sec.  951.      Anunal     Municipal     Election — When     Held. —  llic 

regular  annual   municipal  clectit»n   of  the  City  i»f  Atlanta  shall 

Uc  lu'M  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  December  of  each  anrl  everv 

ear.  at  which  time  tliere  shall  be  elected  an  .\ldcrman.  <.r  Al- 

iermen.  <if  vacancy  exists),  and  ojie  Councilman  from  each  of 

the  wards. 

Sec.  952.  Mayor — When  Elected. — At  the  ne.xt  election  held 
under  the  iorc.:,'<>mj^'  >ection  of  this  ( )rdinance  (IHTTi).  and  hien- 
iiii.'iIK    tluTi-.-iftir    fli.Ti-   shall   he   i-li-'t.-.l    i    M;n,,r  ,,f   -aifl   (jtv. 

Sec.  953.     Voting  Places  for  Municipal  Elections — Location. 

-I  lie  \<)titi;^  places  for  the  st\tral  \\ar(i>  in  tiiis  C  ity,  from  and 

ifter  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  for  all  regular,  special,  or 

'ther  municipal  elections,  or  other  elections  held  by  or  under  ili" 

authority  <»f  this  City.  >hall  be  as  follows,  or  as  near  the  jdaccs 

named   below   as   sui'-ibK-   t)l;iii->.    fi.r   lic.tiliii-    tin-    x.-nni-    ,:oi    Ik* 

'l)tained,  to-wit : — 

First  Ward — Corner  Mitchell  and  iorsyth  Streets. 

Secrmd  Ward — Chamber  of  Commerce  lluilding.  comer  I'ryor 
ind  Hunter  Streets,  also  at  or  as  near  a>  i)rrirticable  to  the  corner 
of  Ridge  Ave.  and  Pryor  Street. 

Third  Ward — Corner  Fast  Hxinter  and  Iraser  Streets:  also 
at  or  as  near  a*^  practicable  to  the  corner  of  h'ast  I'air  .Street  ami 
the   Hoidevard. 

Fi)urlh  Ward — Corner  Wheat  and  [ackson  Streets. 

I'ifth  Ward — Junction  Marietta  St..  and  Ponders  Ave,  or  as 
near  as  practicable  :  also  at  or  as  near  as  practicable  to  the  c<»rner 
of  Chestnut  and   Kennedy  Sts. 

Sixth  Ward — Corner  <>f  I'eachtree  and  James  Sts.:  also  corner 
of  Marietta  Street  and  Tabernacle  Place. 

Seventh  Ward — Corner  Lee  and  ( lordon  Street:  also  at  or  as 

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near  as  practicable  to  ihc  corner  of  ( ionlon  St.  and  Lucile  Ave. 

Kij.(hth   Ward — Corner    Peaclitree   and   Tenth   Streets. 

Ninth  Ward. —  At  or  as  near  as  practicable  to  corner  of  Wa«l- 
dell  St.  and  I'.d^^ewood  Ave.;  also  at  or  as  near  as  practical)le  to 
corner  of  Kast  I"air  and   I.ejj^'ett  Sts. 

Tenth  Ward— At  or  near  Tucker  ^:  McMurray's  store,  on 
East  Point  Road;  als<)  at  or  as  near  as  |)racticable  to  corner  of 
Glenn  atid    Hiunphrits  Sts. 

Sec.  954.  Polls — When  Opened — When  Closed.  The  polls 
shall  be  opened  at  each  of  the  vutinj^^  places  at  7  o'clock  A.  M., 
and  closed  at  ti  o'clock  1'.  .M.  on  the  day  of  election. 

Sec.  955.  Managers  Consolidate  Vote — Clerk  Reports  to  Gen- 
eral Council. —  riic  inaiiaj^tTs  for  the  several  \vard>  shall  meet 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  on  the  day  following  the  election 
at  12  o'clock  .\1.,  and  consolidate  the  votes  cast  for  each  otftce 
to  be  filled;  and  the  Clerk  of  Council  shall  rejxtrt  this  consoli- 
dated return  to  the  ne.xt  nieetitij^  of  the  .Mayor  and  Cieneral 
Council,  and  it  shall  be  entered  on  the  minutes  of  that  body, 
which  shall  declare  the  result  of  the  election. 

Sec.  956.  Three  Additional  Managers  for  Second,  Third, 
Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Tenth  Wards. —  Three  additional  Man- 
agers slial!  be  elected  tor  the  Second,  Thirtl.  I'ifth.  Sixth,  Sev- 
enth, Xiiith  and  Tenth  \\  ards,  who  are  hereby  empowered  with 
all  ihe  authority  and  duties  imposed  by  law  and  existing  ordi- 
nances upon  Commissioners  or  Managers  of  elections  for  the 
City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  957.  Where  Wards  Have  Tv^^o  Precincts,  Precaution 
Used — How.  In  places  where  more  than  one  voting  place  or 
precinct  is  established,  tlie  Commissioners  or  Managers  of  elec- 
tions shall  take  such  precautions  as  may  be  necessary  to  prevent 
any  voter  from  voting  at  one  voting  place  or  precin'  t  after  having 
voted  at  the  other  and  each  voter  shall  satisfy  said  Commissioners 
or  Managers  that  he  has  not  voted  at  the  other  voting  place  or 
precinct  prior  to  offering  his  ballot. 

Sec.  958.  Where  Wards  Have  Two  Precincts— How  Votes 
Counted — Compared. — In  wards  where  more  than  one  voting 
place  or  precinct  is  established,  before  counting  the  votes,  the 


KLKCnONS— I  wo   I'KKCINCTS — Kl  LF:*<    KOI  HTH    WARD  •)";■- 

Election  Mana^'t-rs  sliall  meet  at  one  or  the  other  voting  pre- 
cincts, as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  them  beforehand,  and  compare 
the  Registration  Lists  and  lists  of  voters  to  see  if  any  person 
has  voted  more  than  once,  and.  in  all  cases  where  they  discovei 
that  a  voter  "has  voted  more  than  one,  one  of  his  votes  shall  be 
excluded  and  not  counted  in  the  computation  of  the  result,  if 
both  votes  are  for  the  same  question — if  the  two  votes  differ. 
then  both  votes  shall  be  excluded. 

Sec.  959.  Fourth  Ward  Three  Additional  Managers — Power 
of. — In  addition  to  three  Election  Commissioners  or  Managers 
now  elected  for  tlie  1-ourth  Ward,  three  additional  Election 
Commissioners  or  Managers  shall  be  elected  to  serve  in  that 
ward  and  are  hereby  empowered  with  all  the  rights  and  duties 
of  an  Election  Manager  or  Commissioner  in  and  for  said  Ward, 
at  all  City  Elections,  as  now  provided  by  ordininces  and  laws 
governing  such  elections,  and  such  additional  Managers  shall 
have  authority  to  apjjoint  three  additional  clerks  and  any  and 
all  other  powers  usual  to  the  office  of  Election  Manager  in  and 
for  tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  and  exercising  such  authority  and  power 
as  Election  Commissitincrs  or  Manaj^crs  for  the  l^jurth  Ward. 


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CHAPTER  XLV. 

ELKCTRICI  TV— i:i.lA  1  klC  W  I  kl-:S-    l;(  )AKI »  ()!•    lAA-A- 

TRICAL  C()XTR(  )L— SI' PKKIN  TIINDFA'T  OF 

ICLiaTKU  AL   Al'I'AIKS. 

Sec.  960.  Board — How  Composed.  TIk-  ISoarrl  oi  Klcclrical 
Control  shall  con>ists  ot  the  I  hairman  of  the  l"<»miuittce  oil  IClec- 
tric  Fights,  Telephones  and  Telegraphs.  City  I'Jij^ineer.  Chief  of 
{•'ire  l)ei)artnient  and  the  Chairman  nf  the  Committee  on  Klcctric 
and  (  )tlier  Railways,  and  the  Chairman  of  the  C"t)mmittee  on 
JClectric  Fii^hts,  Telei^raidi  and  Telephones  of  the  (leneral  Coun- 
cil shall  be  the  Chairman  of  llie   I'.oard  of   |-'lectrical  Control. 

Sec.  961,  Duties  of  Board. —  It  shall  l»e  the  dnt\  of  the  IJoard 
of  I'lcctrical  Cimtr.  •]  to  lia\e  in>peoted  all  electrical  construction. 
installations  and  e(|uipments  of  whatever  cliaraiter.  whether 
inside  or  outside  of  huildin^s,  and  shall  have  ))ow  r  to  order  re- 
m(ned,  re])aire(l  or  rebuilt  any  >uch  construction,  mstallation  or 
e(|uii)ment  w  hen  in  their  judijment  life  or  jjroperty  will  he  better 
protected  thereby;  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  see  that  all  laws 
of  force  now  or  that  may  hereafter  be  enacted.  i,ni\  ernini::^  electri- 
cal cncr^'v  (^r  construction,  are  strictly  complied  with. 

Sec.  962.  Examination  for  Licence. — WhenevLi  any  person, 
hrni  or  corporaiinn  shall  make  applicatii)n  f"r  a  license  to  do  elec- 
trical contracting-  in  the  Cit}'  of  Atlanta  it  shall  be  the  dut}'  of  the 
Board  of  I'^lectrical  Control  to  pass  on  the  ability  and  responsi- 
bilit}-  o{  such  applicant  for  the  purpose  of  determining^  whether 
he  may  be  reasonably  expected  to  satisfactorily  complete  any 
contracts  t'hat  he  may  enter  into  with  citizens  of  .\tlanta. 

In  pursuance  of  the  enforcement  of  this  section  the  Board  of 
Electrical  Control  is  empowered  to  apjxiint  an  Examinin<? 
Board  to  determine  the  ability  and  responsil)il'«^y  of  applicants 
for  license  under  this  ordinance,  but  the  appointment  and  main- 
tenance of  said  r)oard  shall  not  involve  the  City  of  Atlanta  in  any 
expense  or  lial)ility. 

The  Board  of  Electrical  Control  shall  adopt  a  uniform  applica- 
tion blank  whic'h  shall  contain  detailed  information  concernine 


KLKtTHH  lI^_„ovul._MCK.^SE_^jl,.,:nlMl:^„K^^.  ^ 

applicants-  -ciural  and  technical  fitness  fur  the  license.  Said 
blank  shall  contain,  also,  the  report  of  the  Examining  Board  in 
detail  and  shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Electrician,  and  he  shall 
when  application  is  approved  by  the  Hoard  of  Electrical  Control! 
issue  certificate  to  the  City  Clerk  and  license  mav  then  issue! 
and    not   before. 

License  may  issue  f.  individuals,  firms,  and  corporations,  when 
the  person  t..  be  in  charge  of  work  for  said  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
poration shall  have  passed  e.xamination.  and  only  so  long  as  he 
or  a  licensed  electrician,  under  this  ordinance,  shall  ren'^ain  in 
charge  of  electrical  work  for  such  person,  hrm  ..r  corporati-.n. 
Each  pers..n  standing  the  examinati(jn  required  to  be  held  by  the 
Board  of  Electrical  Cntrol,  under  the  terms  of  this  ordinance, 
shall,  bef'.rc  taking  such  examination,  pay  to  the  City  Tax  Col- 
lector the  .sum  of  six  didlars  each.  an<l  this  sum  shall  be  passed 
to  the  credit  of  the  I'.oard  of  Electrical  Control,  and  it  is  hereby 
specifically  apporti<Mied  to  said  Board,  and  shall  be  paid  over  to 
the  examining  committee  of  said  B«.ard.  in  eipial  sums,  as  a  fee 
or  salary  for  the  work  done  by  the  said  Committee  of  said  Board 
in  holding  said  examination. 

Sec.  963.  Supermtendent  of  Electrical  Affairs.— At  the  first 
meeting  in  October  of  each  election  year  the  City  Council  shall 
elect  a  competent  man  who  shall  be  known  as  the  Superintend- 
ent of  Electrical  .\fiairs.  his  term  ..f  office  shall  be  two  vears.  he 
sluill  receive  such  a  salary  as  may  be  fixed  by  ordinance,  and  shall 
be  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  B..ar<lof  Electrical  Control. 
(Changed  to  electi..n  by  the  people  un<ler  Charter  amendment.) 

Sec.  964.  Duties.— It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent 
oi  1-JeclrK-ai  .\fiairs.  under  the  Board  of  Electrical  control,  to 
regulate  and  .letermine  the  placing  of  wires  or  other  appliances 
tor  electric  light,  heat  or  power  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  and  to 
cause  all  such  wires  or  appliances  to  be  so  placed,  constructed 
and  guarded  as  not  to  cause  fires  or  accidents  endangering  life 
or  property. 

Sec.  965.  Right  of  Entrance.— i  he  Superintendent  of  Elec- 
trical .\ft-airs  shall  have  the  right  in  the  discliarge  of  his  duties, 
to  enter  any  building,  man-hole,  or  sub-wav,  or  to  dimb  any  pole' 


OTU  i:i.i:i  I  i(i<  I  I  )      I'Ki.i."*      '.I  i-i  i«  \  I -!••  N  —  iii:«  mill 

for  the  purpose  of  exaininiug  and  Icsling  the  elecirKal  appli- 
ances therein  or  thereon  contained.  And  for  that  purpose  he 
sliall  be  j^jiven  prompt  access  to  all  huildin;js,  puhlic  or  private, 
and  to  all  man  holes,  sub-ways,  or  poles,  on  application  Uj  the 
individual  or  company  owning  or  in  charge  of  same. 

Sec.  966.  Poles— How  Placed.— It  shall  be  tl.c  duty  of  the 
Superintendent  of  Klectrical  Affairs  t(j  so  direct  the  placing  of 
poles  and  wires  in  the  streets,  alleys  and  public  places  of  the  City 
that  the  same  shall  cause  as  little  obstruction  as  possible  eitlier 
to  public  travel  on  such  thoroughfares  or  to  the  private  use  and 
enjoyment  of  adjacent  property.  It  shall  also  be  his  duty,  and 
Tie  shall  have  authority  to  compel  the  removal  of  supertUious 
poles. 

Sec.  967.  Approval  of  Construction. —  L  pon  the  completion 
of  ihi-  wiring  of  any  building  for  light,  heat  or  power,  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  company,  firm  or  individual  doing  the  same  to 
notify  the  Superintendent  of  Electrical  .VfTairs,  who  shall  at  once 
inspect  such  wiring  and  appliances  and  if  apprc»ved  by  liim,  he 
shall  issue  a  certificate  of  satisfactory  inspection,  which  shall  con- 
tain the  date  of  such  inspection,  and  an  outline  of  the  result  of  his 
examination,  but  no  such  certificate  shall  be  issued,  unless  such 
electric  wiring  and  appliances  be  in  strict  conformity  to  tlie  rules 
and  regulations  prescribed  or  required  by  these  ordinances,  nor 
shall  current  be  turned  on  such  installation  until  said  certificate 
be  issued. 

Sec.  968.         Supervision. — The    Superintendent    of    Electrical 

Affairs  shall  have  general  supervision  of  electric  lights  and 
shall  require  all  concerns  furnishing  lights  to  the  City  to  comply 
with  t'he  terms  of  their  contract  with  the  City.  Policemen  on 
duty  at  night  shall  carefully  inspect  all  lights  on  their  beats,  and 
report  the  condition  of  the  same  to  the  Chief  of  Police,  who  shall 
keep  a  record  of  same  and  furnish  a  copy  to  said  Superintendent 
wTien  requested  to  do  so. 

Sec.  969.  Record. — The  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs 
shall  keep  a  full  and  complete  daily  record  of  all  work  done,  per- 
mits and  licenses  issued,  examinations  made  and  other  official 
work  performed,  as  required  by  this  ordinance,  and  shall  make  a 
report  to  the  Council  throug'h  the  Board  of  Electrical  Control 
on  or  before  January  1st  of  each  year. 


ELKCTRICITV— NATIONAI.    m»  \  Hl>  -  W  IH  i;s_  |  aim:_<  I   I   OKK  O'u 

Sec.  970.  Rules  of  National  Board.— All  elect-ical  construc- 
tion, all  material  and  appliances  used  in  connection  with  electrical 
work,  and  the  operation  of  all  electrical  apparatus  within  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  conform  to  such  special  rvles  as  may  be 
adopted  by  the  Board  of  Electrical  Control  and  to  the  "Rules  and 
Requirements  of  the  National  P.oard  of  Fire  I'ndrrwriters"  for 
the  installation  of  wirinjr  and  apparatus  for  electric  purposes  as 
fhey  are  now  established,  or  may  hereafter  be  amended :  and  the 
said  rules  and  reijulations  are  hereby  adopted  and  approved  as  a 
part  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  971.  Alternations.— No  alterations  shall  tc  made  in  the 
wirinjL(  ui  any  building^  fur  light,  heat  or  power,  or  increase  in 
the  load  carried  by  such  wires,  nor  shall  any  buildin<;^  be  wired 
for  electric  lights,  motors  or  heating  devices  without  a  written 
permit  tliercfor  from  the  .'Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs. 

Sec.  972.  Covering  Wires.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son, tirm  ur  corporation,  iheir  agents  or  employers,  to  cover  or 
conceal  any  electric  light  or  power  wiring  without  first  obtaining 
a  certificate  from  the  City  Electrician  certifying  that  the  wiring 
has  been  approved. 

Sec.  973.  Tape  on  Joints.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son to  place  tape  on  or  otherwise  conceal  an  unsoldered  joint  on 
any  electric  liglit.  heat  or  power  circuit  within  any  building  or 
enclosure. 

Sec.  974.  Removal  of  Wires.- W  hcnever  builders  or  per- 
sons engaged  in  repairing,  painting,  etc.,  find  it  necessary  to  re- 
move wires  from  buildings  in  prosecuting  their  work,  the  owner 
of  such  building  or  the  contractor  engaged  thereon  shall  serve 
the  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs  with  written  notice 
within  twenty-four  hours  before  sucTi  contemplated  work  is  be- 
gun and  said  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs  shall  have  au- 
thority in  his  discretion  to  direct  the  owners  of  such  wares  to 
remove  the  same. 

Sec.  975.  Cut  Off  Current. — In  any  case  of  failure  to  comply 
with  these  ordinances  the  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs 
shall  have  authority,  after  due  notice,  to  cut  out  lights  or  current 
m  any  locality  concerned  and  to  enforce  discontinuance  of  the 
same  until  said  requirements  are  complied  with. 


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Sec.  976.  Conduits. — All  electric  liu'it.  l»t.at  <»i  puwcr  \v^rc^» 
iiistalle.l  in  buil<lin};.->  vvitliin  the  I'ire  l.iniits  shall  I'C  installed  in 
approved  steel  or  iron  condnits  and  such  work  shall  be  made 
to  conform  in  every  respect  to  the  rules  ^overninj;  conduit  wir- 
m^;  no  permits  shall  be  issued  under  any  circumstances  for  elec- 
trical wiring^  within  the  said  "lire  Limtis"  without  the  use  of 
metal  conduits. 

Sec.  977.  Penalty. — Any  person,  linn  i^r  compJiny  who  shall 
violate  an\-  of  the  pro\  isions  of  this  chapter  for  vvhich  no  specific 
penaltv  has  been  provitled,  or  shall  fail,  nej^dect  or  'cfuse  to  com- 
ply vvilli  any  order  of  the  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs 
•riven  in  pursuance  of  and  by  the  authority  of  these  ordinances 
and  rules  end)raced  therein,  shall.  upt)n  conviction,  be  fineil  not 
less  than  twenty-live  dollars  nor  more  tlian  one  hundred  dollars 
for  each  otTense,  or  confined  in  City  Stockade  or  worked  upon 
the  streets  of  the  City,  not  exceedinjj;  (JO  days,  either  or  all.  in 
the  discretitMi  <jf  the  Kecorrler. 

Sec.  978.  Contractor's  License. —  lAery  perso:i,  firm  or  cor- 
poration cksiriny;  to  eiij^agein  the  business  of  electrical  construc- 
tion and  of  the  installation  of  wirinj^^  and  apparatus  for  elec- 
tric li,ti:ht,  heat  or  power  in  the  City  of  .\tlanta,  shall,  before  doing 
so,  obtain  a  license  therefor,  tlie  fee  for  which  shall  be  twenty-five 
dollars  and  vvhich  shall  be  paid  into  tlie  Treasury  of  the  City 
before*  such  license  shall  become  effective.  Said  license  shall  be 
issued  by  the  City  Clerk  after  the  presentation  of  certificate 
from  the  Board  of  Electrical  Control  and  payment  of  the  fee  be- 
fore mentioned.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  found  doing 
electrical  work  in  the  city  of  Atlanta  without  such  license  shall 
be  subject  to  a  fine  of  one  hundred  dollars  or  imprisonment  for 
thirty  days  or  both.  Licenses  granted  under  this  ordinance  shall 
be  for  one  year,  shall  not  be  transferable  and  the  full  fee  shall  be 
charged  for  any  year  or  fraction  thereof.  Exce])t  that  in  estab- 
lishments or  buildings  having  permanently  in  their  employ  a  man 
of  such  mechanical  and  electrical  knowledge  and  experience 
as  to  be  able  to  make  electrical  installations  for  light,  heat  and 
power,  such  emplo}ee  may  take  the  examination  herein- 
before provided  and,  if  the  applicant  shall  prove  to  the  Board  his 
abilitv  to  properly  install  such  work,  a  license  s'hall  be  granted 
him  to  do  electrical  work  only  in  the  establishment  or  building  in 
which  he  is  employed  upon  payment  of  a  fee  of  $5.00. 


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Sec.  979.  License  Forfeited.— Any  pcrs..n,  firm,  or  corpora- 
t.on  who  shall  fail  to  correct  any  defect  or  defects  in  his  work- 
after  having  been  duly  notified  for  ten  davs.  hv  Superintendent 
oi  Klectrical  Affairs,  shall  not  receive  any  further  permit  until 
such  detect  or  defects  have  been  corrected  and.  in  anv  case  in 
which  any  person  shall  continue  to  persistently  violate  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  City  in  regard  t<.  electrical  aftairs  or  the  orders  of 
the  Board  of  Electrical  Control  as  transmitted  through  t'he  Su- 
perintendent of  Electrical  Affairs,  touching  the  same,  the  license 
of  such  person  shall  be  forfeite.l  and  the  reissuance  of  anv  license 
so  forfeited  shall  be  only  after  recommendation  to  that  effect  shall 
have  been  made  by  the  Board  of  Electrical  c.ntn.l. 

Sec.  980.  Not  Relieve  Liability  to  Damage.-Xothing  herein 
contame.l  shall  be  construed  to  relieve  any  firm  or  company  from 
liability,  or  moral  responsibility,  in  case  of  accident,  to  life,  or 
dama-c-  t,.  pn-n.-.-rv     ;,,   ,1,,-  operation  of  their  plant  or  plants. 


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Sec.  981.  Bridging  Fuse  Block— Fusing  Conductor  Abov. 
Capacity.— Ii  ^hall  be  unlawful  for  any  persons  to  bridge  a  fuse 
block  with  a  piece  of  wire  ur  fuse  anv  n.„ductor  above  its  rated 
carrying  capacity. 

Sec.  982.  Fuses— Marked— Amperes.— i:verv  fuse  must  be 
plainly  marked  with  the  number  of  amperes  it'  i-  designed  to 
carry. 

Sec.  983.  Penalty.— Any  person  convicted  of  violating  any 
ot  the  provi.sion^  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  lined  not  exceeding 
twenty-five  ($25.0<|)  dollars  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  ten  days 
one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  at  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder. 


Sec.  984.  Penalty  for  Defacing  or  Breaking  Lamps  or 
Globes.— Any  person  or  per.son.  who  may  m  anv  way  maliciously 
detace  or  break  any  of  the  electric  globes  or  lamps,  shall,  for  the 
f^rst  offense  pay  a  fine  of  n..t  less  than  ten  dollars,  or  serve  ten 
days  on  the  public  works;  for  the  second  offense,  pay  a  fine  of 
twenty-five  dollars,  or  serve  twenty-five  davs,  and  for  the  third 
and  each  oft'ense  thereafter  shall  serve  not  less  than  thirtv  days 
on  the  public  works,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Rccr.rder's  Court 


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Sec.  985.  Penalty  for  Employing  Careless  or  Intoxicated 
Workmen  on  Electric  Wires. — .\ii>  pcr^^on,  lirni.  or  corporation, 
kiiovviiiglv  employing  or  allowing  any  employee  to  work  on  any 
telephone  wires,  electric  light  wires,  electric  street  car  wires,  or 
any  other  wires  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  where  dangei  to  person  or 
property  would  be  likely  to  occur,  in  an  intoxicated  condition, 
or  sliall  employ  incompetent,  careless  hands  fcjr  such  work, 
shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court  pay  a  tine  i>i 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  not  exceeding  thirty  days 
in  the  City  stockade.  Any  person  w»jrking  on  any  of  the  wires 
aforesaid  in  an  intoxicated  condition,  or  in  a  careless  manner, 
shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court  be  subjected 
to  the  same  punishment  as  provided  above. 

Sec.  986.       Underground  Circuits — Conditions  Imposed. — All 

corporatiotis,  firms,  or  j)er>i>iis.  to  whom  permi>>ioti  may  hereaf- 
ter be  granted  for  running  or  laying  underground  circuits,  tubes 
or  pipes  for  electrical  conductors  or  cables  or  wires,  shall  conforni 
to  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  987.  Permission  by  Ordinance  Necessary  to  Lay  Con- 
duits, Etc. — Xo  street,  allc\ ,  lane  or  road  in  the  City  of  Atlanta 
shall  be  broken  or  occupied  by  any  corporation,  fit  ni  or  person, 
for  the  purpose  of  laying  down  conduits,  tubes,  or  pipes  for  elec- 
trical conductors,  cables  or  wires,  unless  authority  by  ordinance 
be  first  obtained. 

Sec.  988.  Length  of  Street  Openings — Kept  Open — How 
Long. — During  the  construction  or  laying  down  of  said  under- 
ground conduits,  tubes,  pipes,  conductors,  cables,  and  wires,  no 
street,  alley,  lane,  or  road  shall  be  opened,  or  tlie  paving  broken 
into,  for  a  greater  distance  than  five  hundred  (500)  feet  at  any 
time  and  no  section  of  the  five  hundred  (500)  feet  shall  be  kept 
open  for  a  longer  period  than  ten  (10)  days,  and  said  opening  or 
trench  shall  not  be  of  greater  width  than  two  (2)  feet,  and,  as 
the  work  progresses,  t'he  paving  shall  be  promptly  relaid,  and  the 
street,  alley,  lane  or  road  put  in  good  condition. 

Sec.  989.  Application  to  Board  of  Electrical  Control — They 
Issue  Permit — Work  under  ^Direction  of  Board. — Prior  to  mak- 
ing an  opening  in  any  street,  alley,  lane  or  road,  for  the  laying 
of  conduits,  tubes,  or  pipes  for  electrical  conductors,  cables,  or 


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wires,  the  corporation,  firm,  or  person  desiring  to  lay  the  same 
shall  make  application  in  writing  to  the  Board  of  Electrical  Con- 
trol, and  shall  file  plans  and  specifications  with  said  department, 
showing  the  location,  route,  and  length  of  the  proposed  conduits,' 
pipes,  and  tubes,  and  the  said  Board  of  Electrical  Control  shall 
have  authority  to  issue  the  necessary  permit  for  the  opening  of 
such  street,  lane,  alley  or  road,  as  set  forth  in  the  application 
and  plans,  as  are  proposed  to  be  occupied.  The  opening  of  any 
street,  lane,  or  road,  without  a  permit  having  been  first  obtained, 
shall  forfeit  the  right  of  any  corporation,  firm,  or  person  to  use  or 
occupy  any  street,  lane,  alley,  or  road.  The  work  of  laying  any 
underground  conduits,  tubes,  pipes,  electrical  conductors,  cables 
and  wires  shall  be  under  the  direction  and  to  the  satisfaction  of 
the  Board  of  Electrical  Control,  wTio  shall  at  all  times  have  free 
and  unobstructed  access  to  the  conduits,  tubes,  pipes,  electrical 
conductors,  or  cables,  for  the  purpose  of  inspecting  the  same,  or 
making  connections  therewitTi  for  wires  or  conductors  in  use.  or 
to  be  used  by  the  City,  in  which  case  the  Company  shall  have 
reasonable  notice. 


Sec.  990.  Bond  and  Security  Required  for  Damage  to  City 
Service  Pipes. — All  corporations,  firms,  or  pcrs(;ns,  occupying 
any  street,  lane,  alley,  or  road  with  underground  conduits,  tubes., 
pipes,  cables,  electrical  conductors  or  wires,  shall  be  liable  for 
a!l  damages  to  gas  and  water  main  services,  and  sewer  connec- 
tions with  sewers,  and  also  for  any  damage  caused  by  the  open- 
ing of  trenches  or  condition  of  street,  alleys,  lanes,  or  roads  re- 
sulting from  the  laying  of  conduits,  tubes,  pipes,  electrical  con- 
ductors, cables  or  wires,  or  making  connections,  for  which  the 
City  of  Atlanta  would  otherwise  be  liable,  or  where  the  same 
belongs  to  the  City,  and  sufl^cient  bond  shall  be  given,  subject 

to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of 

dollars  to  cover  the  same,  and  the  said  party  or  parties  shall  be 
liable  to  the  extent  of  damages. 


Sec.  991.  One  Duct  for  City  Use — Proviso. — Any  company, 
firm,  or  person,  placing  conduits,  under  this  ordinance  shall  fur- 
nish to  the  City,  on  demand,  one  (1)  duct  for  municipal  purposes 
free ;  provided,  no  electric  light  or  power  wire  shall  be  used  in 
telephone  or  telegraph  conduits. 


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No  grant,  lranclii>c,  «»i  pcniiii,  lo  lay,  maiuiiun  ut  ojicrate 
undergrtiuiul  ctJiuluits,  shall  l)c'  made  to  any  person,  Hrni  or  cor- 
jxjration,  except  upon  the  express  coiulition  that  in  each  conduit 
hiid  there  shall  he  constructed  one  duct  lor  the  use  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  which  said  duct  shall  be  turned  o\er  t"»  the  City  upon 
demand. 

No  such  ^rant  shall  he  made  to  any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion to  extend  a  system  of  conduits  except  upon  conilition  that 
one  duct  thrtJUghout  the  whole  system  -hall  he  set  aside  f"  »'"• 
use  of  the  City. 

'I'he  conditions  of  this  ordinance  are  hereby  made  a  part  of 
each  franchise  to  lay.  maintain  or  operate  conduits  granted  in 
the  future,  and  bef<)re  any  grant  shall  be  comjjlete.  the  petition- 
ing person,  firm  or  corporation,  sliall  hie  their  consent  to  the 
terms  thereof  with  the  Clerk  of  Council. 

Sec.  992.  Reports  to  be  Made  under  Oath — Penalty  for 
Failure. — All  corporations,  firms,  or  persons  having  telegraph, 
telephone,  or  electric  lighting  wires,  electrical  conductors  or 
cables,  placed  underground,  shall,  in  writing  on  or  before  the  first 
da\'  of  January  of  each  year,  certify  under  oath  to  the  Hoard  of 
Electrical  Control  the  actual  miniber  of  wires,  location,  and  the 
miles  of  wire  and  electrical  conductors  underground  owned, 
leased,  or  controlled  by  them  in  the  L'ity  of  Atlanta,  h'ailure  to 
make  such  return  w'ithin  the  time  provided  for  in  this  ordinance 
shall  subject  the  ofl'enders  to  a  j)cnalty  of  fifty  ($r)())  dollars 
per  day  until  such  return  is  made. 

Sec.  993.  Bond  Required — Relay  and  Keep  in  Repair  Pav- 
ings Disturbed — Amount — By  Whom  Approved. —  I  pon  the 
passage  of  any  ordinance,  granting  any  compau}'.  corporation, 
tirm.  or  individual,  privileges  under  this  ordinance,  or  any  ordi- 
nance now'  in  force,  or  to  be  hereafter  passed,  relating  to  or 
regulating  underground  wires,  electrical  cojiductors,  conduits, 
pipes,  cables,  or  tubes,  the  said  company,  corporation,  firm  or  in- 
dividual shall  before  exercising  any  privileges  thereunder,  give 
a  bond  to  be  drawn  and  approved  by  t'he  City  Attorney  and  the 
Mayor,  and  to  be  entered  of  reconl,  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand 
($2,000.00)  dollars,  conditioned  that  they  will  properly  relay  and 
pave  all  openings  made  by  them,  and  thereafter  keep  in  repair 
the  same.  The  Board  of  Electrical  Control  shall  not  issue  any 
permits  until  this  condition  is  complied  with. 


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Sec.  993.  Sale  of  Franchise  without  Consent  of  Mayor  and 
General  Council  Operates  as  a  Forfeiture. — Shoukl  any  com- 
pany, corporation,  firm  (jt  individual,  to  which  or  whom  privil- 
eges have  heretofore  been,  or  shall  hereafter  be,  granted  for  the 
laying-  of  underground  wires,  electrical  conductors,  cables,  or 
tubes,  dispose  of  any  of  the  franchises  granted  by  ordinance, 
or  lease  to,  consolidate  or  merge  with  any  other  companv.  cor- 
poration, firm,  or  individual,  without  the  consent  of  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  previously  had,  they  shall  forfeit  all  rights 
and  privileges  granted  to  them  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  upon 
satisfactory  proof  being  furnished  to  the  Board  of  Electrical 
Control,  and  the  City  Attorney,  they  are  hereby  authorized  and 
c'irected  to  take  such  action  as  will  carry  the  provisions  of  this 
section  into  efF'*ct. 

Sec.  994.  Applications  for  Permits  to  Set  Poles — Approval 
by  Whom. ^.Applications  for  permits  to  set  poles  must  be  ac- 
companied by  a  plan  indicating  the  proposed  location  of  same. 
Sucli  plan,  if  approved,  may  be  so  approved  under  modification 
in  minor  details,  subject  to  the  ajjproval  of  the  City  Engineer 
and  Committee  having  such  matters  in  charge. 

Sec.  995.  Erecting  Poles — Alleys  to  Main  Streets. —  It  shall 
not  be  admissable  to  occujiy  any  main  street  with  new  poles  or 
other  supports  where  it  is  practicable  to  penetrate  any  district 
or  supply  the  occupants  oi  any  one  square  by  erecting  such 
poles   or  supports   in   tho   allcv-ways. 

Sec.  996.  Line  of  Poles  on  One  Side  of  Street  Only— Right 
Reserved  for  Fire  Alarm  Wires  or  Poles. — The  p vies  of  a  main 
line  on  anv  street  must  be  confined  to  one  side  of  the  street. 
unless  a  special  permit  to  the  contrary  be  granted,  and  in  future 
construction  poles  of  sufficient  size  and  height  shall  be  used  as 
to  admit  of  all  telephone  and  alarm  wires  being  placed  on  the 
same  poles — all  persons  or  companies  using  the  poles  paying  a 
pro  rata  part  of  the  construction,  according  to  service.  The  City 
reserves  the  riglit  to  place  fire-alarm  wires  on  all  poles  erected 
on  her  streets,  alley-ways,  or  public  places,  without  cost. 

Sec.  997.  Power  Wires  on  Opposite  Side  of  Street. — All 
polc.s  carrying  telegraph  or  electric  light  and  ])<)wer  wires  must 


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he  placed,  wherever  possihle,  on  tlu-  opposite  sith*  d  the  street 
from  telephtiiu'  and  alarm  wires. 

Sec.  998.  Unlawful  for  Plumbers  or  Gas  Fitters  to  Install 
Metal  Pipe  Nearer  than  Three  Inches  from  Electric  Wires. —  It 
shall  be  unlawful  of  any  plumber,  gas  or  steam  fitter,  or  other 
person,  to  install,  hx  or  place  any  metal  pipe  in  a  buiUlinj^  nearer 
than  three  (3;  inches  from  an  electric  liglit  or  power  wire,  un- 
less such  electric  light  or  power  wires  are  insulated  under  such 
requircincnls  as  nia\   be  imposed  by  the  (  ity  h'Jectrician. 

Sec.  999.  Removal  of  Wires  by  a  Competent  Wireman — 
Under  City  Electrician. — \\  henever  such  pipes,  now  or  hereafter 
erected,  are  renu)vcd,  under  permission  as  herein  jirovidetl,  such 
work  shall  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Superintendent  of 
Electrical  Affairs,  and  by  a  competent  electric  w'reman,  at  the 
expense    of   the    person    j)rocuring    the    change. 

Sec.  1000.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
poration, their  agents  or  employees,  convicted  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  violating  the  preceding  sections,  shall  be  fined  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  iiuprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1001.  Second  Company  to  Pay  Expense  of  Raising 
Wires — When — Requirements — Conditions. — Whenever  it  is  nec- 
essary for  any  electric  light,  power,  or  trolley  wires,  to  be  run 
under  telegraph,  fire-alarm,  or  telephone  wires,  pei  mission  shall 
be  granted  to  do  so.  but  the  Company  running  suc'h  wire  or  wires 
sTiall  pay  the  expense  of  raising  the  other  wires,  so  that  said 
wires  shall  not  be  less  than  five  feet  above  said  electric  light, 
power,  or  trolley  wires,  to  make  them  entirely  safe :  and  when- 
ever any  telegraph,  fire  alarm,  or  telephone  companies  wish 
to  stretch  wires  above  any  electric  light,  power  or  trolley  wires, 
they  must  cross  not  less  than  five  feet  above  said  wires. 

Sec.  1002.  Right  Reserved,  in  All  Grants  for  Conduits — to 
Give  Same  to  Others,  on  Paying  Therefor — Condition  of  All 
Grants. — All  grants  or  permissions  given  by  ordinance  or  reso- 
lution to  any  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  by  the  General  Coun- 


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cil  to  erect  conduits  of  any  kind,  in  or  upon  the  streets  and  pub- 
lic places  of  the  City  for  the  purpose  of  having  wires  or  other 
appliances  such  as  cabels,  etc.,  placed  or  strung  therein  to  con- 
vey electric  current,  or  similar  agency,  to  supply  electric  light, 
electric  power,  or  heat  or  for  tlie  use  of  telephones,  telegraphs 
or  any  companies  or  persons  erecting  conduits  and  placing  or 
stringing  wires  therein  in  the  City  limits,  shall  be  subject  to  the 
following  conditions,  to-wit: 

The  Mayor  and  General  Council  reserve,  whether  this  condi- 
tion is  mentioned  in  the  resolution  or  ordinance  granting  said 
rights  and  powers;  the  right  and  power  to  grant  similar  privil- 
eges and  permits  to  other  persons  or  companies,  to  use  the 
>ame  ccmduits  fc)r  the  same  purposes,  provided  such  other  per- 
son or  corporation  shall  pay  therefor  a  reasonable  value,  such 
value  to  be  determined  by  agreement  or  condemnation  subse- 
quent to  the  grants  or  jicrmits  made  by  (k-ncral  Council  to  the 
second  applicant. 

Sec.  1003.  Acceptance,  Binds  to  Condition — Applies  to  All, 
Now  or  Hereafter,  Constructing  by  Permit  of  City. — .Ml  grants, 
permits  anil  privileges  made  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
for  anv  of  the  purposes  named  in  preceding  sections  of  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  be  subject  to  all  the  conditions  hereof  and  the  appli- 
cant binds  himself  or  themselves  thereto  by  accepting  any  of  said 
grants  or  privileges,  and  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
upplv  to  all  Companies  now  or  hereafter  installing  conduits  un- 
der anv  ordinance  or  resolution  of  this  General  Council;  Pro- 
vided, however,  that  this  ordinance  shall  not  apply  to  any  cor- 
poration which  now  has  a  specific  contract  or  agreement  with 
the  City  of  Atlanta  with  reference  to  the  manner  in  which  its 
conduits  or  sub-ways  within  said  City  may  be  used  by  any 
other  firm,  corporation  or  company,  as  to  those  provisions  which 
are  difTerent  from  or  contradictory  to  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1004.  Certain  Rights  Reserved  in  Granting  Permits — 
Other  Applicants — First  Applicants  Bound  Thereto. — In  grant- 
ing permits  to  erect  poles  for  purposes  of  electric  I'ght  or  power, 
ttie  Mayor  and  General  Council  reserve  the  right — if  the  inter- 
ests of  the  City  so  require — to  authorize  other  Companies  or 
persons  to  use  the  same  poles  for  the  same  purposes,  upon  the 
payment  to  the  owner  thereof  of  a  proper  compensation  to  be 


'>u^      i-M.i'M'i  i(i«  II  \      wiui  >    I  MM  iK.Koi  M»     I'l  \\>      hi;ki-:<  T«» 

(leterniiiu'd  I)V  ajL^rccinciit.  All  permits  will  be  subject  tn  this 
conditiun,  and  in  acceptint^  a  permit  tlic  applicant  hinds  himself 
accordiiij4'  thereto.  This  same  mn«lc  of  settlement  or  aj^jrcement 
applies  to  telei)h()nc,  tele<^ra[)h,  and  other  wires. 

Sec.  1005.  Telegraph  Wires  Must  be  in  Conduits,  within 
Inner  Fire  Limits. — All  companies.  cori)orations,  hrms  or  per- 
sons, now  or  hereafter,  ovvninj:;;-  or  operating;  telei^'raph  wires 
shall  place  such  wires  in  underj^rouiid  conduits  within  the  close 
district  of  tlie  fire  limits  of  this  City,  and  shall  complete  such 
work,  as  to  existinj.j-  wires,  within  two  years  h.ereafter,  and 
thereafter  all  such  wires  shall,  in  the  bet^inniu}^  of  placing  said 
wires,  be  placed  in  uiidery;round  conduits. 

Sec.  1006.  Plans — Who  Passes  on. —  All  plans  therefor,  ma- 
terial foi"  such  work,  and  the  execution  thereof,  shall  all  i)e  under 
t'he  sui)ervision  and  shall  be  to  the  full  satisfaction  of  the  .Super- 
intendent of  I*"Jectric  Affair^. 

Sec.  1007.  Defective  Work — Rejected. —  Defcctixe  work,  jxKtr 
workmanship  and  detective  plans  shall  be  rejected  by  said  .Sup- 
erintendent of  hdectrical  Affairs,  and  substantial  material  aiul 
skillful  workmanship  siiall  be  substituted  therefor. 

Sec  1008.  One  Conduit  for  City. — The  City  hereby  reserves 
the  ric::ht  t(^  require  an  extension  or  chan!.^e  in  said  ujideri^round 
conduit — one  conduit  to  be  reserved  for  the  L  ity  as  now  required 
by  existing^  ordinances. 

Sec.  1009.  Penalty. — Anv  Company,  their  a.ijents.  and  offi- 
cers violating-  any  of  the  provisions  of  four  precedinj:^  sections, 
sliall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punishefl  by  a  fine 
not  exceeding' $100.00  or  imprisoned  on  the  Pul)lic  \\'i~>rks  not  ex- 
ceeding^ 30  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1010.     Power  Reserved  to  Modify  or  Add  to  Regulations. 

In  granting  permits  for  overhead  electric  construction  the  Ma>or 
and  General  Council  reserve  the  right  to  add  to  or  modify  the 
rules  and  regulations,  herein  provided,  and,  if  it  should  prove 
necessary,  to  have  arms  or  all  electric  wires  placed  underground. 


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Sec.  1011.  Fire  Alarm  Gongs  to  be  Placed  in  Each  Power 
Station. — 'liie  I'ire  Department  of  the  City  shall  place  in  the 
station  of  every  electric  lig^ht  or  power  company,  at  the  latter's 
expense,  a  suitable  jjjone:  ^'k'  indicator  connecting;-  with  t'he  fire 
lines,  by  which  shall  be  indicated  the  location  of  all  fires.  On 
the  breakinj^  out  of  a  fire  in  any  (li>trict.  in  which  anv  electric 
light  or  power  Company  has  wires,  such  Companies  shall  forth- 
with send  a  man  prepared  to  renK)ve  t'iie  same,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Cliief  of  the   Fire   Department  or  his  assistant. 

Sec.  1012.  Electric  Currents  Must  be  Retained  in  Proper 
Channels — Appliances  Kept  in  Good  and  Safe  Repair — Electroly- 
sis.—  ll  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  persons  or  c<^>nipanies,  usinj,^  or  em- 
ployinpf  electrical  currents  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  by  or  before  Ju- 
ly 1.  181)8.  to  provide  and  put  in  use  such  means  and  ai)pliances  as 
will  so  control  and  effectually  retain  such  currents  in  their  proper 
channel>.  and  on  tlieir  own  wires,  tracks  and  other  works,  as  to 
prevent  injuries  to  pipes  and  other  structures  belonj^^ing  to  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  in  the  streets,  alleys,  or  other  parts  of  said  City, 
And  to  repair  and  renew  said  means  ami  appliances,  or,  from  time 
to  time,  change  and  imi>ro\c  the  >anie,  as  may  be  necessarv  to 
accomplish  said  purpose,  all  at  his  or  their  charges  and  expense, 
and,  at  his  or  their  own  risk,  selecting  and  adopting  such  means 
and  appliances  as  shall  prevent  injury  to  pipe>  and  other  struc- 
tures belonging  to  the  City,  a>  aforesaid. 

Sec.  1013.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  or  Company 
violating  foregoing  |)rovisions  shall  be  -^ubject  to  a  fine  of  one 
hundred  (SlOO.OOi  dollars  for  such  ofifense,  and  in  order  to  a 
conviction  under  this  ordinance  it  sliall  not  be  necessarv  to 
show  that  the  entire  electrical  current,  imposed  on  the  pipes 
or  other  structures  belonging  to  said  City,  in  the  streets,  alleys, 
or  other  parts  thereof,  escapes  from  or  comes  from  the  power 
house  or  works  of  the  party  or  parties  charged  as  aforesaid,  but  it 
shall  be  sufficient  for  a  conviction,  if  the  Companv  or  party,  by 
failing  to  restain  its  or  their  currents,  materially  contributes  to 
the  injury  of  pipes  or  other  structures  belonging  to  said  City  as 
aforesaid. 

Sec.  1014.  City's  Right  to  Damages  not  Affected  by  the 
Prosecution  of  OfTender. — Xeither  the  collection  of  anv  penaltv 

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f<»r  viiilatiiij^f  |)rtrc(liii,i4  ><fcti<tns  of  this  1'(k1«.-.  nor  au\  prosecution 
for  the  same-,  shall  ha\i-  the  t'tYtct  to  take  away  or  abridge  the 
ri}4^ht  i»f  said  (.  ity  for  damages  arisinj^  from  the  trespass  done  to 
said  Lity.  or  to  the  pipes  or  other  structures  belonginj^  to  said 
City  by  such  aforesaid  current  l)einj^  permitted  to  escape  from  tlie 
structures  of  the  party  or  i)arties  generatim^  the  said  current  or 
currents,  and,  in  case  of  damage  to  the  pipes  or  other  structure- 
helonj.(inj<  to  said  City,  in  the  streets,  alleys,  or  other  part> 
thereof.  tTie  same  may  be  demanded  and  collected  througli  the 
proper  channels,  and  on  failure  to  pay  the  same  mav  be 
sued  for  in  any  Court  havinpf  jurisdiction:  jjrovided.  this  is  not 
to  be  construed  as  requirinc^  the  City  to  show  the  damage  actu- 
ally produced  by  said  current. 

Sec.  1015.  Size  of  Fuse  Must  not  be  Above  Rated  Capacity 
of  Wire.  —  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  hnn.  or  corpora- 
tion, their  ajij^ents  or  employees,  to  increase  the  size  of  an  elec- 
trical fuse  above  the  rated  capacity  of  the  wire,  which  it  is  pro- 
tecting', in  or  on  an\-  buildiuL,'^. 

Sec.  1016.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  persf>n.  firm  or  cor- 
])oration,  their  aj;,'ents  or  employees.  \iolatini:^  the  foregoing  pro- 
visions, shall,  on  conviction  by  the  Recorder,  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars.  (ir  im])risonment  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  iuHicted  in  the  discre- 
tioti  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec  1017.  Voltage  in  Excess  of  Four  Thousand  Volts  Un- 
lawful— Except. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or 
corporation,  owning,  possessing,  controlling  or  operating,  over- 
head lines  or  wires  for  the  transmission  of  electric  current,  to 
send  or  carry  in  or  through  said  wires,  or  permit  same  to  be  used 
for  electric  current,  having  a  voltage  at  any  time  in  excess  of 
four  thousand  volts,  except  upon  and  along  such  route  as  shall 
have  been  first  submitted  to,  and  approved  by  the  Hoard  of  Elec- 
trical Control. 

Sec.  1018.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
poration violating  the  provisions  of  the  preceding  sections,  shall, 
on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding $500.00,  or  imprisoned  for  a  term  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  di'^cretion  of  the 
Recorder. 


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Sec.  1019.  All  Electric  Light,  Power  and  Railway  Feeder 
Wires,  Except  Trolley  Wires,  Shall  be  Placed  in  Conduits  in 
Inner  Fire  District — Work  and  Material  under  Supervision  of 
Board  of  Electrical  Control. — All  companies,  corporations,  ftrms. 
ur  persons,  now  owning  or  (operating  electric  light  wires,  elec- 
tric power  wires,  and  electric  railway  feeder  wires,  except  trol- 
ley wires,  shall  proceed  to  place  such  wires  in  underground 
conduits  within  the  close  district  of  the  fire  limits  of  this  City, 
and  shall  complete  the  work  of  placing  such  wires  underground 
within  two  years  from  the  date  of  the  approval  of  this  ordinance; 
and  all  persons  or  companies,  that  may  hereafter  be  granted  per- 
mission to  operate  electric  light,  power,  or  feeder  wires  in  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  shall,  in  the  beginning,  place  such  wires  in  un- 
derground conduits  within  the  radius  al>ove  described.  The 
work  of  placing  such  existing  wires  in  underground  conduits 
must  be  commenced  as  early  as  possible,  and  i)lans  for  such  work, 
whether  existing  wire  or  wires  to  be  hereafter  installed,  must  be 
submitted  to  and  approved  by  the  Board  of  Electrical  Control 
of  the  City  of  .Atlanta;  and  all  material  used  in  executing  said 
work  must  be  approved  by  the  Hoard  of  Electrical  Control  and 
the  actual  execution  of  the  work  to  be  done  under  the  supervision 
of  the  iUiard  of  Electrical  Control  of  the  City  and  the  City  Engi- 
neer. 

Sec.  1020.  Defective  Work  May  be  Ordered  Removed — 
Failure — Alternative. — All  niaicrial  used,  and  the  work  done,  in 
placing  electric  wires  in  underground  conduits,  as  aforesaid, 
which  does  not  meet  the  approval  of  the  I>oard  of  Electrical 
Control,  may  be  rejected  by  said  Board,  and.  in  event  of  such 
rejection,  be  removed  by  the  Company  furnishing  such  material. 
and  doing  such  work,  at  its  own  expense,  within  five  days  after 
notice  of  such  rejection,  and,  if  not  so  removed  within  ten  days 
after  such  notice  of  rejection,  they  may  be  removed  by,  or  under 
the  direction  of,  the  P.oard  of  Electrical  Control  at  the  expense 
of  the  party  furnishing  such  material  or  doing  such  work. 

Sec.  1021.  City  Reserves  Right  for  Future  Requirements  as 
to  Underground  Conduits. — The  City  of  Atlanta  reserves  the 
right  and  power  to  recjuire  the  extension  of  underground  con- 
duits and  the  placing  of  electric  light,  electric  power,  and  elec- 
tric railway  feeder  wires  in  them,  at  any  and  all  points  within 
the  Citv  of  Atlanta,  from  time  to  time,  in  the  discretion  of  the 


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Hoard  of  Hlectrical  Control,  subject.  lio\vc\cr,  to  revision  and 
final  ai)[)r()val  by   tliv   Mayor  ami  ( iciicral   Loimcil. 

Sec.  1022.  Penalty  for  Failure  to  Place  Wires  in  Underground 
Conduits. — All  pfrsoii>.  firms,  or  corpitralions.  either  as  principal, 
employee,  or  agent,  violating  any  of  the  prr)visions  of  this  ordi- 
nance ai)i)roved  October  !Uh.  \H*MK  re(|uiring  electric  light  wires. 
and  electric  railway  feeder  wires  (trolley  wires  excepted),  to  be 
placed  in  nnderground  coiidnits,  w  iihin  the  close  district  of  the  fire 
limits  of  the  City  within  two  vears  from  said  date,  and  ])roviding 
for  rules  and  regulations  thereof,  shall  on  conviction  he  fined  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense,  or  lie  imprisoned  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  and  a  failure  to  comply  witli  the  terms  of  said 
ordinance  for  as  long  as  one  day  shall  constitute  an  offense,  and 
a  case  shall  be  made  against  such  violators  for  each  day  fluritig 
which  they  fail   to  comply  with  the  terms  of  said  ordinance. 

Sec.  1023.        An    Exception    to    Underground    Requirement. — 

On  'riuirmond  Street,  from  the  railroad  crossing  northerly  to  a 
point  one  hundred  t'cct  \ortli  of  Marietta  Street,  wires  for  light- 
ing circuits  may  be  run  overhead,  and  this  is  hereby  ordained  as 
an  exception  to  the  general  ordinance  retpiiring  wires  to  be 
placed  underground  within  the  inner  fire  limits.  (  )n  I'^ast 
Hunter  Street  between  Capitcd  Ave.  and  I'Vaser  St..  overhead 
tension  wires  may  be  run.  under  super\ision  of  City  Klectrician. 
subject  to  removal  by  Council.  , 

Sec.  1024.  Electric  Signs — Lawful  to  Erect. — Any  person, 
firm,  or  corporation  may  erect  and  maintain  over  any  sidewalk, 
street,  avenue,  or  alley,  in  this  Cit\'.  any  electric  sign  of  signs 
conforming  to  the  requirements  of  following  sections. 

Sec.  1025.       Electric  Signs — Defined — How  Constructed. — An 

electric  sign  is  hereby  declared  to  be  any  sign  constructed  as  fol- 
lows:  Signs,  all  or  part  of  the  letters  of  which  are  made  in  the 
outline  of  incandescent  lamps;  transparent  glass  signs,  illum- 
ined with  electric  lamps;  signs  with  flush  painted  or  raised  let- 
ters, and  having  a  border  of  incandescent  lamps.  The  number 
of  incandsecent  lamps  for  each  side  of  any  electric  sign  shall  not 
be  less  than  one  lamp  for  each  one  and  one-quarter  square  foot 
of  sign  surface. 


KI,K«    IKU  IT\ — KLKCTKIC-    SICi.NS — KI.KCTRIC   THEATERS  2!1.'i 

Sec.  1026.  Shall  be  Securely  Supported  and  Fastened— Both 
Sides  Illumined — Nine  Feet  Above  Sidewalk  Minimum — Projec- 
tion not  Beyond  Curb  Line.  Si<jns  erected  by  authority  of  these 
provisions  shall  be  tirinly  and  securely  supported,  and  attached 
to  the  building,  and  both  sides  of  such  sig^n  must  be  equally  il- 
luminated each  and  every  nifjht  from  dusk  until  .it  least  the  hour 
of  9:30  P.  M.,  and.  when  ))verhanging;  any  sidewalk,  street,  ave- 
nue, or  alley,  must  be  placed  at  least  nine  feet  above  the  side- 
walk, street,  avenue,  or  alley,  and  shall  not  project  beyond  the 
curb  line. 

Sec.  1027.  Shall  Submit  Plans  and  Design  to  Superintendent 
— Who  May  Approve  Same  Permit — by  Whom  Issued — Work 
Approved  by  Whom. — Any  person,  tirm  or  corptjratiqn,  desiring 
to  erect  and  maintain  any  electric  sign  over  any  sidewalk,  street, 
avenue  or  alley,  shall  make  application  for  the  privilege  so  to  do 
to  the  said  Superintendent,  stating  the  location,  and  furnishing 
therewith  plans  and  specifications  of  the  said  sign,  and  attach- 
ments, and  method  of  securing  same,  and  of  the  wiring,  connec- 
tions, etc.,  making  a  full  exhibit  of  the  mechanical  and  electrical 
work.  .Said  .Superintendent  shall  submit  such  plans  and  speci- 
fication to  the  City  P.uilding  Inspector,  and  the  City  Engineer, 
and  upon  the  apprr»val  by  the  City  Electrician.  City  Engineer, 
and  City  Piuilding  Inspector  of  the  said  plans  and  specifications. 
said  Superintendent  shall  thereupon  issue  a  permit  to  the  appli- 
cant to  construct  said  sign.  The  Superintendent  shall,  upon  be- 
ing notified  of  the  completion  of  such  sign,  cause  an  inpsection 
of  same  to  be  made.  and.  if  such  sign  has  been  -onstructed  in 
accordance  with  the  provi-^ions  of  these  sections,  anrl  the  ])lans 
and  specificati(»ns.  wliich  have  been  approved  by  the  Superin- 
tendent, City  Engineer,  and  City  Building  Inspector,  he  shall 
then  issue  a  permit  for  the  operation  and  maintenance  of  said 
sign. 

Sec.  1028.  Unlawful  to  Erect  Sign  Other  than  as  above  Pre- 
scribed.—  it  sliall  hereafter  be  unlawful  for  any  peison,  firm,  or 
corporation  to  erect  or  maintain  over  any  sidewalk,  street,  ave- 
nue, or  alley,  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  any  electric  sign  or  signs 
except  as  prescribed  in  this  Code. 

Sec.  1029.  Electric  Theatres — Ordinance  Governing. — Any 
person,    firm,   or   corporation,    having,   operating,    owning,    con- 


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structim;,  or  maiiitaiiiiiij^  clccinc  ilicalro.  mt  aiuliloriuin>,  where 
moving  pictures  arc  displayed  (»r  similar  theatres  or  auditoriums, 
shall  C(>mi)ly  with  the  terms  of  this  ordinance,  and  this  ordi- 
nance i>  licrebv  made  applicat»le  to  electric  the'itre>  or  auditor- 
iimis.  where  mo\  in^  pictures  are  displayed,  or  sinular  auditori- 
ums or  theatres,  now  existinjjf.  as  well  as  those  hereafter  c<ni- 
structed.  I'.ut  exi>tin},'  theatres  arc  j^i\  en  sixty  days,  within 
which  to  comply  with  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1030.  Building  Inspector  and  Superintendent  Must  Is- 
sue Permit. — Such  theaters  or  avulitoriums.  hereinafter  called 
electric  theatres,  shall  not  he  constructed,  fitted  up.  or  operated, 
or  licensed,  until  a  permit  therefor  has  been  issued  hy  the  I'uild- 
iuL^  Inspector  and  said  .^uperiiitendiiit.  Said  officers  are  hereby 
directed  and  authorized  t<»  issue  permits  for  such  electric  thea- 
tres. j)rovided  they  are  constructed  in  accordance  with  plans 
approved  l)y  them,  and  which  plan^  "iocurc  the  safety  of  persons 
patronizinj:;^  same. 

Sec.  1031.  All  Wiring  under  Supervision  of  City  Electrician 
— License  Void  Unless  His  Orders  Complied  with. — All  wiring 
in  suc'ii  theatres  shall  be  installed  uiuler  the  direct  sui)ervision 
'M  "the  Citv  Electrician,  and.  where  he  condemns  any  such  wir 
mg.  same  shall  likewise  be  re-installed,  and.  in  a",  cases,  where 
the  owners  or  operators  of  such  electric  theatres  refuse  to  con- 
form to  the  directions  of  the  City  RIcctrician.  in  the  matter^ 
herein  mentioned,  the  license  therefor  shall  be  ipso  facto  void 
and  such  theatres  shall  he  immediately  closed  as  unsafe  fo." 
patronaj^e. 

Sec.  1032.  All  Fuses  to  be  Installed  in  Fire-Prcof  Enclosures 
— Space  Between  Fuse  and  Sides  and  Face  of  Enclosure. — .\11 
fuses  in  connection  with  lights  illuminating  the  part.->  of  the 
house,  room,  or  auditorium,  used  by  the  audience,  must  be  in- 
stalled in  lire-proof  enclosures,  so  constructed  that  there  will  be 
a  space  of  at  least  six  inches  between  the  fuse  and  the  sides 
and  face  of  the  enclosure. 

Sec.  1033.  Exit  Plainly  Marked — Height  of  Letters — Limit 
of  Fuses. — All  exits  shall  be  plainl}-  indicated  by  a  sign — same 
to  be  illuminated  by  other  than  electricity,  and  bear  the  words 
''EXIT,"  the  letters  of  which  must  not  be  less  than  four  inches 


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in  height,  and  there  must  not  be  more  than  one  set  of  fuses 
in  any  ••EXIT-  sigr,,  circuit  between  the  service  fuse  an.l  the 
sign. 

Sec.  1034.  Control  of  Lights— Stage  and  Auditorium  Lights 
Separately  Fcd.-luMde  light>.  and  all  lights  in  balls,  corridors, 
and  any  other  part  of  the  building  used  by  the  audience,  except 
the  general  auditorium  lights,  must  be  fed  independently  of  the 
stage  light,  aad  must  be  controlled  only  from  the  lobby,  or  other 
conyenient  place  in  the  front  of  the  house,  and  there  must  be  two 
circuits  in  tne  auditorium,  one  controlled  by  operator  in  booth, 
and  one  controlled  fn.m  without  the  auditorium,  viz:  iu  lobby 
or  without  the  entrance. 

Sec.  1035.  All  Outlets  to  be  Thoroughly  Lighted-Number 
of  Lights.— I-very  portion  of  the  i>uiiding  devoted  to  the  use  or 
accommodation  of  the  public,  all  outlet>  leading  to  the  street, 
all  open  a.urts.  corridors,  hallways,  anrl  e.xits.  shall  be  thor- 
ouglily  lighted  during  every  performance,  and  remain  Iighte<l 
until  the  entire  audience  has  left  the  premises.  One  IG-candle- 
power  incandescent  lamp  for  every  four  hundred  s(,uare  feet  of 
floor  is  hereby  ordained  as  sufhcient  illuminatioi,. 

Sec.  1036.  Construction  of  Each  Arc  Lamp.  Part  of  Ma- 
chine—Each  arc  lamp,  used  as  a  part  of  the  moving  picture 
maciimes,  must  be  constructed  Ss  directed  bv  the  City  Elec- 
trician, and  the  wiring  of  same  mu>t  not  be  of  I'e.ss  capaci'tv  than 
No.  Six  r..  iK:  .s.  gauge. 

Sec.  1037.  Rheostats  Must  Conform  to  Electrician's  Require- 
ments—Rheostats must  conform  to  rheostat  re(,uiremeiits.  a< 
directed  by  the  City   Electrician. 

Sec.  1038.  Top  Reel  to  be  Encased  in  Box— No  Solder  Used. 
—  Fop  reel  must  be  encased  in  iron  box.  which  bov  has  a  hole  at 
the  bottom  only  large  enough  for  f^Ims  to  pass  through,  and 
coyer  thereof  .so  arranged  that  this  hole  can  be  clos. d.  Xo  solder 
to  be  used  in  the  construction  of  this  box. 

Sec.  1039.  Crank  Must  Be  Secured  to  Shaft— Prevent  Com- 
ing  Off.— The  handle  or  crank  for  filling  the  machine  must  be 
secured  to  the  spindle  or  shaft,  so  that  there  will  be  no  liability 


Ot)(]  KI.K«  "I'HH   IT^ — Kll,^l«*-    »l  \«   HIM'-. —  l'l.>\l.l\ 

of  such  handle  f»r  crank  o<>ininp  off.  or  allowinj^'  the  film  t«»  >to]) 
in  front  nf  the  lamp. 

Sec.  1040.  Shutter  Placed,  Subject  Only  to  Outside  Pressure. 
— A  shutter  nuist  be  placed  in  front  of  the  condenser,  arraiij^ed 
so  as  to  be  closed  ni>rmally.  subject  to  open  only  by  outside  i>irv- 
sure.  such  as  the  pres<;ure  of  the  foot. 

Sec.  1041.  Extra  Films — How  Kept.  I'.xtra  hlm>  mu-i  be 
kept  in  a  metal  box  ha\  im,^  a  tij^^lit-tiltiiij^  co\  i  r. 

Sec.  1042.  Must  Be  Operated  by  Hand — Motor-Driven  Ma- 
chines Prohibited.— .^aid  machines  must  be  < 'pirated  b)'  liand. 
Motor-driven  machines  are  hereljy  pr(  "hibitetl. 

Sec.  1043.  Picture  Machine — How  Housed — Material — Reg- 
ulation of  Openings,  Etc. — The  picture  machine  nuist  be  placed 
in  an  enclosure  nr  house  made  i»f  or  lined  with  hre-proof  mate- 
rial, tiioroughly  ventilated,  and  larjj^e  enou<ih  for  the  operator  to 
walk  freely  on  either  side  or  back  of  the  machine.  Such  enclos- 
ure or  house  must  have  no  openings  into  the  auditorium,  other 
than  the  opening;  where  the  light  for  picture  is  emitted,  and  this 
oi)ening  nuist  be  ])rovided  with  fire-proof  coveiing,  or  door 
hinged  with  spring  hinges,  opening  by  a  trigger,  which  is  in  reach 
of  the  operator,  so  that  it  can  be  released  by  hand,  and  which 
door  luust  be  constructed  so  that  it  can  be  securely  closed.  l*"ur- 
theriuore.  if  the  City  fClectrician  and  Building  Inspector  decide 
that  the  arrangements  are  such  as  would  re(|uin-  it,  such  door 
must  be  so  arranged  that  it  luay  be  released  automatically.  .-Ml 
other  openings,  such  as  vent  and  entrances  to  the  enclosure, 
must  be  open  into  some  other  part  of  the  building  or  theatre 
other  than  the  main  auditorium.  Xo  electrical  pictures  or  mate- 
rial of  any  kind  will  be  permitted  in  the  operating  booth  other 
than  the  picture  machine  and  its  accessories. 

Sec.  1044.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Electric  Theatre  Ordi- 
nance.— Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  agents  or  em- 
ployees, constructing,  operating,  owning  or  managing  elecfric 
theatres  or  auditoriums,  where  moving  pictures  are  displayed,  or 
similar  theatres,  in  violation  of  any  of  the  terms  of  preceding  sec- 
tions shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished 
by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100.00,  or  imprisoned  upon  the  public 


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works  not  exceeding  30  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  in- 
flicted m  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder,  each  day's  operation  to 
be  held  a  separate  offense. 

Sec.  1045.  Prize  Fights— Boxing  Contests— Illegal  to  Show  in 
Moving  Pictures.— Xo  person,  either  as  owner,  agent  or  employe, 
shall  display  by  means  of  moving  pictures  or  similar  devices  the 
progress  or  result  of  any  prize  tight  or  boxing  contest,  in  either 
an  electric  or  moving  i)icture  >h.,\v  or  vaudeville  performance  or 
m  a  theater  or  at  any  place  in  or  at  which  persons  gather,  either 
by  paid  admissi(jn  or  by  free  exhibition. 

Sec.  1046.  Penalty.— Any  person  violating  preceding  section  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  offense  and  on  con- 
viction there.. f  in  the  Reconler  s  Court,  shall  be  punished  'by  a 
tine  not  exceeding  Five  Hundred  Dollars  or  sentenced  to  work- 
on  the  public  works  of  the  city  lor  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 
either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicte.l  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder  and.  in  addition  thereti..  the  Recorder  shall  have  the 
power,  in  case  a  pers..n  violating  this  ordinance  holds  a  license 
for  any  purpose  or  bu^iness  fp.m  the  City,  to  f..rfeit  such  license 
and  thereafter  any  effort  to  operate  such  business  under  such 
forfeited  license  shall  be  deemed  an  offense  punishable  in  the 
same  manner  as  j)ro\  ided  in  this  section. 


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I  nil     HI  I- \i«  I  Mi.>  I      Ho\Hi»     «»i  I  u  I  n^ — *\i.Mt\ 


CHAPTER  XLVI. 

IIKI-:  i)i:i'.\kiMi-:M' -I'oAKi)  oi    i'iki:m  asit.ks. 

Sec.  1047.  Fire  Department— Control  and  Supervision  by 
Whom.— Ihc  lire  Department  <>i  the  City  <•{  .\tlanta.  and  the 
buildings,  machinery,  and  e<|uipnient  of  said  l)ci)artinetit.  shall 
he  under  the  control,  supervision  and  management  of  the  f^xird 
of  I'irc  Masters,  subject  only  to  tlie  approval  of  the  Mayor  aii«l 
(ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  1048.  Board  of  Fire  Masters— Duties — Apparatus  of 
Department. —  Tlie  I'.oard  of  lire  Masters  shall  be  the  Mayor, 
the  Chief,  two  Aldermen,  and  the  lire  Department  Committee 
of  the  Cieneral  Council.  who>e  duty  it  shall  be  to  employ  the 
necessary  men,  and  purchase  all  material  for  the  proj)er  work- 
ing; of  the  Department,  subject  to  the  appr(»val  of  the  Mayor 
and  (ieneral  Council.      The  Cliicf  shall  act  as  Secretary  of  said 

Board  and  ."^hall  keep  a  l)ook  of  minutes  of  the  proceedings  of 
the    r>oard   and.   al>o.   all   account^   that    may    relate    to   the    I'irc 

Department,     'ihe  l''ire  Department  of  the  City  of  .Atlanta  shall 

consist  of  such  appliances  as  may  be  deemed  necessar\    by  the 

Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  1049.  Officers  of  the  Fire  Department.— Hie  Ofticers  of 
the  Fire  Department  shall  consist  of  a  Chief,  with  the  foreman 
of  each  fire  Company  as  assistants.  The  Chief  of  the  I'ire 
Department  shall  also  be  Superintendent  of  the  Electric  Fire 
Alarm  Telegraph,  and  shall  be  elected  by  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  at  their  first  regular  meeting  in  June.  I8!>'i,  and 
continue  until  1st  July,  1883,  when  his  successor  shall  be  elected 
at  the  same  time  other  City  Officers  are  elected,  and  biennially 
thereafter. 

Sec.  1050.  Salary  of  Chief— No  Other  Perquisites.— The  sal- 
ary of  the  Chief  shall  be  fixed  bef<:>re  his  election,  and  shall  not 
be  changed  during  his  term  of  office.  It  shall  be  three  thous- 
and  dollars   per  annum,   payable    in    monthly   installments,   and 


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th.  Chief  shall  not  receive  any  additional  compensation  for 
the  discharge  o,  h.s  duties  from  any  person,  firm,  or  corporation 
whomsoever.  He  shall  give  a  bond  of  one  thousand  dollars 
tor  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties. 

Sec  1051.  Division  of  Department^(Companies  and  equip- 
ment have  been  UKrca^cd  ..nee  the  adoption  of  this  ordinance 
by  authority  duly  deleg:ated  to  the  Board  of  Fire  Masters  ) 

I  he  Fire  Department  shall  be  divided  into  steam  fire  engine 
companies,  each  consisting  of  one  foreman,  one  engineer  one 
stoker,  and  one  driver:  two  hose  reels  f.  be  connected  with  the 
two  steam  hre  engine  companies,  under  the  command  of  the 
foreman  ot  said  fire  engine  companies,  and  shall  each  be  oper- 
ated by  fire  runners  and  one  driver;  two  hose  reel  companies 
shall  each  consist  of  one  foreman,  one  driver,  and  fiv 


■  e  runners 


and  one  hook  and  ladder  company  shall  consist  of  one  foreman 
one  driver,  and  five  runners,  all  of  wh..m  shall  be  paid  as  the 
Mayor  and  (iencral  Council  may  provide,  except  where  the 
said  Board  of  Fire  Master,  shall  see  it  is  to  the  interest  of  the 
tity  to  employ  what  shall  be  termed  callmen.  who  shall  be  paid 
not  more  than  twelve  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  month,  and 
whose  duty  it  shall  he  to  attend  all  fires  and  there  perfor 
^uch  duty  as  may  be  assigned  to  them  bv  the  officers  i„  co 
mand 


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Sec^l052.        Chief  and  Foreman  of  Each  Company  Have  Po- 
hce   Powers-- Ihe    Chief   and    1-oreman    of    each    Companv    are 
hereby  vested  with  all  the  powers  of  a  police  officer  of  the'citv 
in  so  far  as  to  make  arrests   within   the  City. 

Sec.  1053.  .  Vacancics-Sickness-Disability-How  Filled - 
rhe  Lh.et  shall  have  the  power,  if.  in  his  opini<,n  the  mterests 
of  the  City  demand  it.  to  fill  temporarily  anv  vacancv  caused 
by  sickness,  disability,  or  absence  of  anv  member  of' the  De- 
partment, and  such  temporary  appointee' shall  receive  the  pav 
allowed  to  the  position  filled,  and  be  subject  to  all  the  rules  Ld 
regulations  of  the  Department. 

Sec.  1054.        Board  of  Fire  Masters  Make  Rules  for  Depart, 
ment  Government.-The  Board  of  Fire  Masters  shall   have  the 
tK.wer  to  make  >uch  rules  and  by-laws  for  the    government    of 
the  Department  as  shall  to  them  seem  most  expedient,  not  in 
conflict  with  this  ordinance  or  the  Citv  charter. 


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Sec.  1055.        Board  May  Dismiss  Employees  after  Hearing. — 

The  iioard  >>i  lire  Masters  shall  have  tht-  power  to  suspend  at 
will :  alxi.  t(i  fine  *>r  <liMni>s,  any  of  tlu-  ofticcr"-  «»r  nu-n,  wh'  >  -^hall 
ha\f  httii  tinpIi'M(l  hy  said  Hoard,  iar  any  \iolation  '>t  tht* 
rules  of  the  Department,  after  a  full  and  impartial  hearing  an<l 
trial  shall  have  been  given  to  said  officers  or  men  hy  the  said 
Hoard  at  a  jneetinp  to  be  called  for  that  ])urpose- 

Sec.  1056.  Absence  of  Chief — Permission  of  Board — Assist- 
ant Acts.  Ill  thi-  r\fnl  of  the  atxen^e  it  ^ukiK-^-<  of  the  C  iiiel. 
he  >hall  appoint  a  member  of  the  l)epartment  to  till  his  place. 
Ihe  Chief  shall  not  absent  himself  from  the  City  without  the 
ct)nsent  of  the  Hoard  of  h'ire  .Masters. 

Sec.  1057.       Right  of  Way  Must  be  Given  to  Fire  and  Police 
Machines — also  Electric  Light  Company's  Wagon. —  In  the  event 

of  an  alarm  of  tire  heinj^^  gi\en  froni  the  rentral  station,  the 
apparatus  of  the  lire  htpartment  >hall  ha\e  the  Rij^ht-of-w  ay  in 
and  upon  the  >treets.  >(juares,  lanes,  alleys,  antl  railroad  cross- 
ings in  going  to  any  fire,  or  being  up»)n  such  streets,  lanes,  al- 
leys, s(iuares,  or  railroad  crossings.  No  person  shall  obstruct  or 
neglect  to  make  way  for  any  apparatus  being  thus  in  or  upon 
any  of  said  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  squares,  or  railroad  crossings, 
under  a  penalty  of  tiot  less  than  five  d<dlars  nor  more  than 
one  hundred  dollar^  for  everv  otTensc,  or.  in  default  of  pasinent, 
to  an  imprisonment  of  uot  more  than  thirty  days  upon  convic 
tion  of  suc'h  violation  in  the  Recorder's  Court.  The  police  patrol 
wagon  shall  at  all  times  have  tlie  same  right-of-way  as  the  tire 
apparatus.  The  agent  of  the  (ieorgia  Electric  Light  Company, 
when  reporting  to  the  Chief  of  l*'ire  Department  at  all  fires  in 
the  City,  shall  likewise  have  the  right-of-way  of  the  streets,  as 
now  allowed  the  fire  apparatus,  under  penalties  above  named 
to  all  who  violate  the  same  upon  conviction  of  such  violation  in 
the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1058,  Vehicles  not  Driven  on  Streets,  when  Fire  De- 
partment is  at  Work — Penalty. — It  shall  not  he  lawful  for  any 
person  or  persons  whomsoever  to  drive  a  vehicle  through  the 
streets  and  lanes,  in  which  the  Fire  Department  is  assembled 
for  the  purpose  of  extinguishing  a  fire,  and,  should  any  person 
or  persons  attempt  to  ride  or  drive  a  vetiicle  through  the  streets 
and  lanes,  in  which  the  Fire  Department  is  assembled  for   the 


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purpose  aforesaid,  he  or  they  shall  be  arrested  by  any  officer  au- 
thorized to  make  such  arrest,  and  on  conviction  in  the  Record- 
er's Court,  jje  fined  a  sum  not  exceeding^  fifty  dollars,  or  be  im- 
prisoned not  exceeding^  thirty  days,  or  both,  at  the  discretion  of 
of  the  Court. 


Sec.  1059.  Penalty  for  Giving  False  Alarm. —  It  >hall  \)c  un- 
lawful for  any  person  or  persons  to  give  or  cause  to  be  given  a 
false  alarm  of  fire,  with  the  intent  to  deceive,  or  to  pull  the  slide 
of  any  station  or  signal  box,  except  in  case  of  fire.  an<l  any  per- 
son or  persons  guilty  of  the  violation  nf  the  provisions  of  tliis 
section  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  or  both,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court, 
and  one-half  of  the  fine  paid  in  each  case  shall  be  paid  tlie  in- 
former, furnishing  proof  to  convict;  provided,  no  part  of  said 
fine  shall  in  any  case  be  paid  to  any  |)oliceman,  fireman,  or  other 
officer  of  said  Citv. 


Sec,  1060.  Fire  Alarm — Interference  with  Prohibited — Pen- 
alty.—  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  injure,  destroy,  ur 
in  any  manner  interfere  with  the  electric  fire  alarm  of  said  City, 
or  with  the  batteries,  boxes,  stations,  wires,  or  other  apparatus 
or  appurtenances  thereof,  or  used  in  connection  therewith  Any 
person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  convic- 
tion thereof,  be  fined  for  each  offense  a  sum  not  exceeding  $500 
and  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recor<!er's  Court. 

Sec.  1061.  Obstructions  Near  Fire  Plug  Prohibited— Penalty. 
— It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  obstruct  w^itli  building 
material  or  otherwise  any  cistern  or  fire  plug,  such  as  would 
obstruct  approaches  to  the  same  by  the  Fire  Department  oi  the 
City  of  Atlanta.  .\ny  person  violating  the  foregoing  provision 
shall,  for  each  ofTense.  be  subject  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  SlOO, 
or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  botln,  in  tin- 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court.  Any  person  putting  an\ 
awning  post  nearer  than  eighteen  inches  to  any  fire  hydrant  shall, 
on  conviction  pay  a  fine  of  no^  exceeding  $100,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 


•^().>  i-'iKK  lii:i' \  11  I  ^11  N  I      «iiii:i       III   lir.'» — i.o\t.«» 

Sec.  1062.  Duties  and  Powers  of  Chief— Record  of  Depart 
ment. —  The  Chief  shall  he  present  at  all  tires  .ir  alarms,  fully 
equipped,  and  shall  there  have  sole  direction  of  the  operations 
of  the  Departnunt.  He  siiall  he  liable  t<»  a  fine  of  three  dollars 
for  non-attendance.  It  shall  he  his  duty  to  \  i^it  the  several 
houses  at  least  once  in  every  twenty-four  hours,  and  see  that 
the  houses,  apparatus,  horses,  etc.,  are  in  proper  condition,  and 
that  the  nu-u  arc  at  their  posts;  and.  shouhj  he  fiinl  anything; 
out  of  order,  or  any  member  derelict  in  his  duty,  lie  shall  have 
authority  to  suspend  him,  but  must  at  once  rejiort  the  matie- 
to  the  chairman  of  the  Board  for  his  action.  All  reports  made 
to  him  by  the  officers,  or  any  other  matters,  that  may  come  to 
"his  knowledge,  shall  be  reported  in  writing  to  the  P.oard  of  Fire 
Masters,  or  in  its  recess  to  the  Cliairman  as  so<in  as  possible. 
He  shall  be  rcciuired  to  keep  an  accurate  account  of  all  fires 
alarms  f)f  fire,  the  origin,  f)r  supposed  origin,  amount  of  loss  in- 
curred, and  amount  of  insurance  of  the  destroyed  or  damaged 
property,  lie  shall  exercise  all  power  and  authority,  which  is 
conferred  ii])on  him  by  virtue  of  this  Chapter. 

Sec.  1063.  Gongs  for  Fire  and  Police  Department — Rotary — 
when  Rung — Emergency — Trolley  Wire  Trucks. —  Ml  fire  wag 
ons,  police  wagons,  aml)ulance,  trolley  wire  repair  trucks  and 
other  vehicles  which  the  lJ<->ard  i»f  hire  Masters  shall  declare  of  a 
like  character.  mu>t  be  equipped  with  New  Departure  or  Rotarv 
gongs  and  same  shall  not  be  rung  except  when  said  vehicles 
are  making  emergency  runs  and  the  drivers  thereof  are  forbid- 
den to  ring  same  except  in  such  cases.  Kmcrgency  runs  are 
liereby  defined  to  be  as  follows:  An  ambulance  going  to  and 
from  an  accident  and  serving  the  injured:  fire  wagons  going  to 
a  fire:  police  wagons  to  and  from  a  call  for  the  transportation 
of  prisoners  or  the  officers  of  the  Department  sent  out  for  im- 
mediate service;  trolley  wire  repair  trucks  going  out  to  make 
repairs  in  case  of  fires  or  unusual  accidents  rendering  immediate 
repair  of  trolley  wires  necessary,  and  other  vehicles,  classed 
with  these  when  serving  their  particular  work. 

Sec.  1064.  When  Rung,  all  Vehicles  Clear  Streets— Street 
Cars  Stop. — W'hen  said  gong  is  sounded  by  any  vehicle  or  ve- 
hicles of  fire  department,  all  pedestrians  upon  the  streets,  in  the 
path  of  said  vehicles  or  in  front  of  same,  shall  leave  the  street, 
and  remain  upon  the  sidewalk  until  said  vehicles  have  passed. 


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All  vehicles  upon  the  streets  in  the  path  or  in  front  of  said  ve- 
hicles shall  pull  up  ap:ainst  the  curb  and  remain  standing,  until 
-aid  vehicles  have  passed.  All  street  cars  upon  the  streets  be- 
ing used  bv  said  vehicles  and  by  which  cars  said  vehicles  must 
pass,  shall  stop  until  said  vehicles  have  passed. 

Sec.  1065.  Others  not  Use  These  Gongs. — Any  person,  firm, 
or  corporaiiuii.  tlieir  agents  or  employees,  using  said  Xew  De- 
parture or  Rotary  gongs  upon  vehicles  of  any  character  or  an 
imitation  thereof,  or  a  gong  similar  in  tone  to  said  New  De- 
parture or  Rotary  gong,  shall  be  guilty  of  an  offense  against 
this  ordinance  and  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court, 
shall  be  Hued  not  exceeding  $100.00  or  imprisoned  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder, 

Sec.  1066.  Siren  Whistle — Locomotive  Bell — Limited  to  Fire 
Department — Others  not  Use. — All  per>on>  with  the  exception 
of  the  hrc  dei)artment  are  hereby  forbidden  to  use  the  whistle 
known  as  "I-'riction  ."^inn  Whistle"  upon  any  vehicle  of  any 
character  whatsoever  upou  the  streets  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or 
the  bell  known  as  "Locomotive   I'.ell." 

Sec.  1067.  Penalty. —  Any  pti>"ii  \  lojating  any  of  the  provis- 
ions f)f  the  foregoing  ordinance  shall  on  cf»nvictif»n  in  the  Record- 
er's Court,  be  ()unished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100.00  or  im- 
I)risonmcnt  n<»t  exceeding  thirty  days,  cither  or  both  penalties 
to  be  indicted  in  tin-  divcrftir^ii  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1068.  Foremen  Shall  Examine  Plugs  -When— Report 
Made — to  Whom. —  The  foremen  of  the  \arious  companies,  un- 
der the  direction  of  the  Chief,  shall  make  examination  of  the 
fire-plugs  at  lea^t  twice  each  month,  and  sliall  report  to  the 
Chief,  who  shall  in  writing  notify  the  Superintendent  of  the  \Va 
ter  Works  of  any  plugs,  that  are  not  in  good  working  order. 

Sec.  1069.  Chief  Keeps  Copies  of  Letters.  All  communica^ 
tions  from  the  Chief  of  the  Department  shall  be  copied  in  a  let- 
ter-copying book. 

Sec.  1070.  Employees  Subject  to  Assignment  by  Senior  Offi- 
cer.— .All  employees  of  this  <lepartment  are  at  all  times  subject  to 
assignment  to  any  duty  by  the  senior  officer  in  command. 


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Sec.  1071.        Members     Must     Familiarize    Themselves     wit>i 
Rules. —  I'acli  member  <»t  the  lire  Department  must  make  him 
sfit   familiar  with  all  tlu-  rnU'>'  ami  ro;;iilati<>ns  ^nvcriiiuj^  them 

Sec.  1072.  Meeting  of  Board  of  Fire  Masters. —  Ihc  li.>ar.l 
nf  I'ire  Ma-ttr-  shall  moot  on  tlic  W  C(liu-stla>  preceding  the 
first  Monday  in  each  month,  and  all  bills  and  other  matters  for 
the  consideration  of  the  Koard  mn>t  be  in  the  hamls  of  the 
Secretary  tvyent\-four  hours  before  the  time  of  the  repidar  meet- 
in  k'- 

Sec.  1073.  Use  of  Water  during  Fires — Penalties  Attached. 
— 'When  the  alarm  of  hre  is  sounded,  and  until  the  sij,'nal  of 
"I'irc  out"  is  j^^iyeu  by  the  I'ire  Department,  it  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person  to  ust-  or  draw  water  from  the  water  mains  » 
ludraiits  for  -^prinkliii).,',  thishinj.(  sewers,  or  for  any  other  pur- 
pose, under  penalty  not  to  exceed  $UX).00  fine,  or  not  to  exceed 
thirty  day.s'  imprisonment,  one  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder's  Court,  but  not  to  apply  to  parties,  who  use  water 
through  a  meter. 

Sec.  1074.  House  Movers — Must  Notify  Chief  or  Fire  De- 
partment.—  Iroin  thi>  date.  an\i>ne  movinjj  a  house  through 
any  street  of  said  City  shall  be  required  to  place  lights  on  the 
same  at  night,  and  shall  notify  tlie  Chief  of  the  l'"ire  Department 
of  the  location  of  said  house  at  night. 

Sec  1075.  Penalty  for  Violation. — .\nyone  conyicted  before 
the  Recorder's  L"ourt  of  \iolatiMg  this  ordinance  sliall  be  fined 
in  a  sum  not  exceeding  <^nc  hundred  dollars,  or  iiuprisonment 
not  exceeding  tliirt}-  days,  in  the  discretion  of  said  Court. 

Sec.  1076.  Vehicles  to  Give  Right-of-Way  to  Fire  Depart- 
ment— Penalty  for  Failure. —  It  shall  he  the  duty  of  the  driyer  or 
person  in  charge  of  any  dray.  hack,  carriage  or  other  wagon  or 
vehicle,  at  any  time  when  the  fire  alarm  bell  taps,  to  drive  his 
team,  or  otherwise  place  his  vehicle  as  close  as  practicable  to  the 
sidewalk,  so  as  to  leave  the  street  open  for  the  unobstructed  pas- 
sage of  the  Fire  Department  and  its  machinery.  Any  person 
violating  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  less  than 
five  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not 


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^xceedin;:  T'lirtv    iriiii    .l.iv^  mi   ']^,.  .'i^cretion  of  the   Recorder's 
Court. 

Sec.  1077.  Provision  for  Firemen  Losing  Their  Lives. — in 
case  any  officer  or  member  <»f  the  Fire  Department  shall  lose  his 
life  on  accuiint  of  injuries  received  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty 
as  an  officer  or  mend^er  of  said  Department,  then  his  wife  and 
children  shall  be  paid  his  salary  for  a  period  of  twelve  months 
following  his  death,  if  n<»t  wife,  but  children  survive  him.  then 
to  the  children,  provided  guardians  be  appointed  therefor  in  reg- 
idar  form. 

Sec.  1078.  How  Above  Appropriations  Will  Be  Paid. — .saidl 
sums  .-«ha!l  l>e  paid  from  regular  appropriation  to  iicpalment  of 

Fire,  and  the  name  of  tlit-  dm-.-iNi-i!  ^li.i"  'n-  r.irri.d  ni)  .n  t!u-  r.  ,|!'^ 
for  this  purpose. 

SALAkii:.^^— .\Li<)KDi.\(.  lu  r(>.>ri.-'.>  ..xd  .<i:k\  ice 
— i.\kifrif-:nt.  KF.Drc;FD— how. 

Sec.  1079.  Salaries — Service — Positions — Increase. — 'ihe  i>ay 
oi  all  drivers,  ladder  men.  ho>fmen  and  stokers  in  the  depart- 
ment of  I'ire.  shall  be  rt.\ed  and  paid  as  fo|lr)ws 

For  the  tir>t  year  of  their  >ervicc  u'*'-  ''"•  '  '•  lall  re- 

ceive the  sum  of  $*)(>.(M>  per  month. 

F'or  the  2nd  year  of  their  service  with  the  City,  they  shall  re- 
ceive the  sum  of  S^iri.OO  per  month. 

I'or  the  'ird  year  of  their  service  wiii.  .i.i  i^- 

ceive  the  sum  of  $7(>.<H>  per  in<»nt!i. 

For  the  4ih  year  of  their  service  with  the  City,  they  shall  re- 
ceive the  sum  «>f  $7r).(M>  per  month. 

I''or  the  .'nh  year  of  their  service  wi^'-  '  ^^    -lial!  re- 

ceive the  sum  of  $M(>.(M>  per  month. 

For  the  Hth  \  ear  of  their  service  with  the  City,  they  shall  re- 
ceive llie  sum  of  $8.').(K)  per  month.  an<l.  after  having  served  in 
said  department  continuously  for  as  long  as  si.x  years,  they  shall 
receive  the  sum  of  $*H).(H>  during  their  service  in  these  positions. 
The  above  described  provisions  shall  not  operate  to  reduce  any 
man  now  serving  in  the  salaries  now  paid,  but  as  to  them  the  or- 
dinance shall  be  prospective,  except  as  to  those  found  inefficient 
as  hereafter  provided. 

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Sec.  1080.  Conditioned  on  Faithful  Work — Suspension — Ef- 
fect.— This  increase  for  each  year  up  to  and  including  the  sixth 
year  of  said  service  shall  be  conditioned  upon  the  faithful  per- 
formance of  all  duties  and.  should  any  »»f  said  employees  be 
susi)en{k(l  fur  as  loii<^'  as  ihirt.\  (la\>  duriii;^  any  \  car  up  to  and 
iiuludiuj.,^  tlu'  >i.\tli  year  »«l  s»'r\  ice.  hy  and  under  lawful  author- 
ity, full  opportunity  having  been  given  him  for  a  hearing,  then 
such  sus])cnsi(>n  shall  operate  so  as  to  retain  such  cniplovce  in 
the  same  class  for  the  year  following  his  suspension  and  for  the 
same  pay  as  for  the  year  in  which  he  was  suspended,  in  other 
words,  such  employee  loses  a  year  in  the  compiit.ition  of  his 
compensation  under  the  system   herein  ordained 

Sec.  1081.  Increase — Time — Maximum. — All  employees  ex- 
cept drivers  as  indicated  in  the  preceding  section,  who,  on  the 
first  day  of  T^ctober,  1910,  have  served  fc»r  as  long  as  one  year, 
shall  thereafter  be  paid  the  sum  of  $80.00  per  month  and  said 
driver  shall  thereafter  be  paid  $85.00  per  month  and  such  com- 
pensation shall  be  increased  as  provided  by  this  ordinance,  for 
each  additional  year's  service  thereafter  at  the  rate  of  $o.00  per 
month  until  such  employees  shall  be  paid  the  maximum  sum  of 
$90.00   per   month,   while   ser\ing    in    said    positions. 

Sec.    1082.      Examination — Hearing —  Trial — Method. —  The 

Board  of  Fire  Masters  shall  examine  into  the  efficiency  of  all 
of  the  officers  and  members  of  the  Department  of  Fire,  and  in 
all  cases  where  they  find  any  officer  or  member  inefficient  for  any 
reason  they  shall  cause  a  statement  of  the  alleged  inefficiency  to 
be  served  upon  such  officer  at  least  five  days  before  any 
meeting,  and  shall  call  upon  such  officer  or  member  to  show 
cause  before  them  at  such  meeting  why  the  judgment  should 
not  therein  be  entered  declaring  such  officer  or  man  inefficient 
for  the  reasons  stated.  This  statement  shall  be  signed  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Masters  and  a  copy  served  on 
such  officer  or  member  personally,  or  at  last  known  address 
of  such  officer  or  member,  by  a  member  of  said  department  des- 
ignated by  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Masters,  prior 
to  such  hearing.  The  Chairman  of  said  Board  shall  cause  such 
officers  and  men  who  have  been  cited  to  appear  at  said  meeting 
for  the  reason  named,  to  be  examined  by  three  competent 
physicians,  selected  for  that  purpose  at  a  called  meeting  held 
by  the  Board  of  Fire  Masters  prior  to  such  regular  meeting   in 


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lime  to  liave  the  examination  completed  and  report  thereof  made 
to  such  regular  meeting. 

Sec.  1083.  Separate  Trials — Reports  of  Physicians. — At  said 
hearings,  each  case  shall  be  called  separately,  a  statement  of 
the  cause  of  inefficiency  read,  the  report  of  the  physicians  read, 
and  such  additional  evidence  shall  be  heard  with  reference 
thereto  as  the  Hoard  of  Fire  Masters  may  desire  or  such  officer 
or   member   may    present. 

Sec.  1084.  Judgment— Effect. —  If  said  Board  of  Fire  Masters, 
at  said  hearing,  find  any  officer  or  member  unable  to  do  efficient 
service  for  any  reason,  wliether  by  age,  injuries  or  other  cause, 
they  shall  enter  a  judgment  to  that  eft'ect  on  the  minutes  of  the 
Board. 

Sec.  1085.  Reduced  Pay — Light  Service. — In  all  cases,  where 
such  judgment  is  entered  by  the  I'uard  of  Fire  Masters,  they 
shall  thereupon  place  such  officer  or  member  at  light  work  in 
the  department,  at  the  stables  or  at  service  in  and  around  iicad- 
•juarters  or  wherever  active  duty  is  not  required  and  the  pay 
of  such  officers  or  men  shall  thereupon  be  likewise  reduced  to 
the  sum  of  $45. fX)  per  month.  It  is  the  |)urpose  of  the  Mayor 
and  (Jeneral  C<iuncil  to  make  this  or<linance  effective  with  the 
beginning  of  the  present  calendar  year  but.  by  reason  of  the 
fact  that  some  time  will  be  required  to  give  a  full  and  fair  hear- 
ing to  the  officers  and  members  concerned,  the  compensation 
of  such  officers  and  men.  who  are  found  inefficient,  as  herein 
provided,  shall  not  be  reduced  for  the  month  of  January,  1910, 
or  up  to  the  ir>tli  day  of  February.  1910.  but  such  reduction 
shall  begin  with  the  l.lth  day  of  February.  1910  and  shall  con- 
tinue thereafter  while  such  officers  or  men  are  doing  such  service 
as  is  herein  pr<^>\  ided. 

Sec.  1086.  Continue  as  Members  of  Department — Under  Or- 
ders.— Such  officers  and  men,  as  are  found  inefficient  as  herein 
provided,  >hall  continue  as  members  of  the  department  of  l-'ire. 
and  shall  be  subject  to  perform  such  duties  as  their  strength 
will  permit  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  Chief  of  the 
FireDepartment.  and  of  the  Fire  Masters  at  all  times. 


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CHAPTER  XLVII. 

FIRFS-  PRF.C  \r  riON'S     Ar.AIXST— (  »II.S  -COMHL'STI- 

BLKS. 

Sec.  1087.  Kilns— Not  Within  Hundred  Yards  of  House- 
Fifty  of  Fence — Penalty. —  .No  pcr-«'>ii  >h.iU  he  j>crmitic»l  l"  huilil 
;iii(l  fire  am  upon  plank  kiln  .>r  kilii>  within  one  humlrc-d  yards 
of  any  liouse.  ..r  titty  yards  of  any  feiue.  in  the  incorporate  lim- 
its of  .said  City:  and  any  person  violatintr  said  ordinance  shall, 
on  conviction  in  the  Recorders  Court,  he  tined  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  for  each  day  such  kiln  is  kept  hurning.  ot 
not   exceedinir  thirty  days'   ini|)risoniiient. 

Sec.  1089.  Stovepipes  and  Chimneys  to  be  Inspected— Rem- 
edy Defects — Penalty  for  Failure. —  It  -liall  l)e  the  duty  of  the 
Chief  of  the  hire  I  )e|>artinent  to  make  frecjuent  examinations 
into  the  conditions  of  the  stovepipes  and  chimneys  in  this  City, 
and  if  he  shall  deem  their  conditi.)n  a  source  of  danger  from 
tire,  he  shall  rc<|uire  the  tenant  or  occupant  of  the  house,  where 
such  stovepipe  or  chimney  is.  to  remedy  the  same  within  tweKc 
hours:  and  on  failure  or  refusal  of  such  tenant  or  occupant,  such 
offender  shall  he  liahle.  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court, 
to  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  liundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be 
iniprisoncd  not  exceeding  thirty  days:  and  if.  from  the  evi- 
dence, the  Court  helieves  the  condition  of  such  chimney  or 
stovepipe  dangerous,  the  Onirt  shall  order  the  alteration  to  he 
made  at  the  cost  of  the  occupant. 

Sec.  1089.  —Uncovered  Lights  in  Stables — Among  Combusti- 
ble Matter— Unlawful— Penalty  for  Violation. — .\ny  person 
who  shall  be  fi>un(l  guilty  of  carrying  an  uncovered  or  open 
light  of  any  kind  into  any  stable  or  barn,  or  any  place,  where 
provender,  trash,  or  any  matter  is  contained,  that  is  easy  of  com- 
bustion, in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  on  conviction  of  the  same,  in  the 
Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dol- 
lars and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  t'hirty  days. 


KIHKN—IN    s|H|;KT—  \T    M<.  H  I —HI.  \«   Iv  k  m  ITU  S_K\GI  \  KS       '^Qq 

Sec.  1090.  Permitting  Persons  to  Carry  Lights  to  Such 
Places — Penalty. —  If  any  person  or  persons  shall  permit  to  j^u 
or  send  any  servant  or  other  person  with  uncovered  lights  into 
such  place  or  places,  as  described  in  the  preceding  section,  he. 
she,  or  they,  may  be  liable  to  the  penalty  imposed  bv  said  sec- 
tion, on  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1091.  Unlawful  to  Build  Fires  in  Public  Streets— Pen- 
alty.—  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  build  or 
maintain  a  fire  in  any  of  the  public  streets  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
within  three  feet  of  any  curbing.  Any  violation  of  the  above 
<.hall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  e.xceeding  twentv-five  dollars, 
or  imprisonment  in  the  Stockade,  or  work  upon  the  public 
works,  not  e.xceeding  thirty  days,  in  tlie  discretion  of  the  Re- 
ci  irder. 

Sec.  1092.  Combustible  Materials  not  to  be  Burned  at  Night 
— Penalty. —  h  siiall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
burn  trash,  lumber,  straw  or  any  combustible  substance,  be- 
tween the  hours  of  sunset  and  sunrise,  in  any  yard.  lot.  or  alley 
in  the  City  of  Atlanta;  and  any  person  or  persons  violating  this 
ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
fined  not  e.xceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisonment  for  not  more 
than  thirty  days,  either  or  botli,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1093.  Blacksmith  Shops  in  Fire  Limits  Must  be  Fire- 
proof.— .\o  building  shall  be  u.^ed  t^r  occupied  a>  a  blacksmith 
shop  within  the  fire  limits  of  this  City,  unless  the  same  be  made 
fireproof. 

Sec.  1094.  Stationary  Steam  Engines — Erected  only  by  Per- 
mission— Specifications — Penalty. — h  sliall  n- ^i  be  lawful  for  any 
person  <»r  persons  to  erect  or  run,  or  cause  to  be  erected  or  run, 
any  stationary  steam  engine,  of  any  kind  or  description,  within 
the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  .\tlanta.  without  first  obtaining  the 
consent  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  thereto;  and  the  ap- 
plication shall  contain  a  complete  description  of  ttie  character 
and  size  of  the  engine  proposed  to  be  erected,  of  tlie  building,  in 
which  it  will  be  placed,  its  position  in  the  building,  the  distances 
to   surrounding  buildintrs   (^r   >tnictnr(-,    and    the    material,    of 


M()       riHK«» tm.s \\\\i\«.v     oil.  \  till  MiiiN     I  I  Mill  n    ^\iti»H 

which  thcv  are  c<Mi>triu  tc«l.  ami  the  heijjht.  si/.e.  aiwl  hKratioii  <W 
tlie  smokestack;  and  any  person  viulatinj;  this  ordinanee  shall 
be  fined,  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dt>llar>.  or  be  imprisoned  iu>t  exceediuf^  thirty  <lays. 

Sec.  1095.  Illuminating  Oils — Limit  Kept  in  Building — Per- 
mission— Revocation — Penalty  for  Violation  of  Ordinance.— It 
shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  lu  keep  within  the  Lity  of  At- 
lanta more  than  one  huinlred  and  seventy-tive  ^alh^ns  of  kero- 
sene i)il,  or  other  i>il  used  for  illumination,  in  any  building',  im- 
le>s  permission  is  tirst  i.(ranted  l»y  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  G>un- 
cil.  It  being  provided  that  any  such  permission  is  subject  to 
revocation  at  any  time  by  tlie  Mayor  and  General  Council.  Any 
person  violating  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a  tine  of 
not  exceedinj^  one  lunulred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  noi  more 
than  thirtv  days,  either  or  l)oth.  in  the  discretion  of  the  Record- 
er's Court. 

Sec.  1096.  Awnings  and  Signboards  Ordinance  Governing — 
Penalty  for  Violation. —  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  per>on  to 
erect,  or  ha\c  erected,  any  avMiinj;  oi-  sheil  ha\  intj^  more  wood 
than  is  actually  necessary  to  fasten  the  tin  or  metal  covering's 
to,  in  front  of  any  buildini^  iti  said  City,  within  the  tire  limits, 
over  any  sidewalk  or  street.  .\ny  person  violating:'  the  ])rovis- 
ions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conxiction  in  the  Recorders 
Court,  be  fined  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  one  lum<lred 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days,  and  besides 
the  awnins;^  or  shed,  thus  illegally  placed  or  erected,  shall  be  re- 
moved by  the  Marsiial.  at  the  expense  of  the  occupant  of  the 
premises,  or,  if  none,  of  the  owner.  . 

Sec.  1097.  Wood  and  Lumber  Yards  to  Have  Permits — Pen- 
alty for  Violation. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  keep 
a  lumber  yard  or  wood  yard  within  the  fire  limits  of  this  City, 
without  the  consent  of  the  General  Council,  and  any  person  so 
oflfending  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine 
of  not  exceeding  one  "hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not 
longer  than  thirty  days. 


Sec.  1098.  Sawing  or  Cutting  Wood  on  Sidewalks  or  Streets 
Unlawful-Penalty.- \„,.  person,  or  persons,  who  shall  cut  or 
saw  wood  on  the  sierets  or  sidewalks  within  the  fire  limits  shall 
on  conviction,  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  or  im- 
prisoned not  exceedin.g  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder  s  Court. 

Sec.  1099.     Combustible  Matter  in  Buildings.  Cellars,  or  Yards 
to  be  Removed-Inspection  by  Chief  of  Fire  Department.-Xo 
person  shall  be  permitted  to  place  and  let  remain  in  anv  box   bar- 
rel or  otherwise,  in  any  building,  cellar,  street,  allev-wav  or  yard 
withm  the  fire  limits,  longer  than  six  hours,  any  loose  straw   hay 
paper  or  other  combustible  matter:  and  all  owners  or  occupan'ts 
ot  buildings  or  cellars  within  said  limits  are  herebv  required  to 
permit  the  Cliief  of  the  l-'ire  Department,  nr  anv  member  thereof 
designated  by  him.  or  any  officer  or  member  of  the  police  force 
to  inspect  their  buildini.^s.  cellars,  and  premises,  to  see  if  this 
ordinance  is  being  cr.mplicd  with.     .\nd  it  is  herebv  made  the 
duty  of  the  Chief  of  the   1-ire   Department,  an.l  of  'the      police 
force,  to  make  .>uch  insi)cctions. 

Sec.  1100.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Section.-Any 
person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  sec- 
tion shall  be  arrested  by  any  officer  or  member  of  the  police 
force,  and  may.  on  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
fined  in  a  ..um  n.>t  exceeding  o,u-  hundred  dollars,  or  to  work  on 
the  street  not  e.xceeding  thirty  days,  citlier  or  both,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1101.  Boilers  and  Furnaces— To  Erect  Must  Have  Per- 
mit-Certificate.-It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or 
corporation  to  .set  up  any  boiler,  furnace,  or  kitchen  range  (this 
does  not  apply  to  kitchen  ranges  in  private  dwellings^,  without 
first  obtaining  a  permit  for  .same  from  the  Department  of  Build- 
ings, and  shall  not  use  .same  until  a  certificate  from  said  Depart- 
ment has  been  issued,  to  the  efl^ect  tTiat  said  boiler,  furnace  or 
range  has  been  inspected,  and  is  safe  from  fire. 

Sec.  I102.-Restrictions  as  to  Installation  of  Ranges  on  Wood- 
en FIoors._It  shall  be  unlawful  to  install  or  place  or  hereafter 


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have  any  >to\c  »»r  ran;^a-.  wherein  wooil  or  coal  is  burned,  on  any 
wooden  floor  or  floor  of  combustible  material  (»f  any  kind,  unless 
there  is  an  open  space  of  not  less  than  three  inches  in  depth  be- 
tween the  bottom  of  said  stove  or  ranj^e,  and  the  floor  under- 
neath a>  aforesaid,  and  the  ^aid  stove  or  ran^e  >hall  rest  on  iron 
legs  or  cement  blocks  or  bricks  or  other  incombustible  material. 
It  shall  not  be  a  compliance  with  this  ordinance  for  said  stoves 
or  ranj^es  to  include  an  open  space  of  three  or  more  inches  in 
the  bottcMu  of  the  stoves  or  ranges  for  air  ^^pace.  If  such  stove 
or  range  sliail  have  this  open  space,  it  shall  nevertheless  be  nec- 
essary and  re(|uire<l  that  same  shall  not  rest  upon  wooden  lloor 
or  fl(X)r  of  combustible  material,  unless  ad<Iitional  Space,  as 
above  jjrovidcd.  is  secured.  .\ny  person,  firm  or  corporation, 
violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall.  i>n  conviction, 
in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined  not  excee<!ing  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imi)risoned  not  exceeding  thirty  (lay<. 

Sec.  1103.  Stoves  and  Ranges  Must  Have  Fireproof  Base. — 
It  shall  also  be  imlauful  for  any  person,  tirm,  or  corporatii)n,  to 
use,  or  have  set  up  for  use,  any  stove  or  range,  which  is  not 
placed,  and  does  not  set  or  stand  on  brick,  stone,  or  oilier  fire- 
proof material,  imder  penalty,  in  case  of  convicti«tn,  of  fine  not 
to  exceeil  one  lumdnd  dollars,  or  inipri>onmem  nut  to  exceed 
thirty  days,  or  both  tine  and  imi)rist»nmeut,  as  aforesaid,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  for  each  (tffense. 


Sec.  1104.  Notice  of  Dangerous  Structure — Penalty  for  Fail- 
ure to  Comply. —  It  shall  be  the  duly  of  the  Chief  of  the  I'ire 
l)ci)artnicnt  to  notify  any  person,  who  may  liavc  any  such  >lruc- 
turo  in  such  condition  as  to  en<langer  adjacent  or  surrounding 
propertv  to  fire,  to  have  the  same  made  safe  within  five  days, 
and  on  failure  of  any  jjerson  having  the  control  or  charge  of  any 
such  structure  to  have  the  same  made  safe  accordingly,  shall, 
on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  lined  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days  for  each  offense  ;  provided  that  proof  of  both,  the  defective 
or  dangerous  condition,  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  necessary  to  con- 
viction. 


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Sec.  1105.  No  Brick  Set  Boiler  Placed  on  Wooden  Floor.— 
It  shall  be  unlawful  to  support  any  brick  set  boiler  for  the  gen- 
eration of  hut  water  or  steam,  for  heating  or  power,  or  to  place 
portable  builer  or  engine  over  ten  (IWj  horse  power  on  any 
wooden  or  other  combustible  floor  or  beams  in  any  building 
within  the  City  of  Atlanta. 


Sec.  1106.  Other  Specifications  as  to  Setting  Boilers  or  Fur- 
naces.—\o  combustible  partition  shall  be  within  four  (4)  feet 
of  the  .sides  and  back  of  the  boiler  or  furnace,  or  within  six  (6) 
feet  in  front  unless  .said  partition  is  protected  with  metal  at  least 
four  (4)  feet  high  from  the  floor,  and,  when  protected,  shall  not 
be  less  than  two  (2)  feet  from  the  sides  and  back,  and  five  (5) 
feet  in  front  of  said  boiler  or  furnace.  All  combustible  ceilings 
over  said  boilers  or  furnaces  within  four  (4)  feet  of  the  top  of 
same  shall  be  protected  with  a  metal  shield  suspended  two  (2) 
inches  from  the  woodwork.  All  cold  air  ducts  shall  be  of  metal 
•  •r  brick  f..r  at  least   (8)  eight  feet  di.^tant  from  the  furnace. 

Sec.  1107.  Smoke  Pipes— How  Surrounded.  When  smoke 
pipes  pass  through  any  wood  or  plastered  stud  partition,  or 
furred  wall  or  floor,  it  shall  be  surrounded  by  at  least  (4;  fi 
inches  of  inc(»mbustiblc  material  in  same  manner  as  specifi 
for  stove  flues. 


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Sec.  1108.  Boilers  Less  than  Ten  Horse  Power — How  Pro- 
tected.—  i;<.iUr>  of  le>s  than  i  Kh  ten  hor>e  power  and  hot  air 
lurnaces,  when  placed  on  wooden  floors  or  beams,  shall  have  a 
protection  between  the  floor  and  the  boiler  or  furnace  of  not 
less  than  (2)  two  courses  of  brick  laid  in  mortar,  on  sheet  steel, 
iron,  or  zinc,  the  brick  to  extend  not  less  than  one  (1)  foot  on 
each  side  and  back,  and  three  (.i)  feet  in  front  of  said  boiler  or 
furnace,  and  the  steel,  iron,  or  zinc,  must  extend  one  foot  be- 
yond the  brick  all  around,  on  this  foundation  place  bearing  brick 
laid  flat  with  air  space  between,  on  which  the  furnace  or  boiler 
shall  be  placed.  All  boilers  or  furnaces  shall  be  provided  with 
suitable  ash  pans  unrler  the  fire  box.  and  not  less  than  (8)  eirrhx 
inches  below  the  grate  bars. 


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Sec.  1109.  Injuring  a  Fire  Engine,  or  Other  Fire  Department 
Equipment — Penalty. — .\ii>  person  or  pcr.sons.  who  >hall  vvillullv 
uikI  knov\iiij;l>  injure  or  (lauKii;e.  in  any  way  or  by  an\  mean- 
whatever,  anv  engine,  hose,  hook,  la<hler,  or  any  other  iniple- 
nient,  material,  or  apparatus  of  any  kind,  belonging  to,  coiniecled 
with,  or  used  by  any  of  the  fire  companies  in  the  City,  as  a  part 
of  their  machinery  or  material  for  extinguishing  fires.  >hall,  on 
ciMiviction  in  the  Kecor<ler's  Court,  be  i)unishe<l  by  a  fine  nt)t 
exceeding  one  hundred  d(dlars,  or  impri>omnent  not  exceeding 
thirty  days. 

Sec.  1110.  Putting  Trash  in  Front  of  Engine  House — Pen- 
alty.— Any  person  or  person>.  who  .shall  wilfully  and  know  njgly 
pul  any  trash,  or  other  ob>lruction.  in  fnnU  of  any  engine 
house,  or  hook  and  ladder  house,  in  FHe  City,  shall,  on  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  dollars,  ur  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty 
days. 

Sec.  1111.  Ashes  in  Houses — How  Disposed  Of — Inspection. 
— No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  place  within  any  building  in 
the  City  of  Atlanta  ashes  in  any  box,  barrel,  or  other  wooden 
vessel,  or  upon  any  wooden  vessel  or  floor,  unless  the  same  is 
immediately  removed  from  the  building,  and  from  contact  with 
such  building;  and  all  owners  or  occupants  of  buildings  in  this 
City  are  required  to  permit  th6  Ciiief  of  the  Fire  Department,  or 
any  officer  or  member  of  the  police  force,  to  inspect  their  build- 
ings to  see  if  the  alxne  is  complied  with.  .\nd  it  is  hereby 
made  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  the  F^ire  Department,  and  of  the 
police  force,  to  make  such  inspections  vv'henever  and  wherever 
they  may  suspect  a  violation  of  the  foregoing  ordinance. 

Sec.  1112.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section  shall  be  arrested  by. 
any  officer  or  member  of  the  police  force,  and  may,  on  convic- 
tion, be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be 
imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  t'he  Recorder's  Court. 


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Sec.  1113.  Gasoline,  Benzine,  etc. — How  Kept — Penalty.— It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  tinn  or  cfjrporation  to  store  or 
keep  on  hand  at  any  one  time,  or  in  any  one  building  under  their 
control,  e.\ceeding-  ten  gallons  of  gasoline,  benzine,  or  naphtha, 
except  in  a  fireproof  building  or  vault,  in  which  all  openings  are 
covered  with  metal  shutters.  Any  person,  firm  or  ct»rporation 
violating  this  ortiinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding two  hundred  dollars  or  less,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corflcr'-^  Court. 

Sec.  1114.  Further  Regulations — Oils — How  Much  Kept — 
Fireproof  Vaults — Penalty. — It  siiall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son, firm  or  curporaiion.  to  store,  or  keep  on  hand  at  any  one 
time,  or  in  any  one  building  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  under  their 
control,  exceeding  two  (2)  gallons  each  (provided  said  two  gal- 
lons, or  less  are  kept  in  an  approved  metal  self-closing  can),  of 
gasoline,  benzine,  or  naptha  except  in  a  fireproof  building  or 
vault  erected  for  that  purpose,  in  which  all  openings  are  cov- 
ered with  metal  sluittcrs;  said  building  to  be  not  nearer  than 
tvvenl}  -five  feel  of  any  other  building,  and  at  no  time  shall  more 
than  one  hundred  and  ten  (110)  gallons  be  stored  in  said  build- 
ing, and  said  ga>oline.  benzine,  or  naptha  shall  always  be  kept 
in  a  drum  used  for  that  purpose,  and  no  delivery  shall  be  made 
at  any  time  by  artificial  light,  and  imder  no  circumstances  af- 
ter sundown  «tf  any  day.  Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  vio- 
lating this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  not  exceed- 
ing two  "hundred  ($2(M).(K))  dollars,  or  less,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Recorder's  C<jurt.  The  Mayor  and  General  Council  re>er\  e 
the  right  to  revoke  this  ordinance  at  any  time  it  shall  become  ob- 
jectionable or  tlangerous  to  adjacent  property.  Provided,  that 
none  of  the  provisi(;ns  of  this  ordinajice  as  heretofore  amended 
shall  apply  to  any  oil  compan},  or  other  person,  firm  or  corj)ora- 
tion  doing  whfdesale  or  jobbing  business  in  oils  or  like  products, 
whose  storage  tanks  are  located  not  nearer  than  one  mile  from 
the  center  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  provided  further  that  be- 
fore any  such  oil  company,  or  other  person,  firm  ar  corporation 
shall  build  any  additional  tanks  for  such  storage,  such  company 
or  other  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  apply  to  the  General 
Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  permission,  and  such  tanks 


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shall  he  erected  iiiuler  .^pecitications  ajjproNcd  by  the  General 
Council. 

Sec.  1115.  Limit  of  Amount  of  Dynamite — Day  and  Night. — 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  i)erson,  firm  or  corporation,  to  have, 
store,  or  keep  on  hand,  in  any  building,  shed  or  other  place,  dy- 
namite in  (juantities  e.xceeding  fifty  pounds  between  six  o'clock 
P.  M.  and  six  o'clock  A.  M.  witliin  the  incorporate  limits  of  the 
City. 

Sec.  1116.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm  or  corpo- 
ration violating  this  ordinance  shall  on  conviction  before  the  Re- 
corder's Court  be  fined  not  exceeding  two  hundred  dollars,  or  im- 
prisoned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be 
inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1117.  Certain  Factories  within  Fire  Limits  Must  Have 
Permits. — In  order  to  the  prevention  of  fires,  and  the  better  pro- 
tection of  property  against  exposure  to  danger  of  destruction  by 
fire,  it  shall  'hereafter  be  unlawful  for  any  ])erson.  firm  or  corpo- 
ration to  open  or  conduct  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  .\t- 
lanta  any  factory  for  the  manufacture  of  brooms,  boxes,  whether 
of  wood,  paper,  or  other  materials,  or  trunks,  or  any  junk  shop, 
without  first  having  obtained  the  permission  of  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  of  said  City. 

Sec.  1118.  Circumstances  Surrounding  Withholding  Permits. 
— Or  Granting  Same. — In  granting  or  witlilnjlding  such  permis- 
sion by  the  ]\Iayor  and  General  Council,  regard  shall  be  had  to 
the  question  of  safety  of  the  business  in  the  building,  where  it 
is  already  located  or  proposed  to  be  conducted,  with  reference  to 
the  presence  or  absence  of  fire  walls  betw^een  such  building  and 
the  adjacent  buildings,  and  similar  safeguards  against  the  spread 
of  fires. 

Sec.  1119.     Penalty  for  Violation  of   Preceding    Sections. — A 

violation  of  preceding"  sections  shall  subject  the  offender,  upon 
conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  for 
each  offense. 


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Sec.  1120.  Chimneys  and  Parapets  to  be  Kept  in  Repair — 
Roofs  Clean — Penalty  for  Neglect. — All  owners  of  buildings  or 
their  agents,  shall  be  required  to  keep  in  thorough  repair  all 
chimneys  and  parapet  walls  belonging  to  their  buildings,  and 
keep  the  roofs  entirely  free  from  wood,  trash,  or  combustibles  of 
any  kind.  And  in  case  of  failure  of  any  owner  to  have  such 
change  or  repairs  made  within  tiie  time  required  by  notice,  he 
sRall,  for  such  failure,  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars,  and  imprisonment  not  more  than  thirty  davs. 
either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  and 
five  dollars  per  day  thereafter  until  the  above  ordinance  is  com- 
plied with. 

Sec.  1121.  Notice  of  Construction,  Etc. — Flues  in  Houses — 
Empty  Boxes  and  Barrels — Penalties. — All  owners,  contractors, 
or  builders  of  houses  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  required  to 
notify  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  or  Fire  Inspector  at  the 
proper  time  of  any  buildings  they  are  constructing,  so  that  they 
can  be  properly  inspected.  And  in  case  of  any  owner,  contrac- 
tor, or  builder  failing  to  comply  with  the  above  ordinance,  upon 
conviction  before  the  Recorder,  he  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  thirty  days*  imprisonment,  or  both,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Court.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person 
or  persons  to  place  ami  let  remain  longer  than  six  hours,  in  any 
alleyway,  opening,  or  within  thirty  feet  of  any  building,  empty 
boxes,  barrels,  or  other  combustible  material.  And  in  case  of 
any  person  or  persons  failing  to  comply  with  the  above  ordi- 
nance, upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  they  shall 
be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  thirty  days'  im- 
prisonment, either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court,  and 
one  dollar  per  day  until  said  combustibles  are  removed. 

Sec.  1122.  Regulations  in  Case  of  Fire  at  Fire  Grounds — ■ 
Penalties. — Xl>  person  or  persons,  except  firemen,  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council,  the  police  force,  the  owners  of  the  property, 
their  agents,  and  the  agents  of  insurance  companies,  shall  be  al- 
lowed within  the  immediate  vicinity  of  any  fire,  without  being 
ordered  there  by  the  officer  in  command  of  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment ;  and  in  case  an}-  person  or  persons  shall  refuse  to  obey  the 


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orders  and  directir»ns  <>f  such  officer,  lie.  slie,  I'r  they  shall  h< 
arrested,  and,  t)n  conviction,  he  punislied  hy  a  tine  nut  exceeding 
ttne  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceediu},,'  thirty  days, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1123.  Thieves  at  Fires — By  Whom  Arrested.— The  offi- 
cer in  command  of  the  I'ire  Department  at  the  fire  shall  arrest, 
or  cause  to  be  arrested  hy  the  police  of  the  City,  any  perscm  or 
persons,  who  shall  be  caught  stealing  goods,  or  any  other  arti- 
cles of  value,  from  any  store  or  other  house  at  or  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  fire. 

Sec.  1124.  Hotels,  Apartments  or  Rooming  Houses  over  Four 
Stories — Fire-proof. — l'"rom  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance all  buildings  hereafter  erected  that  are  not  now  in  the 
course  of  erection,  used  as  hotels,  apartments,  or  rooming  houses 
that  exceed  four  (4)  stories  in  height  shall  be  of  fire  proof  con- 
struction, the  same  to  ai)ply  to  buildings  now  equipped  or  used 
for  the  above  purposes. 

Sec.  1125.  Outer  Walls — Material. — The  outer  walls  shall  be 
brick,  stone  or  concrete,  if  bearing  walls  and  if  on  skeleton  con- 
struction where  the  internal  strain  or  load  are  transmitted  from 
the  top  of  the  building  to  the  foundation  by  a  skeleton  or  frame 
work  of  metal,  other  lighter  material  may  be  used  for  the  outer 
walls,  provided  it  be  of  a  non-conrbustiblc  material. 

Sec.  1126.  Beams,  Columns,  Bolts. — All  beams,  columns,  gir- 
ders or  lintels  shall  be  of  iron  and  steel,  and  to  be  riveted  or 
bolted  to  each  other  at  their  respective  junction  points. 

Sec.  1127.  Casing  for  Iron  and  Steel. — All  iron  or  steel  shall 
be  encased  with  at  least  four  inches  of  hollow  tile  or  terra  cotta, 
the  hollow  place  to  'be  not  less  than  three-fourths  of  an  inch. 
The  tops  of  beams  or  girders  where  wood  floors  are  used  may 
be  encased  with  two  inches  of  tile  or  terra  cotta  with  a  coating 
of  cinder  concrete  on  top  of  tile  or  terra  cotta  at  least  two 
inches  thick. 


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Sec.  1128.  Partitions  Incombustible. — All  partitions  shall  be 
of  incombustible  material  eitiier  of  concrete  tile,  terra  cotta  or 
other  equally  fire-proof  material,  all  partitions  shall  be  sup- 
ported by  steel  construction  or  fire-proof  floor  arches,  no  wooden 
floors  shall  intervene  between  in  such  partitions  and  its  support. 

Sec.  1129.  Stairs  Fire-Proof. — Stairs  shall  be  built  either  of 
approved  concrete,  metal  or  stone  or  a  combination  of  the  above 
materials. 

Sec.  1130.  Roofs.  Incombustible. — The  ruofs  to  be  entirely  of 
non-combustible  material. 

Sec.  1131.  Doors,  Window  Frames,  Sash,  Wood. — Door  and 
window-frames,  also  doors  and  sash  may  be  of  wood.  i 

Sec.  1132.  Penalty. — Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violat- 
ing any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  upon  conviction 
before  the  Recorder  be  fined  not  more  than  $100.00  or  impris- 
oned thirtv  da\  s.  eiilu-r  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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CHAPTER  XLVIir. 

(iAMKS  OF  CIlAXLl-:.    TIKI'    ICXe  1  l.\X(  iRS.  ETC. 

Sec.  1133.  Use  of  Wheels,  Etc.  with  Element  of  Chance  to 
Attract  Trade  Prohibited. —  li  >li;ill  l)f  unlawful  f"r  any  person, 
tirni  I'r  corporatinji  to  conduct  or  carry  t-n  any  business  in  the 
City  of  Atlanta  hy  means  of  any  wheel  or  similar  device,  in  which 
the  elements  of  chance  are  used  for  the  purpose  of  atlraclin^^ 
trade. 

Sec.  1134.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  hrni  or  corpo- 
ration, convicted  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
of  a  violation  of  tlie  above  section,  shall  he  i)unished  hy  a  fine 
not  to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  or  hy  imprisonment  not  to 
exceed  thirty  days,  either  or  both  of  the>e  punishnuMits  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1135.  No  Office,  where  Betting  on  Horse  Races  Is  En- 
gaged In,  Is  Allowed. —  it  shall  be  inilawful  for  an)-  person,  firm 
or  cori)oration.  ai^ent  or  emjiloyee  thereof,  to  maintain  or  carry 
on  any  office,  or  place  of  business,  or  to  have  the  sjiace  or  por- 
tion of  the  office,  store  or  i)lace  of  business,  of  another,  or  to 
maintain  a  place  or  point  of  meetiuf^-.  in  whicli  any  ])erson  or  per- 
sons is  or  are  allowed  to  bet  or  offer  to  het.  or  place  an  order  for 
a  bet.  or  teleg'raph  or  take  a  bet.  on  horse  races,  boat  races,  l)icy- 
cle  races,  or  any  other  kind  or  description  of  race,  whether  such 
race  is  to  be  run  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  or  any  place  outside  of 
said  City. 

Sec.  1136.  Penalty  for  Vioaltion. — Any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration, convicted  of  a  violation  of  the  above  section  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court  of  said  City,  shall  be  subject  to  pimishment  by 
fine  not  to  exceed  five  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not 
exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder's Cotirt. 


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Sec.  1137.  No  Turf  Exchange  License  to  be  Issued-Penalty 
for  Pool  Selling._Xo  Turf  Exchan^re  license  shall  be  hereafter 
issued,  and  n..  permit  .i^ranted  lor  the  sale  of  pools  of  any  kind 
Any  person  ruunin^r  a  Turf  Exchancre  or  selling  pools  of  any 
kind  in  the  City  after  expiration  of  all  licenses  heretofore  grant- 
ed, shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  before 
the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  subject  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  five 
hundred  dollars,  or  sentenced  to  the  City  cliaingang  for  a  p'eriod 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court. 


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CHAPTER  XLIX. 
MACKS,  DKAVS  AND    Ik  ANSI- 1".  K   W  ACiONS. 

Sec.  1138.    Licenses  for  Drays — Wagons — Shall  be  Obtained. 

— Any  person  lia\in|L;'  or  usinj^;  a  dray,  waj^'on,  or  oilier  vehicle 
in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  drawn  by  a  horse  or  horses,  or  other  ani- 
mal or  animals,  for  transportin*:;'  persons,  j^oods,  wares  or  mer- 
chandise, or  any  (jther  thinj^  or  thino^s,  to  or  from  the  depots,  or 
otlier  place  or  places  in  said  City,  for  hire,  shall  first  apply  to 
the  Clerk  of  Conncil.  and  obtain  a  license.  And  for  any  vehicle 
drawn  by  one  horse  or  other  animal,  or  by  two  horses  or  other 
animals,  shall  i)a}  the  price  of  license  fixed  ))y  the  annual  tax 
ordinance. 

Sec.  1139.  Licensed  Draymen  Only  Can  Dray — Penalty  for 
Violation. — Any  j^erson,  who  shall  carry  persons,  or  haul,  or 
dray  for  hire,  without  having  first  obtained  a  license,  as  stated 
in  the  preceding  section  sahll,  upon  conviction  under  this  ordi- 
nance, pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs, 
or  ])e  imprisoned  in  the  stationhouse  not  over  thirty  days,  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1140.  Penalty  for  Refusal  to  Haul, — Any  person  having 
and  using  a  license  dray,  or  other  vehicle,  who  shall,  through  ill- 
will  or  obstinacy,  or  without  sufficient  cause,  refuse  to  dray, 
haul,  or  carry,  wdien  money  is  tendered,  when  requested  by  any 
person,  shall,  on  cinviction,  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  imprisoned  as  in  last  section, 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1141.    Penalty   for    Employing    Unlicensed    Drajmien. — 

Any  merchant,  or  other  person,  who  shall  knowingly  employ  any 
drayman,  with  any  team  of  horses,  or  other  animals,  or  horse,  or 
other  animal,  and  vehicle  or  carriage,  to    haul    or    convey    any 


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goods,  wares  or  merchandise,  or  other  thing  or  things,  to  or 
from  any  place  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  for  which  there  is  no  li- 
cense, shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court  of  so 
doing,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and 
costs. 

Sec.  1142.  Rates  of  Charge  by  Drays. —  Xo  person  having  or 
using  a  licensed  dray  shall  charge  or  collect  more  than  the  fol- 
lowing rates,  to-wit :  For  each  hogshead  of  molasses,  $1.00;  for 
each  hogshead  of  sugar,  75  cents.  Flour,  meal,  bacon  and  all 
kinds  of  grain,  fresh  meats  of  all  kinds,  salted  or  otherwise,  lard. 
and  all  other  articles  of  merchandise  and  provisions,  or  other 
articles,  per  load  of  eighteen  hundred  pounds,  and  bulk  freight, 
ttiat  can  be  safely  transported,  25  cents.  For  a  one-horse  dray, 
or  other  animal  dray  load  of  nine  hundred  pounds,  or  bulk 
freight,  that  can  be  conveniently  carried,  15  cents.  For  all  parts 
of  loads  and  small  articles  charges  may  be  made  in  proportion 
— no  charge,  however,  required  to  be  less  than  25  cents,  unless 
otherwise  agreed  on — a  copy  of  which  rates  shall  be  put  on 
each  license  when  issued  by  the  Clerk,  and  rates  may  be  changed 
at  any  time  by  a  resolution  to  that  efifect. 

Sec.  1143.  Baggage  Transfer — Charges — Penalty  for  Viola- 
tion.— All  persons  in  the  business  of  transferring  baggage — 
hacks,  drays  and  all  other  vehicles — shall  be  restricted  in  their 
charges  to  the  sum  of  not  over  twenty-five  cents  for  each  trunk, 
valise,  or  other  article  of  baggage  carried  to  or  from  the  passen- 
ger depot  to  any  point  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 
Any  person  convicted  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  violating  thi^ 
ordinance  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1144.  Penalty  for  Driving  in  a  Boisterous  or  Dangerous 
Manner. —  If  any  driver  of  such  vehicle,  or  any  drayman,  shall 
drive  in  a  rude,  boisterous,  disorderly,  dangerous,  or  hurtful 
manner,  or  in  such  a  manner  as  to  put  any  person  in  fear  of  bod- 
ily hurt,  or  shall  cause  bodily  hurt  or  damage  to  the  property 
of  any  person,  he  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the 


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statn>iihnM>c  (»r  jail  not  over  thiii\    i!n\<,  or  Ih.iIi    at   *]}!•  ,1'^.  rr- 
ti(»ii  >ti  tlu-  KfLDi'dcr's  Court. 

Sec.  1145.  Vehicles  Standing  in  Streets  Unlawful — Penalty  if 
Team  Runs  Away. —  .\i'  iliayinan  or  driver  ni  any  vcliiclr  •'liall 
alli>\\  his  dray,  \cliiclc.  or  team  to  staii<i  in  a  iinbiic  street,  and 
if  iliroMj^h  his  carelessness  or  neglect  his  team  runs  away,  he 
may.  on  conviction  thereof,  be  made  to  pas  fine  of  not  exceedin;; 
one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  over  thirty 
days,  in  the  discretion  oi  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1146.  Hack  and  Dray  Licenses  to  be  Numbered — Pen- 
alty for  Failure  to  Display  the  Number.  I*"ach  hack  ami  dray 
license  shall  have  a  number  thereon,  and  the  drayman  or  owner 
shall  keep  tiiat  number  on  his  liack,  or  dray,  and  for  failure  so  to 
do,  may  be  fined  five  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court. 

Sec.  1147.  Prices  Hack-Drivers  May  Charge. —  It  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  an\  ])erson  or  person>  enj.;a^ed  in  driviuj^  a  public 
hack,  or  carriage  for  similar  service,  within  tiie  limits  of  the 
City  of  .Atlanta,  to  charge  more  than  the  following  i)rices  : 

By  Distance,  day  rate:  ( )ne  and  a  half  miles,  each  person, 
twenty-five  cents;  each  additional  half  mile  or  less,  for  each  per- 
son, ten  cents. 

Night  Kate:  (  )ne  and  a  half  miles,  each  person,  fifty  cents; 
each  additional  half  mile  or  less,  each  person.  20  cents. 

By  the  Hour:  One  or  more  persons,  first  hour,  $1.00;  each 
additional  half  lu)ur,  or  fraction  thereof,  50  cents.  Xo  hack 
sliall  be  driven  by  the  time  rate  at  a  pace  less  than  five  miles  an 
hour. 

The  distances  herein  referred  to  shall  be  lucasured  in  an  air 
line  from  starting  point  to  destination.  , 

No  charge  shall  'be  made  for  children  imder  five  years  of  age. 

No  charge  shall  be  made  for  hand  baggage  not  exceeding  fifty 
pounds  in  weight. 

The  nigTit  rate  herein  provided  for  shall  be  charged  only  be- 
tween the  hours  of  11:30  P.  M.  and  5:00  A.  M.,  provided,  how- 


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ever,  that  said  iii^ln  rate  shall  not  apply  for  transporting^  pas- 
senjj^ers  from  any  depot  to  any  hotel,  from  any  hotel  to  any  de- 
pot, or  from  depot  to  depot.  When  the  hirinj?  of  a  public  hack 
is  not  at  the  time  specified  to  be  by  the  hour,  it  shall  be  deemed 
to  be  by  distance,  and  for  any  detention  exceeding  ten  minutes 
the  owner  or  hackman  may  demand  an  additional  compensation 
at  the  rate  of  fifteen  cents  for  each  fifteen  minutes  or  fracti«jn 
there(»f.  but  no  charge  shall  be  made  for  one  stop  not  exceeding 
five  minutes. 

Sec.  1148.  Shall  Post  in  Hack  Under  Glass  Map  of  Atlanta. — 
All  persons,  owning,  controlling,  ur  operating  public  hacks  or 
carriages  shall  post  in  a  conspicuous  place  inside  each  hack  op- 
erated either  on  the  front,  back,  or  sides  thereof,  and  framed 
under  glass,  a  map  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  showing  the  true  lo- 
cation of  half  mile  circle>  drawn  in  Miccosion  from  the  center 
thereof,  and  there  shall  be  printed  on  said  map  a  schedule  of  the 
prices  or  rates  herein  provided.  Said  printed  schedule  and  map 
to  be  furnished  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Council  upon  issuance  of  li- 
cense, and  the  >ame  >.liall  be  ported  during  the  continuance  of 
««aid  license. 

Sec.  1149.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Provisions. — Anv 
person  violating  any  oi  the  provisions  of  preceding  sections,  (jn 
conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  fined  ncn  less  than 
$10.  nor  more  than  $1(K);  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  either  or  both  ptiialtiiv  to  In-  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1150.     Penalty  for   Refusing    to    Pay    Hack    Hire. — Any 

perM)n  or  per>on!>  engaging  or  u>ing  a  hack  in  this  City,  not  in- 
tending to  pay  for  the  same  at  the  time  such  hack  is  engaged, 
but  with  intent  to  defraud  the  owner  or  dri\er  of  such  hack  out 
of  the  value  of  the  use  therei^f  (and  every  employment  of  such 
"hack  shall  be  held  to  be  for  cash  unless  time  is  contracted  for, 
when  the  engagement  is  made),  and  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  pay 
^uch  dri\er  his  lawful  hire  at  the  end  of  the  trip  or  time,  for 
which  such  employment  was  made,  shall  be  arrested  or  sum- 
moned by  any  police  officer  or  policeman  to  api)ear  before  tlie 


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kceordcr's  Ldiui  Hj  answer  a  charj^c  of  violatiii;^  tlii>  >f(.-tinii  of 
ihc  City  Code,  and  an  conviction  hcforc  lli>-  llon.ir.  the  Re- 
conlei,  Mayor,  or  Mayor  i)ro  teni..  .-liall  l)e  fined  not  exceeding 
iwenly-Hve  dollars  ($2r).0())  or  imprisoned  u<n  exceedinj,^  thirty 
(lavs,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1151.  Hacks  to  Have  Lamps  and  Tags — Penalty  for 
Violation. — All  persons  ouniny^  or  controlling  hacks  in  the  City 
shall  keej)  upon  said  'hacks  suitable  lamps,  with  the  number  of 
said  hack  painted  thereon,  and  shall  keep  said  lamps  lighted  at 
night,  and  shall  also  have  tag  furnished  by  the  Clerk  of  Council 
carrving  a  number  ct>rresponding  with  the  number  of  said  hack 
fastened  to  said  hack  in  such  position  as  to  be  easily  seen.  Any 
person  violating  this  ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  longer  than 
thirt\    days. 

Sec.  1152.  No  License  Granted  to  Persons  Under  Eighteen 
Years  of  Age. —  Hereafter  no  license  shall  be  granted  to  run  a 
hack  upon  the  streets  of  the  City  to  any  person  under  eighteen 
vears  of  age,  nor  shall  any  hack  be  left  by  any  person  owning  or 
contrt)lling  the  same  for  any  period  of  time  in  control  of  a  per- 
son under  said  age;  nor  shall  any  such  person  refuse  to  haul  a 
passenger,  when  not  otherwise  engaged,  under  the  penalty  pro- 
vided in  Section  1140  i>f  this  Code. 

Sec.  1153.  Chief  of  Police  Must  Certify  Hack  Is  Safe— Per- 
son of  Proper  Age.— Xo  license  for  a  liack  shall  be  issued  unless 
the  applicatit  presents  to  the  Clerk  of  Council  a  certificate  from 
the  Chief  of  Police  that  the  vehicle  and  team,  which  the  appli- 
cant proposes  to  use.  are  such  as  will  be  creditable  and  safe,  and 
that  the  driver  is  of  proper  age. 

Sec.  1154.  Shall  Post  Schedule  of  Prices  in  Hack— Penalty 
for  Violation. — All  persons  owning  and  controlling  hacks  shall 
post  in  a  conspicuous  place  in  said  hack  a  printed  schedule  of 
prices,  to  be  furnished  by  Clerk  of  Council  upon  the  issuance  of 
license,  and  keep  the  same  so  posted  during  the  continuance  of 
said  license.      Any  person  controlling  any  hack,  w'ho  shall  vio- 


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laic  this  or  the  preceding  section,  shall,  upon  conviction  in  the 
Recorder's  Lourt,  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1155.  Rendezvous  for  Hacks — Chief  of  Police  Desig- 
nates.— It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  designate 
some  central  and  convenient  place  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  as  a 
general  rendezvous  for  all  hacks  kept  and  run  for  hire,  and  said 
officer  may,  from  time  to  time  in  his  discretion,  change  said  reti- 
dezvous. 

Sec.  1156.    Can  Only  Occupy  Such  Rendezvous — Penalty. —  It 

-ha!!  be  unlawful  for  any  hackman  to  occupy  any  other  place 
than  the  one  designated  as  a  place  of  rendezvous,  and  upon  the 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  the  offender  shall 
upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  longer  than 
tliirty  days. 

Sec.  1157.  Restrictions  as  to  Drivers. —  It  >hall  be  unlawful 
lor  anv  hackman  or  driver  of  any  public  vehicle  to  leave  said  ve- 
hicle except  to  assist  passengers  to  and  from  his  vehicle;  pro- 
vided, however,  said  driver  can  leave  the  vehicle,  if  he  continues 
to  h<jld  the  reins  in  his  hands.  Upon  conviction  of  violation  of 
this  ordinance  the  party  so  offending  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
one  nor  more  than  ten  dollars,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Record- 
ers  Court. 

Sec.  1158.  Hacks — How  Placed  Near  Passenger  Depot. — Pub- 
lic or  licensed  hacks  in  use  about  the  Union  Passenger  Depot 
shall  hereafter  be  placed  by  the  drivers,  or  persons  in  charge 
thereof,  in  such  positions  that  t'he  back  end  of  each  hack  shall 
be  next  the  sidewalk,  between  the  main  entrance  to  said  Union 
Passenger  Depot  and  Pryor  Street,  leaving  the  space  between 
the  main  entrance  and  Loyd  Street  (now  Central  Avenue)  open 
for  the  use  of  omnibuses,  and  other  similar  vehicles,  which  sTiall 
be  arranged  on  that  portion  of  the  street  in  the  same  manner  as 
is  provided  for  hacks  in  this  ordinance,  with  space  enough  left 
between  t'he  hacks  for  passengers  to  conveniently  get  in  and  out 


i)t  anv  ouv  til'  the  l>ack>,  ami  the  tlri\cr  <>|  lach  liaik.  wlitii  ii«>t 
uii  his  hack,  shall  stand  on  llu-  >itlcwalk  iminediately  in  the  rear 
i.f  tlu-  hack.  >•)  a^  ii<>t  to  cj'hstrucl  other  perxtMis  doirin^  t<>  use 
\\iv  sidewalk. 

Sec.  1159.  Open  Space  in  Line  of  Hacks— Where  Left— Vi- 
cinity of  Union  Passenger  Depot.  — I ii  fonnint;  the  line  of  hack- 
in  front  of  the  Union  l'asscn>.jcr  Depot,  a  space  ten  feet  wide 
shall  be  left  open  and  unobstructed  by  any  part  of  said  line  of 
hacks  in  front  of  each  of  the  offices  or  entrances  to  said  L'nion 
Passenger  Depot,  except  the  main  entrance,  where  a  space  twen- 
ty feet  wide  >liall  l)e  left  open  and  unobstructed  by  any  part  of 
said  line  «»f  hacks.  In  forinini;-  the  line  of  hacks  along  Wall 
Street  on  the  front  of  the  Kimball  Ibjuse.  (.penings  at  lea-t  ten 
feet  wide  shall  be  left  in  front  of  the  entrance  to  tliat  bui!din|^ 
so  as  to  be  tniol)siructed  l)y  any  |)art  of  said  line  of  hack>. 

Sec.  1160.  Hackmen  and  Others— Cannot  Congregate  on 
Sidewalk  to  Solicit. —  it  >hall  hv  the  tluly  of  hackmen.  or  other 
parties  in  charge  of  hacks,  to  remain  on  or  at  their  said  hacks, 
and  in  no  event  shall  they  be  allowed  to  congregate  un  the 
sidewalk  in  front  oi  said  Union  Passenger  Depot,  or  of  the  knn- 
ball  House,  or  to  go  upon  said  sidewalks  for  the  purpose  oi  so- 
liciting patronage,  nor  shall  hotel  porters,  ticket  scalpers,  or  men 
or  boys  engaged  in  transferring  baggage,  by  hand  or  otherwise, 
congregate  or  go  upon  such  sidewalks  for  the  purpose  of  solic- 
iting patronage. 

Sec.  1161.  Porters  Shall  Not  Yell  at  Passengers.— Porters 
for  hotels  shall  stand  in  line  by  or  under  authority  of  the  Chief 
of  Police  to  receive  baggage  tendered  them,  but  it  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  them  to  yell  at  passengers,  or  loudly  call  out  the 
names  t.)f  the  hotels  they  are  acting  for. 

Sec.  1162.      Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Provisions. — Any 

person,  for  a  violation  of  the  foregoing  provisions,  shall,  upon 
conviction  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


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Sec.  1163.  No  Drumming  Under  Car-Shed  for  Passengers  by 
Hackmen  or  Others. —  1  hcr^-  shall  be  iiu  druniniing-  for  passen- 
gers by  hackmen.  or  other  persons,  under  the  carshed  in  this  City, 
to  ride  in  cabs,  hacks,  .i^urneys.  hansoms  «»r  other  pubHc  vehicles. 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  sell  tickets  to  passengers 
under  the  earthed  in  this  L'ity.  to  ride  in  hacks,  cabs,  gurneys, 
hansoms,  or  other  public  vehicles,  or  to  make  a  contract  with 
the  pa>>eMgers  under  the  carshed  for  transportation  therein,  and 
then  slit.w  pa>^engers  t<»  vehicle  outside  the  depot. 

Sec.  1164.  Shall  Not  Board  Trains  to  Solicit.— It  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  any  j)erson  or  persons,  his  or  their  agents  or  em- 
ployees, interested  in  the  running  of  cabs,  hacks,  gurneys,  han- 
soms, or  other  public  vehicles  in  this  City,  to  board  trains  under 
the  carshed  for  the  purpose  of  drumming  with  passengers  to  en- 
gage or  hire  certain  hacks,  cabs,  hansoms,  gurneys,  or  otiier 
public  vehicles,  or  while  f»n  the  trains  under  tlie  carshed  to  do  so. 

Sec.  1165.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  or  persons, 
liis  or  their  agents  or  employees,  violating  any  of  the  foregoing 
provisions,  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall 
pay  a  fine  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned 
not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court. 


Sec.  1166.  Chief  of  Police  to  Issue  Permits  to  Hack  Drivers 
— Requisites — Authority  to  Cancel. — Xo  j>erson  sliall  be  allowed 
t'>  drive  a  iiack  unless  having  been  given  a  permit  by  tlie  Chief 
of  I'olice.  and  said  Chief  shall  issue  permits  only  to  such  per- 
s«)ns  as  can  show  a  gotxl  character,  and  said  Chief  shall  have  au- 
thority at  any  time  to  cancel  said  permits,  if  the  person  "holding 
same  has  been  guilty  of  such  misconduct  as  unfits  him  for  that 
kind  oT  work. 


Sec.  1167.  Numbers  to  be  Displayed  on  Lamps. — Every  per- 
son owning  a  hack  shall  have  large  figures  conspicuously  placed 
on  the  glass  surrounding  his  lamp. 


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Sec.  1168.  Hackman  Wears  Badge  Displaying  Number  of 
Cab.— Each  hackman  shall  wear  a  had^'c  in  a  conspicnous  place. 

Iiavinf.,^  upon  it  the  niimhcr  of  tin-  cah.  of  which  he  is  in  char{^e. 

Sec.  1169.  Substitutes  Not  Allowed  Without  Permit  from 
Chief  of  Police. —  I)nver««  of  liack>.  nieaninj>f  hy  this  luickincn, 
.shall  not  perniit  any  person  to  take  charge  of  their  hack  unless 
such  person  has  a  permit  to  run  a  hack  from  the  Chief  of  Police, 
or  unless  permission  to  place  a  substitute  lias  been  tjranted  h'ln 
hy  the  police  officer  on  duty  at  the  depot. 

Sec.  1170,  Chief  to  Keep  Record  of  Permits. —  1  lu-  Ihief  of 
Police  shall  keep  a  record  at  the  police  headtjuarters  o\  all  per- 
mits p^ranted  under  this  ordinance,  and  of  any  cancellations 
thereof. 

Sec.  1171.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  persoji  violating  any 
of  the  i^rovisions  of  Sections  1  UWi.  1  HIT.  1  HiM.  11(;!>  or  1170  shall 
he  fined  not  less  than  one  dollar  imr  more  than  <>ne  hundred  dol- 
lars, (^r  imprisoned  for  a  term  not  exoeedinfj  twenty  days,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  L'ourt. 

Sec.  1172.       Unlawful  to  Run   Hacks  Without  Inside   Knobs. 

1 1  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  hackman  or  iln\er  of  any  \  chicle  tor 
the  transportation  of  the  public,  to  have,  use  or  offer  to  the  pub- 
lic, anv  hack,  or  other  \ehicle.  liaNins^  <lt»ors  thereto  with  no 
knob,  handle,  or  other  means,  by  which  the  passeui^er  mif^ht 
open  ihc  door  from  the  inside. 

Sec.  1173.  Hacks  Must  Be  Kept  in  Repair— Clean— Health- 
ful.— All  hacks,  cabs  and  similar  vehicles  for  the  transportation 
of  the  public,  must  be  well  built,  and  kept  in  good  repair  so  as 
to  safey  and  comfortably  convey  their  patrons.  Said  hacks  shall 
be  kept  in  clean  and  healthful  condition. 

Sec.  1174.  No  Sick  Horses  Allowed — Harness  in  Good  Re- 
pair.—The  hack  or  cab  horses  shall  be  kept  in  good  condition, 
and  no  sick,  feeble,  or  injured  horses  shall  be  used  for  this  pur- 


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pose.     Their  harnc»   inu?t  be  safe  and  strong,  and  kept  clean 
antl  in  good  repair. 

Sec.  1175.  Drivers  Shall  Deport  Themselves  in  Proper  Man- 
ner.— The  drivers  must  be  sober  and  polite,  and  are  hereby  pro- 
hibited from  usin<f  offensive  languag^e,  or  deporting  themselves 
in  an  insulting  or  improper  manner  toward  their  patrons,  either 
within  or  near  their  hacks  or  cabs.  Said  drivers  shall  not  ap- 
pear in  indecent  or  offensive  dress,  but  shall  only  use  clean  and 
proper  apparel. 

Sec.  1176.  Penalty  for  Violation. — All  and  every  person  vio- 
lating the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  provisions  shall  on  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorders  Court  be  hned  not  exceeding  One  tlun- 
dred  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or 
both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1177.  i-icenscs  Issued  Under  Conditions — Power  of  Re- 
vocation— By  Whom. — No  licence  ^llall  he  i->ucd  for  hack^  or 
cabs  unless  the  applicant  shall  comply  with  the  foregoing  regu- 
lations, and  ^hall  present  a  certificate  to  that  effect  signed  by 
the  Chief  of  I'olice.  and  the  Chairman  of  the  Coiumittee  on 
l-reight  Rates  and  Transportation.  Further,  this  officer  and  this 
Committee  shall  have  the  right  and  power  at  any  time  to  sum- 
mon the  hack  or  cab  drivers,  with  their  horso,  harness  and 
hacks  before  them,  and,  if  they  find  that  the  provisions  of  Sec- 
tions 1173  and  1174  «>f  this  Code  have  been  violated,  it  shall  be 
within  their  power  and  province  to  cancel  the  license  already  is- 
sued therefor,  and  to  order  tlie  return  of  a  sum  of  nioiiey  equal 
to  the  pro  rata  part  of  the  unused  or  cancelled  license.  This 
shall  be  paid  from  Department  of  Tax  on  voucher  drawn  by 
Chairman  of  Tax  Committee. 

Sec.  1178.  Speed  Over  Whitehall  Street  Viaduct  Not  Exceed- 
ing Three  Miles  per  Hour. — No  driver,  owner,  or  other  person 
operating,  cnirollin;;.  <>r  in  charge  of  vehicles,  bicycles,  automo- 
biles, locomobiles,  street  cars,  or  other  carriages  shall  run,  oper- 
ate or  move  same  over  tTie  Whitehall  Street  Viaduct,  or  the  ap- 
proaches thereto  as  follows,  to-wit :  extending  North  on  Peach- 


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and  extending  ^n\  the  South  alonj;   Whitehall  Street  U)  and  Ix 
Nnnd  its  intersection   with  AhiWaina  Street,  in».Iu<linj^  the  entire 
area  of  this  crossinj,'^,  at  a  speed  ;^r<.-at<.r  than  a  ^\n\\'  walk,  not 
exceedinj^  three  miles  per  hour. 

Sec.  1179.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  driver,  owner,  or 
other  person  runInn^^  uperalnig,  or  otherwise  ciMitrollinp  the  ve- 
hicles nientionetl  in  preceding  sections,  who  shall  violate  the 
terms  thereof,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  any  part  of  same,  shall  on 
■conviction  in  the  Recorder's  L'ourt  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  he 
fined  not  exceeding  $200. (M>  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  one  or  both  i)enalties  to  be  inflicted  in  tlie  discretion  of 
the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1180.  Prohibition  of  Gongs  on  Wagons. — All  wagons 
and  other  \  chicles  using  the  >ircct>  <>i'  the  lily  of  Atlanta  are 
hereby  prohibited  from  using  gongs  to  signal  their  approach,  ex- 
cept the  machines  of  the  I'ire  Department,  the  Police  patrol  wag- 
on, the  hospital  ambulance,  and  tlie  car>  >>i  the  variou>  street 
railroad  companies. 

Sec.  1181.  Licenses  for  Drays — Tags  on  Drays,  etc. — All  per- 
sons or  hrnis  engaged  in  hauling  "free  store  delivery"  or  com- 
petitive freight  from  railroad  depots  to  the  doors  of  the  mer- 
chants and  others  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  in  transferring  ar- 
ticles of  freight  or  other  things  between  railroad  depots,  under 
a  contract  or  contracts,  and  under  b(Mid  with  a  railroad  company 
or  companies,  and  who  receive  no  compensation  therefor,  from 
any  person  wdiatever,  except  from  a  railroad  company  or  compa- 
nies, shall  be  allowed  to  operate  all  such  drays  or  vehicles  as 
shall  be  used  exclusively  in  said  business  and  in  no  other  busi- 
ness, under  a  license  now  provided  l)y  the  City's  ordinances,  to 
be  issued  by  the  City  to  contractors  at  large,  and  clerk's  fee  of 
fifty  cents ;  provided  that  for  each  dray  or  other  vehicle  used  in 
any  but  the  above  mentioned,  or  some  other  business,  that  un- 
der the  City's  laws  and  customs  falls  within  tlie  business  of  con- 
tractors at  large,  all  such  persons  shall  pay  such  a  license  as  is 
or  may  be  required  of  other  draymen,  and  shall  be  required  to 


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use  ta.ijs  on  clray«;  or  other  vehicles  used  in  business  other  than 
that  of  contractors  at  large  as  otiier  dravmen. 

Sec.  1182.  Rendezvous  for  Drays  and  Hacks — Not  on  Broad 
Street  Near  Bridge — Chief  of  Police  Regulates. — It  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  waj^ons  to  congrei^ate  on  Uroad  Street  between  the 
bridge  and  Alabama  street,  and  any  person  or  persons,  who  shall 
fail  or  refuse  to  move  their  wagon  or  wagons  after  having  been 
notitied  to  do  so  b\  any  member  of  the  police  force,  or  the  Chief 
of  the  Fire  Department,  sliall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  pay  a  tine  of  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars, 
or  be  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1183,  Chief  of  Police  Designates  Rendezvous  for  Furni- 
ture Wagons  and  Drays — Regulation. —  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  chief  of  i'olice  tt)  designate  central  and  convenient  places  in 
the  City  of  Atlanta  as  rendezvous  for  all  furniture  wagons  and 
all  drays  kept  and  run  for  hire,  and  said  officer  may  from  time 
to  time,  in  his  discretion,  change  said  places  of  rendezvous,  and 
shall  designate  such  place  with  a  view  to  the  least  interference 
w  ith  business  of  such  wagon  and  drays,  and  business  interest  of 
merchants  and  otiiers.  In  designating  such  places  of  rendezvous 
said  officer  shall  not  allow  more  than  four  of  any  such  vehicles 
to  occupy  as  rendezvous  one  block  of  the  same  street,  and  these 
shall  be  far  enough  apart  to  admit  of  passage  of  vehicles  and  pe- 
destrians between  each  such  dray  or  wagon  on  each  side  thereof. 

Sec.  1184.  Penalty  for  Violation. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  drayman  or  wagoner,  as  aforesaid,  to  occupy  as  a  rendez- 
vous any  other  place  than  the  one  designated  for  him  as  afore- 
said, and  any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  fore- 
going ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
imprisoned  at  labor  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1185.  While  at  Rendezvous,  Drivers  Stay  on  Wagons. 
— While  the  furniture  wagons  are  at  said  rendezvous,  the  driv- 
ers and  helpers  shall  stay  on  their  wagons. 


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Sec.  1186.  Turf  or  Sand— Cannot  Haul  without  Permit  from 
Owner  of  Land— Penalty.— Any  pcr>..ii  Imulmg  «>r  ren^ninK 
any  gra^s.  liirf  or  sand  in  the  City,  without  having  a  written 
permit  from  the  owner  of  the  land  (or  his  agent),  from  which 
said  grass,  turf,  or  sand  was  taken,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof, 
be  lined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  in 
the  cliaingang  for  not  more  than  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  di- 
cretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1187.  Fire  in  Any  Wagon  Forbidden— Penalty.— X..  i)er- 
son  shall  make  or  li.uht  any  tire  in  any  wa<,n.n  ..r  vehicle  in  said 
Citv  in  any  pan  or  open  vessel  of  any  sort.  Any  person  violat- 
ing this  ordinance  shall  be  subject,  upon  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  to  a  fine  of  not  more  than  .)ne  hundred  dollars, 
nor  less  than  one  dollar. 

Sec.  1188.       No  Wagon  Driver  to  Leave  Horses  Unhitched. — 

It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  driver  of  any  dray,  wa.i^on,  or  other 
similar  vehicle,  to  leave  same  in  a  street  without  hitching  the 
horse,  or  with(nit  the  driver  being  present,  but  snc'li  driver  shall 
take  such  precaution  as  may  be  necessary  to  prevent  injury. 

Sec.  1189.  Regulation  of  Traffic  of  Drays  on  Whitehall  and 
Peachtree  Streets. — it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  driver  of  a  dray, 
wagon,  or  draft  vehicle,  to  travel  on  Whitehall  Street  from  its 
intersection  with  Trinity  Avenue  to  its  junction  wifh  Peachtree 
Street,  and  on  Peachtree  Street  from  its  junction  with  White- 
hall Street  to  Houston  Street,  unless  such  driver  has  a  load  to 
deliver  or  receive  from  a  store  or  place  of  business  on  Whitehall 
Street  or  on  Peachtree  Street  between  Trinity  Avenue  and  Hous- 
ton Street. 

Sec.  1190.  Penalty  for  Second  Violation. — Any  driver  of  any 
dray,  wagon,  or  draft  vehicle  described  in  Section  1  of  this  ordi- 
nance, w'ho  for  a  second  time  violates  the  provisions  thereof, 
shall,  upon  conviction  by  the  Recorder,  be  punished  by  a  fine  of 
not  less  than  one  ($1.00)  dollar,  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
($100.00)  dollars,  or  imprisonment  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
either  or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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Sec.  1191.  Moving — Transfer  Companies  and  Draymen  to 
Make  Reports—Cards  for — Marshal.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  storage  or  transfer  company,  licensed  dray,  moving  van  or 
similar  moving  companies,  to  move  persons  from  one  locality  to 
another  within  the  City,  limits  without  daily  reporting  said  re- 
movals to  the  City  Marshal.  It  shall  be  the  duty,  to  carry  out 
this  ordinance,  of  the  City  Marshal  to  supply  said  storage  and 
transfer  companies,  moving  vans,  licensed  drays,  etc.,  witli  a 
properly  indexed  card,  giving  the  date  of  the  removal,  the  name 
of  parties  removing,  the  street  and  house  number  from  which 
moved,  and  the  street  and  house  number  into  which  said  per- 
sons are  moved;  and.  if  moved  out  of  the  City,  note  that  fact  on 
the  card  ;  also,  the  name  of  the  company  or  drayman  making  the 
transfer.  These  blanks  must  be  properly  filled  in  and  mailed  or 
sent  to  the  City  Marshal  within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  re- 
moval. 

Sec.  1192.       Marshal  Keeps  Loose-leaf   Book    of   Transfers 

Daily  Reports — Open  to  Public— The  City  Marshal  is  hereby 
directed  to  have  prepared  a  suitable  loose-leaf  book,  so  that  said 
removal  can  be  listed  alpliabetically  in  said  ledger,  and  notices  of 
removal  sent  to  him  daily  shall  be  properly  recorded  therein,  and 
said  ledger  shall  be  kept  open  for  inspection  bv  the  general  pub- 
lic. 

Sec.  1193.  Penalty. — For  any  violation  of  the  above  ordi- 
nance, the  offender  shall  be  fined  an  amount  not  exceeding  $25.00 
or  sentenced  to  work  on  the  streets  and  public  places  for  not 
more  fhan  thirty  days,  one  or  both  sentences  to  be  inflicted  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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111',  \i.rii. 

Sec.  1194.  Board  of  Health — How  Composed. —  I  Ik-  I '...aid 
III  Health  shall  roii^i^t  d'  a  im-inln-r  I'n'in  rach  of  the  wards  i>| 
the  City  l««  hi'  fh<li'<l  h\  llu-  Ma\..r  and  (  uiicral  ((.iiiicil  on  tlu- 
Cirst  Moiuhiy  nf  c-ach  \car.  as  vacaiuics  occur,  lo  serve  for  three 
years,  and  each  ward  in  the  lity  shall  he  represented  on  said 
Hoard;  that  is,  one  nuMnher  shill  he  chosen  fron\  the  residents 
of  each  of  the  wards,  and  no  two  residents  of  the  same  ward 
shall  at  atiy  time  he  elii^ihle  or  -ei\e  as  i-lective  inendiers  of  said 
Hoard. 

Sec.  1195.  Members  of  Board  of  Health — Elective— Ex  Of- 
ficio.— Said  I'.oard  shall  consist  of  saiil  elective  inetnhers,  the 
Mayor,  and  the  riiairnian  of  the  Coininitlee  on  Sanitary,  the 
Mayor  and  said  Chairman  being  memhers  ex-officio  of  said 
Board. 

Sec.  1196.  Powers  of  Board  of  Health. —  They  shall  have  full 
power  and  antliorily  to  re(|nire  the  cnvner  or  any  occupant  of  a 
lot  in  the  Citv  to  re!iu)ve  or  remedy  anythin«.j  on  said  lot,  which, 
in  the  opinion  of  the  I'.oard.  may  endan-er  the  public  health, 
and  on  failure  of  the  owner  or  occupant  to  remove  or  remedy 
the  same,  the  Hoard  shall  direct  the  Chief  Sanitary  Inspector  to 
do  so  at  the  cost  of  said  owner  or  occuj^ant ;  or  if  the  occupant 
has  'hut  lately  come  into  posses.->ion,  and  the  same  has  not  been 
placeil  there  \)\  him.  or  any  memher  of  his  family,  or  by  'his  per- 
mission, order  or  direction,  then  it  shall  be  removed  at  the  cost 
of  the  prior  occupant ;  and  if  not  to  be  found,  then  at  the  cost  of 
the  owner  of  the  lot  ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Board 
to  make  such  sui^i^estions  as  they  may  deem  advisable  to  the 
Council  to  preserve  the  public  health. 


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Sec.  1197.  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Health — Keeps  Records 
and  Accounts  of  Department  of  Health  and  Sanitation — Vital,' 
Statistics. —  Hiere  shall  be  an  officer  known  as  the  Clerk  of  the 
Koaul  of  Health,  whose  duty  shall  be  to  keep  the  records  of  the 
Health  and  Department  of  Sanitar),  and  also  the  vital  statistics 
provided  for  by  existing  orclinance->.  He  shall  likewise  keep  the 
acc»nints  of  the  Department  of  Sanitary,  and  the  Department  of 
Health,  and  generally  do  the  clerical  work  of  both  of  said  De- 
()artments.  and  discharge  such  other  duties  as  the  Hoard  of 
Health  may  prescribe  from  time  to  time. 

Sec.  1198.       Clerk  Elected  by  Board — Serves  at  their  Pleasure 

— Salary. —  llie  ^aid  Clerk  shall  he  elected  by  the  Board  of 
Health,  and  serve  at  their  pleasure.  The  salary  of  said  officer 
shall  be  $100.00  per  month,  and  shall  be  paid  from  the  apportion- 
ment to  the  I'.oard  <>f  Health. 

Sec.  1199.  Board  Presents  Estimate  of  Probable  Receipts 
and  Disbursements — Council  Appropriates.  They  shall  present 
lu  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  in  January  of  each  year  an 
estimate,  showing  what  appropriation  is  necessary  for  the  Sani- 
tary Department  for  the  year,  and  amount  of  probable  receipts 
fntm  assessments  on  lots  and  lot  owner>  fur  the  same  time.  The 
( ieneral  Council  shall  then  appropriate  such  an  amount  for  the 
use  of  the  Board  of  Health  as  the  income  of  the  City  will  author- 
ize for  the  year. 

Sec.  1200.  Accounts — How  Approved. — The  Board  shall,  by 
such  ot^cers  as  it  ma\'  designate,  audit  and  approve  all  accounts 
made  by  it,  and  the  pay-rolls  of  its  employees,  and,  after  the  same 
have  been  approved  by  the  Sanitary  Committee,  they  shall  be 
presented  to  the  Comptroller  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1201.  Annual  Reports  to  General  Council. — They  sliall, 
at  the  end  of  each  year,  report  to  the  Ceneral  Council  the 
amount  of  all  expenditures,  and  for  what  purpf»se  made,  together 
with  such  other  matter  and  suggestions  as  they  may  deem  ap- 
propriate. 

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Sec.  1202.       Board  Elect  Chief  of  Sanitary  Department — Term. 

Till-  r.iiaril  t)i  llcullli  arc  hcrcl)\  rct|uirc<l  tn  ilcci  ilic  Cliict  lii- 
v|ut.i(>r  III  tlu-  Sanitary  I  )c|)artMU-iit  the  rtr>t  ri-;,Milar  incctiiij^  of 
ih  r.oard  .-f  lU-alili  in  Jiil>.  \^'.^'i .  aiwl  i-aili  two  \car-«  thereafter, 
and  ihf  term  t>\  >ai<l  (  hiel  >liall  he  l'"r  a  term  of  two  \ear>.  Mib- 
ject  to  dismissal  for  cause  without  claims  for  fvdl  two  years  pay. 
or  for  any  pay  after  dismissal.  In  ca««e  of  vacancy,  the  election 
shall  he  f(»r  the  unexpired  term. 

Sec.  1203.  Salary  of  Chief  Fixed  by  Mayor  and  General 
Council — Wages  of  Inspectors  Fixed  by  Board  of  Health.       I  he 

salar\  ol  llu'  Cliief  of  the  .*^anitary  Deparimini  >hall  he  tixed  by 
the  .\lavor  and  (ieneral  lOuncil.  The  wages  of  the  .Sanitary 
Inspectors  shall  be  tixed  by  the  I'.oard  of  Health  by  the  month, 
and  shall  be  paid  nu»nlhly.  They  shall  appoint  such  number  of 
Sanitarv  Inspectors  a>  iliey  may  deem  necessary,  and  shall  hx 
their  comi)ensation  ;it  not  exceedinj.;  >e\enly  live  dollar>  per 
nujiith  each,  which  >hall  be  paid  out  of  tlie  amount  appropriated 
for  >anitary  purpose^. 

Sec.  1204.  Secretary  Board  of  Health — Report  Sales  and  In- 
spections to  Comptroller. —  The  .Secretary  of  liie  Hoard  of  Health 
shall  report  to  tlie  Lomi)troller  all  inspections  ttf  second-hand 
clothing;-,  sales  of  fertilizers,  etc..  made  in  that  department,  and 
tile  same  >liall  be  cluir^ed  by  the  Comptroller  to  the  Chief  In- 
spector, who  shall  deposit  such  sums  with  the  City  Tax  Collec- 
tor, and  receive  credit  upon  presentation  of  his  receipts. 

Sec.  1205.       Powers  and  Duties  of  Inspectors — Oath  of  Office, 

— Such  Inspectors  shall  be  special  policemen — shall  be  auiiior- 
ized  to  make  arrests  for  violations  of  City  ordinances,  and  shall 
conform  to  suc'ii  rules  and  regulations  as  shall  be  from  time  to 
time  established  by  the  Board  of  Health.  They  shall  take  the 
oath  recpiired  of  regular  policemen. 

Sec.  1206.       Examinations  of  Premises  by  Sanitary  Inspectors. 

— It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  Sanitary  Inspectors  to  make  fre- 
quent examinations  (more  especially  in  the  Spring,  Summer^ 
and  Fall  months),  into  the  condition  of  t'he  lots,  yards,  and 
premises  of  citizens  to  see  if  they  are  kept  in  a  clean  and  healthy 


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state,  ancj  if  they  >hall  liiul  anything  which  may  become  a  nui- 
sance, they  shall  notify  tlie  person  or  persons,  on  whose  premi- 
ses the  same  may  be  found,  to  remove  the  same  in  six  hours, 
and  on  failure  or  refusal  on  their  part  to  do  so,  shall  be  proceeded 
aj^ainst  in  the  maimer  prescribed  in  Section  1250. 

Sec.  1207.       Further  Duties  as  to  Garbage  and  Excrement. — It 

-hall  be  the  duty  further  of  the  Sanitary  Inspectors  to  see  that 
all  sweepings  and  garbage  within  the  sanitary  limits  are  re- 
moved to  some  suitable  place  to  be  designated  and  approved  by 
the  Sanitary  Department,  and  that  the  excrement  from  all  privies 
and  closets  not  connected  with  the  waterworks,  within  said  lim- 
its, shall  be  likewise  removed,  by  garbage  and  night-soil  carls, 
whicli  -hail  be  pntvidcd  by  tlie  Saniiar\    Department. 

Sec.  1208.  Night  Superintendent  of  Wagons  and  Sweeping. 
1  he  lioard  of  Health  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
create  the  position  of  ■"Night  Superinlemlent  <jf  Wagons  and 
Sweeping,"  and  to  pay  to  such  officer  a  salary  of  one  hundred 
dollars  per  month,  such  salary  to  be  paid  from  the  regular  appor- 
tionment to  Department  of  Health;  pnjvided  that  no  additional 
inspector  shall  be  employed  b\    reason  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1209,  Carcasses — How  Removed. — W  lunever  the  Chief 
of  I'olice  or  .Sanitary  Inspector-  -hall  be  informed  of  any  dead 
lnjrse,  mule,  cow.  or  other  animal  being  within  the  incorporate 
limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  he  or  they  shall  cause  said  carcass 
to  be  removed  beyond  said  limits,  and  then  properly  buried  or 
disposed  of  so  as  not  to  create  a  nuisance,  and  any  person  or 
persons  other  than  tlnr-e  emplo>  cd.  who  shall  remove  the  carcass 
of  anv  sucli  animal,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  more  than 
one  hundred  tlollars.  nr  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Court :  i)rovided,  the  owner  or  his  au- 
thorized agent  may  remove  such  carca-s  from  the  City  under 
the  direction  of  a  Sanitary  Ins])ector. 

Sec.  1210.  Removal  of  Dead  Animals. —  The  Board  of  Health 
of  tlie  City  of  Atlanta  is  hereby  authorized  to  contract  for  the 
removal  of  all  dead  carcasses  of  animals,  such  as  horses,  mules, 


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ami  cattle.  In.iu  within  the  (.(jri)' 'tatt-  Hiuil>»  i»l'  the  I  it\  <>t  At- 
huita,  and  tt>  authnri/c  >ai(l  c<>iitraii"r  tt»  cluirj^e  fur  aiul  collect 
!'ri)in  the  owners  of  such  dead  carca^^es  not  UKjre  than  t»ne  dol- 
lar per  head,  and  such  contract  t<»  run  n<>t  exccedin^^  fhrec 
Years,  on  the  following  conditions: 

Sec.  1211.  City  Not  Liable  for  Expense. —  The  Lily  of  Atlanta 
is  to  he  in  no  c\cni  liahle  fi*r  the  expense  of  reniovinj^  any  such 
carcass  or  carcasses  hy  said  contractor. 

Sec.  1212.  Contractor  to  Give  Bond — Security.— ."^aid  con- 
tractor to  ^\\<:  iioiid.  with  ;;ood  >cv.uril\.  to  l»e  jndj^ed  *>\  by  the 
Maxor  and  Chairman  of  the  IU)ard  ui  Health,  in  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  doUars.  ooiidit ioiicd  f..r  the  faithful  performance  of  said 
contract,  and  to  hold  the  City  of  Atlanta  hanuless  on  account 
of  suits  for  daina<^c  on  account  of  the  removal,  or  disposition  of 
such  carcasses.  Additional  security  to  he  qfiven  whenever  re- 
quired hy  tlie  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1213.  Contractor  to  Respect  Owners'  Rights.—  1  he  rij^ht 
of  the  owner  lo  i(.ino\c  ihc  earca^>  of  au)-  animal,  which  carcass 
is  of  value  to  such  owner.  mu>t  be  recognized  by  such  contrac- 
tor. 

Sec.  1214.  Carcasses  to  be  Removed  Otuside  of  City  Limits. 
— Such  carcasses  to  be  removed,  whether  by  the  owner  or  the 
contractor,  to  such  lan<l  or  place  outside  the  City  limits  as  shall 
be  designated  from  time  to  lime  by  the  Board  of  Health,  or  the 
Sanitary  Inspectors  acting  for  said  Board. 

Sec.  1215.  Owner  to  Give  Notice  within  Three  Hours  after 
Discovery  of  Death. —  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  person  owning 
any  such  animals  as  is  described  in  Section  1209,  or  any  person 
on  whose  premises  any  such  animal  should  die  or  be  found  dead, 
to  notify  the  Sanitary  Inspector  of  the  district,  wherein  sucTi 
dead  animals  may  be  found,  or  the  Chief  Sanitary  Inspector'^ 
office,  or  the  location  of  such  dead  animals  in  order  to  its  re- 
moval by  such  contractor,  within  three  hours  after  its  death,  or 
the  discovery  thereof,  unless  such  owner  within   that  time  re- 


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move  or  cause,  or  procure  the  removal  of  such  carcass  to  the 
place  designated  by  the  Board  or  Inspectors,  as  herein  provided 
for. 

Sec.  1216.  Vehicles  and  Appliances  for  Removal — Contractor 
Furnishes. — it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Coniraciors  aforesaid  af- 
ter entering  such  contract  as  is  herein  authorized,  to  provide  neat 
and  proper  vehicles  and  appliances  for  the  removal  of  such  car- 
casses without  offense  to  persons  living  or  passing  along  the 
routes  or  ways  traveled  in  the  removal  of  such  carcasses.  And 
the  Board  of  Health  shall  liave  power  at  all  times  to  regulate 
the  remo\al  of  such  carcasses. 

Sec.  1217.  Small  Animals — Removal. —  ihe  Board  of  Health 
is  authorized  to  make  sucli  further  contract  with  said  contrac- 
tors for  the  delivery  to  them  at  the  City  dumping  grounds  of  the 
carcasse^  of  small  animals  like  sheep,  dogs,  etc.  as  to  such  Board 
may  seem  advisable,  and  to  change  said  contract  from  time  to 
time,  in  ihe  discretion  of  said  Board. 

Sec.  1218.       Regulations  as    to    Burying    Dead    Animals. — It 

shall  be  unlawful  to  bury  the  body  of  an)  dead  hori>c,  cow,  or 
other  animal  upon  the  ground  belonging  to  the  City  known  as 
the  "dumping  ground,'"  unless  said  animal  died  within  the  lim- 
its of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  bury  upon 
said  ground  the  bodies  of  such  animals  as  have  died  without  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1219.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
poration violating  the  provisions  of  preceding  Sections  shall  on 
conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined  not  exceeding  one 
■hundred  ($100.00j  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
(30)  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  within  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1220.  Contagious      Diseases — Physicians      to      Report 

Promptly. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  hotel  keeper,  boarding- 
house  keeper,  and  other  citizens  within  this  City,  to  give  imme- 
diate notice  to  the  Board  of  Health  of  any  case  of  contagious  or 


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ill  feci  imus  (lisca^f  111   a  daiij^crons  character,  Mich  as  siriall-i)ijx, 
cholera,  dipluheria,  iiieiiihraMt»ii-i  croup,  measles,  typhoid    fever. 
typhus  fever,  scarlet  fever,  yellnw  fever,  and  >uch  other  disease- 
as  niav  he  puhlicly  declared  hy  the   I'.oard  of   Health  t(j  he  con- 
tagious or  infectious  which  may  occur  in  hi>  or  her  hotel,  hoard- 
in^^-house.  or  other  dwellinj;.  ami.  if  any  hotel  keeper,  hoarding- 
house  keeper,  or  other  citizens,  shall  fail  or  neglect  to  report,  a- 
aforesaid  any  and  all  such  cases  of  said  diseases  as  may  occur  or 
be  at  their  hotel,  hoardinj^-  house,  or  place  of  dwelling:,  each  and 
every  offender  shall,  on  conviction,  he  fined  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  he  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thiri\ 
days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court.  It  shall  likewise  be 
the  duty  of  the  attending  physician  to  give  immediate  notice  to 
the  Board  of  Health  of  any  cases  of  contagious  or  infectious  dis- 
ease of  a  dangerous  character,  such  as  small-pox.  cholera,  diph- 
theria, scarlet  fever,  yellow  fever,  and  such  other  diseases  as  ma}^ 
be  declared  hy  said  Board  of  Health  to  be  contagious  or  infec- 
tious, which  may  come  under  the  professional  care  of  such  phy- 
sician, and  it  shall  also  he  the  duty  of  the  attending  physician 
to  report  to  the  Board  of  Health  office  when  such  patients  are 
free  from  contagion,  and  house  ready  for  disinfecting  and  fumi- 
gating; and  any  physician  who  shall  fail  or  neglect  to  report  as 
aforesaid  any  such  cases  of  said  diseases,  that  come  under  liis 
professional  care  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  punished,  on  conviction 
therefor,  in  the  Recorder*  Court  by  tine  not  to  exceed  one  hun- 
dred dollars  and  costs,  or  imprisonment  not  to    exceed    thirty 
days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  t'he  Court. 

Sec.  1221.       Small-pox  Signs  Displayed — Penalty  for  Failure. 

Owners  or  occupants  of  all  residences,  tenements,  or  rooms  in 
the  City,  where  small-pox  exists,  shall  hang  out  a  yellow  flag  at 
some  conspicuous  place  on  said  premises.  Any  person  failing  to 
comply  with  t'his  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding twenty-five  dollars  and  costs,  or  imprisoned  ten  days  in 
the  City  prison,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1222.  Sale  of  Infected  Clothing  Unlawful — Penalty. — 
Any  person  who  shall  knowingly  sell,  or  cause  to  be  sold,  or  oth- 
erwise disposed  of,  any  bed-clotbing  or  other  clothing,  or  any 


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Other  article  or  articles,  which  are  infected  with  small-pox.  ty- 
phus lever,  yellow  fever,  scarlet  fever,  diphtheria,  or  cholera, 
whereby  the  disease  may  be  spread,  or  made  liable  to  be  spread 
or  disseminated,  shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a  tine  of  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1223.  Penalty  for  Failing  to  Report  Small-Pox,  etc. — Any 
practicing  physician,  or  other  person,  who  shall  know  of  the  ex- 
istence of  a  case  of  small-pox  or  varioloid  in  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
and  who  snail  fail  within  six  hours  to  report  the  same  to  th^ 
Board  of  Health,  or  a  health  officer  of  the  City,  shall  be  arrested 
by  an  officer  or  member  of  tlie  police  force,  and  taken  before  the 
Recorder's  Court,  and  such  persons  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined 
in  a  sum  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  cither  or  l)oth,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court,  for  each  cjffcnse. 

Sec.  1224.  Authorizing  Establishment  of  Quarantine  by 
Board  of  Health. — T'lic  Hoard  cjf  Health  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
^hall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  send  to  a  hospital  or  quar- 
antine established  or  designated  for  the  purpose,  any  person 
within  the  City  of  Atlanta,  who  may  be  sick  with  small-pox,  epi- 
demic cholera,  yell.nv  fever,  typhus  fever,  scarlet  fever  or  diph- 
theria, when  in  the  judgment  of  said  Board  of  Health  such  iso-r 
lation  is  necessary  for  the  protection  of  the  public.  Said  Board 
of  Health  shall  also  have  authority  to  subject  all  persons,  wTio 
may  have  been  exposed  to  contagion  or  infection  of  any  of  the 
aforesaid-diseases  to  such  quarantine  restraints  and  regulations 
as  may  be  deemed  necessary  and  be  promulgated  by  said  Board 
of  Health. 

Sec.  1225.  Flags  and  Fumigation  Authorized  for  Premises 
Where  Contagion  Exists — Patients — Removal  of. — The  Board  of 
Health  is  authurized  to  order  a  fumigation  of  the  premises  where 
a  case  of  scarlet  fever,  yellow  fever,  typhus  fever,  cholera,  small- 
pox or  diphtheria  has  occurred,  and  may  place  thereon  a  flag  or 
other  design  of  warning  during  the  prevalence  of  said  diseases, 
and  any  person  hindering  or  obstructing  the  execution  of  the 


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order  ui  said  iioard.  or  who  shall  remove  such  flaj^  or  design 
without  authority,  shall  be  punished  upon  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court  Ijy  fine  not  exceedinj^  one  hundred  dollars,  or  im- 
prisonment not  exceeding  thirty  days.  Xo  removal  of  a  scarlet 
fever,  yellow  fever,  typhus  fever,  cholera,  small-pox,  or  diphthe- 
ria patient  shall  be  made  from  the  residence  where  the  disease 
occurred,  or  flag  or  notice  put  upon  the  premises,  except  where 
there  is  a  lack  of  care  and  absence  of  isolation,  which  render  re- 
moval, or  Hag,  or  notice  necessary. 

Sec.  1226.  Family  Cannot  Remove  from  Dwelling,  while  Card 
is  Up. —  .\o  family  shall  move  away  from  any  dwelling  place* 
while  a  warning  card  is  displayed  thereon,  without  permission 
from  the  Board  of  Health,  and  any  person  violating  the  provision 
of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder''s  Court, 
be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  im- 
prisoned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1227.  Officers  Must  Not  Be  Interfered  with — Penalties. — 
Any  person,  who  shall  hinder  or  obstruct  any  members  of  the 
Board  of  Health,  or  any  members  of  the  police  or  sanitary  force, 
or  other  person  acting  under  the  authority  or  by  direction  of  said 
Board  of  Health,  fr6m  removing  to  a  hospital  or  quarantine  any 
person,  whom  t'hey  desire  to  remove,  or  are  so  removing,  or  who 
shall  in  any  way  hinder  or  obstruct  the  proper  officials  in  enforc- 
ing any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  or  of  any  of  the  fore- 
going sections  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  arrested  and  taken  be- 
fore the  Recorder's  Court,  and  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  pun- 
ished by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  five  hundred  dollars,  or  by  im- 
prisonment for  not  more  than  thirty  days-  either  or  both,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Court.  The  Board  of  Health  shall  make  suita- 
ble rules  and  regulations  for  carrying  the  foregoing  sections  into 
efifect. 

Sec.  1228.  Board  May  Quarantine  Against  any  Infected  Place 
— Against  any  Infected  Railw^ay  Train. — The  Board  of  Health  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  have  authority  to  establish  a  quaran- 
tine against  any  place,  person,  or  railway  train  being  dangerously 


HKAI/IH — (  OM)|  (  ToltS — KAI.SK    UKfOltTK — SCHOOL    (HII.DREX     OAn 

infected  'by  epidemic,  cholera,  yellow  fever  or  sniall-pox,  when- 
ever, in  the  judgment  of  the  Board  of  Health,  a  quarantine  be- 
comes necessary  for  the  protection  of  tTie  City.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Board  of  Health  to  make  necessary  regulations  to 
insure  the  faithful  enforcement  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1229.  Conductors  Violating— Penalty.— Any  railroad  con- 
ductor or  engineer,  or  other  person,  who  shall  bring  into  this 
City  any  excursion  train  in  violation  of  the  regulations  of  the 
Board  of  Health,  after  having  received  notice  to  that  effect,  shall 
be  subject  to  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  impris- 
onment not  exceeding  thirty  days  upon  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court. 

Sec.  1230.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Quarantine.— Any  person, 
who  shall  violate  any  of  the  rules  and  regulations  made  by  the' 
Board  of  Health  in  pursuance  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  on  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  more  than  five  liun- 
dred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  for  not  more  than  thirty  days, 
either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1231.    Circulation  of  False  Report  of  Contagion— Penalty. 

Any  person  circulating  a  false  report  that  there  is  in  this  City,  or 
at  any  place  in  this  City,  any  contagious  or  infectious  disease, 
shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  more  than  thirty 
days. 

Sec.  1232.  Contagious  Diseases  Among  School  Children — Du- 
ties of  Parents — Physicians — Regulations — Readmitted  When. — 
When  any  child  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  eligible,  to  admission  at 
fhe  public  schools  of  said  City,  shall  have  a  contagious  or  epi- 
demic disease,  or  when  a  contagious  or  epidemic  disease  exists 
in  a  family,  or  household,  in  said  City,  in  which  a  child  of  school 
age  shall  reside-  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  attending  physician  in 
either  of  the  above  recited  cases  of  sickness  from  contagious  or 
epidemic  diseases  to  report  to  the  parent  or  guardian  and  to  the 
Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  the  existence  and  nature  of 
such  contagious  or  epidemic  disease;  and  any  attending  physi- 


M4(J  HK%i'i'ii — insi;  %si-:i»  iioiiNKN  Ml  i.K«i  r:'i'r    i>   <»'iiii;K'r?» 

cian,  who  shall  fail,  refuse,  or  nc;,'^lect  to  report  as  aforesaid,  shall 
on  conviction  thereof  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceedin*:;-  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  fla\s,  either  or 
both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court.  Any  parent  or  guardian, 
who  shall,  in  said  City,  knowinj^ly  permit  a  child  to  attend  the 
public  schools  of  said  Cit\-  when  said  cliild  has  a  conta,qiou>^  or 
epidemic  disease,  or  \rhen  either  of  said  diseases  exists  in  a  fam- 
ily or  household,  in  which  a  child  of  school  age  resides,  shall,  on 
conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a  .sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both, 
in  t'he  discretion  of  the  Court.  Authority  is  herebv  conferred 
lipon  the  Board  oi  Education  of  said  City  to  prescribe  when,  and 
under  what  evidence,  a  child  may  be  refused  admission  to.  or.  if 
already  admitted,  discontinued  from  attendance  upon  the  public 
schools  of  said  City,  or  when  and  u])on  w'hat  evidence  read- 
mitted to  said  public  schools,  by  reason  of  such  child  having,  or 
liaving  had,  a  contagious  or  epidemic  disease,  or  when  either  of 
said  diseases  have  existed,  or  shall  exist,  in  a  family  or  household 
in  which  such  child  of  school  age  resides. 

Sec.  1233.  Horses  and  Mules  with  Glanders  not  to  be  Kept  in 
City  Limits. — Any  owner  or  person  in  possession  of  any  horse  or 
mule  with  glanders,  who  s'hall  keep  the  same  within  the  limits  of 
said  City  three  hours  after  the  kn(nvledge  of  the  fact  that  said 
horse  or  mule  has  glanders,  or  three  hours  after  notice  to  remove 
said  horse  or  mule  beyond  t'he  limits  of  said  City,  shall,  on  con- 
viction in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  to  labor  on  the  public  works 
not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1234.    Horses  with  Glanders  Prohibited  on  Streets. — No 

person  shall  lead.  ride,  or  drive  on  the  public  streets  any  horse 
or  other  animal,  that  has  the  glanders,  or  ofher  infectious  or  con- 
tagious disease,  under  penalty  not  to  exceed  fifty  dollars,  upon 
conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1235,  Carrying  Diseased  Animals  Through  the  Streets — 
Penalty. — Any  person  carrying  through  the  streets  of  said  City 
any  horse,  mule,  cow,  sheep,  or  hog,  sick  with  a  contagious  or 


HKAI.TH — V  \fri\  A'llON  —  l»i:\  A  l,TI  KS  347 

infectious  disease,  without  the  permission  of  a  Sanitary  Inspec- 
tor, shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


Sec.  1236.  Vaccination — Compulsory — Exceptions — Every  res- 
ident of  the  City  of  Atlanta  is  required  to  be  successfully  vacci- 
nated a  sufficient  number  ui  times  {u  make  it  evident  that  success- 
ful vaccination  is  impossible,  unless  the  facts  shall  be  certified  to 
by  two  reputable  physicians  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  that  in  any 
particular  case,  it  will  be  dangerous  to  the  life  or  health  of  the 
person  in  question  to  be  vaccinated,  and  it  shall  be  within  the 
discretion  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  ad- 
mit any  child  to  the  public  schools  without  having  been  vacci- 
nated, when  the  fact  that  it  will  be  dangerous  to  the  life  or  health 
of  such  has  been  certified  to  by  two  reputable  physicians  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  that  in  any  particular  case  it  will  be  dangerous 
to  the  life  or  health  of  the  person  in  question  to  be  vaccinated, 
and  it  shall  be  within  the  discretion  of  the  Board  of  Education  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta  to  admit  any  child  to  the  public  schools 
without  having  been  \accinated.  when  the  fact  that  it  will  be 
dangerous  to  the  life  or  health  of  such  has  been  certified  to  by 
two  physicians  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  1237.  Failure  to  be  Vaccinated — Penalty — Parents'  Fail- 
ure to  Have  Children  Vaccinated — Penalty. — Any  resident  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  over  fifteen  years  of  age,  who  has  not  been  suc- 
cessfully vaccinated,  and  who  shall  refuse  or  fail,  after  twenty- 
four  hours'  notice,  to  be  so  vaccinated,  may  be  summoned  to  ap- 
pear, or  be  arrested  and  taken  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and 
may,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  five  hundred 
dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or 
both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court,  for  each  day  sudh  person  so 
refuses  or  fails.  And  any  parent,  guardian,  or  any  other  person, 
having  control  of  a  child  under  fifteen  years  of  age,  who  has  not 
been  successfully  vaccinated,  and  who  shall  fail  to  have  such 
child  so  vaccinated  after  twenty-four  hours'  notice,  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  the  penalties  above  provided-  upon  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court.  J  ^    i 


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Sec.  1238.  Health  Officer— Office  Created.— The  office  of 
Health  (Officer  is  lu-rcby  created. 

Sec.  1239.  When  Elected— Term  of  Office.— Said  officer  shall 
be  elected  by  the  iiuard  oi  tlealih  for  ter^l^  not  exceeding  two 
years. 

Sec.  1240.  Salary — How  Payable. —  The  salary  of  said  officer 
shall  be  at  the  rate  ui  twenty-four  hundred  (^$2,400.00)  dollars 
per  year,  and  be  paid  monthly,  and  be  taken  from  the  appropria- 
tion heretofore  made  lo  the  Hospitals  and  Charities  Committee. 

Sec.  1241.  Members  of  Board  of  Health  Incumbent  not  Eligi- 
gible  As  Health  Officer. — Xo  member  of  the  Board  of  Health 
shall  be  eligible  to  the  position  of  Health  Officer  during  or  for 
any  part  of  the  term,  for  wliich  he  was  elected  on  the  Board  of 
Health. 

Sec.  1242.  May  be  Impeached  by  General  Council — Causes. — 
Said  Health  ufficer  shall  be  liable  to  impeachment  and  trial  by 
the  General  Council  of  said  City  for  malfeasance  or  incapacity 
from  any  cause  to  discharge  or  neglect  any  of  the  duties  of  his 
said  office,  as  well  as  for  conduct  detrimental  to  the  character  of 
said  office  or  the  good  name  of  fhe  City. 

Sec.  1243.  Shall  Have  a  Central  Office — Devote  His  Entire 
Time. — Said  Health  Officer  shall  be  furnished  with  an  office  at 
some  central  place  in  the  City.  He  shall  give  his  entire  time  to 
looking  after  the  interests  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1244.  His  General  Duties  Defined. — The  duties  of  said 
Health  Officer  shall  be  such  as  may  be  prescribed  from  time  to 
time  by  ordinances  enacted  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
upon  recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Health. 

Sec.  1245.  Undertakers'  Regulations  as  to  Bodies  Dead  from 
Contagious  Diseases.  (See  later  enlarged  regulations.)  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  every  undertaker  having  notice  of  the  death  of  any 
person  within  the  City  of  Atlanta  of  small-pox.  diphtheria,  scar- 
let fever,  yellow-  fever,  typhus  fever,  Asiatic  cholera,  or  any  other 


HKALTH— Kl>KRAl,.S_COMAOIors    UISKASKS  ^^g 

contagious  disease  dangerous  to  the  liealth  of  the  communitv  or 
the  bringing  of  dead  body  of  any  person,  who  has  died  of'anv 
sucTi  disease  into  such  City,  to  give  immediate  notice  thereof  to 
the  Health  Department.  And  no  undertaker  shall  retain,  or  ex- 
pose, or  assist  in  the  retention  or  exposure  of  the  dead  body  of 
any  such  person,  except  in  coffin  or  casket  properly  sealed;  nor 
shall  he  allow  any  such  body  to  be  placed  in  anv  coffin  or  casket 
unless  the  body  has  been  thoroug'hly  disinfected  and  wrapped  in 
a  sheet  saturated  in  a  solution  of  corrosive  sublimate-two 
drachms  to  a  gallon  of  water— and  the  coffin  or  casket  be  imme- 
diately and  permanently  sealed;  nor  shall  he  assist  in  the  public 
or  church  funeral  of  any  such  person.  Eacli  violator  shall  pay  a 
fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1246.  Public  Funerals  of  Persons  Deceased  from  Conta- 
gious Diseases  Unlawful— Penalty.— There  shall  not  be  a  public 
or  church  funeral  of  any  person,  who  shall  have  died  of  any  con- 
tagious or  infectious  disease,  such  as  small-pox,  scarlet  fever, 
diphtheria,  yellow  fever,  cholera,  or  typhus  fever;  nor  shall  the 
body  of  such  person  be  carried  into  a  church  or  other  public  build- 
ing; nor  sTiall  it  be  lawful  to  invite  or  permit  at  such  funeral  any 
person,  whose  attendance  is  not  necessary,  or  to  whom  there  is 
danger  of  contagion  thereby.  Any  person  violating  this  section, 
or  any  part  thereof,  shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Record- 
er's Court. 

Sec.  1247.  Undertaker  Reports  to  Health  Officer  Persons  Dy- 
ing with  Contagious  Diseases— Duties  of  Undertaker.— In  the 
care  and  burial  of  bodies  of  persons,  wh..  have  died  of  cholera, 
small-pox,  yellow  fever,  scarlet  fever,  diphtheria,  typhus  fever, 
membranous  croup,  or  leprosy,  it  sTiall  be  tiie  duty  of  the  under- 
taker in  charge  to  immediately  notify  the  Health  Officer,  and  to 
at  once  thoroughly  disinfect  and  wrap  the  body  in  absorbent 
lintine,  or  a  sheet  thoroughly  saturated  with  a  solution  of  for- 
maline, six  per  cent  in  strength,  and  place  same  in  the  casket  or 
coffin,  in  which  it  is  to  be  buried,  within  eighteen  hours  after  he 


350   "■'•^■•'I'l      \\i<\i'i'i\«  —  iiiiii\i.»      |-|M:it\i.o      iii:<.i  I.  \'i'io\« 

is  called  in.  The  coftni  dT  ca<kft  is  to  he  tightly  closed,  and 
scaled,  and  not  o])ene<l  afterwards  unles>  \viitlen  permission 
tlierefcjr  is  j^ranted  by  the  Health  (  )ft'uer. 

Sec.  1248.  Wrapping  May  Be  Dispensed  With— When.— The 
\vra])|)inj^  herein  re(|nire(l  may  he  dispensed  with,  provided  the 
body  is  placed  in  a  casket  or  coffin,  and  permanently  sealed,  as 
above  provided,  where  the  body  has  been  thoroiig'hly  embalmed 
(arterially  ans  caxity)  within  six  hours  after  death  by  a  licensed 
embahner,  who  has  used  the  standard  formaldehyde  fluid,  and  all 
orifices  have  been  stopped  w  it'h  absorbent  cotton  thoroughly  sat- 
urated with  formaline. 

Sec.  1249.  Body  Must  be  Buried  within  Forty-eight  Hours — 
Except  Etc, — The  body  of  a  person,  who  has  died  of  any  e:>f  the 
diseases  mentioned  in  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance,  shall 
not  remain  un'huried  for  a  period  longer  than  fortv-eight  liours 
after  death,  unless  with  the  written  perniissi<in  of  the  llealth  (  )f- 
ficer.  and.  when  so  granted,  said  ])ermission  shall  state  the  time 
of  extension,  and  the  reasons  therefor. 

Sec.  1250.  Funeral  Services  Strictly  Private, — All  ser\  ices 
held  in  connectii^)n  with  the  funeral  of  the  i)erson,  wdio  has  died 
from  any  of  t'he  iliseases  mentioned  in  preceding  sections  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  be  strictly  private,  and  the  attendance  thereat 
shall  include  only  the  itnmediate  adult  relatives  of  the  deceased 
and  the  necessary  pall-bearers.  All  announcements  and  publi- 
cations of  such  funerals  shall  state  positively  the  cause  of  death. 
The  bodies  of  persons,  w'ho  ha\e  (ficd  of  any  <»f  the  diseases  men- 
tioned in  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance,  shall  in  no  instance 
be  taken  to  a  c'hinx'h.  chapel,  public  hall,  or  any  public  buihling 
for  any  purpose  or  on  any  occasion. 

Sec.  1251.  Regulations  as  to  Conveyances  Used  at  the  Funer- 
als of  Persons  who  Have  Died  with  Contagious  Diseases. — No 

undertaker,  having  charge  of  the  burial  or  t'he  funeral  services  of 
a  person,  who  has  died  of  any  of  the  diseases  mentioned  in  pre- 
ceding sections  of  this  ordinance,  shall  furnish  at  said  burial  or 
services  only  such  conveyances  as  are  absolutely  necessary  to 
conv^ey  the  adult  relatives  of  the  deceased  and  t'he  necessary  pall- 


iii:\i.rii — mkkssim;   diwu  noniKs_ni;<;i  i,atio\s  ori 

bearers.  All  conveyances  used  by  any  persons  who  have  resided 
in  the  same  family  or  house  with  the  deceased,  shall  be  thor- 
oughly disinfected  by  the  owners  or  those  in  charge  of  same,  im- 
mediately upon  return  to  the  stables,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Health  Officer  to  see  that  these  provisions  are  strictly  en- 
forced. In  no  instance  shall  they  be  sent  or  be  permitted  to  be 
used  by  other  parties  until  t'hey  have  been  thoroughly  disinfected 
by  formaldehyde  gas,  or  by  spraying  the  cushions  and  draperies 
with  a  six  per  cent,  solution  of  formaline. 

Sec.  1252.  How  Body  of  Deceased  Shall  be  Carried.— The  body 
of  any  person  d\  ing  of  any  of  the  diseases  set  forth  in  preceding 
sections  of  this  ordinance,  shall  not  be  conveyed  to  or  from  any- 
other  building-  or  dwelling  or  place,  to  any  cemetery  or  building, 
lot,  or  other  place,  througli  any  of  the  streets  of  the  city,  except 
in  a  hearse  or  some  vehicle  used  for  conveying  corpses;  and  in 
no  case  shall  the  b(xly  of  a  child,  who  has  died  of  any  of  the  dis- 
eases set  forth  in  ]:)receding  sections  of  this  ordinance,  be  placed 
in  or  carried  in  a  carriage  occupied  by  ot'her  persons. 

Sec.  1253.  Suit  of  Undertaker,  While  Dressing  Body  for  Bur- 
ial.— The  undertaker,  when  taking  charge,  and  having  treatment 
thereof,  of  the  body  of  a  person  who  has  died  of  any  of  the  dis- 
eases set  forth  in  jireceding  sections  of  this  ordinance,  shall  pro- 
vide "himself  w  ith  a  rubber  suit,  and  shall  wear  same  over  bis 
other  clothing,  and  in  each  and  every  case  he  shall  thoroughly 
disinfect  said  rubber  suit,  his  hands,  face,  beard  and  hair,  and  the 
clothing  worn  under  said  rubber  suit  immediately  on  return  to 
his  place  <»f  business  or  home,  and  befcjre  coming  in  contact  with 
other  persons,  and  it  shall  be  tlie  duty  ot  the  Ilealth  Officer  to 
see  that  the  ]iro\isions  oi  this  St,ction  are  enforced. 

Sec.  1254.  Health  Officer  Shall  Furnish  Undertakers  with 
Copies  of  this  Ordinance— Prosecute  Violations.— It  shall  be 
the  duty  (^f  the  Health  Officer  to  have  this  ordinance  printed,  and 
furnish  at  once  to  each  undertaker  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  a 
copy  of  this  ordinance.  It  shall  also  be  his  duty  to  see  that 
same  is  enforced  in  each  and  every  particular,  and  to  prosecute 
each  and  everv  violation  thereof 


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Sec.  1255.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm,  or  corpo- 
ration, their  agents  and  eniployee>,  vit)latinjj  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance-  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  be  fined  for  each  and  every  vioJa- 
tion  therecjf,  not  exceeding'  $200.00,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  tlie  discretion 
of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1256.  Decayed  Flesh — Vegetables — To  Be  Removed  in 
Six  Hours — Penalty  for  Failure. — Any  owner  or  occupant  of  any 
lot,  who  shall  suffer  to  remain  on  his  or  her  lot.  owner  or  occu- 
pied by  him  or  her,  any  decayed  flesh  or  vegetables,  or  any  other 
tiling,  which  ma\-  annoy  his  or  her  neighbors,  or  tend  to  affect 
injuriously  t'iie  health  of  any  citizen,  shall  be  required  to  remove 
the  same  within  six  hours,  and  on  failure  to  remove  or  remedy 
the  same  within  six  hours,  if  it  can  be  done,  on  conviction  pay  a 
fine  not  exceetlmg  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  for  e\'ery  six  hours  it  is  suffered 
to  remain  ;  and  if  it  be  adjudged  a  nuisance  in  the  manner  pre- 
scribed by  the  statute  or  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
the  Sanitary  Inspector  shall,  in  that  case,  by  order,  abate  tiie 
same,  and  the  oft'endcr  shall  pay  the  cost  of  trial  and  abatement ; 
or  if  the  occupant  has  but  lately  cr)me  into  possession,  and  the 
saiuc  has  not  been  placed  there  by  him.  or  any  member  of  his 
family,  or  by  his  consent  or  approbation,  the  costs  of  the  removal 
shall  be  charged  to  the  prior  occupant,  and.  if  not  to  be  found, 
the  owner  of  the  lot;  and,  on  the  judgment  of  the  Recorder's 
Court  to  that  effect,  execution  shall  be  issued  by  the  Clerk  of 
Council,  in  favor  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  against  the  persons  liable 
under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

S«c.  1257.  Placing  Decayed  Matter  on  Property  of  Another 
— Penalty. — Any  person  or  persons-  who  shall  throw  or  place  on 
any  street,  alley,  or  on  the  lot  of  another,  any  decayed  flesh  or 
vegetables,  or  other  offensive  matter,  calculated  to  annoy  the  cit- 
izens of  the  neighborhood,  or  endanger  their  health,  shall,  on 
conviction,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and 
costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  at  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


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Sec.  1258.    As  to  Decayed  Fruits  and  Vegetables — Inspectors' 
Duty — Stale    Fruits — Meats,    Fish,    Poultry,      etc. — Penalties. — 

From  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Sanitary  Inspectors  to  condemn  and  require  to  be  sent* 
out  of  the  City  by  the  owner  or  party  in  possession  thereof,  un- 
der direction  of  sudh  Inspectors,  as  garbage,  all  decayed  or  stale 
me]on>.  fruits,  and  vegetables,  and  all  unsound,  tainted,  ofifen- 
sive.  or  unwholesome  meats,  fish,  poultry,  game  or  other  articles 
of  food  kept  or  stored  in  any  box  or  refrigerator,  held  or  offered 
for  sale  at  any  of  the  fruit  stands,  stores,  or  markets  in  said  City, 
or  offered  for  sale  from  any  car  on  any  of  the  railroad  tracks  in 
said  City.  Any  merchant,  trader,  dealer,  or  other  person,  who 
shall  refuse  to  allow  the  Inspectors  aforesaid  opportunity  to  in- 
spect their  stock  f>\  melons,  fruits,  vegetables,  and  meats,  fish, 
poultry,  game,  or  food-stuffs  of  any  kind,  or  who  shall,  when 
any  of  said  stock  is  condemned,  refuse  to  remove  it  from  the 
City  as  garbage  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
punished  by  a  fine  tiot  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  impris- 
onment not  exceeding  thirty  days.  Any  merchant,  marketman. 
fruit  stand  keeper,  or  other  trader  or  dealer,  Who  shall  sell,  or 
offer  for  sale,  as  food,  any  stale  or  decayed  lemons,  fruits  or  veg- 
tables.  or  who  shall  sell,  or  offer  for  sale,  as  food,  any  spoiled  or 
decayed  meats,  or  fish,  or  other  article  of  food,  shall  be  punished, 
on  cr)nviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  by  a  fine  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 


Sec.  1259.  Diseased  and  Unwholesome  Meat  Not  to  be  Sold, 
Kept,  or  Offered  for  Sale — Penalties. — Xo  animals  or  fish,  that 
died  by  disease  or  accident,  no  carcass  of  any  calf,  pig,  or  lamb, 
which,  at  the  time  of  being  killed,  was  less  than  six  weeks  old, 
and  no  meat  therefrom,  nor  any  animal,  nor  meat  therefrom, 
killed  while  feverish,  bruised,  disabled,  injured  with  broken  limbs 
or  otherwise;  hea\y  with  young,  jaded  with  fatigue  from  long 
driving  or  shipping;  or  killed  or  kept  in  same  building,  or  in  so 
close  proximity  with  fumes  or  gas  of  diseased  or  other  spoilt 
meats,  or  dead  carcasses,  as  to  be  contaminated  therefrom,    or 

rendered  unwholesome  or  unhealthy  thereby,  or  hauled  in  same 

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vehicle,  or  manipulated  with  tools  used  on  diseased  or  other  dead 
carcasses  as  aforesaid,  or  dressed  or  kept  in  any  building  wherein 
animals,  or  parts  of  animals,  dead  from  injury  or  disease  are 
stored,  kept  or  rendered,  or  wherein  decomposed,  putrid,  or  of- 
fensive meats  of  any  kind  are  kept;  or  within  one  hundred  feet 
of  any  building  wherein  animals,  dead  as  aforesaid,  or  other 
unsound  meats  are  stored,  kept  or  rendered,  or  dressed,  or  kept 
in  any  house  t)r  upon  the  premises,  which  are  not  clean  and  main- 
tained in  a  pure  and  wholesome  condition  by  necessary  disin- 
fection, flushing,  washing,  scalding,  and  limewashing,  and  the 
removal  therefrom  of  all  accumulations  of  filth,  and  of  all  de- 
composing and  offensive  matter,  shall  be  brought  into  said  City, 
or  in  said  City  sold,  held  or  offered  for  sale  as  food.  Any  per- 
son violating  this  section  of  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  eitlier 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1260.  Meats,  etc..  Unfit  for  Food  May  be  Sold  for  Tallow 
— Must  Do  So  Within  Thee  Hours  after  Condemnation. — \\  hen- 
ever  the  owner  of  meat  and  similar  articles,  w'hich  have  been 
condemned  as  unfit  for  food  under  the  (Ordinances  of  the  City, 
desires  to  keep  and  sell  said  condemned  articles  to  persons  or 
companies,  that  desire  to  make  tallow  therefrom,  or  remove  the 
hides  therefrom,  the  owner  of  said  articles  shall  have  the  privil- 
ege of  disposing  of  same  for  said  purpose,  provided  'he  does  so 
dispose  of  same  within  three  hours  following  the  time  of  con- 
demnation, and  filed  with  the  Department  of  Sanitary  a  receipt 
for  such  articles  signed  by  said  purchasers,  showing  the  time  of 
delivery  thereof.  Blank  receipts  to  be  furnished  on  applica- 
tion without  charge. 

Sec.  1261.  Penalty  for  Abusing  this  Privilege. — Any  person, 
firm  or  corporation,  their  agents  or  employees-  who  shall  dispose 
of  said  condemned  articles,  otherwise  than  as  provided  in  pre- 
ceding section  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  guilty  of  an  offense, 
and  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  fined 
not  exceeding  two  hundred  dollars  or  imprisoned  not  to  ex- 
ceed thirty  days,  either  or  both  of  said  penalties  to  be  intiicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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Sec.  1262.    Ordinance  Prohibiting  the  Sale  of  Undrawn  Fowls. 

—  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  sell,  barter,  or  give  away,  or  to  have 
un  hand  for  the  purpose  of  sale,  or  to  keej)  at  any  store,  shop,  or 
stall,  or  other  place  where  goods  or  meats  are  kept,  or  exposed 
for  sale,  any  turkey,  chicken,  duck  or  bird  of  any  kind,  from 
whic'h  the  entrails  have  not  been  withdrawn,  after  same  liave 
been  killed  and  dressed,  and  made  ready  for  the  market.  Any 
person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  agents,  or  employees,  violating 
these  provisions  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
fined  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00).  or  im- 
prisoned not  exceeding  thirty  days  (30)  days,  one  or  'both  pen- 
alties to  be  imposed  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1263.  Prohibition  of  Sale  of  Calves  too  Young,  etc. — The 
sale  of  calves  of  the  weiglit  of  fifty  pounds,  bobbed,  (head,  feet, 
;ind  entrails  removed),  and  under  fifty  pounds  in  weight,  bobbed 
is  hereby  prohibited.  Calves  weighing  fifty  pounds  and  less 
can  only  be  a  few  weeks  old,  and  calves  of  such  recent  birth  are 
not  fit  for  consumption,  and  are  liable  to  create  sickness,  if  eaten. 
It  shall  further  be  unlawful  to  keep  such  calves  on  hand  for  sale, 
or  to  ofifer  same  for  sale,  in  whole  or  in  part,  raw  or  prepared, 
or  to  keep  same  on  "hand,  stored  or  kept  with  other  goods  (that 
are  to  be  sold  or  offered  for  sale),  in  whole  or  in  part-  raw  or 
prepared. 

Sec.  1264.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  violating  pre- 
ceding section  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00)  dollars  or  im-* 
prisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to 
be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1265.  Meat  Wagons  Shall  be  Covered. — All  wagons  and 
other  vehicles,  hauling  freshly-butctiered  meats,  shall  be  so  cov- 
ered as  to  conceal  such  meats  from  view. 

Sec.  1266.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
poration, convicted  before  the  Recorder's  Court  of  a  violation  of 
the  above  section,  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
either  or  bot'h  of  said  punishments,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 


356  HK»I,'I'M UISIM.W    Ol-'    >ll'\  l>   ~OI.I':o>l  \l|4.  Mil  \K 

Sec.  1267.  Display  of  Meats  or  Food  Products,  Where  Same 
Would  Collect  Dust,  etc. —  it  shall  he  unlawful  for  any  person, 
firm  or  corporation  to  display  or  offer  for  sale  anv  meat,  fish, 
pickles,  dates,  prunes.  fio;s,  or  fruits  (such  as  are  not  washed  or 
peeled  before  eatin"-)  or  other  article  of  food,  that  would  collect 
dust  and  dirt.  mal<inj>-  same  unfit  for  food,  on  the  sidewalk  of 
any  building"  or  place  of  business. 

Sec.  1268.  Vegetables,  How  Displayed. — All  \egetables,  such 
as  cabbage,  lettuce,  beans,  potatoes,  etc.,  when  placed  on  the 
sidewalk  of  any  building  and  offered  for  sale  shall  be  placed  on 
stands  nnt  less  than  eip^htecn  inches  above  the  sidewalk. 

Sec.  1269.  Not  Apply,  When. — frecediiiij  sections  do  not  ap- 
ply to  any  of  the  abo\e-nientioned  articles  when  placed  in  closed 
boxes  or  bins  with  glass  tops. 

Sec.  1270.  Penalty.  -.Any  person,  tirnj  or  corporation,  or  their 
agents  or  employees,  violating  the  provisions  of  preceding  sec- 
tions of  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  in  Recorder's  Court, 
be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $200.00  or  imprisoned  on  tlie 
public  works  not  exceeding  thirty  (80)  days,  one  or  both  penal- 
ties to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1271.      Oleomargarine    Cannot    be    Misrepresented. — No 

merchant  or  dealer,  or  their  agent  or  employee,  shall,  in  this 
City,  sell  any  oleomargarine,  butterine,  or  any  other  imitation 
of  butter,  without  representing-  to  the  purchaser-  clearly  and 
distinctly,  what  he  or  she  is  selling. 

Sec.  1272.  Oleomargarine  Must  Be  Stamped  as  Such. — No 
merchant  or  dealer  shall  keep  in  their  store,  for  sale,  any  oleo- 
margarine, butterine,  or  other  imitation  of  butter,  unless  the 
same  has  stamped  on  the  body  of  the  package,  in  letters  one  and 
one-half  inches  high,  and  the  same  width-  the  name  of  suc'h  imi- 
tation.    A  stamp  on  the  lid  shall  be  insufftcient. 

Sec.  1273.  Penalty  for  Violation. — x\ny  person  violating  the 
the  provisions  of  either  of  the  foregoing  sections  sliall  be  sum- 


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357 


moned  to  appear,  or  may  be  arrested  and  taken  before  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  and  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  and  not  less  than  twenty  dol- 
lars, or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1274.  No  Licenses  to  be  Issued  to  Fish  Stands  on  Side- 
walks.— Beginning  with  the  next  quarter  of  the  fiscal  year  after 
adoption  of  this  ordinance-  no  license  shall  be  issued  to  any  per- 
son, firm  or  corporation  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  a  fish 
stand  or  meat  market,  where  such  stand  or  market  is  constructed 
so  as  to  front  or  open  or  abut  on  the  sidewalk  where  sales  are 
made  to  customers  standing  upon  the  sidewalk.  All  licenses 
heretofore  issued  to  such  stands  or  markets,  whicTi  violate  the 
terms  of  this  section,  are  hereby  revoked  beginning  with  the  first 
day  of  the  next  quarter  after  adoption  of  this  ordinance  of  the 
fiscal  year.  This  prohibition  applies  to  the  free  licenses  granted 
to  the  above  businesses,  as  well  as  to  licenses,  which  have  bee; 
paid  for.  WMiere  licenses  have  been  issued,  extending  beyond 
the  beginning  of  the  next  quarter  as  aforesaid,  and  such  licenses 
cover  stands  or  markets,  which  violate  this  section  of  this  ordi- 
nance- they  are  hereby  revoked,  and  the  money  for  the  succeed- 
ing quarter  and  for  remaining  quarters  of  the  fiscal  year,  hereto- 
fore paid,  shall  be  returned  to  said  licensees  in  proportion  to  the 
unused  portion  of  said  licenses,  and  warrants  shall  be  drawn  on 
the  apportionment  to  the  Department  of  Taxes  to  pay  for  said 
return  license  fees. 

Sec.  1275.  Restrictions  and  Conditions  of  the  Sale  of  Meat  and 
Fish  to  be  Printed  on  License. — All  licenses  issued  for  the  sale 
of  fish  or  meat,  under  whatever  classification  same  shall  fall, 
from  and  after  the  beginning  of  the  next  quarter  of  the  present 
year,  shall  have  written  or  printed  on  the  licenses  issued  therefor 
the  following:  "This  license  does  not  authorize  the  sale  of  fish 
or  meat,  or  similar  products,  from  stands  or  counters  or  mar- 
kets constructed  so  as  to  front  or  open  or  abut  on  the  sidewalk, 
from  which  sales  may  be  made  to  customers  standing  upon  the< 
sidewalk.  If  sales  are  made  to  customers  on  the  sidewalk  un- 
der this  license,  it  shall  thereby  become  void  and  of  no  effect, 


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without  furlher  action  by  the  Mayor  and  Cicncral  Council  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta."  This  shall  he  i>rintecl  on  each  license  is- 
sued for  the  sale  of  fish  or  meat,  in  any  form  or  under  any  clas- 
sification. 

Sec.  1276.    Penalty  for  Violation    of    Above    Ordinance. — All 

persons,  their  agents  or  employees,  who  sell  hsh  or  meat  from 
stands  or  markets  to  customers  standing  upon  the  sidewalk  in 
front  of  said  stand  or  market,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  offensi- 
against  the  public  peace  and  order  of  tlie  City,  and,  on  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court  they  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding 
($100.00)  one  hundred  dollars,  or  compelled  to  work  u\Hm  the 
Public  Works  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties 
to  be  inflicted  at  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1277.  Hauling  Swill  Through  Streets— Must  Be  Covered. 
All  persons  hauling  or  conveying  swill,  slop,  and  like  refuse 
throug'h  the  streets  of  the  City,  must  carry  same  in  closed  ves- 
sels, securely  covered,  so  that  the  contents  thereof  may  not  be 
spilled,  or  odors  emitted  therefrom. 

Sec.  1278.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  or  firm,  their 
agents  or  employees,  violating  the  terms  of  foregoing  provis- 
ions, shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished 
by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100.00,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted,  in  the  discretion  of 
tlie  Recorder. 

Sec.  1279.  Free  Distribution  of  Drugs  or  Medicines — Permit 
Must  Be  Obtained — From  Whom — How. — It  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  to  distribute  free  upon  the 
streets  of 'the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  from  house  to  house,  or  from 
any  public  place  in  said  City,  any  drugs  or  medicines  for  adver- 
tising purposes  without  the  written  consent  of  the  Health  Offi- 
cer, which  consent  shall  contain  the  names  of  the  articles  to  be 
so  distributed,  and  the  period  for  which  distribution  is  allowed. 

Sec.  1280.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm,  or  corpo- 
ration, guilty  of  the  violation  of  above  provisions,  shall,  on  con- 


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viction  before  the  Recorder,  be  fined  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars, 
or  serve  upon  the  public  works,  or  be  imprisoned,  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  in  the  fliscrction  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1281.  Obstructing  Drains  or  Gutters — Penalty. — Any 
person-  or  persons,  who  shall  obstruct  any  gutter  or  drain  in  any 
street  or  alley  of  said  City,  or  shall  place  anything  therein  likely 
to  obstruct  the  same,  shall  on  conviction  be  fined  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court, 

Sec.  1282.  No  Filthy  Water  to  be  Poured  in  Gutters — Penalty. 
No  person  shall  use  the  streets  or  sidewalks  of  the  City,  nor 
the  gutters  between,  as  a  drainage  to  carry  ofi;  any  water,  that 
has  been  used,  or  other  fluids,  or  soapsuds,  or  dye-stutTts-  or  li- 
quid manures,  or  any  other  liquids,  whether  from  privies  or  oth- 
erwise. Any  person  discharging  or  allowing  to  be  discharged, 
any  such  fluids,  shall,  on  conviction  of  the  fact,  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars  and  costs,  or  condemned  to 
work  in  the  chaingang  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  either  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1283.  Hides— Filthy  Rags,  etc. — Manner  of  Keeping  Dry 
and  Green  Hides  in  City. — Xo  person  shall  keep  hides,  dried  or 
green,  filthy  rags.  bone:>,  or  guano,  or  anything  else,  that  may  be 
adjudged  a  nuisance,  to  the  annoyance  of  any  citizen  or  the  det- 
riment of  the  public  health,  within  three  hundred  yards  of  the 
dwelling  or  business  house  of  any  citizen  of  said  City;  and  any 
person  violating  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a  fine  of 
not  exceeding  one  'hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned 
not  more  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's 
Court ;  provided,  however,  that  dry  "hides,  thoroughly  cured  and 
odorless,  may  be  kept  for  sale  in  the  City  adjoining  business 
houses ;  and  that  hides,  after  being  thoroughly  salted  outside  the 
City  limits,  may  also  be  kept  in  the  City  for  sale,  and  in  houses 
adjoining  business  houses,  during  the  months  of  November,  De- 
cem'ber,  January,  February,  and  March ;  and,  provided  further, 
that  no  dry  or  green  hides  shall  be  kept  in  the  City  limits,  if 
they  do,  in  fact,  amount  to,  or  may  be  adjudged  a  nuisance. 


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Sec.  1284,  Weeds  to  be  Cut  on  Vacant  Lots  Upon  Notice — 
Penalty  for  Failure, — Any  occupant  of  any  improved  lot,  or 
owner  or  agent  of  owners  of  any  vacant  lot,  who  shall  fail  or  re- 
fuse to  cut  the  weeds  on  said  improved  or  vacant  lot  for  forty- 
eight  'hours  after  notice  to  cut  the  same  by  a  Sanitary  Inspector, 
upon  order  of  Board  of  Health  after  investigation  of  each  case, 
shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty 
days. 

Sec,  1285,  Condition,  in  which  to  Keep  Privies. — All  privies 
within  the  corporate  limits  shall  be  kept  clean  and  well  limed,  or 
served  wit'h  other  disinfecting  agents,  and  the  actual  tenant  or 
occupant  of  all  lots,  upon  which  privies  are  situated,  shall  be  held 
responsible  for  the  cleanliness  of  the  same. 

Sec.  1286.    Shall   Provide  Receptacle  for   Excreta— Penalty,— 

It  shall  be  tlie  duty  of  all  persons  having,  owning,  or  controlling 
privies,  not  connected  with  the  waterworks,  within  the  sanitary 
limits,  to  have  and  use  water-tight  receptacles,  in  which  to  re- 
ceive all  excreta ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  persons  afore- 
said to  cause  the  contents  of  such  receptacles  to  be  deodorized 
or  mixed  with  dry  earth  or  fine  coal  ashes  daily.  Should  any 
person  or  persons  fail  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  this 
section,  they  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court, 

Sec.  1287.    Receptacles  Must  Not  Be  Exposed  to  Rainwater.- 

All  persons  owning,  using  or  controlling  surface  closets,  with 
water-tight  buckets  for  the  reception  of  closet,  or  refuse  matter, 
shall,  also  place  such  buckets  beneath  the  closet  building  or  un- 
der such  cover  that  rain  water  may  not  be  collected  therein. 

Sec,  1288.    Penalty  for  Failure  to  Comply  with  Ordinance.— 

All  persons  failing  to  comply  with  above  provisions  shall  be 
fined  or  imprisoned  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  for  a  term  not  exceeding  twenty 
days  for  each  and  every  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 


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Sec,  1289.  Privies  Shall  be  Easy  of  Access — Right  to  Examine 
— Interference  with  Officers — Penalty. — All  privies  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  t'his  City  shall  be  easy  of  access  to  the  Sani- 
tary Inspectors,  or  other  officers,  and  said  officers  shall  have  the 
right  at  any  time  to  enter  the  premises-  wherever  any  privies  are 
located,  and  see  that  the  same  are  neatly  and  cleanly  kept.  Any 
person  interfering  with  said  officer,  in  the  discharge  of  this  duty, 
shall  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned 
not  more  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1290.  Examination  of  Privies — Orders — Penalty  for  Dis- 
obedience.— The  Chief  of  Police  or  Sanitary  Inspectors  shall 
make,  during  the  spring  and  summer  months,  weekly  examina- 
tions into  the  conditions  of  each  privy,  and,  whenever,  in  his  or 
their  judgment-  this  ordinance  is  violated,  he  shall  notify  fhe 
owner,  tenant,  or  occupant  of  said  lot  to  put  said  offensive  privy 
forthwith  in  order;  and  in  case  of  refusal  or  neglect  on  the  part 
of  said  owner,  tenant,  or  occupant  to  comply  within  six  hours 
thereafter,  he,  she,  or  tliey  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  more  than 
thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court;  and  he 
may  be  fined  a  further  sum,  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  for  every 
twelve  hours  such  privy  shall  remain  in  an  of^'ensive  condition. 

Sec.  1291.  Closets  on  Trains  Must  be  Locked — Not  Used  In- 
side the  City — Penalty  for  Violation. — All  railroad  and  sleeping 
car  companies  running  cars  into  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  keep 
their  closets  securely  locked,  and  shall  not  permit  the  same  to 
be  used  by  anyone,  while  in  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city. 
The  agents,  conductors,  or  representatives  of  said  Companies^ 
who  shall  violate  this  ordinance,  shall  be  arrested,  and,  on  con- 
viction, fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars-  or  imprisoned 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's 
Court. 

Sec.  1292.  Closets  in  Fire  Limits  to  be  Connected  with  Sewers 
and  Water. — No  person  owning  improved  property,  or  being  the 
legal  representative  or  agent  thereof,  shall  have,  on  his  or  he^ 
premises  within  the  fire  limits  of  said  City,  or  elsewhere  in  said 


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City  outside  of  the  lire  limits,  where  water  and  sewera^^'e  are 
■down  oil  either  side  or  end  of  said  property,  any  topr  privy, 
wherein  human  excrement  is  deposited,  unless  the  same  be  con- 
nected with  a  sewer  and  proper  water  facilities  for  carryinj.^  off 
the  same-  without  obtaining-  the  written  consent  to  do  so  of  the 
Board  of  Healt'h  of  said  City,  which  consent  shall  only  be  given, 
when,  in  the  opinion  of  said  L'.oard.  it  would  be  unreasonable 
and  inconvenient  to  demand  of  such  owner  that  the  connection 
be  made. 

Sec.  1293.  Who  Is  Responsible. — When  neither  the  owner,  le- 
gal representative,  or  agent  of  said  property  are  domiciled  in 
said  City,  the  tenant  in  possession  shall  be  subject  to  all  the 
pains  and  penalties  hereinafter  provided  for  violations  of  this 
ordinance. 

Sec.  1294.  Copy  of  Requirements  to  be  Served. — It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Sanitary  Inspectors  of  said  City  to  serve  a  copy 
of  above  requirements  on  all  parties  offending  the  provisions 
thereof,  which  said  copy  shall  be  served  forty  days  previous  to 
trial  for  a  violation  of  this  ordinance,  said  copy  to  be  served  per- 
sonally, or  by  leaving  it  at  most  notorious  place  of  abode,  or  by 
leaving  it  at  premises  in  question. 

Sec.  1295.  Penalty  for  Violation, — Any  person  violating  above 
provisions  shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court  of 
said  City,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars, 
or  be  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in 
tTie  discretion  of  the  Court,  for  each  day"'s  violation  thereof. 

Sec.  1296.    City  Not  Liable  for  Expense  of  Sewer  Connections. 

Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  mean  that  the 
City  of  Atlanta  is  liable  for  the  expenses  of  construction  of  wa- 
ter closets,  or  of  sewer  connections,  or  of  furnishing  water  fa- 
cilities made  necessary  by  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1297.  Water  Closets  Having  Sewer  Connections  Must 
Have  Water  Connection. — All  water  closets  now,  or  hereafter, 
having  sewer  connections,  shall  also  have  proper  water  connec- 


ti(.n  with  the  City  waterworks  or  from  private  windmills  or  wa- 
terworks, where  there  is  an  ample  flow  of  water,  and  all  said  wa- 
ter closets  shall  be  s..  flushed  with  water,  of  sufficient  flow  and 
strength,  as  will  prevent  the  accumulation  of  offensive  water,  and 
will  safely  anrl  promptly  carry  off  the  same  into  the  sewers. 

Sec.  1298.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  using,  controll- 
ing, or  owning  water  closets  not  thus  provided  as  above,  shall, 
on  conviction  thereof,  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  pav  a  fine  of 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1299.  Board  of  Health  May  Require  Suitable  Water  Clos- 
ets on  Improved  Property.— The  Board  of  Health  of  said  City 
shall  have  full  p.,wer  and  authority  to  require  the  owner  of  any 
improved  real  estate  within  said  City  to  provide  suitable  privy  or 
water-closet  accommodations  upon  sudi  improved  premises, 
whenever  in  the  judgment  of  said  Board  such  improvements  are 
necessary  to  preserve  the  health  or  to  protect  the  sanitary  inter- 
ests of  citizens  of  any  neighborhood  within  said  Citv. 

Sec.  1300.  Notice  to  Provide  Water-Closets— Penalty  for 
Failure. — After  forty  days'  notice  served  upon  the  owner  or 
agent  in  charge  of  any  sucli  property,  by  one  of  the  Sanitary  In- 
spectors, to  make  and  provide  such  accommodations  aforesaid, 
and  a  failure  to  have  same  made  and  provided,  such  owner  or 
agent  or  person  in  charge  of  such  property  shall  be  subject  each 
day  such  accommodations  aforesaid  are  not  made  and  provided, 
to  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  to 
imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  botli.  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1301.  Regulation  of  Construction  of  Privies  and  Water 
Closets.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or  corpora- 
tion in  erecting  or  constructing  privies  or  water-closets,  to  place 
them  in  or  over  any  part  of  the  surface  of  any  street  or  alley,  or 
on,  over,  or  extending  into  any  part  of  any  area  owned  jointly 
by  abutting  property-owners,  and  left  between  buildings  for  the 
purpose  of  light  and  ventilation. 


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Sec.  1302.  Must  Remove,  If  Violating  Regulation  Above. —  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owner,  agent,  or  person  in  charge  of  any 
real  estate  wit'hin  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  having  priv- 
ies or  water-closets,  which  extend  on  or  over  any  part  of  the  sur- 
face of  any  street  or  alley,  or  any  area  owned  jointly  by  abutting 
property-owners,  and  left  between  buildings  for  the  purpose  of 
light  and  ventilation,  to  remove  such  privy  or  water  closet  from 
such  location  so  as  to  no  longer  extend  or  be  maintained  ai  any 
place  prohibited  by  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1303.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm  or  corpo- 
ration convicted  of  a  violation  of  above  jirovisions.  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  l)e  ininistied  for  such 
violation  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  impris- 
onment not  exceeding  thirty  days,  and  each  week  that  any  such 
privy  or  water-closet  shall  be  maintained  in  violation  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  constitute  a  fresh  offense,  and  shall  be  punis'hable  by 
like  fine  or  imprisonment,  as  hereinbefore  specified. 

Sec.  1304.  Preamble — Dumping  Grounds  Incorporated  for  Po- 
lice Purposes. —  b'or  police  and  sanitary  purposes,  the  sanitafy 
dumping-grounds,  to-wit:  Ninety-two  (92)  acres,  more  or  less, 
of  land  belonging  to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  in  Land  Lots  113,  114, 
115,  and  143,  in  the  fourteenth  District  of  originally  H*enry,  now 
Fulton  County,  and  also  the  land  lying  between  the  City  of  At- 
lanta and  said  dumping-grounds,  and  the  roads  or  streets  lead- 
ing from  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  said  dumping-grounds,  and  es- 
pecially t'he  roads  known  as  Bellwood  avenue,  the  extension  of 
Simpson  Street,  the  extension  of  West  Hunter  Street,  the  ex- 
tension of  Ashby  Street,  and  Mason  and  Turner's  Ferry  Road, 
and  also  any  other  roads  now  existing,  or  which  may  be  opened 
leading  from  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  said  dumping  grounds,  are 
included  within  the  corporate  limits  of  City  of  Atlanta,  so  as  to 
give  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  jurisdiction  over  said 
grounds,  and  the  intervening  lands  and  roads,  for  police  and 
sanitary  purposes,  and  said  Mayor  and  General  Council  are  au- 
thorized to  make  and  enforce  all  ordinances  necessary  for  the 
preservation  of  the  peace  and  order,  and  for  the  protection  of 
the  property,  and  the  implements  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  from 
molestation,  disturbance  or  injury,  in  the  conduct  of  the  sanitary 


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work  of  said  City,  or  in  or  about  said  roads  and  grounds.  (Geor- 
gia Laws,  1893   Amendment  to  Charter.) 

Sec.  1305.  Profane  Language — Quarreling — Fighting — Disor- 
der by  Employees  Punished — How. — Any  employee  of  the  Board 
of  Health  in  charge  of  the  night-soil  wagons,  garbage  carts,  or 
trash  wagons  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  charged  with  the  duty 
of  supervising  the  conduct  of  such  drivers  and  wagons,  who  shall 
be  guilty  of  using  profane  language,  or  quarreling,  or  fighting, 
or  of  any  other  act  of  disorder  or  indecency  not  indictable  under 
the  laws  of  Georgia,  on  the  dumping  grounds  described  in  the 
preamble  to  this  ordinance,  or  on  any  of  the  roads  named  in  the 
preamble,  or  on  any  of  the  lands  between  the  City  of  Atlanta  and 
said  dumping-grounds,  to  the  annoyance  of  people  living  about 
said  grounds  or  near  said  roads,  or  persons  traveling  along  sand 
roads,  shall  be  arrested  and  brought  before  the  Recorder's  Court 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and,  on  conviction  of  a  violation  of  this 
section,  shall  be  punislied  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  each  case, 
either  or  both  of  such  punishments,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1306.  Interference  by  Outsiders  with  Work  of  Sanitary 
Department  Punished — How. — Any  person  other  than  an  em- 
ployee of  the  Board  of  Health,  who  shall,  without  the  permission 
of  the  Superintendent  in  charge  of  said  dumping  grounds,  or  of 
the  Superintendent  in  charge  of  the  wagons,  carts,  etc.,  passing 
along  said  roads,  interfere  with  the  sanitary  work  of  said  Board 
of  Health  by  molesting,  injuring  or  meddling  with  any  of  the 
property  in  charge  of  said  Board  of  Health  or  its  employees,  sudi 
as  the  crematory,  or  any  of  the  machinery,  or  the  wagons  or 
carts  used  in  connection  with,  or  the  roadways  to  said  crematory), 
or  the  night-soil  pits,  or  the  dump  heap,  or  the  wagons  or  carts 
used  in  connection  with  such  pits  or  heap,  or  the  live-stock  em- 
ployed by  said  Board  of  Health  in  connection  with  such  sanitary 
work,  or  the  employees  of  said  Board  of  Healtli,  or  shall  be 
found  loitering  on  said  premises,  shall  be  arrested  and  brought 
before  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and.  on  con- 
viction of  a  violation  of  this  section,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  to  exceed 


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thirty  days,  for  each  utiensc,  cither  nr  hoi'h  <>f  these  punish- 
ments, in  the  discretion  of  the  Court;  pro\  ided  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Superintendent  in  charj^e  of  such  dum])ing  grounds, 
or  the  superintendent  in  charj^e  of  the  wagons  carrying  night 
soil  or  garbage,  at  all  times  to  furnish  ready  and  convenient  op- 
portunity to  sober  persons  liv.ing  in  the  neighborhood  of  the 
dum]>ing  grounds,  or  the  roads  aforesaid,  to  make  reasonable 
examination  of  said  grounds,  pits,  dump  heaj).  crematory,  wag- 
<ms  and  carts,  upon  application  to  such  superintendent  or  per- 
son in  charge  of  the  wagon,  for  opportunity  to  make  sucli  ex- 
amination. 


Sec.  1307.  Penalty  Further  Imposed — Similar  Offenses. — Any 
person  or  persons,  who,  in  said  dumping  grounds  or  lands  in- 
terveniing  between  them  and  the  City,  or  along  said  roads  lead- 
ing from  the  City  to  said  dumping  grounds,  shall  interfere  with 
the  employees  of  tlie  IJoard  of  Health,  or  the  property  in  their 
charge,  by  cursing,  threatening,  or  in  any  way  maltreating  any 
of  said  employees,  »tr  by  meddling  with  any  of  the  property  in 
their  charge,  to  the  injury  of  said  property,  or  the  obstructing 
of  t'he  sanitary  work  of  said  lioard  of  Health,  and  without  the 
permission  of  the  superintendent  of  the  dumping  grounds,  or  of 
the  person  in  charge  of  the  transportation  to  said  dumping 
grounds,  s'hall  be  arrested  and  brought  before  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and,  ou  conviction  of  a  violation' 
of  this  Section,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  for  each  of- 
fense, either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 


Sec.  1308.  Permits  for  Sale,  Feed,  or  Livery  Stables  Necessa- 
ry— Penalty  for  Violation, — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person, 
firm  or  corporation  to  open  or  operate,  or  maintain  a  sale,  feed 
or  livery  stable  in  any  residence  section  of  the  City  without  first 
complyiing  with  this  ordinance,  and  any  person,  firm  or  corpo- 
ration, their  agents  or  employees  violating  this  section,  s'hall,  on 
conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  $100 
or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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Sec.  1309.  Adjacent  Owners  of  Property  Must  Consent. — Ain 
person,  tirni  or  corporation,  desiring  to  open,  operate,  or  main- 
tain a  sale,  feed,  or  livery-  stable  in  an}'  residence  section  of  the 
City,  shall  first  file  a  petition  with  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil for  a  license  or  permission  to  open  and  operate  such  stable, 
describing  distinctly  and  fully  the  lot  or  house,  at  or  in  which 
said  stable  is  to  be  operated,  giving  the  number  of  same,  if  it 
has  a  nunrber,  or,  if  no  number,  the  names  of  the  owners  of  ad- 
joining property,  but  said  petition  should  not  be  entertained  by 
said  Mayor  and  General  Council  unless  it  bears  the  written  con- 
sent and  approval  of  the  owners  of  the  majority  of  tlie  real  es- 
tate lying  within  a  radius  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  of  said 
location,  measuring  in  all  directions. 

Sec  1310.  "Residence  Section"  Defined. —  The  term  "residence 
section,'  as  used  in  this  ordinance,  shall  include  all  sections  of 
the  City  lying  without  what  is  known  as  the  inner  or  close  fire 
limits,  and  within  the  inner  or  close  fire  limits,  wTiere  the  real 
estate  of  any  particular  section  has  more  residences  thereon  than 
business  houses. 

Sec.  1311.  Petition  Considered  by  Board  of  Health — Then  by 
Council — Granted  under  What  Conditions. — Said  petition,  when 
filed,  as  above  provided,  shall  be  referred  to  the  Board  of  Health 
and  no  action  shall  be  taken  by  said  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil until  same  is  returned  to  them  by  said  Board  with  its  ap- 
proval. When  so  returned  and  approved,  then  said  petition 
shall  be  considered  by  said  Mayor  and  (jeneral  Council,  and,  if 
in  their  judgment,  the  location  of  said  stable  will  not  be  injur- 
ious to  persons  living  in  said  neighborhotnl,  or  amount  to  a  nui- 
sance, or  discomfort,  then  they  shall  pass  a  resolution  granting 
said  applicant  permission  to  open,  operate,  and  maintain  such 
stable.  Without  suc'h  sanction  the  Clerk  of  Council,  nor  any 
other  officers,  shall  issue  a  permit  or  license  therefor. 

Sec.  1312.  Milk  Depots — Petition  for  Permits — How  Present- 
ed.—  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  to 
open,  operate,  or  maintain  a  milk  depot  in  any  residence  section 
of  the  City  without  first  filing  a  petition  with  the  Health  Ofiicer; 


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Stating  the  name  of  the  applicant,  describing  distinctly  and  fully 
the  location  of  said  proposed  depot,  and  the  street  number 
thereof,  the  names  of  the  owners  of  adjoining  property,  as  well 
as  the  residents  thereon.  Said  petition  must  contain  written 
consent  of  the  owners  of  a  majority  of  the  real  estate  lying 
within  a  radius  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  of  the  proposed  lo- 
cation, and  measuring  in  all  directions. 

Sec.  1313.  Health  Officer  Investigates — Reports — License — 
How  Granted  or  Declined. — Upon  receipt  of  said  petition,  said 
Health  Officer  shall  fully  investigate  same,  and  make  a  written 
report  tliereon,  which  report  shall  be  filed  with  the  petition  in 
the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  Council.  If  said  Health  Officer  shall 
recommend  the  granting  of  said  license  in  said  report,  the  Clerk 
of  Council  shall  issue  license  for  said  milk  depot,  as  prescribed 
in  the  schedule  of  licenses.  Otherwise  no  license  shall  issue  to 
said  applicant.  Any  person  violating  this  section  sliall  upon 
conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  punished  as  prescribed  in 
preceding  section  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1314.  Office  of  Milk  Inspector  Created — Board  of  Health 
Elects. — The  office  of  Milk  Inspector  is  hereby  created,  and  the 
Board  of  Health  is  hereby  authorized  to  elect  a  suitable  person 
to  fill  that  position. 

Sec.  1315.  Milk  Inspector  Serves  Under  Board  of  Health — 
Term — Salary. — The  said  milk  inspector  s'liall  serve  under  the 
Board  of  Health,  and  perform  such  duties  as  they  may  require. 
He  shall  not  be  elected  for  any  definite  term,  but  shall  serve  at 
the  pleasure  of  the  Board.  The  salary  of  said  Milk  Inspector 
shall  be  $100.00  per  month,  to  be  paid  from  the  apportionment 
tp  Department  of  Board  of  Healtli. 

Sec.  1316.  Milk  Ordinance  (later  enlarged) — Restrictions. — It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  sell  or  oflfer  for  sale,  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  any  impure,  adulterated,  so- 
phisticated or  unwholesome  milk,  or  to  sell  or  ofifer  for  sale  as 
pure  milk  any  milk,  to  which  water  or  any  other  substance  has 
been  added,  which   in   efifect  injures  its  quality,  or  lessens   its 


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value:  or  to  sell  or  offer  for  sale  the  milk  of  any  cow,  that  may 
be  sick,  diseased,  or  suffering  from  any  bodily  condition  or  dis- 
order liable  to  render  her  milk  unfit  or  unsafe  to  be  used  as  food ; 
or  the  milk  obtained  from  a  cow  kept  in  a  filthy  or  unventilated 
stable  or  building,  or  in  an  offensively  filthy  lot,  pen,  or  shed, 
or  that  may  be  fed  upon  food  or  allowed  to  drink  any  liquid 
that  may  affect  the  milk,  so  that  consumers  shall  be  exposed  tf;, 
the  risk  of  sickness  or  disease  therefrom. 


Sec.  1317.  No  Milk  of  Cows,  Drawn  Just  Before  or  Just  After 
Calving. — Xo  milk  or  cream  shall  be  sold,  kept,  oft'ered  or  ex- 
posed for  sale,  stored,  transported,  exchanged,  carried,  deliv- 
ered or  in  any  manner  disposed  of,  drawn  from  cows  within  fif- 
teen days  before  or  ten  days  after  parturition,  nor  shall  the  same 
be  mixed  w^ith  any  other  milk  or  cream  for  svich  purpose. 

Sec.  1318.   Duties  of  Inspector — Rigid  Inspection — Powers. — 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Inspector  directed  or  instructed 
herein  to  visit,  view  and  inspect  all  places  and  vehicles,  from 
wliich  cream,  milk,  or  butter  may  be  sold,  offered  for  sale,  stored, 
kept,  exchanged,  delivered  or  disposed  of,  as  well  as  to  inspect, 
view  and  examine  all  vessels  cans,  receptacles,  packages,  re- 
frigerators or  compartments  of  stores,  places  or  buildings,  erec- 
tions or  establishments  of  any  kind  containing  milk  or  cream, 
and  ascertain  or  examine  the  condition  thereof  with  reference  to 
cleanliness  and  sanitation,  and  he  is  authorized,  directed,  and 
empowered  to  cause  the  removal  and  abatement  of  any  unfit. 
unclean,  or  injurious  conditions  attending  the  keeping,  storing, 
care,  custody,  or  control  of  milk,  cream,  or  butter  at  and  in  all 
places. 

Sec.  1319.  Sign  on  Wagon,  Showing  Location  of  Dairy. — No 
milk  or  cream  shall  be  sold,  oft'ered  for  sale,  exchanged,  deliv- 
ered, transported,  conveyed,  or  carried  on  any  wagon  or  other 
veliicle  unless  there  shall  be  painted  thereon,  on  both  sides 
thereof,  in  a  conspicuous  place,  and  in  legible  letters  not  less 
than  four  inches  in  height,  the  name  and  location  of  the  dairy 
or  place  from  whence  the  milk  was  obtained. 

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Sec.  1320.  Rights  of  Inspector  in  the  Discharge  of  His  Duties. 
The  Inspector  shall  have  the  right  to  enter  and  lia\e  full  access, 
ey;ress  and  ingress  to  all  places  where  milk  or  cream  is  stored  or 
kept  ft»r  sale,  to  all  wagons  or  other  vehicles,  railroad  cars,  or 
conve\ances  of  any  kintl  used  f(jr  the  conveyance,  transportation 
or  delivery  of  milk;  and  to  take  samples  of  milk  therefrom,  not 
exceeding  one  quart,  for  the  purpose  of  inspecting,  testing,  or 
analyzing  the  same;  provided,  however,  that  if  upon  analysis 
it  is  proved  t'hat  the  condemned  milk  is  unadulterated,  the  City 
shall  be  liable  for  the  value  of  the  article  destroyed. 

Sec.  1321.  Samples  Analyzed — If  Adulterated,  Prosecution — 
Analysis — How  Made, — All  samples  of  milk  and  cream  taken  or 
brought  to  the  office  of  the  Board  of  Health  by  the  officers 
thereof,  or  by  any  other  person,  shall,  by  the  Board  of  Healtli 
or  by  the  Chief  Inspector,  be  analyzed  or  otherwise  satisfacto- 
rily tested,  and  wherever  and  whenever  said  milk  or  cream  so 
tested  or  analyzed  shall  be  found  violative  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  the  necessary  steps  shall  be  taken  for  a  prosecu- 
tion of  the  ofTender  thereof.  The  analysis  or  test  herein  re- 
quired may  be  made  with  such  instruments,  apparatus,  chemi- 
cals, or  other  articles,  and  to  such  extent  as  may  by  the  Board  of 
Health  be  deemed  necessary. 

Sec.  1322.  Permit  Necessary  from  Board  of  Health. — It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  bring  into  or  receive 
into  tlie  tity  of  Atlanta,  for  sale,  or  to  sell,  or  offer  for  sale 
therein,  or  have  on  hand  for  purposes  of  sale,  any  milk  or  cream 
without  first  having  obtained  from  the  Board  of  Health  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  a  permit  to  do  so,  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Sec.  1323.  Contents  of  License — Cannot  Sell  Milk,  If  Revoked. 

Said  permit  shall  state  that  the  licensee  will  comply  with  this 
or  any  other  ordinances  of  the  City,  and,  on  a  violation  of  any 
of  its  items,  his  license  shall  be  revoked,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Board  of  Health.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensee  to  sell 
or  furnish  or  Tiave  on  hand  for  sale,  in  the  City,  any  milk,  after 
the  revocation  of  the  license. 


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Sec.  1324.  Conditions  to  be  Complied  with  to  Obtain  Permit. 
To  procure  such  a  permit,  the  applicant  therefor  shall  file  with 
the  said  Board  of  Health  a  written  statement  setting  forth  his 
residence,  the  number  of  cows  owned  by  him,  the  name  and  ad- 
dress of  any  and  all  persons,  from  whom  he  is  purchasing  or  ob- 
taining milk,  and  the  number  of  gallons  of  milk  sold  by  him 
daily,  as  nearly  as  he  can  estimate  the  same;  and  if  such  permit 
be  granted,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  holder  thereof  to  notify 
the  said  ?5oard  of  Health  in  writing  of  any  change  in  the  name  or 
address  of  the  person  or  persons,  from  whom  he  obtains  his  sup- 
ply of  milk. 

Sec.  1325.  Permits  to  be  Renewed  during  January.— All  per- 
mits must  be  renewed  during  the  month  of  January  of  each  year 
to  be  valid.  Renewal  of  permits  may  be  granted  at  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Board  of  Health  after  investigating  the  record  of  said 
applicant. 

Sec.  1326.  No  Charge  for  Permits — Applicant  Agrees  to  Fur- 
nish Samples.— There  shall  be  no  charge  for  such  permits,  but 
in  accepting  same  the  applicant  agrees  to  furnish  free  of  charge 
sucli  samples  of  milk  as  the  Inspector  may  take  for  analysis, 
provided  each  sample  be  not  more  than  one  pint  of  milk  or  cream. 

Sec.  1327.  No  Milk  or  Butter  to  be  Sold,  Which  Does  not  Com- 
ply with  this  Ordinance.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to 
sell,  otYcr  for  sale,  or  have  on  hand  for  sale  in  this  City  any  milk 
or  butter,  who  fails  or  neglects,  by  himself  or  agents,  to  comply 
with  all  the  terms  of  fhis  ordinance,  or  who  sells  or  offers  for 
sale,  or  has  on  hand  for  sale,  products  from  cows  or  dairies  which 
are  not  maintained  as  required  by  the  terms  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1328.   Stables  Must  Be  Well  Lighted,  Ventilated,  etc.— 

No  building  shall  l)e  used  for  stabling  cows  for  dairy  purposes, 
which  is  not  well-lighted,  ventilated,  drained  and  constructed. 

Sec.  1329.  Clean  Floors  for  Stalls— Accumulation  of  Filth 
Forbidden.— The  stalls  or  places  where  the  cows  are  milked  shall 
be  provided  with  clean  floors.  The  accumulation  of  urine,  ma- 
nure, stagnant  water,  or  other  filth,  shall  not  be  permitted  in  any 


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stable  or  place  where  milk  cows  are  kejit  lo  that  extent  that  tiie 
cows  may  become  be-fouled  by  l\in^  in  or  walkinjj  through 
same. 

Sec.  1330.  Water  Closets  ,Urinals,  etc.  Not  Allowed — No  Oth- 
er Animals  kept  in  same  Place. — Xo  water-closet,  cess-pool,  uri- 
nal, habited  room,  or  works'hop  shall  be  located  within  any 
building  or  shed  used  for  stabling  cows  for  dairy  purposes;  nor 
shall  any  fowl,  hog.  horse,  sheep,  or  goat  be  kept  in  any  room 
used  for  such  purposes. 

Sec.  1331.  No  Accumulations  of  Filth  Within  Twenty  Feet  of 
Stalls. — No  accumulation  of  manure,  urine,  stagnant  water,  or 
other  filth  shall  be  permitted  within  twenty  feet  of  the  stalls  or 
place  where  cows  are  kept. 


Sec.  1332.  Buildings  Shall  Be  Kept  in  Good  Repair  and  Clean- 
ly.— Every  building  or  shed  for  keeping  cows  for  dairy  purposes 
shall  be  kept  clean  and  in  good  repair,  and  well  painted  or  white- 
washed. 

Sec.  1333.  Cows  Diseased  with  Infectious  Diseases,  or  Near- 
ing  Parturition — Milk  Shall  not  be  Sold, — Milk  from  cows  suf- 
fering with  tuberculosis,  actinomycosis,  Texas  fever,  abscess, 
or  any  other  contagious  or  infectious  disease,  and  milk  from 
cows  twenty  days  prevaous  to  and  ten  days  after  parturition  sTiall 
not  be  marketed  in  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1334,  Dairy  Inspector  to  be  Promptly  Notified  of  Exist- 
ence of  Infection. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person  having 
charge  or  control  of  any  premises,  upon  which  cows  are  kept,  to 
notify  the  Dairy  Inspector  of  the  existence  of  any  contagious 
disease  or  serious  or  recurring  inflammation,  or  abscess  of  the 
udder,  immediately  upon  the  discovery  thereof,  and  to  imme- 
diately isolate  such  cow  or  cows,  and  keep  same  away  from  the 
herd  until  permission  is  granted  in  writing  by  the  Dairy  In- 
spector to  permit  such  cow  or  cows  to  return  to  the  herd. 


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Sec.  1335.    Garbage,  Swill,  Etc.,  not  to  be  Fed  to  Milk  Cows. 

It  sliall  be  unlawful  for  any  dairyman  to  feed  to  milk  cows  or 
have  in  his  possession  with  intent  to  feed  to  milk  cows,  any  gar- 
bage, swill,  refuse,  wet  brewers'  grain,  or  other  improper  food. 

Sec  1336.  Milkers  Shall  be  Thoroughly  Clean. — All  milkers 
and  other  attendants  who  handle  the  milk  or  cream,  which  is 
offered  for  sale,  or  delivered  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  be  per- 
sonally clean,  and  all  sucli  persons  before  entering  upon  their 
duties  shall  thoroughly  wash  their  hands  with  soap,  and  no 
milker  shall  be  permitted  to  wash  the  teats  of  the  cow  with  milk 
or  water  in  tlie  milk  bucket,  or  to  milk  the  cows  with  wet  or 
moist  hanris. 

Sec.  1337.  Infections  Diseases  Discovered  to  Be  Immediately 
Reported  to  Health  Officer.— It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  person 
having  charge  or  control  of  any  premises  upon  which  milk  or 
cream  is  produced,  handled,  stored,  or  distributed,  to  notify  the 
Health  Otificer  immediately  upon  the  discovery  of  diphtheria, 
measles,  membranous  croup,  scarlet  fever,  small-pox,  typhoid 
fever,  or  any  other  contagious  or  infectious  disease  upon  such 
premises. 

Sec.  1338.  No  Milk  Then  to  be  Sold  Until  Danger  Passed— 
Health  Officer  Must  Certify. — Xo  milk  or  cream  shall  be  sold 
or  exchanged,  given  away,  or  in  any  manner  distributed  from 
such  infected  premises  until  all  danger  of  the  spread  of  the  dis- 
ease shall  be  removed,  and  the  Health  Officer  certifies  to  that 
effect. 

Sec.  1339.   No  Milker  or  Attendant  to  Visit  Infected  Places. — 

Any  person,  who  attends  to  cows,  or  milks  them,  or  who  has 
the  care  or  handling  of  vessels  for  the  sale,  storage,  or  distribu- 
tion of  milk  or  cream,  shall  not  enter  any  place  or  premises 
wherein  exists  any  of  the  diseases  mentioned  herein.  Nor  shall 
any  such  have  any  communication,  direct  or  indirect,  with  anv 
person,  who  resides  in  or  is  an  occupant  of  such  infected  place. 

Sec.  1340.  Milk  Wagons  Must  Be  Neat  and  Clean— In  Good 
Repair — Not  Used  for  Hauling  Other  Objectionable  Materials. 


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All  vehicles  used  tor  haulinjj;  ur  distributing  milk  or  cream  must 
be  kept  neat  and  clean,  and  in  good  repair,  and  must  not  be  used 
for  liauling  manure,  slops,  or  anyt'hing  else  of  an  objectionable 
nature,  and  must  be  provided  with  a  covered  top  of  canvas  or 
other  material  which  will  protect  all  vessels  containing  milk  or 
cream  from  the  rays  of  the  sun. 

Sec.  1341.    Name  of  Licensee  and  Number  of  Permit  on  Each 

Wagon.— I-'aoh  \ehicle  used  for  hauling  or  distributing  milk  or 
cream  shall  ha\e  printed  on  eacTi  side  in  letters  not  less  than 
three  inches  the  name  of  the  dairy,  the  name  of  the  person  to 
whom  such  permit  was  granted,  and  the  number  of  such  permit. 

Sec.  1342.  Milk  Depots— Thoroughly  Clean — Screened — Floor 
of  Cement  or  Tiling. — All  milk  dei)i)ts  and  places  for  'handling 
milk  must  be  kept  tintroughly  clean  throughout,  and  must  be 
screened  so  as  to  exclude  all  Hies.  The  Hoors  of  milk  depots 
must  be  of  cement  or  tiling.  The  room,  in  which  milk  is  handled 
or  kept,  shall  be  screened,  or  protected  in  such  manner  as  to  be 
free  from  tlies  and  bugs. 

Sec.  1343.  Milk  to  be  Strained  at  Once. —All  milk  shall  be 
strained  as  soon  as  milked. 

Sec.  1344.  Sold  as  Milked  from  the  Cow — Not  Passed  through 
Apparatus. — All  milk  must  be  ottered  for  sale  as  milked  from 
the  cow,  and  shall  not  be  passed  through  cream  separators  or 
other  apparatus  other  than  strainers  for  the  purpose  of  remov-j 
ing  manure,  dirt  or  other  substance. 

Sec.  1345.   Marketed  as  Soon  as  Possible  After   Milking. — All 

milk  shall  be  marketed  as  soon  as  possible  after  milking. 

Sec.  1346.  Limit  of  Bacteria  Contained. — All  milk  brought  into 
the  City,  or  sold,  or  oflfered  for  sale  in  the  City,  must  not  contain 
more  than  100,000  bacteria  per  cubic  centimeter. 

Sec.  1347.  Must  Be  Free  from  Foreign  Substances. — It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  bring  or  receive  into 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  for  sale,  or  to  sell  any  milk,  whicti  contains 


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any  manure  or  dirt  (that  is,  in  quantit\  sufficient  to  be  detected 
with  the  naked  eye  after  milk  has  been  standing  for  one  hour  or 
more). 

Sec.  1348.  Regulation  as  to  Refrigerators. — No  milk  shall  be 
kept  in  ice-boxe>  or  refrigerators,  which  are  in  any  way  con- 
nected with  sewers  or  cess-pools ;  nor  shall  any  milk  be  kept  in 
the  same  compartment  of  any  ice-box  or  refrigerator,  in  wliich 
meats  or  other  articles  of  food  are  kept. 

Sec.  1349.  No  Milk  Can  be  Delivered  to  Houses  Placarded  as 
Containing  Cases  of  Contagious  Disease,  in  Bottles. — It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  dealer  in  milk  or  cream,  or  his  agents,  to  serve 
miilk  or  cream  in  bottles  to  any  dwelling  that  has  in  it  any  con- 
tagious disease,  or  that  is  placarded  by  the  Department  of  Health 
for  contagious  disease  until  such  placard  has  l)een  removed  by 
the  proper  authorities.  This  section  is  not  intended  to  prevent 
the  delivery  of  milk  or  cream  to  such  dwellings. 

Sec.  1350.  Cannot  Remove  the  Bottles  from  Infected  Dw^ell- 
ings. — it  shall  i^e  unlawful  for  any  person  to  remove  from  such 
dwelling  any  bottles  or  receptacles,  which  have  been  or  are  to 
be  used  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  or  storing  milk  or  cream. 

Sec.  1351.  Can  Only  Bottle  Milk  at  the  Dairy.— It  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  any  dealer  in  milk  or  cream,  or  his  agents,  to  bottle, 
or  cause  to  be  bottled,  or  to  be  placed  in  jars  or  cans,  any  part 
of  his  milk  or  cream  supply,  while  upon  the  wagon,  or  at  any 
other  place  than  the  dairy  or  milk  depot. 

Sec.  1352.  Milk  Offered  for  Sale  in  Restaurants  and  Hotels — 
Temperature — Limit  of  Bacteria. — All  milk  kept  for  sale,  or  of- 
fered for  sale  in  milk  depots,  hotels,  restaurants,  lunch  rooms, 
ice  cream  factories,  etc.  shall  be  kept  at  a  temperature  below  50 
degrees  Fahrenheit,  and  must  not  contain  more  than  100,000  bac- 
teria per  cubic  centimeter. 

Sec.  1353.  No  Adulteration  Allowed. — It  shall  be  unlawful  to 
sell,  offer  for  sale,  or  have  on  hand  for  sale,  any  milk,  cream,  but- 


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ter  or  cht-ese  cotitaiuinf^  any  preservatives  <>f  any  kind,  or  adul- 
terated milk,  cream,  butter  or  cheese. 

Sec.  1354.  "Adulterated  Milk"  Defined. —  The  words  "atlulter- 
ated  milk"  as  used  in  this  ordinance  mean: 

Milk  containinj::^  more  than  88  per  centum  of  water. 

Milk  containing  less  than  12  per  centum  of  milk  solids. 

Milk  containing^  less  than  :?.♦)  per  centum  of  l)utter  fats. 

Milk,  whicli  has  been  diluted  with  water  or  other  fluids,  or  to 
which  has  been  added,  or  into  which  has  been  introduced,  any 
foreign  substance  whatever. 

Milk  drawn  from  animals  it'c\  on  distillery  wa>tc.  wet  brewer's 
}:jrain.  or  an\  substance  in  a  state  of  fermentation  or  putrefac- 
tion, or  on  any  unwholesr>me  food. 

Sec.  1355.  Cream — Percentage  of  F^ats — No  Foreign  Sub- 
stances.— Cream  sold,  or  offered,  or  kept  for  sale  as  such,  must 
contain  at  least  20  per  centum  butter  fats,  and  must  not  contain 
anv  foreign  substances  or  coloring  matter,  and  must  not  contain 
more   than   r)0<").000  bacteria   per   cubic   centi-nutcr. 

Sec.  1356.  Ice  Cream^ — Percentage  of  Fats  Factories  Must 
Have  Tiling  or  Cement  Floors. —  Ice  cream  sold  or  kept  fur  sale 
as  such  must  contain  at  least  10  j)er  cent,  butter  fats,  for  fruit  ice- 
cream, and  12  per  cent,  for  i)lain  ice-cream.  All  ice  cream  facto- 
ries, or  other  places,  where  ice  cream  is  manufactured  for  sale, 
must  have  floors  of  tiling  or  cement. 

Sec.  1357.    Skimmed    Milk — Restrictions — Requirements. —  All 

milk  whicli  contains  less  than  3.6  per  cent,  butter  fats,  and  not 
less  than  10.5  total  solids,  which  is  of  specific  gravity  between 
1,030  and  1,038,  which  is  free  from  foreign  addition  of  any  kind, 
and  conforms  to  the  requirements  of  sweet  milk,  as  regards  tem- 
perature and  number  of  bacteria  per  cubic  centimeter,  except 
where  being  ripened  for  buttermilk,  shall  be  known  as  "skimmed 
milk,"  and  may  be  lawfully  sold  as  such,  if  all  vessels,  cans  and 
packages  be  distinctly  marked  in  a  conspicuous  place  on  the 
outside  of  eacli  container  with  the  words  "Skimmed  Milk"  in 
letters. 


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Sec.  1358.  Cleaning  Bottles  and  Vessels. — All  cans,  bottles,  or 
vessels  of  any  kind  nsed  for  holding  milk  or  cream  must  be 
cleansed  at  least  once  a  day  with  soap  or  soda,  or  other  cleans- 
ing preparations  made  for  the  purpose,  and  then  rinsed  with 
boiling-  water.  They  shr)iild  always  be  cleaned  as  soon  as  emp- 
tied. 

Sec.  1359.  Copies  of  Above  Provisions  Displayed  in  Each 
Dairy. — Copies  of  these  juovisions  arc  to  be  printed  on  large 
cardboard,  and  a  copy  of  same  delivered  with  each  permit,  or 
renewal  of  same,  and  said  copy  must  be  posted  in  a  conspicuous 
place  in  the  dairy  or  milk  depot  of  party  holding  such  permit. 

Sec.  1360.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Milk  Ordinance. — Any 
person,  firm  or  corporatitm.  their  agent  or  employees,  who  shall 
violate  anv  of  above  provisions,  sliall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  of- 
fense, and  upon  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall 
be  punished  by  fine  not  less  than  $10.00,  and  not  exceeding 
$200.00,  or  sentenced  tt)  w<.>rk  upon  the  public  works  for  a  term 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1361.  Assistanct  Inspector  of  Dairies. — In  addition  to  the 
Inspector  of  Dairies  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  as  provided  for  in 
ordinance  heretofore  adopted,  an  Assistant  Inspector  of  Dairies 
shall  be  appointed,  who  shall  be  paid  the  sum  of  $83.83  per  month, 
and  immediately  after  the  adoption  of  tliis  ordinance  the  Board 
of  Health  shall  select  an  .Assistant  Dairy  Inspector,  who  shall 
hold  his  office  until  the  term  of  the  present  Chief  Dairy  Inspector 
shall  expire,  and  then  be  elected  for  a  like  term  with  the  Chief 
Inspector  of  Dairies  now  in  office. 

Sec.  1362.  Duties  of  Assistant  Inspector  of  Dairies. — The  du- 
ties of  said  .\ssistant  Inspector,  to  be  elected  under  this  ordi- 
nance, stiall  be  of  like  nattire  with  those  of  the  Inspector  now 
in  office. 

Sec.  1363.  Slaughter  House  Regulations — "Person"  and 
"Meat"  Defined. —  The  word  "person"'  hereinafter  used,  means 
either  an  individual,  firm,  corporation  or  an  agent,  officer,  or  em- 


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ployee  of  the  same.  The  word  "meat""  hereinafter  used  means 
tlie  meat  or  product  of  any  cattle,  suine,  j^oat  or  sheep,  or  any 
ofher  animal  other  than  those  comini;-  under  the  head  of  ji^ame. 
The  word  "live  stock"  hereinafter  used  means  cattle,  swine, 
goats,  sheep  or  other  animals  (except  those  coming-  under  the 
head  of  game)  whose  meat  is  used  as  food. 

Sec.  1364.  Meat  Must  Bear  Stamp  of  Inspection,  as  Provided 
by  Law. — No  person  sliall  sell,  offer  for  sale,  or  have  on  hand 
for  the  purpose  of  sale,  meat  that  has  not  passed,  and  does  not 
bear  the  stamp  of  inspection  provided  for  by  the  law  of  the 
United  States  of  America  governing  interstate  shipment  of 
meat,  or  the  ordinances  of  the  City. 

The  Board  of  Health  of  the  City  shall  have  one  or  more  in- 
spectors or  surgeons,  whose  duty  it  shall  he  to  inspect  all  live- 
stock and  meat,  where  such  live  stock  and  meat  are  to  be  sold, 
offered  for  sale,  or  kept  on  hand  for  the  purpose  of  sale  in  the 
City,  and  to  condemn  all  such  live  stock  and  meat  found  to  be 
diseased,  unhealthy,  unsanitary,  or  otherwise  unfit  for  food,  or 
not  inspected  and  slaughtered  as  herein  required,  provided  that 
said  condemnation  shall  be  limited  to  such  diseases  and  condi- 
tions as  are  defined  in  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1365.  Must  Be  Slaughtered  According  to  Law — After- 
wards Inspected. — No  meat  shall  be  sold,  offered  for  sale,  or 
kept  on  hand  for  the  purpose  of  sale,  within  the  City,  which  has 
not  been  slaughtered  as  required  by  this  ordinance,  or  conforma- 
bly to  the  requirements  of  the  laws  of  the  United  States  afore- 
said, and  afterwards  inspected  on  the  cars,  as  provided  by  this 
ordinance. 

Sec.  1366.  Seals  of  Car  Must  be  Broken  in  Presence  of  Inspec- 
tor.— Where  meat  is  brought  into  the  City  from  other  States, 
and  bears  the  marks  provided  for  interstate  shipments,  as  above 
mentioned,  yet  said  meat  shall  not  be  sold,  oft'ered  for  sale,  or 
kept  on  hand  for  the  purposes  of  sale,  wit'hin  the  City,  unless 
the  seals  of  the  car,  in  which  same  was  transported  were  broken 
in  the  presence  of  an  Inspector  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Health 
and  said  meat  inspected  before  being  taken  therefrom.  If  said 
Inspector  shall  condemn  all  or  any  of  said  meat  as  unsound  or 


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unfit  for  food,  he  sliall  cause  same  to  be  destroyed  or  removed 
from  the  City. 

Sec.  1367.  Specifications  for  the  Erection  and  Maintenance  of 
Slaughter-Houses. — Any  person  desiring  to  erect  or  maintain  a 
slaughter  house,  shall  make  application  to  the  Board  of  Health, 
stating  name  of  applicant,  tjccupation,  residence,  location  and 
plan  of  proposed  building  and  his  experience  in  operating  said 
business.  This  application  shall  be  immediately  investigated 
'by  the  Board  of  Health,  and,  if  the  applicant  is  found  to  be  a 
man  of  good  character,  and  of  sufficient  experience,  and  the  pro- 
posed building  is  or  will  be  constructed  according  to  the  require- 
ments of  this  ordinance,  the  application  shall  be  granted.  Oth- 
erwise refused. 

Buildings  or  structures,  built  or  operated  for  slaughtering 
purposes,  and  licensed  by  the  Board  of  Health,  shall  'have  the 
floors  thereof  made  of  cement  or  concrete  or  asphalt,  with  the 
proper  decline,  leading  to  gutters,  for  carrying  away  waste  and 
water  to  a  prepared  place  of  deposit ;  Provided,  that  wooden 
blocks  may  be  set  in  said  floors,  at  proper  distances,  so  that 
pritch-sticks  can  be  used  in  flaying  cattle.  Rendering  tanks, 
where  required  under  this  ordinance,  or  when  hereafter  required 
by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  shall  be  constructed,  so  as  to 
permit  the  condensation  of  all  gasses  and  vapors  arising  from 
tanks  in  process  of  cooking,  and  the  dryer,  in  which  the  tank- 
age is  dried,  shall  be  furnished  and  operated  with  a  condenser. 

Where  slaughtering  business  is  carried  on.  there  shall  be  pro- 
vided a  system  of  hot  and  cold  water,  and  a  method  of  furnish- 
ing steam  in  and  to  the  slaughtering  room,  and  that  the  build- 
ing must  be  flushed  and  scalded  daily,  while  slaughtering  is  be- 
ing carried  on. 

Where  packing  is  done  at  the  slaughtering  house,  a  chilling 
room  shall  be  prepared,  and  maintained,  capable  of  a  tempera- 
ture of  at  least  forty-five  degrees.  Also  a  cooling  room  shall 
likewise  be  prepared  and  maintained,  capable  of  lower  tempera- 
tures. Likewise,  where  packing  is  carried  on  at  the  slaughter- 
ing house,  ample  and  proper  constructions  shall  be  prepared  and 
maintained  in  such  slaughtering  house  for  refrigerating  t^ 
meats  and  products,  so  that  the  same  may  be  preserved  from  the 
varying  temperature  of  outside  air. 


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It  is  a  condition  of  the  above  speciticatious  that  those  con- 
structing or  maintaining  shinghtcr-liouscs  under  license  from  the 
Board  of  Healt'h.  shall  do  so,  subject  to  future  ordinances,  re- 
quiiring  such  changes  therein  frcjui  time  t<>  time  as  the  Mayor 
and  Cieneral  Council  may  rc'iuire  by  ordinance.  In  addition  to 
the  above,  without  specifying  all  the  details  of  construction  re- 
quired, each  person  constructing  or  maintaining  a  slaughter- 
house, or  packing-house,  shall  "have  such  a  building  as  conforms 
to  sanitary  construction  and  maintenance.  \\lieieb\  the  health  of 
the  consumer  may  be  served,  and  the  best  sanitary  conditions 
preserved  in  and  about  licensed  houses. 

Sheds,  stables,  pens,  and  other  enclosures,  wliere  the  cattle, 
hogs,  etc.  are  kept,  shall  be  s<i  construcied  a-  tn  be  capable  of 
drainage  and  ventilation,  and  they  shall  be  kept  in  a  clean  and 
sanitary  condition.  The  said  drains  shall  be  constructed  so  as 
to  carry  off  and  discharge  their  contents,  and  the  place  of  dis- 
charge s'hall  'be  perfected  so  as  not  to  form  a  nuisance.  When 
necessary,  concrete  or  vitrified  brick  tloors  and  ])assage  ways  in 
hog-pens  and  cattle-pens  may  be  retjuired,  if  necessary  to  pre- 
serve a  sanitary  condition. 

Sufftcient  and  proper  e<iuii)ments,  refrigerator  rooms.  -\nn- 
ters,  hog-scalders,  boilers,  tables  for  cleaning  viscera  and  or- 
gans, vats  for  receiving  fats,  where  the  above  are  required  un- 
der this  ordinance,  shall  be  furnished  and  luaintained  in  a  clean 
and  sanitary  condition. 

The  Board  of  Health  shall  print  the  above  requirements,  in 
convenient  form,  and  distribute  them,  free  of  cost,  to  anyone 
desiring  same. 

Sec.  1368.  Inspection  of  Live  Stock  Before  Killing — Stamped 
After  Killing — Inspection  of  Slaughtered  Meats,  Etc. — The 
Board  of  Health  shall  require  one  or  more  inspectors  to  inspect 
all  live  stock,  before  same  are  killed,  and  mark  same  in  some 
permanent  form,  showing  either  acceptance  or  rejection.  Only 
such  as  are  accepted  shall  be  slaughtered  for  food.  Such  as  are 
rejected  shall  be  removed  from  the  City,  or  sold  for  purposes 
other  than  food. 

Before  slaughtering  any  live  stock,  the  slaughter-house  pro- 
prietor or  agent,  or  person  in  charge  of  same,  shall  notify  tlie 
Board  of  Health  to  inspect  such  live-stock.     If  slaughtering  is 


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done  without  such  inspection,  and  afterwards  meat  therefrom 
sold  within  the  City,  such  action  shall  be  ground  for  forfeiture 
of  license  of  such  slaughter-house  by  the  Board  of  Health. 

After  such  meat  is  slaughtered,  same  shall  be  stamped  in  sucTi 
manner  and  in  a  sufticient  number  of  places  as  to  be  recognized 
and  observed  by  the  trade,  and  shall  be  done  by  an  Inspector 
duly  authorized  by  the  Board  of  Health. 

When  inspection  is  desired,  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  to 
tlie  Board  of  Health  at  least  two  hours  prior  to  the  time  of  kill- 
ing, and  whenever  so  given,  inspection  shall  be  had,  and  the 
live-stock  marked  as  aforesaid,  and  said  stock  shall  be  slaugh- 
tered immediately  under  the  supervision  of  the  Inspector. 
Live-stock,  in  car-load  lots,  will  be  inspected  at  any  licensed 
slaughter-house  within  a  radius  of  one  and  one-half  miles  of  the 
City,  but  in  less  than  car-load  lots  same  must  be  carried  to  reg- 
ular places  designated  therefor  by  the  Board  of  Health,  and  in- 
spection there  had. 

\o  meat  shall  be  sold,  offered  for  sale,  or  kept  on  han.j  for 
tTie  purpose  of  sale,  within  the  City,  which  has  not  been  in- 
spected before  and  after  killing,  as  herein  required.  Where  meat 
from  slaughter-houses  is  sold  or  offered  for  sale,  within  the 
City,  without  such  inspection  and  without  bearing  the  stamp 
herein  required,  same  sTiall  be  condemned,  and  either  destroyed 
or  caused  to  be  removed  from  the  City.  The  Board  of  Health 
is  hereby  empowered  to  forfeit  the  license  of  such  slaughter- 
house for  a  violation  of  this  section  or  of  any  section  of  this  or- 
dinance, at  any  time  and  at  the  pleasure  of  said  Board. 

Sec.  1369.  Inspection  Necessary— Condemn  Live  Stock  In- 
fected now  or  heretofore-Stock  too  Young-Immature- Still- 
Born,  etc.-No  meat  shall  be  sold  or  offered  for  sale  or  kept  on 
hand  for  the  purpose  of  sale  within  the  Citv  of  Atlanta  from 
cattle,  hogs,  goats,  or  sheep,  that  has  not  been  inspected  as 
above  required.  In  such  inspections,  the  officers  of  the  Citv  or 
inspectors  of  said  department  shall  condemn  all  cattle  hogs 
goats,  or  sheep,  which  have  or  have  had  hog  cholera,'  swine' 
plague,  anthrax,  or  charbon  (a  carbuncle;  a  supperating  tumor 
of  the  cellular  tissue,  caused  by  the  infection  from  animals  suf- 
fering trom  splenic  appoplexy.  due  to  baccilus.  which  from  sin- 
gle center  extend  over  the  body,  and  invade  the  intestinal  tract 


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etc.),  rabies,  malignant  cpi/uoiic  catarrh,  pyemia,  and  spectice- 
mia  (blood  poison  from  abscesses  in  vari^»u^  parts  of  the  body), 
mange  or  scab,  astinomycosis  (a  parasitic  disease,  when  affect- 
ing the  lungs  and  the  digestive  tract,  is  of  a  dangerous  charac- 
ter), or  liinii)v  jaw,  piuiimoiiia,  pleurisy,  enteritis  (inflammation 
of  the  intestines),  peritonitis  (inflammatit)n  of  the  membrane 
linino-  the  interior  of  the  abdominal  cavity  atid  surrounding  the 
viscera)  metritis  (inflammation  of  the  uterus),  fever  known  as 
"Texas  fever,"  tubercult>sis,  hemorrhagia,  septecemia,  black-leg, 
and  all  live  stock,  wherein  advanced  pregnancy  exists,  which 
shows  signs  of  preparation  for  parturition.  Live-stock  too  young 
and  immature  to  produce  wholesome  meat,  especially  unborn  or 
still-born  animals  and  calves  weighing  less  than  flfty  pounds, 
"bobbed"  pigs  weighing  less  tlian  ten  pounds,  and  lambs  and 
kids  weighing  less  than  twelve  pounds.  .Ml  such  live-stock  shall 
be  condemned  as  unwholesome  and  unhealthy,  and  shall  not  be 
slaughtered  within  houses  licensed  by  the  Hoard  of  Health,  nor 
meat  therefrom  sold  within  the  City. 

Animals  suffering  from  any  disease  or  injury,  causing  eleva- 
tion of  the  temperature  or  affecting  the  system  of  the  animal,  or 
animals  suffering  from  diseases  known  as  caseous  lymphadentis 
(inflammation  of  the  lymphatic  glands,  having  a  cheesy  consist- 
ence), paras-itic  ictero  immaturia  (an  affection  caused  by  jaun- 
dice), hogs  affected  with  uticaria  (an  eruption  of  the  skin  and 
inflammation,  causing  a  raised  strip  or  ridges  in  the  skin),  ani- 
mals having  icturus  (jaundice),  or  suft'ering  from  uremia  (blood 
poison  from  diseased  kidneys).  Any  animal  in  a  state  of  disease 
or  evidencing  lack  of  strength,  which  renders  same  unfit  for 
food,  shall  each  and  all  be  condemned  by  the  inspectors,  and 
shall  not  be  killed  at  licensed  slaughter  houses  under  penalty  of 
forfeiting  the  license. 

Sec.  1370.  If  Inspection  Shows  Evidence  of  Disease — Certain 
Parts  Retained  until  after  Post-Mortem  Examination. — W  here 
any  animal,  at  the  time  of  inspection  shows  evidences  of  disease, 
or  the  inspector  suspects  disease  therein,  the  owner  or  person 
in  charge  thereof  shall  be  notified,  and  the  slaughter-house, 
where  same  is  killed,  shall  retain  the  head,  tail,  gall,  the  fat  ca- 
nals of  the  omentum  of  the  animal,  and  the  entire  viscera,  in 
such  manner  as  to  diisclose  their  identity,  until  after  the    post- 


mortem  inspection  has  been  completed,  so  that  such  animal  may 
be  identified,  and  its  carcass  condemned,  if  unfit  for  food. 

Sec.  1371.  If  Condemned— Disposition.— Should  the  carcass  of 
any  animal,  on  post-mortem  examination,  be  found  diseased  or 
otherwise  unfit  for  food,  it  shall  be  marked  with  a  condemnation 
tag,  in  some  permanent  form  adopted  by  the  Board  of  Health, 
and  its  organs  and  removed  parts  shall  be  likewise  marked,  and 
no  part  thereof  shall  be  sold  for  food.  Where  rendering  tanks 
are  operated,  all  condemned  carcasses  and  parts  shall  be  placed 
in  a  tank,  and  treated  in  such  manner  as  to  destroy  the  meat  for 
purposes  of  food,  under  the  direction  of  an  inspector.  The 
Board  may  dispense  with  such  tanks,  and,  in  such  cases,  all  car- 
casses or  parts  condemned  shall  be  removed  from  the  premises 
under  special  permit  therefor  from  an  inspector,  who  shall  see 
that  the  carcasses  and  parts,  so  condemned,  are  either  destroyed 
or  used  for  puposes  other  than  food. 

Sec.  1372.  Specifying  as  to  the  Slaughtering  of  Animals.— .\11 
animals  slaughtered  under  the  requirements  of  above  provisions 
shall  be  killed  and  prepared  as  follows:  The  live-stock  shall  he 
driven  directly  from  the  pens  to  the  slaughtering-Hoor.  When 
killed,  the  entrails  shall  be  removed  as  quickly  as  possible,  and 
passed  through  a  galvanized  iron  chute,  or  carted  with  metal, 
trucks,  which  shall  be  the  only  kind  of  trucks  used  in  and  about 
the  premises,  to  the  otfal-receiving  room,  or  floors,  where  the 
parts  shall  be  separated  for  the  various  uses  in  manufacturing. 
The  building  must  be  frequently  flushed  and  scalded,  after  th"e 
day's  business,  by  turning  on  sufficient  live  steam  to  thoroughly 
cleanse  the  building,  and  all  its  parts,  and  keep  the  room  just 
(leM-ril.ed  especially  free  from  any  germs  or  insects. 

Sec.  1373.  Live  Stock,  After  Slaughtering,  Moved  at  Once  to 
Screened  Portion  of  House— Must  Be  Refrigerated  within  Six 
Hours.— Each  slaughtcr-house  will  have  a  portion  thereof 
screened  and  wired,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  of 
Health,  both  as  to  size  of  room  and  method  for  screening  same. 
As  soon  as  the  live-stock  are  slaughtered  and  flayed,  they  shall 
be  immediately  carried  to  this  screened  portion,  and  kept  there, 
but,  if  kept  over  six  hours  at  the  slaughter-houses,  refrigerating 


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rooms  must  be  j)rovi(kMl.  in  wliich  ihe  meat  and  parts  must  be 
stored.  If  meat  is  removed  from  the  slauj^hter-housc  without 
refrigeration,  it  shall  he  refrigerated  elsewhen-  within  the  six 
hours. 

All  slaughtering  and  dressing  of  animals  shall  be    done    b. 
tween  the  hours  of  seven  A.  M.  and  eight   I'.  M.      All  oti'al.  r 
fuse,  and  similar  matter  shall  he  iiumediately  removed  by  eighi 
P.  M.     All  receptacles,  such  as  tubs,  etc.  shall  be  daily  cleansed 
and  disinfected.      Copies  of  the  above  regulations  shall  bi-   fui 
nished  and  circulated,  free  of  cost,  by  the  Hoard  of  Health. 

Sec.  1374.  Inspection  Necessary  before  any  Sale  of  Meat  Can 
Be  Made. —  These  requirements  shall  not  prevent  i)rod\icers  in 
this  or  ofher  Counties  of  the  .State  from  selling  their  live-stock 
or  meat  therefrom,  within  the  C"ity.  but  same  shall  not  be  here 
sold  until  inspected  and  slaughtered,  as  herein  required. 

Sec.  1375.  Prices  for  Slaughtering. — Livery  licensed  slaughter 
house  shall  slaughter  for  ilie  public,  without  discrimination,  and 
the  charges  for  slaughtering  live-stock  and  for  all  other  service, 
except  cold  storage,  including  killing  and  cleaning,  as  follows: 
Maximum  price  : 

Cattle  $1.25 

Calves   35 

Hogs,  sheep,  laml)s  and  goats 30 

Sec.  1376.  These  Provisions  Confined  to  Fresh  Meat. —  Ihese 
provisions  shall  not  apply  to  the  sale  of  salt,  pickled,  smoked  or 
canned  meats  of  any  kind. 

Sec.  1377.  Sanitary  Clothes  for  Employees — Infected  Employ- 
ees Not  Allowed — Certificate  as  to  Health  Required. — All  em- 
ployees working  in  or  around  said  licensed  slaugliter-houses 
shall  wear  special  sanitary  clothes  of  a  kind  approved  by  the 
Board  of  Health.  No  employee  shall  work  in  or  around  said 
slaughter-houses,  when  suffering  from  tuberculosis,  or  any  con- 
tagious disease.  Each  employee  thereof  shall  bear  a  certificate 
tlaat  he  is  free  from  said  diseases,  such  certificate  being  issued  by 
the  Boafd  of  Health  or  its  authority. 


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Sec.  1378.  Preservatives — What  Kind  Used. —  Ihe  only  pre- 
servatives to  be  used  in  or  upon  said  meat,  or  to  be  kept  or 
stored  in  or  around  said  slaughter-houses,  shall  be  salt,  suijar. 
vinegar,  pure  spices,  or  wood  smoke. 

Sec.  1379.  Marks  of  Inspection  Not  to  Be  Counterfeited. — Xo 
per.>(jn  shall  counterfeit  the  marks  of  inspection,  prepared  and 
furnished  by  the  Board  of  Health,  for  or  on  live-stock  or  meat, 
as  provided  by  this  ordinance.  Xo  person  shall  endeavor  to  in- 
fluence, in  any  impmper  manner,  any  inspector  or  surgeon,  em- 
ployed by  the  C  ity.  t«>  carry  out  the  plans  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1380.  Penalty  for  Selling  Meat  Not  Slaughtered  in  Ac- 
cordance with  these  Requirements. —  It  ^hall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person  to  sell,  offer  for  sale,  or  have  on  hand  for  the  pur- 
pose of  sale,  any  meat,  within  the  City,  which  has  not  been  in- 
sj)ecte<l  and  which  dues  not  come  from  live-stock  slaughtered  as 
re(|uired  by  above  provisions,  and,  on  con\iction  thereof  in  the 
Recorder's  Court,  such  person  shall  be  punished  by  a  sentence 
on  the  public  works  fttr  a  term  not  exceeding  tliirty  days,  or  by 
a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  either  or  both  punish- 
ments to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1381.  Penalty  for  Selling  Meat  Not  Slaughtered  at  a  Li- 
censed Slaughter-House,  or  Inspected  According  to  Law.  —  It 
shall  be  unlawful  f<)r  any  person  to  sell,  offer  for  sale,  or  have 
on  hand  f(tr  ttie  purpose  of  sale,  any  meat  from  animals  not 
slaughtered  at  a  slaughter-house  licensed  by  the  Board  of  Health 
or  not  insj)ected  and  branded  under  the  laws  of  the  Cnited  States 
aforesaid,  and,  where  so  inspected,  delivered  from  cars,  whose 
seals  have  been  broken,  as  herein  provided,  and  on  conviction 
thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  such  persons  shall  be  jjunished 
by  labor  upon  the  public  works  fi>r  a  term  not  exceeding  thirt\' 
days,  or  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  either  or 
both  punisliments  to  be  inflcted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1382,  Penalty  for  Selling  Meat  Not  Inspected  Before  and 
After  Slaughtering,  Etc. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person 
to  sell,  otTer  for  sale,  or  keep  on  hand  for  the  purpose  of  sale, 
meat  from  an  animal,  which  has  not  been  inspected  before  kill- 

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ing  by  an  Inspector  appointed  by  the  Lioard  of  Healtli  (jf  the 
City,  or  inspected  under  t'he  laws  of  the  United  States  ^(»vern- 
ing  interstate  shipments  of  meat,  and  any  person  violating  this 
provisiion  shall,  upon  conviction  therefor  in  the  Recorder's  Court, 
be  punished  by  sentence  to  labor  on  the  public  works  for  a  term 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  either  or  both  punisTiments  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1383.  Penalty  for  Selling  Meat  that  Does  not  Bear  the 
Stamp — Inspected  After  Slaughtering. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person  to  sell,  ofifer  for  sale,  or  keep  on  hand  for  the  pur- 
pose of  sale,  meat,  which  has  not  been  inspected,  after  being 
slaughtered  as  'herein  required  and  which  does  not  bear  the 
stamp  of  acceptance,  prepared  under  this  ordinance,  or  as  re- 
quired by  the  laws  of  the  United  States  governing  interstate 
shipments  of  meat,  and  any  person  violating  this  provision  shall, 
on  conviction  therefor  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by 
a  sentence  to  labor  on  the  public  wi^rks  for  a  term  not  exceeding 
t'hirtv  (lays,  or  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars, 
either  or  both  punishments  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the. 
Recorder. 

Sec.  1384.   Board  of  Health,  Inspectors,  and  Others  to  Enforce. 

It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Health,  the  inspec- 
tors, and  the  veterinary  surgeons  in  said  department,  to  see  that 
the  provisions  of  above  sections  are  strictly  complied  with,  and 
to  prosecute  any  person  violating  the  same. 

Sec.  1385.  Stables  and  Surface  Closets — Stables  to  be  Kept 
Clean — Sanitary. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  owning, 
or  in  possession  of,  or  controlling  the  use  of  any  stable,  pen, 
shed,  stall  or  similar  place  within  the  city  wdierein  animals  are 
kept  for  any  purpose  for  any  length  of  time,  to  keep  such  stables 
and  other  places  above-mentioned,  or  allow  same  to  become 
filthy,  noisome  or  unsanitary. 

Sec.  1386.  Horse  and  Cow  Stables  Must  Be  Provided  with 
Manure  Bin  or  Pit — How  Built  and  Kept. — Every  person  own- 
ing, operating  or  controlling  the  use  of  any  building  or  part  of 


HEAI/ni — MVMIIK — BINS — TWO    DOLLAR    FEE  3g7 

building,  or  any  place  within  the  City  who  have  one  or  more 
horses,  mules,  cow^s,  or  other  like  animals  kept  in  same,  shall 
maintain  in  connection  tlierewith  a  bin  or  pit  in  which  the  ma- 
nure from  said  animals  shall  be  placed,  pending  removal.  Said 
bin  or  pit  to  be  provided  with  covers  of  sufficient  strength  and 
close-fitting  to  prevent  the  ingress  and  egress  of  flies.  Said  bin 
or  pit  to  be  located  at  a  point  most  remote  from  any  dwelling, 
or  other  structure,  owned  or  occupied  by  others  than  the  owner 
of  the  premises  above  mentioned,  and  shall  likewise  be  placed 
at  a  point  most  remote,  on  the  premises,  from  any  street  or 
avenue. 

Sec.  1387.  Manure,  How  Disposed  of — May  Use  on  Own  Lot 
When — May  Sell  or  Remove.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son to  hold  such  manure  on  said  premises,  in  said  bins  or  pits 
after  same  shall  have  become  noisome  or  unsanitary,  provided, 
however,  any  of  said  persons  may  use  said  manure  upon  their 
premises  for  the  purpose  of  enriching  their  own  ground,  or  for 
any  other  use  to  whicli  manure  can  properly  be  put,  when  same 
is  nut  offensive  nor  unsanitary.  And,  provided  further,  that  any 
person,  firm  or  corporation,  may  remove  manure  from  bins,  pits 
or  other  places  where  deposited,  as  required  by  this  ordinance, 
for  any  purpose  where  such  manure  has  not  become  offensive  or 
unsanitary. 

Sec.  1S88.  Inspection  of  Manure  Bins —Wagons  Hauling  Must 
Not  Drop  on  btreet. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Sanitary  In- 
spectors to  inspect  buch  bins  or  pits  and  require  same  to  be  emp- 
tied as  required  by  the  terms  of  this  ordinance.  All  wagons 
used  for  the  removal  of  said  maimrc  shall  be  so  constructed  as 
to  prevent  same  from  being  dropped  or  spilled  along  the  street 
or  otherwise  being  dropped,  spilled  or  scattered  along  the 
streets  or  public  places  within  the  City. 

Sec.  1389.  City  Remove  Manure  for  $2.00  Per  Year.— Any  per- 
son, firm  or  corporation,  owning  any  stock  as  are  enumerated 
in  above  provisions,  may,  by  paying  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  t'he 
sum  of  Two  Dollars  ($2.00)  per  annum  on  each  head  of  stock 
owned  by  them,  be  relieved  from  removing  said  manure  from 
the  bin  or  pit  in  which  the  same  is  required  to  be  deposited,  said 


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C  itv  on  i)ayiuciit  of  Mich  fee,  uiiUcrtakiii^;  to  <lo  the  w«>rk  of  rc- 
nioviiiK'  same.  The  sum  of  $2.()()  for  each  "head  of  stock,  as  pro- 
vided to  he  paid,  sliall  he  j)aid  to  the  City  Tax  Collector,  and 
receipt  j^iveii  hy  said  Tax  Collector  for  the  same,  and  itp«>n  the 
i\\'\u^  of  said  Tax  Collectt)r's  receijit  for  the  amount  so  paid,  with 
the  Chief  of  the  Sanitary  Department,  it  shall  hecome  ilie  duty 
of  said  Sanitary  Department  of  said  City  to  remove  the  manures 
required  to  be  removed  from  the  premises  of  such  j)erson.  firm 
or  corporation  ownint,-^  stock  as  t-nnmerated  in  said  ordinance. 

Sec.  1390  Garbage  Cans — How  Constructed — Garbage  Not 
Scattered  Over  Lot. —  I'very  person,  tirm  or  corpi  •ratii-ii  .-wnin-. 
operating;  or  usinj;  any  place  (^f  business,  or  buildinj^  for  resi- 
tiential  i)nri)oses.  or  n'oin  or  yard  wherein  j^arba^e  is  collected, 
said  ^^1rbaJ.(c  shall  be  placed  in  a  receptacle  of  sufficient  strcnc^th 
and  size  to  hold  all  the  ^arbaj^e  placed  tlierein.  so  as  to  prevent 
same  from  spillin;^'  throuj^h  or  wasting:  therefrom,  and  such  re- 
ceptacle shall  likewise  be  provided  with  a  top  securely  fastened 
thereon,  which  shall  prevent  odors  from  escapini,'  from  such  re- 
ce]itacle. 

Sec.  1391.  Surface  Closets  Must  Have  Water-tight  Recepta- 
cles— Compartments,  How  Built — Covers. —  I' very  per>on,  tirm 
or  cor])(iration  ownincj^,  controllinj.^  or  usin^  premises  having; 
thereon  surface  closets  or  privies  bavins^  no  water  and  sewer  con- 
nection shall  provide  same  with  water-tit^hl  receptacles  for 
h(ddino^  the  excreta  (lept)sited  t'herein.  The  coiupartmcnt  con- 
tainiinc:  this  receptacle  shall  be  so  constructed  as  to  be  tight  fit- 
ting and  prevent  as  far  as  practicable  the  escape  of  odors  there* 
from,  the  top  of  this  compartment  shall  be  provided  with  close- 
fitting  covers  wtiich  will  prevent  the  escape  of  odors  when  the 
closets  or  privies  are  not  in  use. 

Sec.  1392.  Penalty. — h'very  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their 
agents  or  assigns,  violating  any  of  the  terms  of  this  ordinance 
shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  punished  by  a 
fine  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  ($100.00)  Dollars,  or  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days  upon  the  public  works,  for  each 
oiTense,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder. 


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CHAPTER  LI. 

HORSES  AXI)  Ml'LES— CATTLE.  UUGS.  ETC.— CRUEL- 
TV  TO  AXL\L\LS. 

Sec.  1393.  Stray  Live  Stock  to  Be  Impounded — Sold  at  Pub- 
lic Outcry — Owner  May  Identify — Conditions.— Whenever  the 
police  force  shall  hnd  any  hn^r  or  hogs,  goat  or  goats,  liorse  or 
horses,  mule  or  mules,  and  any  other  live-stock  (not  including 
milch  ccjvvs)  running  at  large  in  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City 
'>i  Atlanta,  it  sliall  be  their  duty  to  take  up  and  put  said  hog  or 
'logs,  goat  or  goats,  horse  or  horses,  mule  or  mules,  or  any  other 
live-stock,  in  pens  or  lots,  and,  after  ten  days'  notice  in  four  of 
the  mo>i  public  places  of  the  City,  to  sell  the  same  at  the  place, 
in  which  ihcy  are  confined,  at  public  outcry,  to  the  highest  bid- 
der; provided  that  the  owner  ui  said  hog  or  hogs,  goat  or  goats, 
horse  or  horses,  mule  or  mules,  or  other  live-stock,  shall  be  en- 
titled t<»  tile  same  by  proving  property,  and  paying  the  sum  of 
one  dollar  per  head,  and  all  expenses  before  sale;  provided,  fur- 
ther, that  it  shall  not  change  or  modify  the  ordinance  in  refer- 
ence to  the  hours  in  which  horses  and  mules  may  be  driven 
through  the  streets. 


Sec.  1394.  Letting  Down  Enclosures— Live  Stock  Escapes  to 
Run  At  Large— Penalty.— Any  person,  wo  shall  hereafter  suf- 
fer his  or  her  hog  or  hogs,  goat  or  goats,  horses  or  mules,  or  any 
other  live-stock  to  run  at  large  in  any  street  or  public  place  in 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  who  shall  let  d<nvn  the  fence  or  any  bars, 
or  open  any  gate  of  any  enclosures,  where  any  hog  or  hogs,  goat 
or  goats,  horses  or  mules,  or  any  other  live  stock  may  be  con- 
fined by  virtue  of  an  ordinance  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  for  the 
purpose  of  permitting  or  allowing  said  hog  or  hogs,  goat  or  goats 
or  other  live-stock,  to  escape  therefrom,  shall  upon  conviction 
before  the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  and  cost  of  trial,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  station- 


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house  i)r  comiiuju  jail  of  the  L'oiinty  ii.t  t\i  «f(liiii^r  thirt\    •lax-', 
in  the  (li>^cretion  of  tTie  Court. 

Sec.  1395.  Hours  When  It  Is  Unlawful  to  Drive  Mules  through 
Streets.  It  shall  he  unlawful  to  drive  any  uiihaltere<l  horses  «>r 
mules,  in  dmves  of  more  than  five  in  numher,  throuj^'h  the  streets 
of  the  City,  hetvveen  seven  and  ci,t,'ht-thirty  .\.  M.  o'clock.  amV 
hetvveen  one  and  two-tliirty   I'.   M.  o'clock. 

Sec.  1396.  Unhaltered  Mules  not  to  Be  Driven  through  Resi- 
dence Streets  or  Park  Places. —  It  shall  he  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son or  persons  to  drive  unhaltered  horses  or  mules  through  the 
resident  portions  of  streets  or  park  places,  where  the  citizens 
have  no  fences  or  enclosures  for  their  yards  or  lawns  at  any 
time;  provided  these  requirements  shall  not  be  so  construed  as 
to  prevent  the  driving  of  unhaltered  horses  or  mules  througl 
any  portion  of  such  business  streets  as  Marietta  and  Decatur 
streets. 

Sec.  1397.  Penalty  for  Violation.— .\ny  person  violating  above 
provisions  shall  he  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  tlic 
Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1398.  No  CattK  Allowed  to  Run  at  Large. — No  cattle  of 
any  kind  shall  be  permitted  to  run  at  large  either  day  or  night, 
upon  any  street  of  the  City  or  elsewhere  in  the  City  limits. 

Sec.  1399.  Cattle  Impounded  Advertised  and  Sold— How- 
Proceeds — How  Disposed  of. — When  any  cattle  shall  have  been 
taken  up  twenty-four  bours  and  uncalled  for,  the  Chief  of  Po- 
lice shall,  after  advertising  the  same  three  times  in  the  daily 
City  papers,  sell  the  same  to  the  highest  bidder  at  public  outcry. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  pay  to  the  City 
Tax  Collector,  daily,  all  moneys  collected  under  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1400.  Owner  Repaid  Proceeds  of  Sale — Deductions — 
When — How. — Any  person,  whose  cattle  may  have  been  sold, 
under  the  above  provisions,  shall,  by  making  proper  proof  oi 
ownership,  be  repaid  the  proceeds  arising  from  fhe  sale  of  sucii 


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cattle,  after  deducting-  expenses  of  advertisinjCf,  fcedino-  and  sell- 
ing, by  petition  to  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  1401.    Impounded  Cows  to  Be  Cared  for — Milked,  etc. — 

It  >liall  Ijc  the  duly  i>i  the  otlicers  in  cliarge  of  the  pound,  in 
which  cows  are  confined,  under  the  foregoing  sections,  to  have 
sucli  cows  regularly  milked  and  cared  for,  so  as  not  to  be  in- 
jured in  their  milk-giving  (jualities. 

Sec.  1402.  Penalty  for  Allowing  Cattle  to  Run  at  Large. — Any 
person  owning  or  controlling  any  cattle,  that  shall  be  allowed  to 
run  at  large  in  said  City,  in  violation  of  above  sections,  shall,  on 
conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  of  not  more  than  one  hundred  dol- 
lars, or  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either,  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  <>f  tlie  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1403.  Governing  the  Impounding  of  Cattle — Advertising 
Selling — Disposition  of  Proceeds — When  and  How  Repaid. — 
The  cattle  ^o  fi>und  running  at  large  shall  be  taken  up  by  any 
member  of  the  ix)lice  force,  and  confined  in  a  place  lo  be  pro- 
vided iar  that  purpose,  and,  if  unclaimed  within  twenty-four 
hours,  the  Chief  of  P<jlice  shall,  after  advertising  tlie  same  for 
three  days  in  one  of  the  daily  papers,  proceed  to  sell  the  same  to 
the  higliest  bidder,  and  the  sum  realized  from  the  sale  thereof 
shall  be  held  subject  to  the  claims  of  such  owner  for  six  months, 
during  which  time  the  owner  may,  under  proper  proof  of  owner- 
ship, and  the  payment  of  cost  of  advertisement  and  sale,  and  fifty 
cents  per  day  for  each  head  of  cattle  kept  by  the  City  for  such 
lengths  of  time,  as  tliey  were  kej)t  before  sale,  for  expenses  of 
keeping  the  same,  receive  the  same,  and  upon  his  failure  to  mako 
such  proofs  within  six  months  from  the  date  of  sale,  the  proceeds 
as  aforesaid  shall  be  added  to  the  receipts  cti  the  Recorder's 
Court,  and,  as  such,  go  into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  1404.  Shall  not  Graze  on  Lots  without  Permission  from 
Owner — Penalty. — Xo  person  shall  be  permitted  to  "herd  or 
graze  cattle  or  other  stock  on  any  lot  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  said  City  without  first  securing  permission  in  writing  from 
the  owner,  or  agent  of  the  owner,  of  such  lot.     And  any  person 


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SO  uttciidiii^,'  shall,  on  conviction  before  the  Kcconlcr's  Court  of 
said  City,  be  iJiini^lied  by  a  fine  not  excecdinjj  one  hundred  dol- 
lars, (»r  by  imprisonment  not  lonjjer  than  thirty  days,  cither  or 

l)i>th,  ill  the  <li^creti«»n  of  the  I'oiirt. 

Sec.  1405.  Such  Stray  Cattle  Considered  as  Running  at  Large 
— Same  Disposition  to  be  Made  of  Them.  -Any  cattle  or  other 
stock  found  upon  any  lot,  contrary  to  the  pnjvisions  of  this  or- 
dinance, shall  be  considered  as  running  at  large,  and  shall  be 
taken  up,  advertised  and  sold,  in  accordance  with  the  above  pro- 
vision.s. 

Sec.  1406.  Dogs  Running  at  Large — Must  Wear  Tag  or  Plate 
— Imprisoned,  if  Without  Same  Persons  Employed  to  Impound 
Dogs.— Xo  dog  shall  be  permitted  l«>  run  at  large  in  the  City  o^ 
.\ll;inta.  unless  such  dog  shall  wear  a  tag  or  plate,  such  as  is 
prescribed  by  this  ordinance;  and  any  dog  found  without  such 
tag  shall  be  caught  by  any  member  of  the  police  force,  and  any 
other  j)erson.  and  imprisoned  in  a  pen  to  be  kept  for  that  pur- 
|)ose  ;  and  the  City  t  lerk  (»f  .\tlanta  shall  employ  one  or  more 
jK'rst)ns,  at  a  slii)ulated  price,  not  to  exceed  rtve  dollars  per  day 
in  the  aggregate,  for  the  capture  of  such  dogs,  and  the  disposi- 
tion thereof;  such  persons  to  furnish  ttieir  own  appliances  and 
iu-lp. 

Sec.  1407.  No  Vicious  Bulldog  to  Run  at  Large  unless  Securely 
Muzzled.-  li  shall  be  unlawlul  tor  any  pcr>oii,  tirin,  uv  corpora 
tion  ti>  cause  or  permit  any  vicious  bulldog  or  bull  terrier,  owne<l 
or  kept  l)y  such  person,  tirni,  or  corporation,  to  rim  at  large  on 
any  street,  alley,  or  other  public  j)lacc  within  the  City  at  any 
time,  unless  such  dog  shall  be  securely  muzzled,  so  as  to  effec- 
tually prevent  it  from  biting  any  person  or  animal. 

Sec.  1408.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  i)erson,  firm,  or  corpo- 
ration found  guilty  of  the  violation  of  above  provisions,  and 
upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
five  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  or  confined  in  the  stock- 
ade not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recortler. 
for  each  offense.      Everv  dav  on  which  such  vicious  bulldog  or 


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bull  terrier  shall  be  permitted  to  run  at  larj^^e.  m  violation  of 
this  ordinance,  after  the  first  conviction  under  this  ordinance, 
shall  constitute  a  separate  and  distinct  olTense. 

Nothinj,'  herein  shall  be  held  to  require  the  muzzling  of  any 
such  dog,  while  on  any  private  premises,  or  while  on  any  street, 
alley  or  other  public  place,  if  such  dog  shall  be  led  by  a  chain  or 
in  leash,  in  sucli  manner  as  to  prevent  such  dog  from  biting  an) 
person  or  animal. 

Sec.  1409.  Tags  for  Dogs — Income  from  Same — By  Whom 
Received — To  Whom  Turned  Over.  — Kach  year  the  Chairman 
of  the  Tax  CtMumitlec  may  have  dog-tags  prepared,  and  have  a 
list  made  of  same,  which  shall  be  turned  over  to  tlie  Comptroller, 
who  shall  copy  the  same  in  a  book  with  consecutive  numbers 
of  the  tags,  which  shall  be  charged  up  to  the  City  Clerk,  and 
sold  by  him  at  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  for  each  tag. 
The  Clerk  shall  return  daily  to  the  Tax  Collector  the  money  re- 
ceived from  sale  of  tags,  reporting  to  the  Comptroller  tlie 
amounts  so  received,  name  of  purchasers  and  number  of  tags, 
and  upon  exhibition  of  the  receipt  of  the  Tax  Collector  shall  re- 
ceive credit,  and  the  Treasurer  be  debited  with  the  amount. 
Said  tag  shall  only  be  good  for  the  viar.  in  wliich  it  is  sold. 

Sec.  1410.  Claimants  of  Dogs  Impounded — How  Possession 
Obtained. —  Ihc  ».wncr  .»i  any  dog  caught  and  imprisoned  a> 
aforesaid  shall  be  entitled  to  the  possession  of  said  animal  upt»n 
the  proof  of  ownership  and  the  payment  of  •)ne  dollar  into  the 
City  Treasury,  an<l  the  purchase  of  a  tag  at  the  firice  aforesaid. 

Sec.  1411.  Record  fo  Purchases  of  Tags — Penalty  for  Counter- 
feiting.—  The  C  lerk  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  persons,  who  pro- 
cure such  tags.  and.  if  any  person  shall  counterfeit  or  use  any 
tag  not  purchased  as  aforesaid,  he  or  she  shall,  on  conviction,  be 
fined  not  excce<ling  forty  dollars  and  costs,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1412.  Unclaimed  Dogs  Killed— How  Long  Kept.— All 
dogs  not  claimed  within  twenty-four  hcnirs  after  being  caught 
and  imprisoned,  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  conveyed  by  the  person 
authorized  outside  the  Citv  limits,  and  killed. 


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Sec.  1413.    No  Dogs  Allowed  in  the  Park. — Iruiii  and  after  the 
passage  of  tliis  orihnancc,  it  >hall  ii<>t  he  hiwlul  tur  any   person 
to  permit  his  or  lier  dug  ur  dogs  vvit'hin  the  hinits  of  the   !..   1' 
Grant    I'ark. 

Sec.  1414.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  violating  above 
provisions  shall,  upon  conviction  tliereof  before  the  Recorder's 
Court,  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  ten  dt^llars  and  costs  of  trial,  or 
be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  iti  the  discretion  of  the 
Court. 

Sec.  1415.    Female  Dogs  in  Heat  not  Allowed  to  Run  at  Large 

Owner   Fined — Dog    Killed. —  It    shall     be     unlawful     tor     tlie 

owner  of  any  female  dog  to  allow  such  dog  to  run  at  large,  wiiile 
in  heat;  and  for  every  such  offense  the  owner  of  such  dog  shall, 
upon  conviction  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  cither  or 
both  in  the  discretion  of  tlie  Recorder's  Court.  And  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  any  policeman  to  kill  said  dog,  when  caught  out- 
side of  her  owner's  enclosed  i)remises,  when  in  lieat. 

Sec.  1416.  Cruelty  to  Animals  Penalty.— Any  person  or  per- 
sons in  this  City,  who  shall  overload,  or  cruelly  treat,  maim. 
bruise,  deprive  of  necessary  sustenance,  ill-use,  or  in  any  man 
ner  w'hatsoever  torture,  or  abuse,  any  animal  or  animals,  shall 
upon  conviction  thereof  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars  and  costs,  for  each  and  every  offense  against  this  sec- 
tion, or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1417.  Muzzling  Calves — Penalty. — Any  person  having 
within  the  corporate  limits  cows  and  calves  for  sale,  who  shall 
keep  t'he  calves  muzzled,  or  shall  otherwise  prevent  them  from 
sucking,  shall  be  arrested  by  the  police  force,  and  taken  before 
the  Recorder's  Court,  and  fined  for  the  same  in  a  sum  not  exceed- 
ing ten  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  five  days. 

Sec.  1418.  Ordinance  Preventing  the  Tight  Reining  of  Horses, 
When  Standing  for  Forty  Minutes  or  More — Cruelty. — Tt  shall 


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be  the  duty  of  the  driver  or  other  persons  in  charge  of  teams, 
drawing  carriages,  buggies,  or  other  vehicles,  in  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, to  loosen  the  reins,  so  as  to  allow  horses  or  other  animals 
drawing  said  carriages,  buggies,  or  other  vehicles  to  be  com- 
fortable in  all  cases,  where  such  horses  or  other  animals  have  to 
stand  near  theaters,  churches  or  other  public  places  in  the  City 
of  Atlanta  for  as  long  a  period  of  time  as  thirty  minutes. 

Sec.  1419.  Penalty. — Any  one  convicted  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  violating  the  foregoing  section,  shall  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days. 


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CHAPTER  LII. 

HOSPTTAT.S— r.R Am'  IK  )SPI'I "AL. 

Sec.  1420.  City  Pledges  Itself  to  Maintain  the  Hospital. —  Ihc 
City  of  Atlanta  hereby  pledges  itself  to  all  contributors  id 
the  fund  for  the  purchase  of  grounds  and  tlic  erection  of  build- 
ings for  the  Grady  Hospital,  t'liat  when  said  buildings  are  com- 
pleted and  ready  for  use,  the  City  of  Atlanta  will  acce|)t  and 
maintain  saiil  1  Inspital. 

Sec.  1421.  Acceptance  of  Hospital.— The  (iraily  Hospital  is  ac- 
cepted and  the  City  of  Atlanta  hereby  assumes  the  maintenanco 
of  said  hospital,  and  the  keeping  of  it  open,  and  will  from  time 
to  time  provide  appropriations  sufficient  t<>  i)ern)anently  main- 
tain and  keep  open  said  hospital. 

Sec.  1422.  Board  Composed  of  How  Many — By  Whom  Elect- 
ed— Ex-Officio  Members. — The  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  ( irady 
Hospital  shall  be  composed  of  a  memi)er  from  eacli  of  the  wards 
of  the  City,  to  be  elected  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  and 
the  Mayor  and  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Hospitals  and 
Charities  for  the  time  l^eing  ex-ofhcio. 

Sec.  1423.    No  Two  Members  from  Same  Ward — Except. — No 

two  of  said  members  shall  reside  in  the  same  ward,  excei)t  that 
the  ex-ofiticio  members  may  reside  in  any  ward  that  they  may 
choose  as  a  residence. 

Sec.  1424.  Three  Year  Term. — The  terms  of  the  members  shall 
be  for  a  term  of  three  years  each. 

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Sec.  1425.  Increase  of  Number  of  Board  Members. — The  mem- 
bership of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Grady  Hospital,  under  ex- 
isting ordinances,  shall  be  increased  by  the  addition  of  three 
members  to  be  selected  from  the  citizens  at  large,  without  ref- 


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erence  to  any  particular  ward  or  section.  These  selections  shall 
be  made  by  election  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  at  the 
first  meeting  following  the  approval  of  this  ordinance,  and  they 
shall  serve  for  a  period  of  three  years  from  the  date  of  their 
election,  or  until  their  successors  are  elected.  When  so  elected, 
they  shall  have  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  the  other  mem- 
bers of  said  Board. 

Sec.  1426.  Board  of  Trustees  Prescribes  Rules  for  Government 
of  Hospital. —  riie  Board  of  Trustees,  when  elected  and  cjuaiified, 
shall  "have  power  to  prescribe  rules  for  the  government  of  tlie 
hospital  in  question,  and  to  change  these  rules  from  time  to  time, 
as  experience  may  suggest  the  necessity  for  change ;  provided 
that  the  rules  originally  adopted,  and  any  changes  made  therein, 
shall  be  subject  to  tTie  approval,  modification  or  rejection  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City. 

Sec.  1427.  Mayor  Ex-Officio  Member  of  Board  of  Trustees. — 
The  Mayor  shall  be  member  e.\ -officio  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  (jrady  Hosijrtal. 

Sec.  1428.  Board  of  Trustees  Selects  Suitable  Place — Provis- 
ions.—  The  Board  of  Trustees  of  Grady  Hospital  are  rc(|ueste(l 
and  directed  to  make  a  selection  of  some  appropriate  i)lace  upon 
grounds  of  Grady  Hospital,  for  above  building,  and  same  be  ten- 
dered the  said  Order,  provided  that  the  building  is  to  be  erected 
without  cost  to  the  City,  and  be  the  property  of  the  City,  when 
completed. 

Sec.  1429.  Said  Addition  only  to  be  Used  as  Maternity  Ward. 
— Said  building  shall  only  be  used  as  a  ward  for  purposes  of  ma- 
ternity, and  the  furnishing  of  suitable  an(^  proper  accommoda- 
tions for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  1430.  General  Ordinance  as  to  Hospitals — Restrictions  as 
to  Location— Penalty  for  Violation.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person  or  persons  in  this  City  to  erect  or  maintain  any  hos- 
pital, mfirmary,  house  or  place  of  refuge,  or  reformatory,  or  asv- 
lum,  or  other  place  where  persons  are  received  for  reformation 
or  treatment,  without  first  having  obtained  the  consent  of  the 


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Mayor  and  (Jcncral  Council  of  said  City  for  the  erection  and 
maintenance  of  the  same;  and  all  applications  to  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  fur  permission  to  erect,  maintain,  or  carry  on 
any  place  fc  any  such  purpose  must  plainly  and  distinctly  show 
the  particu'  ir  locality  wliere  the  same  is  desired,  for  what  pur 
pose  the  same  is  desired  to  be  erected  or  maintained,  and  what 
class  of  persons  are  to  be  admitted  to  the  same.  Any  person  or 
persons,  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall, 
on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  a  fme  of  not  more  tlian 
one  hundred  dollars  and  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
cither  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  for  each 
and  every  offense  committed. 


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CHAPTER  LIII. 

JLXK  DEALERS. 

Sec.  1431.  Junk  Dealers  License  Issued— Must  Have  Consent 
of  Adjoining  Property-Owners. — Xo  person,  tirm,  or  corpora- 
tion, sliall  he  licensed  to  carr>  un  the  business  of  any  junk  dealer 
or  any  wreckage  business,  in  any  resident  portion  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta.  (Ja.,  e.xccpt  uiK>n  the  written  consent  of  all  adjoining 
projjcrty-owners. 

Sec.  1432.  Application  for  License— How  Made— How  Grant- 
ed— Permit  May  Be  Issued,  while  Application  Pending — By 
Whom. — .Ml  pcrs<»n>,  rirms,  »>r  curjKjrations  desiring  to  run  a 
junk  business,  or  wreckage  business  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall 
file  an  application  with  Council,  stating  the  place  where  such 
business  is  to  be  hx^ated,  witli  the  name  of  the  party  in  charge 
"f  the  same;  and  there  shall  be  no  license  allowed  iar  either  of 
«<uch  businesses  until  authorized  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  provided,  however,  the  Mayor,  in  his  discretion,  may 
give  a  permit  to  such  applicant  to  open  and  run  said  business, 
[)ending  said  application  before  Council,  the  party  applying  hav- 
ing complied  witli  i]\,-  hrst  ■.,-,-tu„^  ,,f  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1433.  Penalty  for  Violation.— Any  i)erson.  firm,  or  corpo- 
ration, violating  above  provisions  shall,  upon  conviction  before 
the  Recorder,  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars. 

Sec.  1434.  Junk  Shops— Licenses  Issued  subject  to  Police  Vis- 
iting Same— Inspection— Penalty  if  Found  to  be  Dealing  in 
Forbidden  Articles  of  Merchandise.— All  persons  ..j.ening  junk 
houses,  and  taking  license  for  the  same,  as  prescribed  in  this  or- 
dinance, or  dealing  in  second-liand  medical  or  law  books,  old 
gold,  second-hand  watches  and  jewelry,  and  surgical  instruments 
shall  be  subject  to  visitation  ami  inspectir,,,  from  the  police  force 


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of  this  City,  atui  by  the  Mayor,  or  any  member  ol  the  (icneral 
Council.     ( )n  refusal  n{  such  person  or  perscjris  at  any  time  t 
submit  to  such  visitation  and  inspection,  such  houses  >1iall  im 
mediately  be  closed  by  the  Mayor;  and  in  case  any  machiner\ 
or  any   part   thereof,  or  any   ap()liancc  of  any   railroad   shop  . 
j^^as  company,  or  of  the  waterworks,  or  sample,  waste,  or  loo- 
cotton,  jji^rates,  mantels  or  any  part  thereof,  jras  or  watcrwork 
fixtures,  copi)er  and  copper  wire,  or  wire  ordinarily  used  by  stret ' 
railroad  coiupanies.  tclepluMU-  and  electric  lij^ht  companies,  and 
lieaters  and  boilers,  dairymen  and  milk  dealers*  bottles,  or  sec 
ond-liand  medical  or  law  books,  or  old  ijohl,  second-hand  watchr 
or  jewelry,  or  surj^ical  instruments,  shall  be  found  in  such  own 
er's  junkshop  or  in  possession  <A  dealers  in  second-hand  book-, 
or  old  jj;old.  sccoiul-hand  watches  or  jewelry,  without  a  sufficient 
explanation  of  the  same,  it  sliall  subject  him  to  a  fine  not  to  ex 
cecd  two  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirtv 
days,  or  both,  in   the  discretion  of  the  (."onrt.      All   licenses    t 
junk  dealers,  or  dealers  in  second-hand  b«M)ks.  are  jjranted.  su' 
ject  to  all  laws,  that  may  be  enactetl  in  reference  to  such  bn-i 
ness,  and  especially  to  the  provisii»n  of  \4'.\\  of  this  C Oile. 

Sec.  1435.  Shall  Keep  the  Police  Posted  as  to  What  Articles 
Are  Offered  for  Sale — Refusal  Neglect — Penalty. — All  pawn 
brokers,  dealers  in  sect)nd-hand  articles,  auction  houses,  and  junk 
dealers,  shall  furnish  to  the  L'hief  of  I'olice  a  full  and  com|)lete 
list  each  day  of  every  article  taken  in  pawn,  or  bouj^^ht  by  said 
dealers,  <;iving  a  full  description  of  same,  mark  or  marks,  ninn- 
ber,  brand,  monogram  or  letters  oi  any  kind  on  such  articles  so 
pawned  or  bought  by  said  dealers  in  their  place  of  business  (»r 
anywhere  outside  of  same,  and  the)-  shall  also  keej)  accounts, 
showing  from  whom  all  such  artick'>  wore  receixcd,  and  the  hour 
of  the  day.  And  they  shall  ha\e  their  goods  arranged  in  stock 
so  as  to  enable  the  same  to  be  inspected  by  the  I'olice  I)e|)art- 
ment.  When  it  becomes  necessary  to  visit  such  dealers,  the 
Chief  of  Police  will  give  a  written  order  to  the  proper  officer  to' 
perform  said  duty,  and  any  suc'h  dealer,  refusing  to  admit  said 
officer  in  their  place  of  business,  shall  pay  a  fine  of  not  tuore  thai 
two  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court ;  and  a  conviction  of  any 


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such  pavvnurnker.  vr  other  dealer,  of  a  violation  of  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  work  an  immediate  revocation  of  the  license  of  such 
offender. 

Sec.  1436.  Glass,  Wire,  Lead,  etc.  Unlawful  to  Buy  or  Lend 
On. —  It  shall  he  unlawful  fur  junk  dealers,  pawn-hrokers  or 
dealers  in  sect)nd-hand  clothinj^  to  purciiase  or  advance  money 
on  or  take  in  pawn,  glass  taken  from  huildin^js,  such  as  mantel 
mirrors,  art  glass,  etc..  or  copper  wire,  copper  lining  of  hath  tubs, 
lead  pipes,  or  any  kind  of  plumbing  material  sold  as  junk,  where 
same  is  offered  fi>r  sale  by  others  than  persons,  of  known  char- 
acter, and  in  all  cases,  where  sucti  goods  are  purchased  or  money 
advanced,  and  such  j)urchasers  or  rlealers  shall  keep  a  record  o{ 
such  purchases  or  advances,  showing  the  names  of  the  parties 
from  whom  received,  their  residence.  got)ds  so  taken,  and  the 
amount  of  money  so  advanced  and  this  shall  be  at  all  times  open 
for  inspection  to  members  of  the  Department  of  Police,  and  fur- 
thermore, it  shall  be  likewise  unlawful  to  purchase  any  of  said 
goods  or  to  advance  money  thereon  where  same  indicate  that 
tliey  have  been  tamjiered  with  or  there  is  an  effort  to  conceal 
identity  c)r  same  are  mutilated  or  otherwise  show  an  effort  to 
destroy  evidences  of  former  location. 

Sec.  1437.  Keep  Ten  Days.— I'urthermore,  where  such  dealers 
purchase  said  go<jd>  and  advance  money  thereon  to  persons 
claiming  to  be  of  g(K)d  character,  in  addition  to  the  record  ke[)t 
as  aforesaid,  the  goods  so  purchased  or  taken  in  pawn  or  pledge 
shall  be  kept  for  the  space  of  ten  days  thereafter,  before  same 
are  dis|><»sed  of  and  shall  be  so  arranged  that  they  can  be  in- 
spected by  niemliers  of  the  I)ej)artment  of  Tolioe  on  demand. 

Sec.  1438.  Penalty. — Any  per.^on.  firm,  or  cor{)oration,  dealer 
or  agent,  violating  the  foregoing  provisions  or  any  of  them,  shall 
on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined  not  exceeding 
Two  Hundred  ($2(J<>.(X))  Dollars  for  each  offense,  or  imprisoned' 
not  e.xceeding  thirty  days,  cither  or  both  i)enalties  to  be  inflicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1439.  Further  Regulation  of  Pawnbrokers'  Business, — 
Any  pawnbroker  or  person  operating  under  a  pawnbroker's    li- 


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ccnsc  vvhu  takes  goods  on  pawn  or  buys  go<jds,  taking  a  full  title 
thereto,  the  word  gtjods  being  here  used  in  the  broadest  sense 
and  including  all  kinds  of  personal  property,  shall  hold  said 
gcx)ds  s(j  taken  for  pawn  or  so  purchased  for  at  least  thirty  days 
before  disposing  of  same  by  sale  or  transfer  or  shipment  or  oth- 
erwise. The  reason  for  above  re(iuirement  is  that  the  (luick  sale 
or  transfer  or  other  disposition  of  goods  so  purchasetl  or  taken 
in  by  pawnbrokers  make  it  difficult  to  trace  thieves  by  the  De- 
partment of  Police,  and,  if  such  goods  are  held  for  a  short  while, 
the  discovery  of  thieves  will  be  assisted  and  tlie  pawnbrokers 
constitute  a  cpiick  source  of  disposition  of  goods  by  thieves  and 
this  regulation  is  deemed  necessary  by  the  Police  Department. 

Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  doing  a  pawnbrokers  busi- 
ness or  operating  under  a  pawnbroker's  license  or  employed  at 
the  place  where  such  business  is  done,  who  violates  the  terms  oi 
this  ordinance,  s'hall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  or  imprisoned 
not  exceeding  thirty  (.'JO)  days  for  each  offense,  either  or  l-otii 
j)ciialtics  to  be  intliotcd  in  the  discretion  of  the   Recorder. 

Sec.  1440.  Junk  Dealers'  Purchases — Certain  Fixtures  or  Ma- 
terials Must  Be  Kept  of  Record  by  Them  as  Purchased. — Junk 
dealers  are  hereby  reijuired  to  keep  records  and  make  reports 
concerning  the  purdiase  by  them  of  machinery  or  parts  or  ap- 
pliances thereof,  or  any  appliance  of  a  railroad  shop  or  gas  com- 
pany, or  of  the  waterworks,  or  of  any  compress  company,  or  tel- 
egraph and  battery  materials,  or  of  sample,  waste  or  loose  cot- 
ton, or  grates  or  any  part  thereof,  or  gas  or  water  meters  or  fix- 
tures, or  similar  articles,  glass  bottles,  and  other  devices  used 
b\^  niilkincn  in  the  sale  of  their  milk  (to  prevent  as  far  as  possi- 
ble the  practice  of  junk  dealers  in  buying  up  milk  bottles,  which 
are  furnished  at  great  cost  by  milkmen  or  dairymen),  under  the 
penalt}^  prescribed  by  the  next  preceding  section  of  this  Code. 

Sec.  1441.  Purchasing  Machinery — Tools — Materials  Used  in 
Shops — Anything  Bent  or  Disfigured  to  Conceal  Its  Identity — 
Unlawful — Penalty. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  junk  dealers,  pawn- 
brokers, dealers  in  second-hand  clothing,  to  receive  or  advance 
money  on  or  pay  for  machinery,  or  parts,  or  appliances  thereof, 
or  any  appliances,  tools,  or  materials  used  in  railroad,  gas  and 


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waterworks  shops,  or  parts  of  gas  or  water  meters,  or  appliances 
and  materials  used  in  and  about  water-closets,  or  parts  thereof, 
where  same  appears  to  be  mutilated,  or  cut  up,  or  bent,  or  oth- 
erwise shows  evidence  of  an  attempt  to  conceal  its  identity,  and 
any  such  dealers  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall, 
on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fin»d  not  less  than 
twenty-five  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  more  t^an  thirty  days 
lie  or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder.  This  shall  not 
apply  to  purchases  from  residents  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  known 
to  s«id  dealers  as  men  of  good  character,  and,  when  such  pur- 
chases are  made,  sudi  dealers  shall  keep  a  record,  which  at  all 
times  shall  be  open  to\he  police  officers. 


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CHAPTER   LIV. 
LAW    DF.I'AR'rMRXT— LITV   A'IT(  )R\i:V. 

Sec.  1442.  City  Attorney — How  Elected — Duties — Compensa- 
tion.—  TIkmc  shall  he  an  attorney  elected  by  the  people  hi-cn- 
niall\ ,  at  the  same  time  the  Mayor  is  elected  for  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, who  shall  have  the  title  of  City  Attorney,  whose  duty  shall 
be  to  prepare  all  such  cases  as  may  come  before  the  Mayor  or 
Clencral  Council,  and  prosecute  the  same,  and  attend  to  such  le- 
gal business  as  may  be  required  of  him.  in  favor  of  said  City,  and 
g^ive  counsel  in  all  cases  recpiired  of  him  by  the  officers  of  said 
Citv  ;  and  who  shall  receive  a  reasonable  salary,  to  be  fixed  by 
tlie  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  the  year  next  preceding  his  elec- 
tion, which  shall  not  be  changed  during  his  term. 

Sec.  1443.  He  Shall  Furnish  Abstract  of  Title  to  All  Realty 
the  City  Purchases,  with  His  Opinion. —  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  City  Attorney  to  prepare  and  file  witli  the  Comptroller  a 
full  and  complete  abstract  of  title  to  all  realty,  that  may  be  here- 
after purchased  by  the  City  at  private  sale,  together  with  his 
written  opinion  as  to  the  title  to  such  realty.  Said  abstract  and 
opinion  shall  be  filed  and  preserved  by  tlie  Comptroller  for  such 
uses  as  the  Mavor  and  Cieneral  Council  mav  order. 


Sec.  1444.  City  Investigator — Under  City  Attorney  or  Legal 
Department — Powers. — The  officer  known  as  City  Investigator, 
who  is  employed  in  the  legal  department  of  the  City,  on  the  rec- 
ommendation of  the  City  Attorney,  to  investigate  claims  an 
suits  for  damages,  shall  be  invested  with  all  the  riglits  and  pow- 
ers of  a  regular  police  officer  of  the  City  of  Atlanta.  He  shall 
be  sworn  in  as  such  by  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  and 
be  furnished  with  a  badge  as  a  regular  officer,  and  he  is  hereby 
empowered  wit'h  duty  and  authority  to  make  arrests  in  such 
cases  as  other  policemen  are  authorized  to  act. 


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Sec.  1445.  City  Attorney  Sues  Negligent  Officials,  Whose  Acts 
Cause  Suits  for  Damages — When — How — Conditions. — In  al] 
actions  hereafter  brought  against  the  City,  in  which  it  is  sough' 
to  recover  damages  on  the  ground  of  negligence  resulting  in  in- 
jury to  plaintiflf,  or  other  person,  in  wliose  right,  or  for  injury  to 
whom  he  sues,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Attorney,  upon 
iiu|uiring  int(j  the  facts,  to  serve  a  notice  upon  any  and  all  offi- 
cers or  employees  of  the  City,  whoever  he  or  they  may  be,  by 
whose  negligence  it  was,  if  such  negligence  there  be,  that  such 
injury  occurred,  notice  of  the  pendency  of  such  action,  together 
with  a  copy  of  the  declaration  in  said  case,  at  least  five  days  be- 
fore the  trial  thereof,  and,  if  said  suit  results  in  a  final  recovery 
against  the  City,  it  shall  thereupon  be  the  duty  of  the  City  At- 
torney, by  virtue  of  this  ordinance,  and  without  further  au- 
thority or  direction  therefor,  to  institute  suit  against  the  person 
<tr  persons  thus  notified,  to  recover  said  amount  from  him  or 
them  upon  their  liability  over  to  the  City,  in  such  case  by  law 
existing:  provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  con- 
strued to  hold  any  member  of  the  General  Council  responsible 
for  his  vote  in  any  matter  pending  before  the  General  Council, 
otherwise  than  as  he  is  liable  under  the  charter. 

(  Note. —  ihe  Assistant  City  Attorney  is  a])i)ointcd  by  the 
(  ity  Attorney,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
t  ral  Council.) 


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CHAPTER  LV. 

IJllkAKll-S,   I'l  T.LIC— CAKXlCulK    LIKKARV. 

Sec.  1446.  Management  Vested  in  a  Board  of  Trustees— Their 
Powers. — The  manaj^a-nicnt  of  Carnegie  Library  is  hereby  vested 
in  the  liuard  of  Trustees  heretofore  elected,  wlio  shall  continue 
to  serve  until  the  expiration  of  their  respective  terms.  Said 
Trustees  shall  have  i)()\ver  to  prescribe  rules  for  the  government 
of  said  librarv,  and  to  change  the  same  from  time  to  time,  if  they 
so  desire. 

Sec.  1447.  No  Successors  to  Four  Members,  Whose  Terms 
First  Expire.— Xo  successors  shall  be  elected  to  succeed  the  four 
members  of  t'he  present  I'.oard  of  Trustees,  whose  terms  of  of- 
fice first  expire. 

Sec.  1448.  Mayor  Ex-Officio  Member  of  Board. — (Charter  pro- 
vision).— The  Mayor  shall  be  ex-officit)  a  member  of  said  lJoar(' 

Sec.  1449.  Board  Shall  Have  Members  from  Each  Ward,  Be- 
sides Mayor  and  Chairman  of  Committee  on  Library — How 
Elected. — The  Trustees  of  Carnegie  Library  shall  consist  of  ten. 
mcniljcrs  selected  as  follows,  the  .Mayor  and  Chairman  of  Com- 
mittee on  Libraries  shall  be  Trustees  for  said  Library  ex  of^c^o 
during  their  respective  terms  of  office.  The  other  eig^U  Trus- 
tees shall  be  selected  from  the  residents  of  each  ward,  no  ward 
to  have  more  than  one  representative  among  the  Trustees  at  the 
same  time  and  this  ordinance  s'hall  be  enforced  as  follows,  as  the 
terms  of  the  present  Trustees  expire,  no  successor  shall  be 
elected  thereto  if  any  of  the  remaining  Trustees  are  from  the 
wards  of  retiring  Trustees  but  successor  shall  be  selected  from 
residents  of  wards  not  at  present  represented  among  the  Library 
Trustees  aforesaid. 


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Sec.  1450.  Y.  M.  L.  A.  Ordinance  Repealed— Four  Year  Term 
—Duties— Powers.— rhe  existing-  ordinance,  whereby  Council 
selects  a  portion  of  said  'iVustees  and  the  Young  Men's  Library 
Association  recommends  a  portion  tliereof,  so  far  as  same  con- 
flicts with  the  provisions  of  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance, 
is  hereby  repealed  and  the  terms  of  the  Trustees  elected  under 
this  ordinanc  is  hereby  fixed  at  a  period  of  four  years  from  the 
date  of  their  selection.  The  Trustees  elected  in  May,  1908,  shall 
serve  first  Monday  in  May,  1012.  The  Trustees  elected  here- 
under shall  have  all  the  powers  of  the  Trustees  under  prior  ordi- 
nance and  their  orders  shall  be  carried  out.  subject  to  such  ordi 
nances  as  may  be  passed  by  tlie  (General  Council. 

Sec.  1451.    Committee     on    Library     from     Council — Duties- 
Chairman  Member  of  Board  of  Trustees.— Ilie  Mayor  shall  ap 
point  a  Ci.mmiiice  .»i  three  from  the  lieneral  Council  to  be  known 
as  the  -Committee  on  Library."     The  Chairman  of  said  Com 
mittee  on   Library  shall  be  ex-officio  a  member  of  said  Board. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Committee  to  co-operate  with    the 
Trustees  of  said  Library  in  the  same  manner  as  similar  C(jm- 
mittees   co-operate    with   their   respective    iJeijartments,   and   all 
matters  originating  in  the  (general  Council  referring  to  said  Li- 
brary or  similar  matters  shall  be  referred  to  this  Committee  fo 
consideration   and   report. 

Sec.  1452.  Part  of  Marietta  Street  School  Lot  Set  Aside  for 
Library.— A  ixjrtion  of  the  sclioul  ]ut  known  as  the  Marietta 
Street  Scliool  lot,  namely  land  fronting  one  hundred  (100)  feet 
on  Luckie  Street  and  running  back  west  therefrom  even  width 
with  front  between  the  alleys  on  North  and  South  Sides,  for  a 
distance  of  one  hundred  (100)  feet,  is  hereby  set  aside  for  the 
library  purposes  in  order  that  the  trustees  of  Carnegia  Librarv 
may  Iniild  a  library  building  thereon  and  devote  the  building  and 
lot  for  library  purposes,  and  for  other  purposes,  such  as  are  con- 
sistent with  public  libraries,  such  as  meetings,  play-grounds,  etc. 
Provided  that  should  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  on  Jan- 
uary. in08.  appropriate  money  sufficient  to  pay  for  another  site 
in  tlie  Ffth  ward  and  set  same  apart  to  said  Library  trustees, 
for  the  purposes  above  mentioned,  then  and  in  that  event  this 
ordinance  shall  be  void  and  of  no  effect. 


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CHAPTER    LVI 

LiLi:.\si-:  ixsi'iA  i<  )k- \\  \ki)i:N    alms. 

Sec.  1453.  License  Inspector — Term — Salary — How  Appointed 
— Bond. —  I  Ik-  oftiic  of  Liccn>c  Inspccinr  ni  >aKl  City  js  hcrcljy 
created  with  a  term  of  two  years.  The  salary  of  saiil  inspector 
shall  he  one  thousand  ($1.(H)().(M))  dollars  j)cr  year.  Said  Inspec- 
tor shall  he  aj)j)oiiiteil  hy  the  .Mayor  and  confirmed  hv  Council, 
and  hold  t)tficc  until  the  first  re;,'ular  meeting  in  July  next,  ami 
until  his  successor  is  appointed  and  ({ualificd,  unless  sooner  re- 
nio\  ed  hy  the  Mayor  and  ( ieneral  COuncil  for  cause.  All  suh- 
se(|uent  appointments,  e.xcept  to  fill  vacancies,  shall  l)e  f»)r  a  term 
of  two  years,  with  the  same  rij^ht  of  removal  above  stated.  .Said 
Insi)ector  shall  ^^ive  bond  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  ($l.(>Oi).(K)) 
dollars,  subject  to  the  a|)i)roval  of  the  Mayor,  conditioned  for 
the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties.  (  \ote. — Salarv  fixed  be 
tore  each  biennial  election). 

Sec.  1454.  Duties  of  License  Inspector.  It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  said  Inspector  to  examine  into  all  licenses  «;ranted  by  the  City, 
t()  delixer  all  notices  of  expiration  of  the  same,  to  perform  all 
other  duties  required  of  him  by  the  Tax  C'ommittee.  Said  In- 
spector shall  also  deliver  the  notices  of  water  bills  for  the  Wa- 
icrwt.irks  hcpartment.  if  so  instructed  by  the  .Mayor  and  (ien- 
eral C"(»uncil. 

Sec.  1455.    May  Arrest  and  Make  Cases — Oath — Police  Badge. 

— Said  lnsi)ector  sliall  be  voted  with  i>ower  to  i)refer  charj^es. 
and  make  arrest  of  parties  violating-  the  law  of  the  City,  and 
shall  take  the  oath  re(|uired  of  special  policemen,  and  have  the 
right  to  wear  the  badge  of  same. 

Sec.  1456.  Offices  Distinct.— The  office  of  Warden  and  License 
Inspector  shall  hereafter  be  separate  and  distinct,  and  the  duties 
of  these  respective  officers  discharged  by  different  officials. 


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Sec.  1457.  City  Warden — Duties — Relief,  How  Dispensed — 
Salary  of  Warden — How  and  When  Appointed,  Etc. — ( iciural 
relief  shall  be  dispensed  by  the  Warden  under  the  direction  ami 
control  of  the  Committee  on  Hospitals  and  Charities,  and  this 
jjeneral  relief  shall  extend  to  and  include  the  transportation  and 
burials  of  paupers,  as  well  as  the  distribution  oi  food,  clothing, 
etc.  Said  Warden  shall  perfttrni  such  other  duties  connected 
with  the  supervision  of  hospitals  and  charities  as  the  Committee 
thereon  shall  prescribe,  and  shall  receive  for  his  services  the  sum 
of  six  hundred  ($li()().(H))  dollars  per  year,  payable  monthl\  from 
appropriation  to  Department  of  Relief.  IK-  shall  be  apjiointed 
by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  the  confirmation  by  the  (ieneral  Coun- 
cil, and  this  appointment  "^hall  be  transmitted  to  the  meetins.;  of 
the  (ieneral  (.  ouncil  held  on  the  first  Monday  of  July  «)f  the  year, 
in  which  the  appointment  of  license  inspector  is  confirmed. 

Sec.  1458.  City  Warden — Term — License  Inspector — Salary. — 
The  term  ui  Warden  >hall  be  two  years,  and  the  person  appointed 
on  the  first  Monday  in  July.  I'JO.'J,  shall  serve  for  a  term  of  two 
years,  or  until  his  successor  in  office  shall  be  ajjpointed  and 
confirmed.  The  License  Inspector  shall  receive  a  salary  of 
$1.(KK).(K)  a  year,  except  for  the  remainder  of  the  present  year, 
during  which  time  he  shall  receive  $1(M)  ptr  month. 

Sec.  1459.  Beggars — Unlawful. —  h  ■^llall  l»c  unlawfid  for  any 
pers«.)n  habitually  to  a>k.  beg.  or  solicit  alms  in  tlie  City  of  .\t- 
lanta  fn^m  any  i)erson  whatever,  except  as  hereinafter  pro\  idc(l. 

Sec.  1460.  Penalty  for  Violation. — .\u\  peixMi,  wIuj  shall  >o- 
licit  or  receive  alms  in  any  f<»rm  whatsoever  from  any  person 
whomsoever  in  saiti  Lity,  except  as  provided  in  this  ordinance, 
shall  be  fined  by  the  Kecorder'>  Court  not  less  than  one  nor 
more  than  twenty-five  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  less  than  oik- 
nor  nu)re  than  thirty  days,  either  or  Ixtth.  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Court.  i 

Sec.  1461.  Burials  by  City  Pauper  Deaths  to  be  Reported — 
When — To  Whom. —  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  head  of  the  fam- 
ily, in  which  any  death  shall  occur,  in  cases  where  the  burial  is 
to  be  at  the  expense  of  the  City,  in  whole  or  in  i)art.  to  report 


110  i,irK%!*i:  IN"!'!  <   M.n  — III  HI  VI  >     «iivi(iiii^      III  I  r 

the  t;Kt  oi  such  death,  and  of  the  place,  at  whicli  it  happened. 
to  the  Warden  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  within  twelve  (12)  hours 
after  the  occurrence  of  su^A^  death. 

Sec.  1462.    Pauper  Deaths  at  any  Public  Places— How  Report- 
ed  By  Whom — To  Whom — When.— In  case  of  the  death  of  any 

person,  whose  burial  is  likely  to  be  chargeable  to  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  at  any  hospital,  infirmary ,  or  similar  place,  or  at  any 
hotel  or  public  boarding  house,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Su- 
perintendent or  princii)al  otlficer  in  charge  of  such  institution,  or 
of  the  keejjer  of  such  hotel  or  boarding  house,  to  report  the  fact 
of  such  death  to  the  City  Warden  witliin  twelve  h<iurs. 

Sec.  1463.  Penalty  for  Failure.— Any  person  violating  the  i)ro- 
visit)ns  (.f  either  of  the  two  last  foregoing  sections  shall  be  pun- 
isiietl.  on  convicti««n  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  by  fine  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  excee.iin.; 
thirty  days,  either  or  l)oth,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1464.    Charitable  Associations — Report  to  Council — When 

—All  charilahle  organizations,  to  wIkmu  tiie  City  appropriates 
monev  in  the  nci)artment  of  Relief,  sliall  i\\<:  with  the  C.eneral 
Coiiiuil  at  its  regular  meeting  on  the  first  Monday  of  each  month 
a  statement  verified  by  its  (ieneral  .Manager,  or  Secretary,  or 
President,  t)r  Principal  officer,  however  denominated,  showing 
the  expenditures  of  such  organization,  giving  the  total  in  each 
line  of  expenditure,  such  as  so  much  for  groceries,  so  much  for 
hired  help,  so  much  for  salaries,  etc.  Such  statements  shall  also 
show  in  detail  the  extent  of  charity  and  help  extended  by  such 
association,  with  the  dates  and  amount  or  extent  of  assistance. 

Sec.  1465.    If  Institutions  will   Not    Report,     City     Assistance 

Withdraw.— Should  any  organization  above  named  fail  and  re- 
fuse to  file  such  statements,  then  and  in  that  event  no  further 
assistance  shall  be  extended  to  said  organization,  and  it  shall  be 
unlawful  to  draw  or  approve  any  further  warrants  or  checks  ir. 
their  behalf. 

Sec.  1466.    Charitable  Institutions— Must  Notify  Law  Depart- 
ment, When  Receiving  a  Patient  Injured  on  the  Streets— For 


LICK.NSK     I.\SPKCT«»U — \\   \KI)i;N  —  IHin|MTAI.       OITIES  ^.jj 

What  Purpose. — The  officers  and  agents  in  charge  of  Grady 
Hospital,  and  all  other  institutions  of  public  charity,  to  whose 
maintenance  the  City  contributes,  shall  notify  the  Department  of 
Law  at  once  of  the  reception  of  any  person  claiming  to  have  re- 
ceived an  injury  upon  the  streets,  avenues,  or  public  places  of 
the  City,  in  order  that  same  may  be  promptly  investigated,  and 
the  evidence  attending  same  ascertained  for  the  information  of 
Council,  or  for  defense,  if  suit  follows. 

Sec.  1467.  Ascertain  Cause  of  Injury — By  Whom — Copy  of 
Ordinance  Served  on  Institutions. — Inquiries  shall  be  made  by 
said  officers  and  agents  to  ascertain  the  cause  of  injury,  where 
the  patient  fails  voluntarily  to  reveal  same,  or  where  the  cir- 
cumstances are  such  as  to  suggest  such  injury  as  aforesaid.  A 
copy  of  these  provisions  shall  be  forwarded  to  the  institutions 
above-named,  and  their  compliance  therewith  recjuested  by  Oerk 
of  Ctiiiiu  il    under  seal  nf  hi-,  ((ffii-e. 

Sec.  1468.  Objects  of  Charity — Sent  by  Heads  of  Departments 
— All  organizations,  bodies,  and  homes  organized  for  charitable 
and  beneficial  purposes,  and  to  which  the  City  of  Atlanta  may 
now  or  hereafter  make  appropriations  annually,  or  otherwise, 
shall  receive  such  objects  of  charity,  or  those  in  need  of  protec- 
tion, as  may  be  sent  to  them  by  the  head  of  any  department  of 
the  City  of  .\tlanta,  in  the  course  of  whose  duty  such  objects  of 
charity,  or  unprotected  ones,  shall  be  sent  to  such  organizations, 
bodies,  or  homes,  as  are  appropriate  to  the  case  in  hand,  viz. : 
Homeless  children  to  the  Home  of  the  Friendless,  etc.,  etc.  If 
there  be  no  head  of  department  to  direct  to  which  institution 
such  prson  or  persons  may  be  sent,  then  the  Mayor  shall  direct 
which  one  shall  receive  and  care  for  same. 

Sec.  1469.  Sums  Paid  in  Monthly  Installments — Failure  to 
Care  for  Objects  of  Charity — By  Whom  and  to  Whom  Reported 
— Penalty. — The  sums  api)ropriatcd.  as  above  stated,  shall  be 
paid  to  said  institutions  in  monthly  installments,  and  on  failure 
of  anyone  or  all  to  receive  such  person  or  persons  as  may  be 
sent  to  them,  as  provided  in  this  ordinance,  the  officer,  who  shall 
have  designated  such  institution,  shall  report  the  same  to  the 


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,H    KN««l:     l>'>l'l;<  KiH        \\    \UIH    N        I    Ml. I       M       U       III    K  KT« 


Citmptnillcr  of  the  City,  and  it  >hall  hereafter  he  unlawful  ft»r 
said  Comptroller  to  draw  any  further  check  or  warrant>  for 
such  institution,  or  to  approve  any  vouchers  in  its  behalf,  and 
the  appropriation  therefor  set  apart  to  such  institution  >hall  he 
stricken,  and  sums  so  a[)i)ropriated  transferreij  to  the  Depart-. 
ment  of  Lontin^eiit. 

Sec.  1470.  Warden  to  Sign  Rules  as  to  Free  Transportation, 
Made  by  National  Conference  of  Charities  and  Corrections — 
Must  Observe  Same  after  Signing — Warden  Signs  on  Behalf  of 
City. —  riu-  Warden  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  is  hereby  authorizetV 
to  sign  in  the  name  of  the  City  «)f  Atlanta  the  rules  concerning 
free  transportation  and  charity  rates,  which  have  been  published 
bv  the  Committee  on  Charitable  Transportation  apjiointcd  by 
t'lu'  Xalioiiai  ConfereiKc  <>i  (.'haritie>  and  (  Orrectiojis.  which  said 
rules  are  as  follows : 

A. — The  word  "transportation"  as  used  in  the  foUowinj;  ]jara- 
i^raphs  includes  both  free  transjjortatitju  and  the  recommenda- 
tion of  charity,  i\en  if  the  latter  are  to  be  paid  by  the  applicant. 

JJ. — The  word  "lie"  lnl•all^  he.  she.  or  they  as  the  context  in 
any  case  will  >u^<;e>t.  and  the  word  ■"applicant'  includo  the 
family  s^roup  for  whom  trans|)ortation  is  desired. 

C. — "'I'ublic  C  harity'"  includes  not  only  the  otVicial  charities^ 
supported  b\  ta.xation,  but  any  general  charitable  organization 
upon  which  the  applicant  in  (piestion  has  no  claim  through  mem- 
bership, blood  relationship,  i>r  through  the  society's  dehnite 
promise  to  aid  the  specific  applicant. 

n. —  111  some  of  the  following  paragraphs,  ""shall"  is  u-^ed,  in 
others  "s'hould"  or  ■niax."  The  former  word  is  mandatory  and 
the  phrases  in  which  it  is  used  are  to  be  accepted  as  l)in(ling 
upon  all  signers  of  these  rules.  Where  ""should"  or  ""may"  is 
used  the  paragraph  is  only  a  suggestion  which  signers  may  ob- 
serve or  not.  at  their  discretion. 

RULES  AXI)  .sUGGESTlOXS. 

Fundamental  Principles. 

1. — Before  any  charitable  transportation  shall  be  granted,  the 
organization  of  officials  having  the  matter  under  consideration 
must  be  satisfied,  bv  adeciuate  and  reliable  evidence — 


I,l<  K>>K    INM'KC    roit—  \\   \I{I>K\ — It      It      TK  KKTS  4| ;{ 

First. — That  the  applicant  is  unable  to  pay  tTie  regular  fare. 

Second. — That  the  applicant's  condition  and  prospects  will  be 
substantially  improved  by  sending  him  to  the  i)lace  in  question. 

Third. — That  the  applicant  will  have  such  resources  for  main- 
tenance at  ttie  point  of  destination  as  will  prevent  him  from  de- 
pendence on  public  charity  ;  or. 

l-'ourth. — That  the  applicant  has  a  legal  residence  in  the  place 
to  which  he  is  to  be  sent  or  is  a  proper  charge  ujHin  the  charity 
of  that  cf>mmunity. 

Verification. 
2. — An  applicant's  statements  must  in  every  case  be  substan- 
tiated by  other  definite,  reliable  evidence.      When  this  is  lack- 
ing the  applicant  should  be  taken  care  of,  if  necessary,  until  the 
needful  testimony  is  secured. 

Destination  Notified. 

'.i. —  In  all  ca>c>  an  appropriate  charitable  organization  or  of- 
ficial, if  such  exists,  at  the  point  of  destination,  should  be 
promptly  advised  that  the  applicant's  transportation  to  that 
place  is  under  consideraion,  or  has  already  been  determined 
upon. 

\\  hen  a  signer  of  these  rules  ib  listed  as  being  located  at  the 
proposed  point  of  destination,  it  shall  not  be  legitimate  to  send 
the  applicant  thither  unless  notification  is  sent  to  the  signer  in 
advance  of  the  transportation  being  furnished  or  upon  the  day 
when  it  is  })rovided. 

In  exceptional  cases  where  the  sender  has  reason  for  desiring 
that  no  record  be  kept  by  the  charitable  agency  at  the  point  of 
destination,  the  matter  may  be  explained  to  the  latter,  who  shall 
then  preserve  no  rec<»r(l  unless  the  case  is  known  through  sources 
independent  of  the  sender. 

4. — It  is  strongly  recommended  that  a  repc^rt  be  secured  from 
an  ai)propriate  charitable  organization  t)r  official  in  the  city  to 
which  transportation  is  desired,  before  any  applicant  is  sent 
thither.  This  is  especially  urged  when  a  signer  of  these  rules  is 
listed  as  being  located  at  the  point  of  destination. 

All  signers  have  definitely  announced  themselves  as  willing  to 
co-operate  with  other  signers  by  making  reasonable  efforts  to 
secure  needful  information  and  to  determine  whether  transpor- 


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l.lt  K>si:    I  N  >ri  <    I  <ii(       w  \  M  III   N      i(     i(      I  i<  i\  i:TM 


tation  ought  to  be  provided  in  any  given  case.     Otlier  charita 
ble  agencies,  also,  are  usually  glatl  to  make  any  legitimate  in 
quiries  and  reports  uhieli  fall  within  the  raiii^'c  (A  tlu-ir  custom- 
ary activities. 

Through  Transportation  Required. 

5. — All  charitable  transportation  provided  shall,  in  every  in- 
stance, be  adequate;  that  is,  tlie  initial  or  original  sender  shall 
provide  for  the  applicant  through  to  his  ultimate  destination. 
When  through  tickets  can  not  be  secured  at  charity  rates,  tlu 
initial  sender  may  eidist  the  services  of  some  cliaritable  agenc\ 
at  an  intermediate  point,  all  expenses  to  be  borne  by  the  initia 
sender. 

"Passing-Along"  Forbidden. 

6. — If  an  applicant  has  been  aided  to  reach  a  place  intermediate 
to  the  point  of  his  proper  destination,  without  means  having  been 
provided  for  forwarding  him  to  the  latter,  then  no  furtlier  trans- 
portation shall  be  granted  without  inquiry  of  the  charitable  or- 
ganization or  individual  who  sent  the  applicant  thither.  'Hiis 
correspondent  shall  be  requested  to  remit  the  amount  necessary 
either  to  forward  the  applicant  to  his  destination  or  to  return 
him  to  the  starting  point.  If  satisfactory  response  is  not 
promptly  made,  tlic  applicant  should  be  returned  to  the  place 
where  his  charitable  transj>ortation  originated.  In  no  case  shall 
he  be  "passed-along"  to  another  community  which  has  no  ade- 
quate responsibility  for  him. 

Dependents  Returnable  to  Senders. 
7. — If  an  applicant,  who  Tias  been  provided  with  charitable 
transportation  without  the  approval  of  an  appropriate  charitable 
agency  at  the  point  of  destination,  shall  there  become  dependent 
on  public  charity  within  nine  months  after  his  arrival,  t'hen  the 
charitable  organization  or  individual  who  sent  him  thither  should 
be  notified  and  requested  to  provide  for  the  applicant's  necessi- 
ties or  to  remit  tlie  money  necessary  to  return  him  to  the  place 
from  which  his  transportation  was  provided. 

Maintenance  Pending  Adjustment. 
8. — If  an  applicant  has  been  forwarded  in  violation  of  any  of 
these  rules,  the  charitable    agency    which    provided    him    with 


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transportation  sliould  be  requested  to  bear  the  reasonable  nec- 
essary expense  of  providing  for  him  temporarily,  pending  in- 
vestigation and  the  proper  disposal  of  his  case. 

Records  to  Be  Preserved. 

9.  The  society  or  official  through  whom  charitable  transpor 
tation  is  procured  shall  in  each  case  preserve  a  full  record  of  all 
the  essential  facts  upon  vvTiich  the  granting  of  transportation 
has  been  based.  A  copy  or  summary  of  such  record  should  be 
furnished  promptly  on  request  to  any  charitable  organization  or 
official  interested  in  the  case.  When  such  request  for  a  digest 
of  the  record  comes  from  a  signer  of  these  rules,  it  sliall  be  con- 
sidered mandatory  upon  any  other  signer. 

10.— In  case  of  persons  asking  charitable  transportation  on 
the  ground  of  being  able  to  secure  employment  in  the  place  to 
which  transportation  is  desired,  definite,  reliable  assurance  of 
employment  must  be  obtained  as  part  of  the  necessary  evidence. 
A  general  report  that  conditions  of  employment  are  better,  or 
that  tlic  applicant  would  be  'better  off"  in  the  place  specified, 
shall  not  be  considered  sufficient  grounds  for  granting  of  trans- 
portaticjn. 

Prompt  Answers  to  Code  Inquiries. 

11- — Organizations  and  individuals  who  agree  to  these  rules 
thereby  pledge  themselves  to  keep  a  copy  of  the  rules  and  tele- 
graphic code  conveniently  at  hand,  and  to  use  all  due  diligence 
in  making  reasonable  inquiries  requested  by  other  signers  of  the 
rules  and  in  reply  to  communications  regarding  transixjrtation 
cases. 

Health  Certificates  in  Epidemics. 
12. — Persons  forwarded  by    charitable    agencies    or    officials 
where  any  contagious  or  infectious  disease  is  known  to  be  epi- 
demic, must  be  provided  with  the  proper  health  certificates. 

Appeal  in  Case  of  Disagreement. 

1^- — ^^'hen  disagreement,  as  to  facts  or  decisions,  arises  in 
regard  to  any  transportation  case,  one  or  both  the  parties  con- 
cerned may  appeal  to — 

(1)  The  Secretary  of  the  State  Board  of  Charities,  if  both  dis- 
putants are  located  in  the  same  State;  or,  if  not. 


4  1  (J  LUKNHi:   i\sn:<niit —  \«»>«isivni  —  imioii    i>i   \iiii"» 

(2)        1  heir     I  \\  1  I     ^t.llC     .■>IH  I  Cl.U  IC^     U'MKlli;;     J«'lllll\      III      t'>     rill' 

Diu-  of  tlicni.  or — 

(:{)  'Ilu'  j^'ciicral  secretary  i>\  the  National  Conference  of 
Cliarities  and  Correction. 

After  the  C  it\  Warden  ha>  Mj^ned  said  rules,  it  sliall  he  hi> 
duty  to  ohscrve  theni  in  all  cases,  ti)  which  the\    niav  ai»i>l\ 

Sec.  1471.  Office  of  Assistant  License  Inspector  Created — Ap- 
pointed by  Whom — Term. —  The  office  of  .\>si>tani  Licen>c  In- 
s])ectitr  is  lierilt\  created,  charged  with  all  of  tlic  duties  of  th 
regular  License  Inspector,  hut  suhject  thereto.  Said  Assistant 
License  Inspector  >hall  he  api)ointed  hy  the  May«)r  subject  to 
confirmation  hv  Counsel,  and  shall  hold  office  for  a  term  of  tw<^ 
years,  or  until  his  successor  shall  have  been  elected  and  (piali- 
fied,  subject  to  removal  at  pleasure  of  NLiyor  and  (leneral  Coun- 
cil. 

Sec.  1472.  Assistant  License  Inspector's  Salary. —  The  salary 
of  said  Assistant  License  lnspecti>r  is  liereby  tixed  at  the  sum  of 

$75.00  per  month. 

Sec.  1473.  Requirements  of  Liquor  Dealers — Street  and  Other 
Railroads— Telegraph  and  Telephone  Companies — Seeking  Li- 
cense or  Franchise. — l-'ach  applicant  for  license  to  sell  spirituous 
or  malt  licpiors  or  wines,  and  each  applicant  for  street  railway 
or  other  railroad  or  telej^raph  or  telephone  francliiscs  within  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall,  before  such  application  is  made  to  the 
Mayor  and  (leneral  CV)uncil  of  the  C  ity,  ^\\c  notice  of  the  pur- 
pose of  such  application  by  advertisement  at  least  five  times  on 
different  days  in  a  daily  paper  published  in  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
and  having  a  general  circulation  among  the  citizens  of  said  City, 
which  notice  shall  contain  a  particular  description  of  the  location 
of  the  proposed  liquor  business,  or  of  the  lines  of  routes  of  the 
street  franchises  wanted,  as  the  case  may  be.  (Note. — State 
law  now  forbids  the  liquor  traffic). 

Sec.  1474.  Retail  Lumber  Dealers  Must  Register  and  Qualify 
as  Such  before  Obtaining  License. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person,  firm   or  corporation,  by   themselves   or  through   other.=;. 


MfK\>iK    IXM'KrTOH — M  MHKIt    l>«»I"KCTIO\  ^|-J- 

to  sell  at  retail,  that  is  to  say,  in  iiuantitics  less  than  cjne  carloail. 
any  lun>ber,  laths,  shingles,  or  any  similar  building  material, 
without  first  having  registered  as  retail  lumber  dealers,  and  pay- 
ing for  license  therefor,  and  without  first  having  become  (juali-t 
rted  to  conduct  a  retail  lumber  business  by  the  obtaining  and 
equipment  of  a  proper  yard  and  place  of  business,  wherein  lum- 
ber may  be  stored  in  sufficient  quantities  for  the  proper  con- 
ducting of  a  retail  business,  and  kept  open  for  public  i)atronagc. 

Sec.  1475.  Lumber  Stock  to  be  Inspected  Classified  under 
Standard  Lumber  Rules — Kept  Classified  Subject  to  Purchas- 
ers' Inspection. — All  retail  dealers  in  lumber.  a>  aforesaitl,  shall 
have  their  stock  promptly  inspected  on  receipt  t'hereof.  and 
stored  in  their  yard^.  and  classified  according  U)  the  standard 
Inmber  rules,  ant!  kept  separate  according  to  classification,  sub- 
ject to  the  in^])ection  of  purcha~rr<. 

Sec.  1476.  Purchasers  may  Inspect  Material  Before  Delivery. 
— All  retail  dealer>  in  lumber  shall  permit  purchasers  to  in- 
spect material  ordered  by  them  before  delivering,  when  saiil 
right  is  demanded  by  the  purchaser  at  the  time  said  order  i> 
given. 

Sec.  1477,  Penally  for  Violation. —  A  \iolation  oi  alxjve  provis- 
ii»ns  or  any  part  thereof,  shall  subject  the  otTender.  upon  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court  in  the  t  ity  of  Atlanta,  to  a  fine  not 
exceeiling  one  hundred  dollars,  or  impri>oiiment  not  exceeding 
thirtv  davN.  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the   Recorder. 


ijij  iit|i<iM       \mii\ii<>\<>ii«i\<.i 


CHAPTKR  LVII. 
L1UI(  )K    I  K  \l  I  K  . 

Sec.  1478.  Applications — Advertised.  I!;k1i  applicant  lor  h 
ct'nsc  to  sell  spirituous  or  malt  liipiors,  or  wines,  and  each  appli- 
cant lor  street  railway  or  other  railr(ja<l,  or  telc[)hone  or  tele- 
)»(raph  franchise,  within  the  C  ity  oi'  Atlanta.  >hall  heforc  sucli  ap- 
plication i>  made  to  the  .Mayor  aiul  (icneral  Council  of  the  City 
of  .Atlanta,  i;i\e  notice  of  the  purpo^^•  to  make  sudi  application, 
by  ad\  erti>enient  at  lea>t  ti\e  time>  "U  iJitVerent  days  in  a  daily 
pai)er  published  in  the  City  of  .Atlanta,  and  havinj.;  a  general  cir- 
culati(jn  anioni;  the  citizens  of  said  city,  which  notice  shall  con- 
tain a  particular  description  of  the  ItK'ation  of  the  proposed  li- 
(|Uiir  bu>iiiess,  or  <if  the  linex  i>r  route>  >>i  the  street  franchises 
\\ante<l,  as  tlie  case  nia\'  be. 

Sec.  1479.  License — Amount. —  1  he  i>rice  of  each  license  to  re- 
tiai  s])irituous  or  spirituous  and  malt  li(|uors,  shall  be  at  the  rate 
of  one  thousand  dollars  per  anmuu,  and  the  C"lerk's  fee  of  fift\ 
cents,  which  in  each  case  may  be  paid  ipiarterly  in  advance,  and 
the  holder  of  such  retail  license  shall  be  pri\  iletjed  to  sell  spirit- 
uous, or  spirituou.>  and  malt  liipiors,  not  oul)'  in  (piantities  less 
than  one  (piart,  but  also  in  such  larger  tpiantities,  as  purchasers 
for  consumption  may  desire.  The  price  of  each  license  to  retail 
lap^er  beer  and  malt  li(|uors  only  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  two  hun- 
dred and  lifty  dollars  jjcr  annum,  and  Clerk's  fee  of  hfty  cents, 
l)ayable   t|uarterl\    in   adxauce. 

Sec.  1480.  Application — How  Made.— All  persons,  firms,  cor- 
])etrations  or  companies  desirini;  t'»  eni;a.Qe  in  tlie  sale  of  spirit- 
uous or  malt  li(|uors  at  wholesale  in  said  city  shall  make  written 
application  to  the  Mayor  and  Cicneral  Coimcil  for  such  privilci^e. 
and  the  said  .Mayt)r  and  Ceneral  Council  may,  in  their  discretion, 
s^rant  or  refuse  such  privilej^^e  upon  each  application  made;  pro- 
vided, that  no  such  i)rivileL:;'e  siiall  be  g;rantc(l  to  carry  on  such 


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l)UMiitss  at  any  place  in  said  city  outside  of  tlie  limits  prcscril)ed 
tor  tile  retail  of  ardent  spirits;  and  provided  also,  that  no  whole- 
sale li<juor  license  shall  be  granted  except  to  persons,  firms  nr 
cor|K)rations  bona  fide  engag^ed  nr  intendinj^'  to  eng-age  in  the 
wholesale  trade  in  litjuors^ 

Sec.  1481.  Retailers— Quantity.— IVom  and  after  the  .ilst  dav 
of  March.  18!>h.  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration dealing  in  spirituous  or  malt  licpiors.  otherwise  than 
under  retail  license  granted  b>    the  Mayor  and  ( Icncral  Council 

•  •f  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to  sell  -uch  li(|u<)r>  in  less  (piantities  than 
one  <iuart.  what  are  known  to  the  tratle  as  commercial  (|uarts 
being  reckoned  as  (piart^  within  the  meaning  of  this  ordinance, 
nor  shall  it  be  lawful  for  such  dealers  when  selling  goods  by  the 
<|uart  or  upward>  to  permit  the  same  to  be  used  on  the  premises 
where  sold,  or  kept  by  the  |»urchaser  in  the  store  of  the  dealer 
for  such  consiimj)(j((n. 

Sec.  1482.  Dealers — Close— 1  )ealers  in  li<|uors  at  wholesale 
shall  conform  to  the  rcgulati«»ns  fi.r  opening  and  closing  saloon> 
prescribe*!  by  existing  ordinances,  and  such  as  may  be  hereafter 
made,  and  shall  al>o  conform  to  the  laws  atid  ordinances  pre- 
venting the  sale  or  furnishing  of  li.piors  on  election  days,  Christ- 
mas days.  Sundays,  and  otlur  holidavs  on  which  retail  saloons 
are  re«|uired  to  be  closed. 

Sec.  1483.  Drug  Stores— Prescriptions.  It  shall  be  unlawful 
to  >cll  li(|uor  at  wlmloale  or  retad  in  connection  with  drugs  or 
in  tlrug  stores;  provided,  that  the  compounding  of  licpiors  with 

•  Irugs  as  part  of  prescriptions,  bona  tide,  made  by  reputable  phy- 
sicians in  the  treatment  of  di•^case.  shall  not  constitute  a  \  iola- 
tion  t>f  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1484.  Penalty. — A  violation  ..f  an\  of  the  j)ro\i>ion>  ..f 
the  preceding  sections  of  this  chapter  shall  subject  the  offender, 
upon  conviction  thereof,  to  |)unishment  by  fine  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars,  or  imj)risonment  not  exceeding  thirty  davs, 
either  < -r  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  and  such 
conviction  shall  work  a  forfeiture  of  the  license  of  the  offender  or 
dealer  in  whose  i)lace  the  offense  occurs. 


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Sec.  1485.  License — Wholesale — Amount. —  Ihc  current  ta.x 
ordinance  i>  licrcl)y  amended  l)y  >trikinj;  <>iit  the  fijjures  50.00, 
when  thcv  i>ccur  in  the  8t1i  line  (if  the  division  under  the  letter 
"L,"  on  paj^^e  twent\-lour  of  said  ordinance,  as  published,  and  in 
sertin{,'  in  lieu  thereof  the  figures  200.00.  so  that  said  8th  line 
when  amended  will  read  as  follows:  Li(|Ui»rs.  hcer  or  wine,  at 
wholesale,  $200.00.  The  intent  of  thi>  amendment  heinj;  to  fix 
the  retjistration  tax  on  wholesale  li<ni"r  dealers  at  $200.00  per 
aiimiin  instead  of  $.')(l.00  per  amiuin. 

Sec.  1486.  Repeals  Other  Ordinances.  All  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance he.  and  they  are  herehy  repealed,  hut  the  ordinance  shall 
not  he  construed  to  repeal  any  of  the  restrictions  heretofore 
thrown   around    tlu'   li<|Uor   traffic   1)\    existini^  ordinances. 

Sec.  1487.  Selling  Without  Compliance — Penal. — .\ny  i)erson. 
firm,  corporation,  or  company  who  shall  s^ll  or  otler  for  sale  at 
wdiolesale,  any  spirituous  or  mall  li(|Uors,  without  havinp  first 
coniplicil  with  all  the  pro\  isions  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  on  con- 
viction thereof,  he  punished  hy  a  tine  not  exceeding'  five  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceedini^  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the 
discrctii^U  of  the  court. 

Sec.  1488.  License  Revocable. — ll\ery  license  under  this  ordi- 
nance shall  issue  for  one  \ear,  or  for  the  balance  of  the  fiscal 
year,  so  as  to  expire  on  the  30th  da\  of  the  following  June,  but 
may  be  ])ai(l  for  (|uarl(.i"lv  in  advance.  i)Ut  may  be  revoked  by 
the  Mayor  and  Cicneral  Council  at  any  time  upon  refunding  tlie 
applicant  the  pro-rata  amount  for  the  unused  time,  and  no  li- 
cense is  transferable  except  by  consent  of  Mayor  and  General 
Council.  Such  license  sliall  protect  but  one  jdace.  and  that  the 
place  specified  in  the  license. 

Sec.  1489.  Keeping  on  Hand  for  Unlawful  Sale. — .\ny  person, 
firm  or  corporation  who  shall  keep  for  unlawful  sale  in  any 
store,  house,  room,  office,  cellar,  stand,  booth,  stall,  or  other 
place,  or  shall  have  contained  for  unlawful  sale  in  any  barrel, 
keg,  can,  demijohn,  or  other  package,  any  spirituous,  fermented, 
or  malt  liquors  for  such  sale,  shall,  on  conviction  be  punished 


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by  fine  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not 
exceeding  tliirty  days,  or  labor  on  the  public  works  for  not  ex- 
ceeding tliirty  days,  or  in  the  discretion  of  said  Recorder,  such 
offenders  may  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  five  hundred 
dollars  and  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days  or  by  fine 
not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars  and  labor  on  the  public 
works  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

S«c.  1490.  Closing  on  Holidays. — All  laws  relating  to  the  clos- 
ing of  retail  beer  and  liquor  saloons  on  holidays  are  applicable 
alike  to  wholesale  houses,  except  where  it  is  strictly  shipping  to 
parties  outside  of  I'^ilton  County.  'Hie  same  penalty  that  oper- 
ates against  retail  dealers  for  a  violation  ..f  tlie  liijuor  laws  api)ly 
in  violation  of  this  section. 

Sec.  1491.  Limits  Defined. — The  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council 
iiiav,  in  their  discretion,  grant  or  refuse  license  to  sell,  at  retail, 
spirituous  or  malt  licjuors.  on  the  business  portion  of  the  follow- 
ing streets,  between  the  p<jints  named  on  each  ajjplication  made, 
to-wit:  ( >n  Whitehall  street,  from  the  railr(jad  at  Peachtree 
«;trect  to  Peters  street;  on  PeaclUrec  street,  from  the  railroad  at 
\\  hitehall  .street  t«»  Luckie  street,  on  Marietta  street  from  Peach- 
tree  street  to  I'oundry  street;  on  Uccatur  street,  from  Marietta 
street  to  Butler  street;  on  Broad  street,  from  Mitchell  street  to 
Luckie  street;  on  Mitchell  street,  from  Forsyth  street  to  White- 
hall street ;  on  Hunter  street,  from  Forsyth  street  to  Pryor  street ; 
on  .Alabama  street,  from  Forsyth  street  to  Loyd  street;  on  Pryor 
street,  from  Fxchange  Place  to  Hunter  street;  on  Wall  street, 
from  Peaditrec  street  to  Loyd  street;  on  Loyd  street,  from  De- 
catur street  to  .Alabama  street;  on  Forsyth  street,  from  Alabama 
street  to  Walton  street;  on  Peters  street,  from  the  Central  Rail- 
road to  I'^air  street. 

Sec.  1492.  Beer  License — How  Issued — Penalty. — \\  ilhin  the 
limits  above  provided,  on  the  streets  above  named,  no  separate 
license  for  the  sale  of  lager  beer  or  malt  li(|uors  shall  be  issued. 
Outside  of  the  above  limits  on  business  portions  of  business 
streets  within  practicable  and  efficient  police  supervisions,  and 
in  localities  where  there  is  no  reasonable  objection  thereto,  li- 


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censes   ma\    l>c   i>MK-»l   for   the   relai!  oi    lai;t.i    bcci    ami   mall    1 
(|ii(irs  (Mil v.      Should  aiiv   dealer  licensed   to  >cll   laj;er  beer  an 
malt  li(|Ul'^^  oiil\.  hy  himself  dt  af^ent.  have,  or  keep  on  hainl.  ■ 
sell.  l'urni>h.  or  nffir  to  sell,  or  furnish  to  aii\    persons  any  spii 
ituous  li(pior>.   his   license  shall   thereupon  and   thereby   he    for 
feited,  and  such  person  so  otYendin-,'  shall,  on  coiuicti«>n  tliercoi, 
he    finetl    not  exceedinj,,'  t'wt:  Innulred  ilollars  and  imprisoned  thirty 
(lavs.      The  sentence,  on  conviction,  shall   include  impris.  .nmeiit 
and   shall   nd   he   less   than   thirty   day<,   and   in   any   such   case 
neither  the   Mayor,  nor  the   Mayor  and  (ieneral   C(»uncil,  shall 
have  anv  power  or  authority  to  reduce  or  relieve  tlic  sentence 
|)V  revisidii,  pardon  or  otherwise  ;  and  such  person  shall  not  thert 
after  be  entrusted  with  any  license  to  sell  -spirits  or  malt  litptors. 
Any  aj:fent  of  any  such  licensed  dealer  in  malt  licpiors  wlio  shall 
violate  the  forei,'oinjL;  pro\"isions  shall  he  subject  to  the  penalties 
antl  (lis(pialiticatioiis  hereinabose  pro\i(led.     All  licenses  fur  the 
retail  of  la}.;er  beer  and   malt   li(piors  shall   issue  subject   to  the 
rij^ht  and  purpose  of  the  city   by  its  police  officers  and  police- 
men, and  s|H'cial  aj^^ents  and  inspectors  at  any  and  all  times  to 
inspect   the  conduct  of  the  business  of  any  such   licen-^ed  dealer 
and  ai^ents.  as  also  the  character  of  the  stock  kept  by  any  ^uch 
dealer. 

Sec.  1493.  License — To  Whom  Issued. —  No  license  to  retail, 
as  aforesaid,  shall  issue  to  any  person  other  than  (»f  po(»(l  charac- 
ter, sobriety  and  discretion,  and  rcjx.'u'd  to  this  shall  be  liad  on. 
and  as  to.  each  ai)plication  made. 

Sec.  1494.  Screens — Obstructions,  etc. —  \o  place  for  which  a 
license  to  retail  as  aforesaid  shall  issue,  shall  have  any  screen, 
blinds  or  painted  jijlass  or  other  obstruction  of  the  view  tlirough 
the  doors  and  windows  thereof.  License  shall  not  issue  for  any 
place  which  does  not  front  on.  or  have  the  main  entrance  thereto, 
directly  from  a  public  street,  but  this  requirement  shall  not  ap- 
ply to  liotels  where  the  bar  is  so  situated  as  to  be  open  to  tlie 
view  generally  of  persons  sto])ping  at  said  hotels. 

Sec,  1495.  Street  Front  -Level. — Xo  license  shall  issue  for 
an}^  place  not  substantially  on  a  level  with  a  public  street,  ex- 
cept that  the  Mayor  and  General   Council   may   in  their  discre- 


I.IUI  OH — «.v<ii;     Ml  Mr    AT — «I,I»M\«.  _^\)-> 

tioti.  grant  «»r  refuse  licence  i..  retail    in    hasements     sufficienily 
open  to  view. 

Sec.  1496.  Gaming — Ten-Pins — Music,  Etc. — Unlawful. — ^N'u 
j^ainin^  talkie,  j^aniin;^  device  or  apparatus,  shall  he  ke|)t  or  used 
at  any  place  fi>r  which  license  is  fjranted,  nor  sliall  any  fjanie  hy 
carils,  ten-pins,  or  nuisic.  or  otherwise,  he  playe<l  at  any  such 
place  for  anuisenient.  exercise,  or  ft>r  anythin;^  of  value,  nor  shall 
anv  pools  be  sold,  providinjj^  the  keepinj^^  of  billiard  and  pool  ta- 
bles and  playinp^  thereon  for  exercise  or  anutseinent  only,  shall 
not  be  jjrohibited  in  hotels  wlun  the  same  are  in  a  dilTerent  room 
from  the  bar. 

Sec.  1497.  Loitering — Disorderly. — Xu  person  to  uiioni  a  li- 
cense is  issued  shall  permit  drunken  or  disorderly  persons  to  as- 
senrble  or  loiter  therein. 

Sec.  1498.  Time — Close. —  No  place  for  which  a  license  is 
{.granted  shall  be  kept  open  later  than  ten  o'clock  ]».  m..  or  opened 
earlier  than  five  o\l«.ik  a.  m. 

Sec.  1499.  Close  Election  Day,  Etc.  No  person  licensed  to 
sell  sjjirituous  or  mall  liipmrs  in  said  city,  shall  keep  o]»en  his 
place  or  sell  or  furnish  li<piors  on  the  .sabbath,  lourth  of  July, 
or  C  hristmas  day.  or  on  occasicms  when,  in  the  judj,,Mnenl  of  the 
Mayor  and  Police  (  ommissioncrs,  the  conservinjj  of  the  peace 
and  order  of  the  cit\  re<piires  closinj^'.  and  they  first  notify  such 
dealer  to  close. 

Sec.  1500.  Oath — Applicants — Penalty. — All  persons  to  whom 
licenses  shall  issue  shall  take  the  oaths  re(|uired  by  law,  and  an\ 
perstMi  hereafter  ap|)lyini^  for  the  p^ranting  of  retail  licpior  or 
beer  license,  or  the  renio\al  or  transfer  of  such  license,  shall  be 
retjuired,  in  connection  with  such  applicati<jn.  to  take,  subscribe, 
and  tile  an  aftida\it  statin;,,'  that  the  ai)i)licant  has  not  been  con- 
victed of  violatiui;  tlie  .^tate  laws  rcfjulatinj^  the  litjuor  trafific. 
or  the  city  ordinances  which  provide  for  granting  of  retail  licpior 
and  beer  licenses  and  prescribes  for  the  c(jnduct  of  licensed  sa- 
loons, and  further  stating  that  no  indictment  or  accusation  is 
pending  against  him  in  tbe  State  court,  or  any  Kecorder's  Court, 


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cliargiiij^'  sudi  viulatiuii.  Any  pciMiii  ial>cl>  >\n  caring  t«>  tli' 
ufticlavit  re(|uirc<l  by  this  section,  shall  be  prosecuted  by  the  Chiei 
ul  I'Dlice  in  the  Superior  Court  of  l-'ulton  county. 

Sec.  1501.    License — Bond  Required. — \o  person  shall,  in  said 
cii\,  retail  or  sell   in  (iuanlilie>  le>s  than  one  (juart,  any  spirit- 
uous or  malt   li(iuors   without   haviu}.;  ()i)taine<l   license  therefor 
paid  the  re(|uire(l  price,  j^'iven  the  bond  an<l  lakru  the  oath  pr^  > 
\  ided  1)\-  law  and  ordinance. 

Sec.  1502.  Signs. —  I.Ken>ed  retailers  (holel>  excepted)  sliali. 
within  live  days  after  obtaining  license,  aftix  a  sij;n  board  near  to. 
or  over  his  door,  on  which  shall  be  printed  in  plain  words,  "Li- 
censed  retailer  t)f  spirituous   licjnors." 

Sec.  1503.  Officer — Admitted. —  li  shall  be  the  duty  of  each 
and  every  licensed  retailer  of  spirituous  litpu^rs  to  admit  the 
Mayor  or  any  nuMuber  of  the  (.ieneral  C'(»uncil.  Police  Commis- 
sioner, or  any  police  officer  or  j)oliceman,  into  his  or  her  prem- 
ises at  anv  time  when  such  ])ermission  may  be  demanded. 

Sec.  1504.  Penalty. — .\ny  person  violating  any  of  the  fore}.jo- 
ing-  provisions  of  this  ordinance  .sliall,  for  each  offense  on  convic- 
tion thereof,  be  lined  iidt  excee'(linp  five  hundred  dollars,  or  im- 
prisonment thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
court. 

Sec.  1505.  Forfeiture  of  License. —  The  cou\iclion  in  a  State 
court  of  any  person  licensed  to  retail  spirituous  or  malt  liquors 
for  the  violation  of  the  State  statutes  in  relation  to  the  sales  of 
ardeii  spirits  to  a  minor  or  person  already  intoxicated;  or  tlie 
conviction  of  a  retailer  before  the  Recorder's  Court  for  the  vio- 
lation of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  work  an 
immediate  revcation  of  the  license  of  such  person,  and  for  any 
further  exercise  of  the  privilege  granted  by  such  license,  he  sliall 
be  punished  as  one  retailing  without  license. 

Sec.  1506.  Application — How  Made — Bond. — Mach  person  ap- 
plying for  license  to  retail  as  aforesaid  shall,  at  the  time  of  ap- 
plication, deposit  with  the   Clerk  a   written   description  of  the 


I.IUI  <Ht — I.H  KNM-: KXriHA'IUlV  —  KKVOr ATIO\  ^2,") 

place  where  he  tlesires  io  carry  on  the  business,  and  a  certificate 
of  two,  one  of  whom  nnist  be  an  adjoining  neighbor,  or  more  of 
his  sober,  respectable,  near  neighbors,  not  interested  in  the  ap- 
plication, recommending  the  applicant  as  fit  to  be  trusted  with 
such  license ;  and  shall  also  present  the  w  ritten  consent  of  the 
owner  or  agent  of  the  premises  in  which  he  desires  to  carry  on 
the  business.  The  applicant  shall  also  tender  a  bond,  with  good 
security,  in  the  sum  ui  one  thousand  dollars  for  the  keeping  of  a 
decent  and  orderly  house,  and  for  compliance  with  all  laws  of  the 
State  of  Georgia,  and  said  city  relating  to  the  licpior  traffic  and 
the  regulation  thereof.  In  case  of  any  and  each  breach  of  the 
condition  of  said  bond  the  amount  thereof  shall  be  liquidated 
damages  and  recoverable  in  action  in  favor  of  said  city  for  the 
same.  In  case  the  Mayor  and  (icneral  Council  shall  direct  suit, 
and  by  resolution  or  vote  declare  a  breach  of  any  bond  to  have 
occurred,  said  body  may  also  declare  the  license  of  the  party  for- 
feited and  revoked.  Each  bond  tendered  sliall  ha\e  at  least  tw<i 
names  as  securities  thereon.  The  securities  shall  also  justify  as 
t<t  their  solvency  tn  the  amount  of  bond  over  and  above  debts 
and  liabilities,  and  homestead  and  exemj)tion  laws.  When  the 
application  is  made  and  bond  tendered,  as  above  provided,  the 
same  shall  be  referred  to  tlie  committee  on  police,  who  shall  per- 
sonally e.xamine  the  location  and  surrountlings  of  the  place  f(»r 
which  license  is  ai)plied,  notify,  or  have  notified,  adjacent  tenants 
or  owners,  or  agents  of  owners,  and  also  the  owner,  tenant,  or 
agent  of  the  owner  of  the  place,  or  building,  for  which  license  is 
applied,  as  may  be  practicable,  of  tlie  pending  of  such  applica- 
tion and  rej)t)rt  thereon,  at  the  next  regular  meeting  of  Mayor 
and  (leneral  Council,  or  as  early  thereafter  as  j)racticable. 

Sec.  1507.  License — Expiration — Revoked. —  Ihe  price  of  li- 
cense to  retail,  the  tiiue  it  may  la^t.  and  the  amount  of  bond,  may 
be  f\\cd  t)r  changed  at  any  time,  provided  no  vested  rights  are 
impaired  by  such  change;  otherwise  all  such  license  sTiall  expire 
on  June  liOth,  following  the  date  of  same,  but  may  be  revoked  at 
any  time  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  for  the  violation  of 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  any  other  ordinances  of 
the  city,  or  laws  of  the  State,  relating  to  the  retail  liquor  traffic 
and  regulation  of  the  same. 


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Sec.  1508.  License  —  Regulations  Transfer. —  NO  licciiNc  i- 
tran>leral)k-.  except  l)\  consent  nl  ilic  May<»r  aiitl  <  icmTal  Cnnn 
cil,  as  rcj^Mrtl  >liall  \>v  liatl  t<>  the  |>crM)ii  li»  he  entriistrtl  with 
siitli  license.  X<»  license  nIuiU  protect  more  than  one  place,  ami 
that  the  place  descrihed  tliereiii.  and  no  licpjor"-  •^hall  he  retailahh' 
in  the  streets  of  said  city. 

Sec.  1509.    Not  Issue — When. —  .\o  license  to  retail  shall  is>ue 
111  anv   per>on   who  ^halI  hereatter  sell  licpiors  by  the  gallon   in 
said  city  under  \vlu)lesale  licence,  where  the  purpose  of  said  per 
son  shall  he  to  supply  oilier  than  license. 1  dealers  with   litpior- 
and  where  the  amount  and  extent  of  the  stock  kept  by  such  per 
sons  are  less  than  re(|uisite  for  the  carry ini;  on,  in  j^ood  faith,  the 
wholesale   trade.      Xor  shall   retail   license   issue   to  any    |)erM»n 
who  shall  hereafter,  in  said  city,  sell  Ii(|U"rs  hy  the  nj^allon  with 
the   knowledj4;e   that    persons   actinj^    toj^ether   in    purchasing;    the 
same  will  immediately  divide,  or  have  the  dealer  sellin<;  the  same 
divide  it  for  immediate  consmnption  or  carryini:^  away. 

Sec.  1510.  Unlawful  Sale — Drinking  on  Premises. — Any  per- 
son who  shall  keep  mi  hand  for  uiilavstul  ~-ah-  l>\  tiie  (|uart.  any 
lifpiors  kept  osteiisihiy  for  sale  at  wholesale  hy  the  ;.;allon.  or 
shall  permit  liie  division  of  the  same  l)y  purchasers,  c")r  others  in 
his  presence,  or  .s'hall  retail  the  same,  shall  he  debarred  of  a  whole- 
sale or  retail  license  hereafter,  and  in  addition,  shall,  on  convic- 
tion of  either  offense  named  in  tliis  and  the  preceding  section,  be 
fined  not  exceedinL;-  ti\<.'  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  thirty 
da\s.  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  t'he  court. 

Sec.  1511.  Empty  Beer  Kegs — Regulations. —  ii  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  empty  beer  kei;s  to  remain  on  the  sidewalks  or  streets 
of  Atlanta  longer  than  twenty-four  hours  after  being  placed 
there ;  and  all  breweries  or  their  agents,  doing  business  in  said 
city,  are  required  to  make  daily  collections  of  empty  kegs,  and 
any  brewery  or  agent  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall,  upon  conviction  before  t'he  Recorder,  be  fined  not  less  than 
iive  dollars  and  costs  ft)r  each  offense. 

Sec.  1512.  License — Piedmont  Park. — ( )n  compliance  with  all 
laws  and  ordinances  of  the  city  with  reference  to  obtaining  li- 


I. Mil  "It      viTi.n  \rio\«. — ioitKi:rri  iti;> — >iiNoits  ^07 

cense  i<»  retail  li<iu<ir,  and  the  depo>it  of  ten  dollars  per  day.  and 
Clerk's  fee  fc»r  the  time  applied  for,  accompanied  by  the  written 
Consent  of  the  anthoriiies  uf  the  (icntlemen's  I)ri\int(  Club,  or 
of  the  Piedmont  Exposition  Company,  the  Clerk  of  CDuncil  is 
authorized  t(t  issue  license  to  retail  malt  and  spirituous  liquors 
on  the  grounds  of  the  J'iedmont  I'-xposition  COmpany.  or  (lentle- 
nien"s  Drixiuu,^  (  lub:  pro\idr(|.  that  the  hours  of  closiuij:  shall  be 
ten  o'clock  p.  m..  and  of  o|)enin;c  se\en  o'clock  a.  ni..  and  the  per- 
son or  person>  recei\  in.i^  such  license  shall  be  sul)ject  to  all  laws 
and  or<linance>  rej.(ulatin^  the  retail  li(|uor  traffic.  Such  license 
shall  be  >ubject  to  forfeiture  at  any  time  on  the  re<iuest  of  either 
the  riedmont  Hxpr)sition  Company,  or  (Icntlemen's  Drivings  Clul) 
or  authorities  thereof,  and  licenses  are  also  taken  subject  to  this 
provision  for  forfeiture. 

Sec.  1513.  Applications — Bond — Forfeiture,  Etc. — All  the  pro- 
\  i>ions  of  this  ordinance  aforesaid,  of  the  retail  liquor  ordinance, 
relatinjj  to  api)lication,  bond,  license,  rej^ulation.  selling;;  without 
license,  penalties,  forfeiture  n\  license,  etc.,  etc..  in  case  of  retail 
or  spirituous  or  malt  and  s[)irituons  li(|ui»rs  shall  apply  to  the 
retail  of  lag-er  beer  and  malt  liquors,  except  as  otherwise  herein 
f)ro\  ided. 

Sec.  1514.  Forfeiture  of  License — The  Mayor  ami  (ieneral 
Ct)uncil  siiall  forfeit  the  licen>e  oi  any  retailer  of  eitiier  spirituous 
or  lajijer  beer,  or  malt  li(|U(jrs.  whose  |)Iace  beconu'^  a  nuisance 
or  of  ill  repute,  by  disorder  thereat,  or  otherwise. 

Sec.  1515.  Minors  Not  Allowed.—  It  >«hall  bu  unlawful  for  any 
minor  to  ^o  into  any  |)lace  where  spiritu(jus  or  malt  li(|uors  are 
kept  for  retail,  unless  by  written  consent  of  parent  or  jTuardian. 
and  any  minor  violatinj.^  the  provisions  of  tTiis  ordinance  shall, 
on  conviction  before  the  Recorder,  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than 
five  dollars,  or  work  on  tlu-  j)id)lic  works  nrit  less  than  five  days. 

Sec.  1516.  Punishment  of  Minors. — .\ny  j)erson  under  twenty- 
one  years  of  a^e  who  shall,  imder  false  representation  as  to  age. 
buy  or  allow  to  be  bou<.^ht  for  liim.  other  than  by  parent  or  jjuar- 
dian,  any  liquors,  malt  or  spirituous,  in  any  retail  saloon  of  this 


city,  shall,  u|K)ii  conviction  before  the  Recorder,  pay  a  fine  of  n*' 
less  than  twenty-five  dollars,  or  serve  not  less  than  twenty-fiN- 
tiays  on  the  ])ul)lic  works. 

Sec.  1517.  Signs  as  to  Minors. — All  places  licensed  to  retail 
spiritiunis  or  malt  li(juoi>  .shall  ha\e  posted  in  conspicuous 
places  about  their  place  of  business,  ".\o  minors  allowed  in  here." 
anil  the  same  shall  be  consiilered  sufficient  notice. 

Sec.  1518.  Sale  of  Alcohol. — When  any  persMu  applies  to  an\ 
(Iruf^gist  or  other  lawfvd  dealer  for  the  purchase  of  alcohol,  ami 
shall  state  that  it  is  bought  for  mechanical,  medicinal  or  chemi- 
cal purposes,  the  statement  or  assurance  of  said  purchaser  as  to 
tlic  use  intended  shall  be  a  comi)lete  protection  for  such  dru^- 
t^ist  or  other  lawful  dealers  in  alcohol,  from  any  prosecution  un- 
der an\'  city  ordinance. 

Sec.  1519.  Unlawful  to  Sell  in  Bulk — Drink  on  Premises. —  It 
sliall  be  unlawful  for  any  retail  dealer  in  spirituous  and  malt  li- 
(luors,  or  in  spirituous  or  malt  liquors,  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to 
sell  any  of  such  Ii(|uors  l)y  the  quart,  pint,  half-pint,  gill  or  other 
measure,  to  be  used  or  drank  in  tlie  premises  where  sold.  This 
sliall  not  apply  to  bnitlcd  beer. 

Sec.  1520.  Fine — Imprisonment. — Any  person  convicted  before 
the  Recorder's  Court  of  said  city  for  a  violation  of  the  foregoing 
section,  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or 
both  of  these  punishments,  in  the  tliscretion  of  tlie  court,  for 
each  offense. 

Sec.  1521.  Transfer — Penalty. — Any  person  who  shall  begin 
business  as  transferee  of  the  license  of  another  without  first  ad- 
vertising, filing  his  })etition  and  obtaining  the  consent  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council,  as  now  required  by  law  regulating 
tlie  issuance  of  retail  licjuor  license,  shall  be  held  and  considered 
as  carrying  on  said  business  without  a  license.  Any  person 
convicted  of  a  violation  of  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  more 
than  five  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty 
days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


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Sec.  1522.  Lunch— How  Served— Free  Penal.— It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  retail  dealer  in  liquors  in  this  city  to  keep  at 
Ills  place  of  business,  or  furnisli  to  his  patrons  or  visitors  at  such 
]>lace,  any  food  of  any  sort,  except  crackers,  cheese,  pretzels, 
pickles  and  sausage,  which  shall  not  be  served  by  waiters  or  on 
tables,  but  only  on  the  counters  ;  provided,  however,  that  when 
such  dealer  has  a  license  to  keep  a  h(jtcl,  eating  house,  or  lunch 
room,  or  stand,  totally  disconnected  with  the  barroom,  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  applicable  only  to  the  barroom. 

Sec.  1523.  Connection  with  Other  Business. — Liquor  or  beer 
shall  not  be  sold,  at  wholesale  or  retail,  in  connection  with  any 
other  business,  except  that  dealers  in  li(|uors  and  beers  at  whole- 
sale or  retail  may  carry  in  stock  and  in  their  bar  or  wholesale 
room  cigars,  tobacco,  cigarettes  atid  similar  g<)ods.  usually  con- 
stituting part  of  the  stock  of  a  li(|uor  store  or  sah^on.  This  sec- 
tion is  operati\e  on  and  after  ( )ctol)er  1,  180S. 

Sec.  1524.  Violation  Penalty. — A  \  iolatitin  uf  any  of  the  pro- 
\i>i(tns  of  foregoing  sections  shall  >ul)jcct  the  offender,  on  con- 
\  iction  thereof,  to  punishment  by  fine  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
<lre(l  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  eitlier 
r  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder  s  Court,  and  such  con- 
\  iction  shall  work  a  forfeiture  of  the  license  of  the  offender,  or 
dealer,  in  whose  place  the  offense  occurred. 


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CHAPTER       LVIII. 

IK  l-:XSKS     Kl-JilSlkAl  1(  ).\   <  )l     r.lSlXESS. 

Sec.  1525.  Persons  Doing  Business  Must  Annually  Register — 
Procure  License. —  I.mtv  person,  firm,  corporation  or  coinpan> 
c-n<.(aj4C(l  in  pn occulinj;  or  carrying  on  ain  trade,  business  or 
profession,  within  the  incorporate  limits  i»i  said  city,  is  licreb} 
rc(|uire(l  to  re.iL;i>ter  their  names,  l)usines>.  caliini^,  trade,  or  pro- 
fession, annually  at  such  times  as  the  Mayi)r  and  General  Coun- 
cil may.  by  resolution,  from  time  to  time  direct;  and  persons 
cominj;^  into  the  C'it\ ,  and  so  engaging  in  business,  after  that  date 
in  each  year,  shall  >o  re}.jister,  and  pay  for  and  procure  a  business 
license. 

Sec.  1526.  Registration  of  Business — Registration  Tax  to  Be 
Paid. —  It  >liall  hi-  ihe  duty  of  every  persijn.  firm,  or  corporation, 
enj.(aged  in  any  kind  of  business  retjuired  1)\  the  tax  ordinance, 
to  be  registered,  to  register  the  particular  bu>iness,  in  which  such 
person,  firm  or  corpt>ration  is  engaged,  and  to  pay  the  registra- 
tion tax  thereon. 

Sec.  1527.  Evidence  of  Business — What  Constitutes  Same — 
Liability  to  License. — The  putting  up,  or  kee])ing  up.  or  allow- 
ing to  remain  in  jxisitioii,  a  business  sign  on  or  in  any  house,  of- 
fice, wall,  or  other  place,  or  the  publishing  or  continuing  any  ad- 
vertisemen  in  any  newspaper,  circular  or  card  offering  to  do 
business,  or  soliciting  trade  or  patronage  in  any  business  re- 
cpiired  tt)  be  registered,  or  the  renting,  or  the  opening  of  any 
store,  house,  office,  or  ])lace  of  business  for  the  ostensible  purpose 
of  carrying  on  any  business  refpiired  to  hv  registered,  shall  be 
prima  facie  evidence  of  liability  to  register  such  business,  and 
])av  the  registration  tax  thereon  re(|uircd  b\'  tlie  Tax  Ordinance. 

Sec.  1528.   Failure  to  Register   and    Pay    License — Penalty. — 

The  failure  of  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  required  by    the 
Tax   Ordinance   to   register  and   pay   the   registration   tax   upon 


I.K   K\Si:s 1«\\\  MI|(OKi:i{ IIO«>K>        >li\4l|{s  11, 

their  said  business  shall  be  occasion  to  have  said  tax  collected 
I)y  the  issue  of  execution  by  the  Clerk  of  Council,  which  shall 
be  levied  and  collected  by  the  Marshal  or  his  deputy,  and  offend- 
er shall  also  be  subject  to  be  arrested  and  tried  before  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  and  ^u^  conviction  of  carry ini;  on  any  business  re- 
quired to  be  rej^^istered  without  rei,nstcrino-  and  paying  the  re- 
(|uired  registration  tax  therein,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  df)llars.  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  (.SO) 
days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Cinirt. 

Sec.  1529.  Pawnbrokers— Shall  Keep  Books— Entries  Thereon 
—When  Made.— All  pawnbrokers  and  second-hand  dealers  shall 
keep  books  in  connection  with  their  business,  wherein  shall  be 
entered  an  accurate  description  of  all  property  pledged  or  sold 
to  them  giving  where  the  .same  occurs  as  in  the  case  of  watches, 
the  name  of  the  maker  and  the  number  on  the  piece,  and  fur- 
ther accurately  aiid  fully  describing  such  property,  with  the  kind 
and  material  of  which  it  i^  made;  and  in  >aid  books  there  shall 
also  be  entered  the  name  of  the  person,  by  whom  same  is  depos- 
ited or  sold,  and  the  time  when  the  same  was  done.  These  ar- 
tries  shall  be  made  as  soon  after  any  transaction  is  had  as  possi- 
ble, m  n..  event  allowing  more  than  one  hour  to  elapse  after 
Mich  transaction  before  the  above  provided  entry  is  made  con- 
erning  the  same.  These  books  and  articles  themselves  so 
I)Ie(lged  or  sold  shall  at  all  times  be  subject  to  inspection  and 
rxamination   by   the   police  officers  of  the  (  ity   of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1530.  Pawnbrokers  Not  Trade  with  Minors.— It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  pawnbroker,  their  agents  or  employees,  to  re- 
ceive in  pawn  goods  ,,f  any  character  or  description  from  minors. 

Sec.  1531.  Penalty.-A  pawnbroker,  their  agent  or  employees 
receiving  g(.,,ds  in  pawn  from  minors  shall  .,n  conviction  inRe- 
c.rder-s  Court  be  fined  not  exceeding  $-,().()()  ..r  imprisoned  not 
exceeding  twenty  days  upon  public  works,  either  or  both  pen- 
alties to  be  indicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1532.  Pawnbroker  not  Liable  Where  Age  and  Size  De- 
ceives.—Any  pawnbroker  taking  from  an  applicant  a  statement 
>n  writing  that  such  applicant  is  of  age  will  not  be  held  subject 


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It)  the  j)r(>viM'iM>>  ol  tills  DidiiKiiui-  provided  the  appearance  of 
siicli  applicant  a>  lt»  a^jc  and  size  is  such  as  to  make  it  uncertain 
that  sucli  apf)Iiiaiit  is  or  is  not  twenty-one  years  of  ajje. 

Sec.  1533.  Penalty  for  Failure  to  Keep  Books  or  Making  False 
Entries. — Any  person  doin^;  a  pawnbrokiny:  or  second-hand  ^joods 
hnsincss  in  tlie  C  ity  of  .\tlanta.  who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  keep 
hooks  in  connection  with  their  l>u.siness.  as  provided  for  in  the 
l)rcccdinj^  section,  or  who  >>hall  make  false  entries  concerninj; 
the  transactions  nanud,  or  who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  permit  an 
inspection  and  examination  of  said  hooks  and  of  the  property 
pledged  with  t)r  sold  to  them.  I)y  any  police  officer  of  said  City, 
shall,  upon  conviction  l)rforc  the  Recorder's  t'onrt  he  lined  not 
less  than  twenty-tive  dollars,  nor  more  than  two  Imndred  dol 
lars.  or  imi)risonment  for  not  more  than  thirty  days,  one  tu- 
hot'h.  as  the   Recorder's  Court   in  its  discretion  may  determine. 

Sec.  1534.  Fees  of  City  Clerk.— It  shall  he  uidawful  for  the 
I  itv  Clerk  or  Tax  Collector  to  charge  or  receive,  on  account  ol 
the  City,  any  fee  for  issuinj;  any  license  to  any  citizen  or  tax- 
payer, who  shall  i)a\  such  license  within  the  time  allowed  hy 
the  ordinances  for  such  payment,  before  the  issuinij  (^f  the  exe- 
ciitimi  tlieretor. 

Sec.  1535.  Shall  Collect  Fees— When— How.  It  shall  be  tlu' 
duly  of  the  City  Clerk  and  Tax  C'ollector  to  charp^e  and  collect 
the  fees  now  and  hereafter  provided  by  (^dinance  for  issuing 
licenses  to  merchants  and  taxjiayers.  who  do  not  i)ay  such  li- 
censes within  the  time  limited  by  the  ordinance,  and  to  jvay  such 
fees  or  licenses  into  the  City  Treasury  for  the  use  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1536.  Fees  and  Costs  Go  to  the  City.— All  fcc^  and  cots 
collected  bv  ilir  Marshal,  on  acconnt  of  settlinj^  levies,  adver- 
tisements, sales,  commissions,  makiui,'  deeds,  and  other  services 
in  connection  w  ith  the  collection  of  executions  for  licenses,  taxes, 
or  assessments,  shall  be  paid  into  the  City  treasury  for  the  use 
of  the  City. 

Sec.  1537.  Veterans — Old  Soldiers — Above  Provisions  do  Not 
Apply  to — To  Whom. — The  various  provisions  of  the  Tax  Or- 


l.lfK.NSKN \<»>H.  N  UKN  TO — II     l\>       MI(OKKI{>       lil(KK'l     MUH'N    ^J;' 

flinance  of  the  Lity  of  Atlanta,  as  tn  the  payment  of  registration 
taxes,  shall  have  n<»  ai)i)lication  to  the  cases  of  old  soldiers  hav- 
int,'-  free  licenses  from  the  State  to  peddle,  whether  such  old  sol- 
•  liers  go  from  place  to  place  in  the  City  peddling  the  kind  of 
wares  or  goods  coNered  hy  their  licenses,  or  such  old   soldiers 

ccupy  stands  for  the  disposition  and  sale  of  their  wares:  pro- 
sided,  nevertheless.  >uch  old  soldier>  >»1ia]l   not   he  ])ermitted  to 

I>>truct  the  sidewalks  or  street>  with  an\    >uch  stand. 

Sec.  1538.  Consignments  Prohibited,  Except  to  Commission 
Merchants  Licensed  as  Such. —  N'o  jjcrson  or  persons,  firm,  or 
corporation,  doing  hu^ines-^  in  this  City,  shall  sell  or  offer  for 
sale,  any  goods,  wans,  merchandise,  fruits  or  produce  consigtied 
to  them,  upon  commission  or  t>therwise,  or  whether  they  derive 
I  he  u^ual  heiKtit-  i<\  consignees  therefrom,  unless  said  goods, 
wares.  fruit>.  or  produce  come  within  the  scope  of  the  lines  of 
goods  that  tluy  are  licensed  hy  law  to  deal  in,  or  unless  they 
lia\e  a  general  commis«,iou  mercliani>'  registration  license,  wlien. 
in  filher  instaiur.  they  mu»t  i>ay  lax  on  commission  sales,  as  re- 
ijuirecl  hy  tax  oi'dinauce. 

Sec.  1539.  Fi  Fas  for  Business  Tax  Issue — When. —  No  license 
ti  la  >hall  is>ue,  n«»r  cost  thereon  accrue,  until  five  days  after 
'!k-  mailing  of  notice,  under  cover,  to  the  person  in  default,  stat- 
iig  the  amount  due  for  such  license,  and.  if  not  paid  within  five 
I."))  days  from  the  date  of  such  notice,  a  fi  fa  therefor,  and  for  the 
(. '>>!>«  thereon,  will  i>^ue. 

Sec.  1540.   Tax  on  Produce  Brokers,  Etc. — How  Fixed. —  fhc 

registration  tax  on  the  l)U>>ine>>  of  >t(.Lk  and  produce  brokers  or 
agencies  shall  he  fixed  in  annual  tax  ordinance,  the  business  to 
l)e  subject  to  regulation  by  the  Mayor  and  (Jeneral  Council  by 
>uch  ordinance^  as  may  be  |)assed  from  time  to  time  for  that  pur- 
pose. 

Sec.  1541.  No  Modification  of  Bucket  Shop  Ordinances  or 
Laws, — The  taxing  and  licensing  of  the  bu>iness  of  brokers,  or 
agencies  for  brokers,  shall  not  be  construed  to  repeal  or  modify 
the  existing  ordinances  prohibiting  "bucket  shops." 

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Sec.  1542.  Free  Licenses  Granted  Only — When. — No  free  li- 
cense shall  iurcalter  \>v  j^rantcd  under  any  eireiinistances,  to  an\ 
person  for  any  i»Mr|><»>e.  unless  sutli  |)er>on  shall  have  heen  a 
citizen  of  the  I  ity  c<  Mitiiiually  for  the  two  \  ears  next  prcccdinj^' 
the  askiiij^f  of  the  >aiiie. 

Sec.  1543.  License  for  Street  Vendors — Conditions  Amount 
of  License. —  .\i»  license  shall  be  j.(rantetl  to  any  person  or  tirni 
to  erect  a  stauil  or  sell  from  street  or  pavement,  any  patent  med- 
icine, novelty,  or  article  of  merchandise  f^enerally  sold  by  itiner- 
ant vendors,  except  with  the  written  ct^tisent  of  the  person  or 
persons  occupy inj.,'^  the  store,  office,  ar  residence  before  which  it 
is  proposed  sellinj.^  said  merchandise,  and  b\  order  oi  the  Mayor. 
The  license  tax  for  such  privilej^a's  shall  not  be  less  tlian  fifteen 
dollars  j)er  week  for  each  stand  or  salesman,  unless  j^ranted  on 
petition  to  i  ieneral  Council.  an<l  no  license  shall  be  j^ranted  for 
less  than  one  week. 

Sec.  1544.   Street  Stands  for  Sale  of  Fruits,  Etc.   Abolished. 

.\'o  license  shall  issue  to  any  itinerant  peddler  or  other  person 
for  the  purpose  of  sellini.^  articles  of  merchandise  from  an\ 
stand  or  location,  in  or  upon  the  streets  (.r  roadway  proper  be- 
tween t'he  curbin*:^  in  said  City. 

See.  1545.  Licenses  for  Soft  Drinks — Coca-Cola — Ginger  Ale. 
— Manufacturers  of  proprietaary  soft  drink  syrups  or  proprietary 
non-alcoholic  beveraj^es,  such  as  Coca-cola,  t^injj^cr  ale  and  simi- 
lar products,  to  be  sold  to  bottlinj.;  works  or  retailers,  shall  pay 
license  as  follows : 

(a).  Wlicre  gross  annual  sales  are  not  m<>re  than  $50,000.00, 
$50.00. 

(b).  A\'hcre  qross  annual  sales  are  more  than  $50,000,  $50.0(> 
plus  $1  additional  for  each  $1,000.00  over  $30,00.00  gross  annual 
sales;  provided  no  license  shall  exceed  $200.00.  (  Manufacturers, 
as  above,  holding  license  as  such,  may  operate  bottling  works 
for  t'heir  own  proprietary  beverages  without  additional  license). 

Bottling  works  for  soft  drink  beverages,  such  as  Coca-cola, 
ginger  ale,  soda  water,  and  similar  products,  shall  pay  license  as 
follows : 


I,I<K\M> — HiKNTS — I'KIIC  K>  r  KiH-l    <  H  AH<iK  ^;^3 

(a).    \\  lure  gross  annual  sales  arc  not  more  than  $50,000,  $50. 

(b).  Where  gross  annual  sales  are  more  than  $50,000,  $50  plus 
SI  additional  for  each  $1,000  over  $50,000  gross  annual  sales; 
provided  no  license  shall  exceed  $200.  (Bottling  works,  as 
above,  holding  license  as  such,  and  manufacturing  syrups  for 
own  use  exclusively  shall  not  be  required  to  take  out  license  for 
such  manufacturing).  Licenses  issued  quarterly  under  this  sec- 
tion shall  be  based  on  business  done  the  preceding  quarter.  Li- 
censes issued  annually  under  this  section  shall  be  leased  on  busi- 
iHss  done  the  preceding  year. 

Sec.  1546.  Agents'  Percentage  Tax — Tax  on  Insurance  Agents. 

— .\11  pcrun^,  tirms,  or  corporations  hercinattcr  named,  carrying 
on  a  registered  business,  or  who  are  required  to  register  their 
business,  by  this  Ordinance,  in  said  City,  shall  pay  the  following 
l)ercentage  upon  the  gross  receipts  of  their  business,  payable 
([uarterly  : 

Agents  (not  specially  mentioned)   1  per  cent. 

Insurance  agents: — 

(a).  All  agents  of  fire,  life,  accident,  surety,  and  other  insur- 
ance companies,  for  whom  such  agents  do  business,  one  (1)  per 
cent,  per  annum  of  the  gross  premiums  collected  upon  policies 
of  insurance  issued  upon  persf)ns,  property,  indemnity,  or  busi- 
ness, which  are  located  within  or  domiciled  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  Atlanta. 

(b).  All  agents  for  companies,  who  collect  their  premiums 
weekly,  issuing  insurance  upon  t^e  "health"  of  persons,  includ- 
ing all  companies,  who  carry  on  this  kind  of  insurance,  for  whom 
they  do  business,  one-fourth  (V4)  of  one  (1)  per  cent,  per  an- 
num of  the  gross  premiums  collected  or  charged  upon  policies 
of  insurance  issued  upon  persons  domiciled  within  the  corpo- 
rate limits  of  Atlanta. 

(c).  The  percentage  tax  herein  provided  for  by  tliis  ordinance 
shall  be  paid  on  all  renewal  or  annual  premiums  as  well  as  on 
premiums  for  new  business,  and  notes,  drafts,  or  other  accept- 
ances received  in  lieu  of  cash  in  settlement  for  new  or  renewal 
premiums  shall   be  counted,  assessed,  and   paid  on   as   cash. 

Sec.  1647.  Percentage  Tax — When  Payable — How     Collected. 

— The  percentage  tax  herein  provided  for  shall  be  paid  quarterly; 


4;{t; 


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ami  not  later  than  tlif  I.'»tli  das   after  the  last  day  "f  taili  <|ua 
tcr,  t>r  ■"license  period,"'  siuli  aj^eut.  or  liis  authorized  represei 
tative.  or  the  autliorized  ofheer  or  represciitaive  of    eompanu 
taxed  'I)v  the  j)rovisioiis  of  this  ordiiiaiue.  >hall  fdc  in  the  office 
of  C  lerk   of   L'oiuicil   a   sworn   statement    showinj^  in   detail    the 
amount  of  business  transacted  durinj;  the  prece<linj^  cjuarter.     At 
tlie    time   of   fdiii!:,^   >aid    statement,    the    percenla^^e    tax    shall     he 
paid  into  the    Treasury  of  the  (  ity  throuj^h  the  office  of  (."lerk  of 
Council.       The  Clerk  of  (Mimcil  sliall  issue  an  execution  aj^aiiist 
every  insurance  aj^ent,  who  fails  to  pay  the  percentafjc  tax.  as 
re(|uire(l  l>y  this  ordinance.      I'.ach  execution,  so  issucil.  shall  he 
for  such  an  amount  as  in  the  ju;;dmcnt  i<f  said  Clerk  of  Ciouncil 
will  co\  er  the  percentage  tax  due  the  City  of  Atlanta  l)y  such 
insurance  aj^ent.      Executions  so  issued  sliall  l)e  levied  and  col- 
lected l)\    the  C  it\    Marshal  as  ;ire  other  tax  executions. 


Sec.  1548.  To  Whom  the  Percentage  Tax  Applies. —  Flu-  pro- 
visions of  this  section  sIkiU  apply  to  all  tire,  life,  accident,  surety, 
industrial,  or  other  insurance  companies,  except  such  as  are  ex- 
empt hy  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Georgia  from  the  payment  of 
such  license  fees  or  taxes,  whether  such  companies  do  or  (l«)  not 
maintain  in  the  City  of  .\tlanta  a  local  agent  or  agency — as  such 
terms  are  used  and  umlerstood  in  insurance  circles,  i)rovided 
such  companies  recei\e  or  collect  premiums  on  policies  issued 
on  persons,  priiperl\,  indemnity,  or  l)usiness,  which  are  located 
within  or  domiciled  within  the  corporate  limits  of  Atlanta, 
whether  suc'h  premiums  are  received  or  collected  hy  the  compa- 
nies direct  through  the  Cnited  States  Mail,  express  companies, 
banks,  individuals,  tirms  or  other  collecting  agencies. 

This  section  does  not  apply  to  the  office  of  or  business  done 
bv  general  agents,  managers  or  home  companies  located  within 
the  Citv  of  Atlanta  except  as  to  premiums  collected  as  provided 
in  paragrap'h  (a)  of  the  above  section. 

All  insurance  companies  shall  pay  iVi  per  cent,  per  annum  on 
all  capital  employed  in  doing  a  brokerage  business,  such  as  dis- 
counting notes,  bills,  drafts,  or  exchange,  or  lending  money. 


Sec.  1549.  All  Licenses  Subject  to  Revocation.— All  licenses, 
i^>^ue(l  f..r  any  purpose,  are  hereby  made  subject  to  rei)eai  by 
resolution  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  during  the  tern'i 
for  which  same  have  been  issued,  and.  in  such  event,  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  sTiall  provide  for  the  return  to  the  licensee 
>uch  proportion  of  the  sum  paid  by  licensees  as  shall  cover  the 
remainder  of  the  term  thereof. 


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CHAPTER      LIX. 

.\r\Kki.\(.i:s-  i;iK  ills    di:  \  riis. 

Sec.  1550.  Marriages  Must  Be  Reported — By  Whom — To 
Whom. — It  shall  hr  the  duty  of  every  clcrjj^yiuan.  niap^istratc  or 

(itluT  persiin,  win*  shall  perform  any  niarriaj^e  ceremony  within 
the  C  itv  of  .Atlanta.  t«>  report  cacli  marriaj^a^  ceremony  solem- 
nized 1)V  him  to  the  iioard  of  Health  office  within  forty-ci^ht 
hours  thereafter,  j^ivinj^  the  full  name.  aj^e.  color.  occupatit)n. 
hirlhplace  (State  and  L'ount\  ).  and  le^^al  residence  of  each  j)er- 
son  married,  and  the  date  of  such  marriage. 

Sec.  1551.  Births — How  Reported. — Any  physiciati.  accoucher. 
midwife,  or  other  person  in  chari^'e.  who  shall  attend,  assist,  or 
advise  at  the  hirili  of  any  child  within  the  City  of  .\tlanta.  shall 
report  to  the  Iioard  of  Health  office  within  si.x  days  thereafter, 
statinjT  distinctly  the  date  of  birth,  sex  and  color  of  diild  or  chil- 
dren born,  its  or  their  physical  condition,  whether  still-born  C)r 
not,  the  full  name,  nativity  and  residence  of  the  parents,  and 
the  maiden  name  of  the  mother  of  such  child  or  children. 

Sec.  1552.  Registry  of  Physicians  Required. —  li  >liall  be  the 
duty  of  every  physician,  accoucher,  and  midwife  practicing;-  medi- 
cine or  doinci:  business  within  the  City  of  .\tlanta  to  register  his 
or  her  name  in  a  book  to  be  provided  for  such  purpose  at  the 
office  of  the  Iioard  of  Health  of  said  City,  giving  full  name,  resi- 
dence, and  place  of  business ;  and  in  case  of  removal  from  one 
place  to  another  in  said  City,  to  make  change  in  said  register 
accordingly. 

Sec.  1553.   Penalty  for  Violation  of  Any  of  Above  Provisions. 

— Any  person,  who  shall  violate,  or  aid  and  abet  in  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  ordinances,  shall,  upon  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not 


MARRIAGES — BLANKS — DEATHS — PERMITS  430 

exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court. 

Sec.  1554.  Blanks  to  Be  Furnished  by  Board  of  Health.— Iti 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Health  to  keep  on  hand  at  all 
times  a  supply  of  blanks  for  gratuitous  distribution  to  all  per- 
sons, whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  make  returns  under  the  foregoing 
ordinances. 

Sec.  1555.  Registry  of  Deaths  to  be  Kept — By  Whom — Also 
Births — Also  Marriages. — The  Board  of  Health  shall  cause  to 
be  kept  at  some  c(jnvenient  place  a  book  for  the  registration  of 
all  marriages,  births,  and  deaths,  as  hereinafter  provided,  occur- 
ring in  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1556.  Certificate  of  Death  Given — By  Whom — When 
Cause  of  Death  Unknown,  Certificate  so  States. —  in  all  cases  of 
death,  occurring  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  the  attending  jihysician 
shall  give  a  certificate,  according  to  a  blank  form  prescribed  and 
furnished  by  the  Board  of  Health,  stating  name,  age,  se.x.  color, 
nativity,  occupation,  condition  (married,  single,  or  widowed), 
residence  and  date,  and  cause  of  death  of  such  deceased  person, 
to  the  family,  or  person  in  charge  of  the  de^d  body,  and,  in  case 
of  sudden  death,  or  any  death  where  there  is  no  attending  physi- 
cian, the  City  Physician  in  the  ward  where  the  death  occurs, 
when  retjuested.  shall,  after  satisfactory  investigation,  or  any 
other  physician,  who  has  investigated  the  facts,  may,  when  ap- 
plied to,  give  such  certificate;  and  the  Coroner,  or  other  officer 
acting  in  his  place,  may  likewise  give  such  certificate,  in  cases 
coming  under  his  notice.  If  any  person  authorized  to  issue  such 
certificate  cannot  state  the  cause  of  the  death,  he  must  certify 
that  it  is  unknown. 

Sec.  1557.  Permit  for  Burial  or  Removal  Issued  on  Certificate 
—Comptroller  Is  Advised  whether  Child  or  Adult.— When  such 
certificate  is  presented  to  the  Board  of  Health,  or  to  the  person 
designated  by  them,  a  permit  shall  be  issued  for  the  burial  or  re- 
moval of  such  deceased  person,  and  the  certificate  shall  be  filed, 
and  the  facts  therein  set  forth  shall  be  duly  recorded,  and  the 
fact  of  the  issue  of  such  a  permit  shall  be  reported  to  the  Comp- 
troller, stating  whether  child  or  adult. 


4^0       >l  \Ultl  \<;i:>       ITUMIIN  —  III  Ul\l,«» — UKMOVAI.S — I'K.NALTV 

Sec.  1558.  Certificates  and  Permits  for  Non-Residents — How 
Issued. — If  the  body  of  any  person  wlio  has  died  without  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  brought  into  this  City  for 
burial,  a  certificate  in  due  form  shall  be  presented,  and  a  permit 
shall  be  issued,  as  provided  in  cases  of  persons,  who  die  within 
the  City,  but  the  record  shall  show  that  such  person  is  a  non- 
resident, and  the  death  shall  not  be  charjjed  to  the  mortality  of 
the  City,  unless  said  deceased  person  shall  be  a  resident  of  this 
City,  death  having  occurreil  during  a  temporary  absence  only 
from  home. 


Sec.  1559.  No  Burial  or  Removal  to  be  Made  Without  a  Per- 
mit.— No  sexton  or  superintendent,  or  person  in  charge  of  any 
cemetery  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  bury 
or  remove  from  said  City  the  body  of  any  deceased  person  with- 
out first  obtaining  such  burial  permit,  and  no  undertaker  or 
agent  of  any  railroad, 'or  conductor  of  any  railroad  train,  or  agent 
or  employee  of  any  express  company,  or  any  other  person,  shall 
remove  the  body  of  any  <lcccased  person  who  died  in  said  City, 
or  may  have  been  brouglit  into  said  City  for  burial  beyond  the 
limits  thereof,  without  a  permit  from  the  Board  of  Health,  or 
from  a  person  desigiTated  by  them. 

Sec.  1560.  Penalty  for  Neglect  or  Failure. — .\ny  person,  whose 
duty  it  is  to  report  a  birth  or  death  and  the  cause  of  a  death,  un- 
der the  foergoing  sections,  and  who  shall  fail  to  do  so,  or  who 
shall  violate  any  other  provision  of  the  preceding  sections,  may 
be  summoned  to  appear,  or  be  arrested,  and  taken  before  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  and  may,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
less  than  ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirtj-^  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Court. 


MARSHAL—EXECUTIONS — INDOKSKD  44^ 


CHAPTER  LX. 

MARSHAL— EXEiCUTIOXS— TAX  SALES— CITY 

WEIGHERS,  WEIGHTS  AND 

MEASURES. 

Sec.  156L  Executions  Prepared  in  Department  Where  They 
Become  Delinquent. — All  executions  for  delinquent  bills  or  ac- 
counts due  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  prepared  and  docketed 
in  the  department  where  such  bills  or  accounts  become  delin- 
quent. 

Sec.  1562.  Executions  Delivered  to  Clerk. — Executions  thus 
prepared  and  docketed  shall  be  promptly  dcliverctl  to  the  Clerk 
of  the  Council,  who  shall  issue  such  executions  and  enter  same 
ujjon  a  docket  to  be  kept  in  the  said  Clerk's  Office, 

Sec.  1563.  Executions  Delivered  to  Marshal — Enters  Upon 
Docket — Proceeds  to  Enforce  Collection. — ."^uch  executions  shall 
be  directed  and  delivered  by  the  Clerk  of  Council  to  the  City 
Marshal,  who  shall  enter  the  same  upon  a  docket  to  be  kept  in 
the  said  Marshal's  office,  and  the  ^larshal  shall  proceed  to  en- 
force the  collection  of  such  executions  in  the  manner  prescribed 
by  law.  The  docket  of  original  entry,  or  a  copy  thereof,  shall 
be  kept  in  the  office  of  the  City  Comptroller. 

Sec.  1564.  Marshal  Endorse  Executions  in  Ink — Dockets  Show 
Entries. — The  Marshal  shall  endorse  in  ink  upon  each  execution 
the  settlement,  if  the  same  is  collected;  and,  if  the  execution  is 
not  collectible,  the  reason  therefor.  And  the  docket  in  the  Mar- 
shal's office  shall  show  the  same  entries.  The  Marshal  shall  then 
deliver  executions  thus  endorsed  to  the  Comptroller,  who  shall 
make  entry  of  the  Marshal's  endorsements  upon  the  proper  exe- 
cution dockets  kept  in  the  said  Comptroller's  office.  Such  exe- 
cutions shall  then  be  delivered  to  the  City  Clerk,  who  shall  make 
similar  entries  upon  the  excution  dockets  in  his  office,  and  the 


44')        MAUSIlAl, StrrTLES STRKI-rr  FI   fas — UEFALLTER§ — LEVIES 

said  City  Clerk  sail  be  the  custodian  of  cancelled,  settled,   and 
returned  executions. 

Sec.  1565.  Marshal  Cannot  Settle  Before  Fi  Fa  Is  Issued.— 
The  Marshal  is  prohibited  from  settling  with  any  defaulter  be- 
fore a  fi  fa  is  issued  by  the  Clerk. 

Sec.  1566.  Street  Tax  Fi  Fas — When  Presented.— Xo  fi  fa  shall 
be  presented  for  street  tax  until  a  demand  be  made  for  payment. 

Sec.  1567.  No  Tax  Defaulters'  Notices  on  Postal  Cards.— All 
notices  sent  by  the  City  officials  to  tax  defaulters  by  mail,  to  pay 
their  taxes,  whether  assessment  licenses  or  otherwise,  shall  be 
made  under  cover,  and  not  upon  postal  cards. 

Sec.  1568.  Tax  Executions — Clerk  to  Issue — Directed  to  Mar- 
shal.— In  all  cases,  where  any  person  or  persons,  citizens  of  the 
Citv  of  Atlanta,  or  who  have  property  subject  to  taxation  within 
the  limits  of  the  same,  shall  fail,  refuse  or  neglect  to  pay  the 
taxes  imposed  according  to  law  or  ordinance  of  said  City,  the 
Clerk  of  Council  shall  issue  executions  for  the  same,  which  exe- 
cutions shall  be  signed  by  said  Clerk,  and  bear  test  in  the  name 
of  the  Mayor,  and  be  entered  on  the  Comptroller's  books,  and 
be  directed  to  the  Marshal  of  said  City,  commanding  him  to  levy 
on  the  goods,  chattels,  lands  and  tenements  of  the  defendants, 
or  so  much  thereof  as  shall  be  sufficient  to  satisfy  the  demand 
and  cost,  w  hich  execution  shall  bind  all  the  property  of  the  de- 
fendant ;  and  the  cost  thereof  shall  be  the  same  as  on  tax  execu- 
tions for  like  amounts  by  the  law  of  this  State.  . 

Sec.  1569.  Fi  Fas  to  Be  Levied  by  Marshal. — Whenever  any 
fieri  facias  shall  issue  against  any  person  or  persons,  citizens  of 
said  City,  or  who  have  property  subject  to  taxation  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  same,  for  taxes,  in  the  manner  prescribed 
by  the  charter  of  this  City,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Marshal 
forthwith  to  levy  the  same  upon  the  property  of  the  defendant, 
or  a  sufficiency  thereof  to  satisfy  said  fieri  facias  and  costs. 

Sec.  1570.  Advertisement  and  Sale  in  Due  Course  by  Marshal. 
— ^Whenever  the  Marshal  shall  have  any  execution  or  executions 


MARISIIAI. ^'>VKMTI>K>IH\TS_FKKS— X0TKF:_REDEMPTI0X     440 

placed  in  his  hands,  he  shall  execute  tlie  same  in  the  manner 
prescribed  by  law.  and.  whenever  he  shall  levy  any  execution 
upon  any  goods,  chattels,  lands,  or  tenements,  he  sliall  advertise 
the  same  in  one  oT  the  public  gazettes  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
once  a  week  for  four  weeks  prior  to  the  day  of  sale;  and  the  said 
Marshal  shall,  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  each  month,  between  the 
hours  of  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon  and  4  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon, sell  all  property  levied  upon,  in  front  of  the  Courthuse 
door  of  Fulton  County,  at  public  outcry,  and  shall  knock  down 
said  property  to  the  ^highest  bidder,  and  execute  titles  to  the 
same,    if   required.      He   shall    collect    the    following   fees: 

For  settling  and  collecting  a  h  fa Sl.OO 

Levying  fi  fa  over  $100 1.00 

Levying  fi  fa  SI 00  and  under ,35 

Commission   for  selling  property,    the    same 

amounts    allowed    Sheriffs,     according     to 

amounts  of  the  varicnis  executions. 
Making  deed    1 .00 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Marshal  to  itemize  tlie  costs  on  the 
back  of  the  fi  fa.  and  to  print  this  bill  of  fees  on  each  fi  fa. 

Sec.  1571.  Notice  of  Levy  Five  Days  Before  Sale.— Where 
real  estate  is  levied  on.  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  tlie  Marslial  to 
-;ive  to  the  owner,  (.r  the  tenant  in  possession,  if  the  owner  is  un- 
known, a  written  notice  of  such  levy  five  days  before  the  sale, 
and  to  make  a  return  of  the  service,  and  date  of  service,  and  by 
whom  made,  and  upon  whom  perfected  on  the  execution. 

Sec.  1572.  Redemption— Within  What  Time— How— When- 
ever any  land  is  sold  under  and  by  virtue  of  any  tax  execution 
issued  in  pursuance  of  the  charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  the  owner  or  owners  thereof,  his,  Tier  or  their  agent,  or 
attorney,  or  the  vendor  of  the  land,  when  the  purchase  money 
has  not  been  paid,  sliall  have  the  right  and  privilege  of  redeem- 
ing the  land  thus  sold  within  one  year  from  the  time  of  sale 
by  paying  the  purchaser  thereof  the  amount  paid  by  sucli  pur- 
chaser for  said  land,  with  legal  interest  thereon,  and  ten  per  cen- 
tum premium  on  said  amount,  in  current  monev. 


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Sec.  1573.  Marshal  Shall  Keep  Registry  of  Tax  Sales— Copy  of 
Advertisement,  Etc.— Hk-  Marshal  ^iiall  kcfj)  a  register  of  all 
salt's  of  real  t-^tati-.  wlutlKr  Nacaiii  <t  imi)ro\c(l.  in  a  book  pro 
vitlcd  by  hini  for  that  purpose,  in  which  lie  ^hall  enter  each  trad 
(.r  Kit  of  land  exposed  to  sale,  the  precise  (juantity  sold,  a  copy  of 
the  advertisement,  and  the  amount  of  ta.xes  and  costs  the  same 
was  Sold  for,  and  ihe  purchaser's  name,  leaving,'  at  the  end  of 
eacli  line  three  cohunns  in  blank— leaving  a  sufficient  space  to 
insert  the  name  of  the  person,  who  may  redeem  such  lot  or  tract 
of  land,  the  date  of  redemption,  and  the  amount  of  redemption 
money  paid,  wliich  book  >hall  i)C  kept  in  a  mat  and  legible  man- 
ner, and  shall  always  be  open  for  the  inspectiim  of  any  and  all 
])ersons  interested. 

Sec.  1574.  Marshal— Papers  and  Books  to  be  Kept  By.— Here- 
after it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  ^Iar^hal  of  said  City: — 

l-irst. —  To  keej)  a  tile  of  all  newspapers,  in  which  liis  official 
advertisements  api)ear. 

.Second.— 'To  keep  an  execution  docket,  wherein  he  shall  enter 
a  full  description  of  all  executions  levied  by  him  on  any  kind  ot 
property,  showing  what  property  levied  on.  the  date  of  levy,  ami 
of  t'he  ser\ice  of  notice,  together  with  all  his  acts  and  doings 
thereon. 

Iliird.- To  keep  a  book,  in  which  shall  be  entered  a  record 
of  all  sales  made  by  him,  describing  accurately  the  property  and 
process,  under  which  sold,  tlie  date  of  the  levy  and  sale,  and  the 
purchase  and  ])rioe. 

jrourth. — Said  books  shall  have  an  index,  which  shall  be  kept 
u])  for  eac'h  entry  thereon. 

Sec.  1575.  Purchase  By  City — Property  Sold  by  Marshal— The 
Chairman  or  a  member  of  the  Tax  Committee  shall  act  for  the 
City  in  bidding  the  amount  of  tax  and  costs  on  property  sold 
for  tax  by  the  Marshal,  where  no  one  bids  that  amount,  and  see 
tliat  the  Marshal  makes  the  City  a  deed  in  pursuance  of  the  Act 
of   the    Legislature   a])proved    l-'ebruary   27,    1877. 

Sec.  1576.  Clerk  Shall  Keep  Record— Copies  of  Marshal's  Ad- 
vertisements and  Deeds  Kept  by  Him. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Clerk  of  Council  to  prepare  and  keep  in  bis  office  a  book  of 


M\UMi\i.     i.M  i:\«»i:  iNsiMM  luK  IN   <n\i{«.i;  I'l  it«  II  \si:>        ^^-j 

rccttrd  of  all  pmiKriy  purchased  by  the  City  at  Marshal's  tax 
sales,  showinj^  \\''ht)se  ])roperty  was  so  purchased,  the  auiount  bid 
bv  the  Tax  Ct)niuiittee.  aud  what  portion  of  the  same  was  tax. 
aud  what  portion  Clerk  and  Mar>hars  costs,  respectively.  He 
NJiall  also  file  and  carefully  kecj)  in  his  office  the  deed  made  by 
the  Marshal  to  the  City,  and  the  execution  attached,  whicli  shall 
be  delivered  to  him  by  the  Marsal;  also  a  ct)])y  of  the  newspaper 
in  which  am  Mar-<hars  sale,  at  which  the  C'ity  purchased,  was 
advertised. 

Sec.  1577.  License  Inspector  Put  in  Possession  by  Marshal — 
No  Trespass  Allowed  on  Property — Collection  of  Rents,  Etc. — 
The  License  Inspector  shall  be  the  proper  person  for  the  City 
NLirshal  to  place  in  possession  of  all  property  purchased  by  the. 
Citv  at  Marshal  >  tax  sides,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  tlie  Li- 
cense Insi)ector  to  keej)  careful  watch  o\  er  all  such  proi)erty, 
and  see  that  no  person  is  allowed  in  trespass  thereon,  in  cases  of 
vacant  property,  ami  look  after  the  building's  (if  the  property  is 
improved),  rent  t'he  same,  collect  the  rents',  and  return  and  i)a\ 
all  amounts  collected  for  rent  to  the  Tax  ».  oilector.  The  C  lerk 
shall  keep  a  record  in  the  book  above  referred  to  of  all  amounts 
received  for  rent. 

Sec.  1578.  Redemption  of  Marshal's  Deeds — How  Made — 
Duties  of  Officers  in  Regard  Thereto. — Tiie  o\\  ner  doiriui;  to  le- 
deem  })ropcrty  so  purchased  by  the  City,  may  do  so  in  one  year 
from  <late  of  sale  by  api)lyin^  to  the  Clerk  n(  Coimcil.  and  upon 
a  compliance  of  any  sucli  person  with  the  law.  he.  she,  or  it  may 
be  allowed  to  do  so;  and  all  redemptions  of  Mar>hars  deeds  shall 
be  upon  receipts  prepared  l)y  the  Clerk  and  turned  over  to  the 
Tax  Collector  in  conformity  with  the  coupon  system  ;  and  the 
Clerk  shall  enter  upon  the  Marslial's  deed  book  a  complete  rec- 
ord of  all  re(lenlpt^on^,  and  other  settlements  of  Marshal's  deeds, 
chiving  dates,  amounts,  by  whom  redeemed  or  settled,  and  all 
other  matters  of  importance  connected  with  each  transaction. 
The  Comptroller  shall  prepare  and  keep  a  similar  Marshal's  deed 
book,  which  shall  likewise  show  all  the  transactions  connected 
with  the  said  Marshal's  deeds.  The  al)ove  ordinance  is  to  carry 
into  effect  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  Georgia  entitled  "An  Act 


to  provide   for   the    manner  of   tax   sales   hy    luuncipal   cori)ora- 
tions.  and  for  niher  i)iirposes,  approved  I'eKrnary  27,  1877." 

Sec.  1579.  Property  Bought  at  Tax  Sales — Resold— Who 
Serves  Notice.— In  all  cases  where  i)r<.ptrt\.  after  having'  been 
bou^'lu  hy  the  L  ily  at  tax  sales,  has  been  held  one  year,  and  by 
order  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Conncil  is  advertised  to  be  sold 
again,  as  provided  by  law,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector 
of  Street  lnipn)venients  in  office  at  the  time  such  sales  arc  ad- 
vertised to  serve  the  five  (.'))  days'  notice  recpiired  by  law  on 
the  tenant  in  possession,  and  to  make  return  of  sucli  service  in 
writing. 

Sec.  1580.  Service  Perfected— How.— Such  service  shall  be 
])erfected  upon  tlie  tenant  in  possession,  if  the  priijjcrty  is 
occupied,  and,  if  vacant,  upon  the  owner,  or  his  agent,  if  known  ; 
and  failing  all  of  these,  such  notice  shall  be  conspicuously 
posted  upon  the  i)ropcrty.  The  service  in  all  cases  to  be  made 
at  least  five  (5)  days  before  the  day  of  sale. 

Sec.  1581.  Clerk's  Duty,  When  Property  Has  Been  Held  One 

Year.— Property  i)urchased  by  the  City  at  Mar>hars  sale  for 
City  tax  (by  virtue  (jf  tiie  provisions  of  an  .\ct  passed  by  the 
Legislature  of  Georgia,  and  approved  February  27th,  1877),  and 
which  lias  been  held  by  the  City,  under  deed  made  in  pursuance 
of  such  sale,  for  one  year,  shall  be  sold  and  disposed  of  by  the 
City  as  follows:  The  Clerk  of  Council  shall  present  to  the 
Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  at  any  regular  meeting  thereof  a 
full  descriptive  list  of  all  property  so  purchased,  and  which 
has  been  held,  as  aforesaid,  for  one  year. 

Sec.  1582.  Council  to  Direct  Sale  by  Resolution— Advertise- 
ment.—Said  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  then,  by  resolu- 
tion, direct  the  sale  of  all,  or  such  a  portion  of  said  property,  as 
in  its  judgment  should  be  sold.  Such  direction  being  given, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Tax  Committee  to  advertise  such 
property  for  sale  in  a  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta  once  a  week  for  four  weeks  before  a  regular  Sheriff's 
sale  day,  and  to  have  notice  of  such  proposed  sale  served  on  the 


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owner,  aj^ent  or  tenant  in  j)()ssc^^sion,  or  in  case  of  vacant  prop- 
erty posted  thereon  and  return  of  service  of  this  notice  made 
as  in  cases  of  regular  tax  sales,  and  on  such  day,  between  tlie 
lej^-al  hours  for  Sheriff's  sales,  said  Committee  shall  sell,  or 
have  sold,  said  property  at  public  outer}'  to  the  highest  bidder 
for    cash. 

Sec.  1583.  Property  Sold  Separately. —  l\ach  piece  of  said  prop- 
erty sliall  be  sold  separately. 

Sec.  1584.  Quit  Claim  Deeds  Executed  by  Mayor. — Purchas- 
ers at  such  sales  shall  receive  from  the  Lity  a  quit-claim  deed, 
to  be  executed  by  the  Mayor  upon  the  payment  of  the  purchase 
money  to  the  Clerk  of  C<->uncil. 

Sec.  1585.  Marshal  to  Put  Purchaser  in  Possession. — It  shall 
be  within  the  power  and  authority,  and  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Marshal  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  in  all  cases  where  lie  has  here- 
tofore sold,  or  shall  hereafter  sell,  any  property  within  the  limits 
of  tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  imder  executions  issued  to  enforce  the 
collection  of  assessments  due  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  transferrees 
frtun  the  City  of  Atlanta,  of  such  executions,  to  put  the  piu- 
chasers  of  the  property  s(»  s»»ld  in  [)(jsse>sion  thereof,  on  de- 
mand of  said  purchasers,  just  as  if  the  property  had  been  sold 
under  ordinary  tax  execution  issued  by  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1586.  Public  Weighers  Appointed  by  Marshal — Give  Bond 
— Term. —  i  he  public  weighers  ^llall  be  appointed  \)y  the  City 
Marshal,  subject  to  contirmation  by  two-thirds  of  the  General 
Council,  and  kept  under  constant  supervisitju  by  him.  They 
shall  give  bond,  with  good  security,  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred 
($oOO.OU)  dollars,  payable  to  the  City,  for  the  faithful  perform- 
ance of  their  duties,  and  be  subject  to  removal  at  any  time. 
Their  respective  terms  shall  be  for  one  year  from  the  time  of 
appointment  and  confirmation. 

Sec.  1587.  Entire  Matter  of  Weighers.  Weights  and  Measures 
Under  Department  of  City  Marshal — Detailed  Reports  By  Him. 
— Complaints. — The  public  weighers  and  the  entire  matter  of 
weights  and  measures,  and  ttie  inspection  thereof,  as  required 


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1)V  this  Cliaplcr.  shall  he  coiisultrfil  a  pail  ui  llic  Department  oi 
C  itv  Marshal,  and  it  shtnilil  l>e  the  duty  of  thi-*  oftiier  to  Miper- 
vise  the  puhlii-  \veij;1ier>.  and  also  t(»  see  that  the  laws  and  ordin- 
naiices  relati\e  t<>  weij^'hts  and  measure--  are  enforied.  lie  sliall 
make  a  written  report  to  the  Mas  or  and  ( iencral  Council  at  the 
hejiinnin^  of  each  rjuarter,  j^isin;,^  detailed  and  itemized  state- 
ment of  the  complaints  made  U)  him  and  hi>  actions  thereon.  an«l 
tlie  luimher  oi  inspections  of  weij^ht^  and  measures,  and  the 
corrections  ordered  1)\  himself,  and  the  C  ity  \\  cijj[hers  following 
these  inspections.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  to 
receive  and  attend  t<i  all  c«.»mplaints  for  errors  in  weij^dits  and 
measures,  and  to  iji\e  personal  and  immediate  attention  to  the 
correction  thereof. 

Sec.  1588.  Supervision  of  City  Weighers  Instead  of  Mayor. — 

All  provisions  <'f  \arious  >ections  of  Chapter  M  ^.<i  the  Code  of 
1S!>!>.  l»v  which  the  supervision  and  cMitrol  of  (.'ity  \\'ei.i;her> 
is  attempted  to  he  placed  under  tlu-  charge  of  the  Mayor,  are 
herchv  amended,  and  all  such  provisions  shall  he  made  applicable 
to  and  enforced  bv  the  (it)    Marshal. 

(Note: — Chanjj^cs  all  made  in  iliis  Code  to  accord  with  above 
amendment.  I 

Sec.  1589.  Standard  Weights — From  Whom  Procured — Exam- 
ination of  Scale. — ^The  Marshal  shall  procure  from  the  (  )rdiuary 
a  set  of  standard  weiglits  and  measures,  and  shall  examine  each 
and  every  scale,  and  other  instrument  foi*  weij^hinj^  and  meas- 
urin_Gf  in  this  City,  and  all  wcig-hts  and  measures  shall  conform 
to  said  stantlard.  and  for  each  examination  and  arran<.;emcnt 
of  such  scales,  weijjhinj.;  machine  or  measures,  he  sliall  receive 
the  sum  of  ten  cents,  and  shall  stami.-  the  instrument  with  the 
letter  A. 

Sec.  1590.  Penalty  for  Non-Conformity  to  Standard.— If  at  any 

time  after  the  arrau}.::emcnt  of  sucli  measures  or  weig-hinp; 
machine  the  Marshal  shall  find  it  not  in  conformity  to  said 
standard,  he  sliall  report  the  person  using-  such  false  measure 
or   weighing   madiine,   and   such   oft'ender   sliall,   on    con\iction. 


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{)ay  a  tine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion 
of  Khc  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1591.  Wood-yards— Shall  Erect  Racks— Penalty  for  Fail- 
ure.— All  dealers  in  wood  at  wood  yards  in  this  City,  after 
thirty  days  from  this  date,  arc  recjuired  to  put  up  racks  for  one- 
eig'hth.  one-quarter,  one-half,  and  one  cord,  and  all  wood  sold 
from  such  yards  shall  be  measured  in  such  racks;  and  upon 
failure  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance  by 
any  such  dealer,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  offense,  in  tiie  tiiscretion 
of  tlie  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1592.  System  of  Public  Weighing  Established. — .\  sx.stcm 
of  public  weighing  is  hereby  established,  and  the  scales  put  in 
service  by  this  ordinance  shall  be  the  standard  for  the  City 
of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1593.  City  Weigher — Where  Located — Salary. — (  )ne  City 
\\'eigher  shall  be  employed  at  such  salary  as  may  be  annually 
apportioned,  and  to  be  stationed  as  directed  by  the  Marshal  and 
to  work  undtT  the  general  direction  of  the  tax  cr)mmittee. 

Sec.  1594.  Fixing  Salaries  of  Public  Weighers. —  The  salaries 
of  ilk-  two  I'ublic  Weighers  next  to  be  appointed  is  hereby 
fixed  at  six  hundred  dollars  eacli,  per  annum,  payable  in  monthly 
installments. 

Sec.  1595.  Dealers  in  Coal  Have  Wagons  Numbered — Size — 
Color. — All  dealers  in  coal,  and  all  others  owning,  controlling 
and  operating  wagons  and  teams  for  the  delivery  of  coal  to 
customers,  shall  have  such  wagons  num'bered  in  letters  of  white 
color,  and  not  less  than  six  inches  in  heiglit,  placed  upon  the 
sides  of  the  wagon,  where  they  can  be  easily  seen. 

Sec.  1596.  Duties  of  City  Weighers  Outlined. — It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  City  Weighers  to  weigh  all  coal,  hay,  straw,  grain. 
or  any  mercliandise,  or  anything  that  may  be  brought  to  them 


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to  l)e  weighcci,  and  shall  nut  charge  exceeding  ten  cent-*  per 
tun,  ur  fraction  thereui,  for  net  weight ;  provided  that  all  coke 
and  coal  shall  be  weighed  free  of  charge.  It  shall  also  be  tlu- 
duty  of  the  City  Weighers  to  inspect  all  scales  in  the  different 
coal  yards  in  their  respective  territories,  or  all  wagon  scales  at 
least  once  in  six  months,  and  oftener,  if  necessary,  and  for 
whic'h  service  they  shall  charge  a  fee  of  fifty  cents.  The  City 
Weighers  shall  be  supplied  with  blank  certificates,  and  shall 
furnish  a  duly  attested  certificate  for  each  pair  of  scales  in- 
spected, and  it  shall  be  unlawful  fur  any  dealer  to  weigh  with 
such  scales  without  a  duly  attested  certificate  within  date. 

Sec.  1597.  City  Weighers  Keep  Books. —  The  City  weighers 
shall,  under  the  direction  of  the  Marshal,  keep  regular  books, 
showing  the  work  done  in  their  departments,  for  which  fees 
have  been  earned.  Said  books  shall  be  furnished  by,  and  shall 
be  the  property  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1598.  Hours  of  Service — Disposition  of  Receipts,  Etc. — It 

shall  be  the  duty  of  each  City  Weigher  appointed  under  this 
ordinance,  to  attend  at  the  public  scales,  for  wliich  he  is  ap- 
pointed, from  sunrise  to  sunset  of  every  day  (Sunday  excepted), 
and  to  weigh  every  load  of  coal  or  merchandise,  or  whatever 
article  or  thing,  which  may  be  present  to  be  weighed,  and  to 
give  to  the  person  presenting  the  same  a  certificate  of  gross, 
tare,  and  net  weiglit  thereof;  to  enter  in  suitable  books,  in  tab- 
ular form,  every  load  of  coal  or  other  thing  weighed,  designat- 
ing the  kind  and  weight  thereof,  and  for  whom  weighed ;  to  re- 
ceive and  receipt  to  the  Comptroller  for  all  blank  certificates, 
whic'h  he  may  use  or  obtain ;  to  settle  with  the  Comptroller  on 
the  last  Saturday  in  each  month  for  all  blank  certificates,  and 
pay  to  the  City  Tax  Collector  on  Saturday  of  each  week  all 
moneys  received  by  him  as  weigher,  or  for  inspecting  scales, 
taking  duplicate  receipts  therefor,  one  of  whic'h  shall  be  filed 
with  the  Comptroller;  and  to  perform  such  other  duties  as  may 
be  required  of  him  by  ordinance. 

Sec.  1599.  Books— How  Furnished. — The  Comptroller  shall 
furnish  the  weighers  at  scales  belonging  to  the  City  w^ith  all 


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blank.-,  books,  and  statiotiery  necessary  to  carry  on    a    system 
oi  pnblic  scales. 

Sec.  1600.  Fees — Who  Pays. — All  fees  allowed  to  be  charged 
by  this  ordinance  shall  be  paid  by  the  person  requesting  such 
weighing  to  be  done,  unless  otherwise  specially  provided  for 
bv  law.  or  by  tiie  owner  of  the  article  weighed. 

Sec.  1601.  Interfering  with  Public  Weigher — Penalty. — Any 
person,  who  interferes  with  the  public  scales  of  the  City  Weigh- 
ers, while  in  the  discharge  of  their  duty,  by  demanding  or  ex- 
acting more  weight  <jf  and  for  the  article  weighed  than  what  he 
declares  it  to  be,  f)r  by  threatening  or  menacing  him.  or  l)y  using 
harsh  or  abusive  language  to  him  while  in  the  discharge  of  his 
duty  as  a  public  oft'icer,  or  who  shall  interfere  with  any  person 
or  persons,  who  are  about  t«i  have  weighing  done,  by  menacing 
or  otherwise  abusing  them  therefor,  or  by  using  unseemly,  pro- 
fane, or  ortensive  language  toward  them  shall,  upon  conviction 
before  the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten  dol- 
lars, or  serve  not  less  than  ten  days  upon  the  public  works. 

Sec.  1602.  Public  Weighers  Sign  Certificates  in  Ink. — The  pub- 
lic weighers  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  required  to  sign 
certificates  of  weight  in  person,  aiul  said  certificates  shall  be 
made  out  in  ink. 

Sec  1603.  Coal  Dealers  Furnish  Written  Statements  to  Pur- 
chasers.— .\11  coal  dealers  and  all  persons  engaged  in  the  haul- 
ing ami  delivering  of  coal  shall,  on  delivery  of  a  load  to  a  con- 
signee or  purchaser,  furnish  said  consignee  or  purchaser  a  writ- 
ten statement.  shr>\ving  the  name  of  the  dealer,  the  name  of  the 
person  hauling  the  coal,  the  weight  of  the  coal,  and  the  name 
of  the  driver. 

Sec.  1604.  A  Ton  Must  be  Two  Thousand  Pounds. — Each  ton 
of  coal  sold  must  be  of  two  thousand  pounds  weight. 

Sec.  1605.  Must  Furnish  Weigher's  Certificate,  if  Demanded. 
— Every  dealer  in  coal,  and  every  person  engaged  in  the  hauling 
of  same,  shall,  when  demand  Is  made  by  the  purchaser  or  con- 


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>ij^iRf.  ai  llu-  time  t>i  ilu-  purcha^f  or  ortler  »»f  coal.  turni«»h 
said  ciMisij^jiRc  <>r  purchaser  with  a  ctrtiricaic  of  one  of  the  City's 
public  wcij^Hu'is  with  each  load  of  coal  <kli\  trcd.  which  certifi- 
cate shall  specMv  the  name  of  the  dealer,  the  name  r>f  the  i)ariy 
deli\erinj4^  the  coal,  the  wei.:4ht  of  the  wai^on.  and  the  wei;4ht  of 
the  coal:  wliivh  ceititkate  -hall  he  furnished  hy  the  Tuhlic 
\\eii,dH'r  free  of  chari^a*. 

Sec.  1606.  Unlawful  to  Reduce  or  Increase  Quantity. — When. 
—  It  shall  he  unlawful  for  any  one  hy  any  means  to  either  reduce 
or  increase  the  «|uantity  or  wei.i,du  of  the  coal  between  the  time 
of  the  weiLihiu}.;  i>\  same,  whether  the  >ame  be  wei^ihed  upon 
the  public  scales,  or  upon  the  scales  of  the  dealer,  and  the  deliv- 
er\    of  same  to  the  |)urchaser  or  consi.i,'nee. 

Sec  1607  Purchaser  May  Demand  Weighing — May  Compel — 
How. — .\n\  i)urchaser  or  consignee  of  coal  to  the  amomit  of  one 
ton  or  more,  may  at  the  time  of  delivery  of  same,  and  before 
same  is  unloaded,  demand  the  wei.Lrhinjj^  of  same  upon  the  City 
scales,  of  the  deaKr.  driver,  or  person  haidinj.,'  same,  whose  duty 
it  shall  lie  to  have  same  wei.i;hed  as  demanded,  and  furnish  cer- 
tificate of  Lily's  Wciij^her.  as  demanded,  showiu}^  the  .q:ross 
wci.L,dU  of  vehicle  and  load,  and  the  net  weis^ht  of  the  load.  The 
consignee  or  purchaser  may.  at  the  time  said  demand  is  made, 
report  the  name  of  the  dealer,  the  jierson  or  firm  en.G:a.e:ed  in  the 
haulin,!.,''.  or  the  driver,  or  all  three,  to  any  police  officer,  in  which 
event  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  police  officer  to  personally 
attend  the  weijL^liiuL;-  of  the  coal  and  vehicle  i)rovidcd  following" 
this  section,  and  to  make  a  case  against  the  party  or  parties  re- 
ported, provided  it  is  found  that  the  weights  claimed  are  not  cor- 
rect as  represented. 

Sec.  1608.  Twenty-Five  Pounds  Short  Weight  a  Violation. — 
\\'hencver  any  (juantity  of  coal  amounting  to  one  ton  or  over, 
shall  be  found  to  weigh  twenty-five  pounds  or  more  per  ton  less 
than  the  quantity  sold,  the  dealer,  hauler,  driver,  or  other  per- 
sons responsible  for  the  deficiency,  either  or  all,  shall  be  hel(! 
to  have  violated  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 


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Sec.  1609.  Certificate  of  Weigher  Cannot  Be  Altered.— It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  j)ers«)n  !<•  alter  <»r  in  any  manner  change 
any  certificate  furnished  by  the  dealer  or  by  the  City  Weij^lier, 
in  accorrlance  with  the  provisions  of  this  section. 

Sec.  1610.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  jjcrson  violating  any 
one  of  the  foregoing  provisions  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court  of  said  City,  be  fined  a  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars,  and  serve  not  t>ver  thirtv  davs  in  the  City 
chaingang,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Lt»urt. 

Sec.  1611.  Cannot  Imitate  Weighers'  Certificates. —  It  shall  be 
unlawful  for  any  i>er>on,  firm,  or  corporations,  dealing  in  such 
articles  as  are  subject  to  be  weighed  by  the  public  scales  of  the 
City,  to  ha\e  in  the  possession,  or  to  issue,  certificates  of  weight 
in  imitation  of  the  certificates  furnished  by  the  Public  Weighers, 
and  .said  imitation>.  cither  in  form  or  wording",  i-^  hereby  made 
a  jjenal  offense. 


Sec.  1612.  Police  Stop  Wagons  Occasionally  and  Have  Them 
Weighed. —  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  I'olice.  at  uncer- 
tain intervals,  not  less  than  twelve  during  the  current  year,  to 
ileputizc  some  policeman  to  stop  the  wagons,  ur  other  vehicles, 
of  coal  dealers,  and  such  others  as  are  subject  to  this  ordinance, 
and  have  same  weighed  on  tlic  public  scales,  and,  if  the  weight 
is  ft>und  short  of  that  named  in  a  I'ublic  Weighers  certificate 
to  prosecute  -^aid  per«.on  <  >r  persons  in  the  Kecordir"^  Court. 

Sec.  1613.  Penalty  for  Violation. —  Xnyotu-  \iolating  any  of  the 
provisittns  of  Section  lOli.").  shall,  on  c(jnviction  before  the  Re- 
corder, be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
serve  uj)on  the  public  works  not  more  than  thirty  days,  either 
or  both  in  the  discretit)n  of  said  Recorder. 

Sec.  1614.  Ice  Wagons  Must  Have  Scales.— It  sliall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  per.sons.  firm,  or  corporation,  to  sell  ice  from  wagons 
without  having  in  or  attached  to  such  wagons  scales,  by  which 
accurate  and  correct  weights  may  be  made  of  ice  sold  tTierefroni. 


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Sec.  1615.  Penalty  for  Misrepresentation  of  Weight  or  Viola- 
tion of  Above  Section.  —  Any  pcrxm,  tirin,  <>r  corporation,  having; 
u\MlinJ^^  operating,  or  driving;  any  wa^un,  from  which  ice  is 
sold,  who  shall  sell,  or  ofTer  for  sale,  deliver  or  otYer  for  delivery 
ice  as  weij^hiiij;  ('ne  ainonnl.  when  in  fact  it  wci|.;hs  less  than 
the  amount  asked  for.  or  represented,  or  shall  violate  the  pro- 
visions of  Section  1  of  this  ordinance,  shall  he  j^uilty  of  an 
offense,  provided  the  purchaser  or  purchasers  shall  demand  that 
the  same  he  wcij^hed  or  re-weiphed,  and  tlie  vender  or  driver 
shall  refuse  to  comply  therewith,  and  on  conviction  thereof  in 
the  Recorder's  Court  shall  he  fined  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars, 
or  imprisoned  not  exceedinj^  thirty  days,  one  or  botli  penalties 
to  he  imposed  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


M  \Von_oi  KM  K_i>iTIK*._CALL    MEETINGS  |-- 

CHAPTER  LXI. 
MAYOR.  M.\Yr>T^   pj^r,  JT.M. 

Sec.  1616.  The  Mayor— Location  of  His  Office,  Etc.— The 
Mayor  shall  keep  his  .  .ffice  at  .^' >inc  central  point  of  the  business 
portion  of  the  City,  and  shall  have  for  his  office  hours  such 
times  of  the  day  as  he  may  desi-nate.  to  be  not  less  than  three 
hours  each  day  (except  Sunday),  durinc,-  wich  hours,  save  in 
the  event  of  Providential  hindrance,  or  absence  from  the  City  on 
official  business,  he  shall  be  present  at  said  office.  The  rent  of 
said  office  shall  be  paid  by  the  Cit\ . 

Sec.  1617.  Use  of  Mayor's  Office  by  Other  Officials,  If  Desired. 
— Tiie  office  of  the  Mayor  in  the  bu>inc>s  portion  of  the  City 
may  be  used  by  the  City  Treasurer,  if  that  officer  so  desires,  and 
by  various  Committees  of  Council. 

Sec.  1618.  Duties— Approval  or  Disapproval  of  Ordinances.— 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor,  or  actinjr  Mayor,  to  transmit 
to  each  meeting:  of  the  General  Council  his  official  approval  or 
disapproval  of  all  ordinances,  resolutions,  or  other  actions  of  the 
General  Council  at  the  preceding  re.cjular  and  special  meetincrs 
of  such  General  Council. 

Sec.  1619.  Mayor  May  Call  Meeting  of  Heads  of  Departments. 
— The  Mayor  siiall  liave  p._.\ver  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  head.-,  of 
the  departments  at  any  time  tlia:   Ik-  may    deem    necessary    for 
le  interest  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1620.  Heads  of  Departments  Meet  with  Mayor  at  Noon 
Each  Saturday— Differences  Settled  by  the  Mayor.— The  heads 
of  the  various  depart ments  of  the  City  Government,  unless  ex- 
cused by  the  Mayor,  shall  meet  in  the  Mayor's  office  every  Sat- 
urday at  noon  for  the  purpose  of  discussing  and  determining  the 
work  to  be  done  by  each  Department  the  folh.wing  week.     The 


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Mayor   sliall    preside,  aiul,   m   La>e   ui   cli>aj;recineni   annjiig   tl^e 
heads,  the  Mayor  ^hall  decide  between  tlieni. 

Sec.  1621.  Pardoning  Power — If  Fine  Fifty  Dollars  or  Less,  or 
Imprisonment  Less  than  Thirty  Days,  Recommendation  of 
Recorder  Necessary. —  l  he  Mayor,  or  in  hi>  ah-cncc  or  iiialjiliiy, 
the  Mayor  pro  tern,  ^iiall  l)c  authorized  \i\nm  a  i)roi)er  case  made 
and  in  his  discretion,  t<»  remit  a  jxtrtiou  or  all  of  the  jtenalty 
imposed  by  the  Recorder  for  violations  i>f  City  ordijianccs; 
Trcniiled,  if  the  rtne  in  any  ca>e  be  fifty  dollars  or  less,  or  the 
sentence  to  inii)risonment  for  less  than  thirty  days,  the  Mayor 
shall  not  entertain  an.v  application  for  executive  clenienoy  imless 
the  petition  for  i)ardon  is  accompanied  by  a  written  recommen- 
dation  from  tlie   Recorder  •  r  ('.  inrr   trvinij  the  case. 

Sec.  1622.  Mayor's  Secretary — Salary — Position  of  Messenger 
Abolished. — .\uthority  is  hereby  conferred  uj)on  the  Mayor  of 
appoiniin-;  in  his  discretion,  a  Secretary  fL»r  the  Departmejit  of 
Mayor,  at  a  salary  not  to  exceed  one  thousand  dollars  per  annum 
whose  duties,  besides  those  as  Secretary  to  the  Mayor,  shall  be 
such  as  are  now  performed  l)y  the  Messenger  and  in  addition 
such  other  duties  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  desi,t,Miated  by 
the  Mayor.  The  office  or  p.  .v;t;,,Ti  known  as  Messeni;*'-  ''- 
here])y  abolished. 

Sec.  1623.  Appointments  by  Mayor — Confirmation  by  Council 
— When. —  Ironi  and  alter  June  1.  li'it'i.  all  api»ointments  made 
by  the  Mayor,  which  under  existinsj  ordinances  recpiire  confirm- 
ation by  Council,  shall  ])e  transmitted  to  the  Council  at  a  regu- 
lar meeting,  and  remain  in  office  of  the  Clerk  until  the  next  reg- 
ular meeting,  at  which  Council  shall,  unless  .otherwise  disposed 
of,  confirm  or  reject  the  same. 

Sec.  1624.  Mayor  Pro  Tern.— When  Elected.— The  General 
Council  shall,  at  the  hr>x  iiieetiui^  in  January  of  each  year 
determine  by  viva  voce  vote  which  Alderman  shall  be  elected 
Mayor  pro  tern.  A  salary  is  fixed  for  this  office  at  the  sum  of 
$50.00  per  month,  to  be  paid  to  the  officer  selected  to  act  as 
Mayor  pro  tern. 


mavor — votes  .^„ 

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Sec.  1625.  How  Votes  Shall  be  Taken  in  all  Elections  by  Coun- 
cil.—In  all  elections  by  the  General  Council  the  vote  shall  be 
taken  viva  voce  on  the  call  of  the  roll  by  the  Clerk,  and  shall  be 
entered  on  the  minutes  of  the  General  Council. 


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CHAPTER  LXII. 

MONEY   LKXDKRS— IXSIALLMI'-XTS— REGULATIOXS. 

Sec.  1626.  Method  of  Obtaining  License  for  Making  Loans  on 
Furniture,  Etc. — Buying  Wages  or  Salaries — Change  of  Loca- 
tion— Procedure. — All  persons,  tirins,  or  corporations,  cn<;a.^inLj^ 
generally,  regularly,  or  collaterally,  to  any  other  business,  in  the 
business  of  making-  loans  on  household  or  kitchen  furniture, 
household  goods,  wearing  apparel,  sewing  machines,  nuisical 
instruments,  wages  or  salaries,  or  in  the  business  of  buying 
wages  or  salaries,  shall,  prior  to  the  time  the  license  therefor  is 
issued  to  said  parties,  either  as  a  money  lender  or  as  specifically 
carr\  ing  on  either  or  all  of  said  business,  or  as  carr\ing  on 
either  or  all  of  the  said  business  as  collateral  to  some  other 
business,  file  with  the  Clerk  of  Council  a  statement  on  oath,  giv- 
ing the  location  where  such  business  is  to  be  conducted,  the 
name  and  the  i)ri\ale  and  business  address  of  the  applicant,  if  an 
individual :  the  name  aii<l  private  and  business  address  of  the 
partners,  if  a  partnership,  ami,  if  a  corporation,  the  name  of  the 
State  by  which  chartered.  Should  the  license  above  named 
change  the  location  of  said  business,  the  license  issued  to  them  as 
a  money  lender,  banker,  or  any  l)usiness,  to  which  the  business 
above  enumerated  are  collateral,  shall  be  void,  unless  such  licen- 
see shall  ten  days  prior  to  changing  the  locaticMi.  file  w^ith  the 
Clerk  of  Council  a  notice  of  the  proposed  change  of  location,  and 
the  same  shall  be  endorsed  upon  said  license  by  the  Clerk  of 
Council.  In  default  of  complying  with  these  provisions,  said 
license  shall  be,  ipso  facto,  null  and  void. 

Sec.  1627.  'License  to  be  Publicly  Displayed — Licensee  Gives 
Bond  to  City — Persons  May  Sue  on  the  Bond,  if  Breach  of  Faith 
Occurs. — The  license  issued  b}'  the  Clerk  of  Council  under  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  kept  publicly  exposed  by 
the  licensee  on  his  business  premises.  Said  applicant  shall  file 
wuth  the  Mayor  of  the  Citv  a  bond  with  good  security  in  the 


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penal  sum  of  $500.00  payable  to  tlie  Mayor  of  this  City,  his 
successors  in  office,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance 
by  the  licensee  of  the  duties  and  obiig-ations  pertaining-  to  the 
business  so  licensed,  and  the  prompt  payment  of  any  judgment 
which  may  be  recovered  agamst  said  licensee  on  account  of 
damages  or  other  claims  arising  directly  or  collaterally  from  any 
loan  of  money  or  sale  of  wages  or  salaries.  Any  person  having 
a  cause  of  action  ag-ainst  said  licensee  for  tlie  violation  of  any 
legal  duty  or  obligation  arising  directly  or  collaterally  out  of 
any  loan  of  money  or  sale  of  wages  or  salaries  may  sue  on  said 
bond,  and  have  a  right  to  recover  from  the  licensee  and  the  said 
sureties,  in  the  name  of  the  City,  for  their  use.  for  any  damages 
suffered  on  account  of  failure  to  comply  with  the  terms  of  said 
bond,  as  above  stipulated.  Should  any  surety  on  said  bond 
become  insolvent,  tlie  Mayor  may  immediately  require  the 
licensee  to  file  an  additional  bond  with  good  security,  and  on 
failure  to  do  so.  within  ten  days  after  notice,  said  license  must 
stand,  ipso  facto,  revoked. 

Sec.  1628.  Licensee  Shall  Keep  Record  of  Loans — Gives  Bor- 
rower Duplicate  Statement  of  Entries  in  Book — Open  to  Inspec- 
tion— By  Whom. — Every  licensee  under  the  terms  of  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  keep  on  the  premises,  where  such  business  is  con- 
ducted, a  book,  in  which  shall  be  recorded,  consecutively  num- 
bered, legibly  written  in  ICnglish,  at  the  time  of  making  each 
loan,  the  name  and  residence  of  the  borrower,  the  amount  of 
the  loan,  the  time  of  maturity,  the  rate  of  interest,  the  fees 
charged  in  connection  with  the  loan,  and  the  full  description  of 
the  security,  and  tlie  licensee  shall  at  the  time  give  to  the  bor- 
rower, legibly  written  in  English,  a  duplicate  statement  of  the 
entry  in  said  l)o(jk,  which  statement  shall  be  signed  by  the 
licensee  or  his  agent,  and  numbered  to  correspond  witli  the  num- 
ber in  said  book.  Said  books  shall,  at  all  times,  during  business 
hours,  be  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  Mayor,  License  Inspector, 
Chief  of  Police,  or  any  other  officer  directed  thereto  by  the 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1629.  Penalty  for  Violations  of  Ordinance. — Should  any 
person  carrying  on  tlie  business  described  in  the  caption  of  this 
ordinance,  fail  to  comply  with  the  terms  of  the  several  sections 


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nf  thi>.  ordinance,  then  tin-  license  i>sue(l  for  i^aid  business, 
either  a>  a  monev  lender  or  as  collateral  to  some  other  huxincss, 
shall  stand,  ipso  facto,  revoked,  that  is.  the  license  issued  to  the 
money  len<ler,  hanker,  or  other  persons  doinj^  the  business  de- 
scribed in  the  capli-in  or  Section  1  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be 
revoked,  if  said  jjcrson,  while  doini;  said  bnsiiios.  fails  t"  coni- 
j)lv  with  the  terms  of  tliis  ordinance.  In  which  event  said 
licensee,  his  a^^ents,  employees,  each  anil  every  person  connected 
therewith,  shall  be  subject  to  be  prosecuted  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  and  on  conviction  thereof.  >liall  be  punisheil  with  a  tine 
not  exceedinjj;-  $.')(>i>.(l().  or  imprisoned  not  exceedinj^j  thirty  days 
or  forced  to  work  upon  the  public  works  not  exceeding;  thirt** 
(la\s,    for   each   and   every   \ioIation. 

Sec.  1630.  License  Fee — Minimum   One   Hundred     Dollars.— 

Tlic  fee  for  couductinj.,'-  the  business  herein  proxidcil  shall  be  not 
less  than  $100  per  annum,  whether  issued  to  the  applicant  as  a 
nionev  lender,  banker,  ^t  under  whatever  name  the  applicant 
desires  to  take  such  business,  either  directly  as  a  money  lender 
or  purchaser  of  waives,  or  as  a  purchaser  thereof,  or  as  collateral 
to  some  other  business.  No  other  fee  shall  be  charj^^ed  for  the 
work  re(|uire(l  uikKt  this  ordinance,  or  under  tlie  State  statute, 
except    in    the    manner    ab<t\e    provide<l. 

Sec.  1631.  Penalty  for  Failure  to  Register— Or  Give  Bond- 
Each  Person  Participating  in  Violation  Equally  Guilty.— Should 
any  person,  tirm  or  corporation,  engai;ed  generally,  regularly, 
or  collaterally  to  some  other  business,  in  the  business  of  making 
loans  or  purchasing  wages  or  salaries,  as  described  in  the  cap- 
tion or  in  Section  1  of  this  ordinance,  without  first  registering 
said  business,  giving  bond,  and  complying  with  the  other  terms 
of  this  ordinance,  then  said  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  their 
agents  and  employees,  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  of  a  violation  of  this  ordinance,  be 
fined  not  exceeding  $500,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  or  forced  to  work  upon  the  public  works  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  said  Recorder,  for  each  violation 
of  this  ordinance.  Each  person  participating  in  the  violation  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  equally  guilty  with  the  principal,  and 
shall  be  suject  to  a  like  punishment. 


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CHAPTER  LXIII. 

NEAR  UKKR— Rri£GLLATIOXS  GOVERXIXG    LICEXSE, 

SALE  AXD  OPERATIOX  OF  BUSINESS— 

PENALTIES 

Sec.  1632.  License — Fees — Regulations. — It  shall  be  unlawful 
lor  any  pcr-'-n.  rtiin  or  corporation  to  engage  in  the  business 
ui  selling  "near  beers"  sucii  as  'IWul,"  Malt  Mead,  Acme  Brew, 
Red  Buck  Ale,  or  any  similar  drinks  and  commonly  known  as 
"near  beer"  used  or  intended  to  be  used  as  substitutes  lor  lager 
beer  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  or  within  the  police 
jurisdiction  of  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  unless 
said  persons,  firms,  or  corporation  shall  comply  with  the  follow- 
ing conditions : 

(a)  An  application  shall  be  made  to  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  to  secure  such  license,  setting  forth  the  place  where  the 
business  is  to  be  conducted;  same  shall  be  referred  to  the  Police 
Committee  of  said  Council  and  granted  only  by  a  majority 
vote  of  Council. 

(b)  The  amount  to  be  paid  by  the  applicant  for  such  license 
shall  be  Two  Hundred  ($200.00)   Dollars,  per  annum. 

(c)  The  applicant  or  any  agent  acting  for  him  will  not  be 
permitted  to  sell  "near  beer"  or  any  of  the  similar  drinks  in  this 
chapter  as  specified,  on  the  Sabbath  day;  or  to  serve  the  same 
to  minors  at  any  time,  or  to  serve  any  free  hrtJch  therewith  at 
any  time. 

Sec.  1633.  No  Transfer  of  License,  except  by  Council. — It  shall 
be  unlawful  fur  any  person  having  been  granted  license  under 
this  ordinance  to  transfer  the  same,  without  consent  of  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  1634.  Stamps — Maker's  Name  on  Kegs  and  Caps. — It  is 

re(|uire<l  that  all   persons  selling  "near  beer'"  specified    in    Sec- 
tion  L   in  kegs,  bottles  or  otherwise,  shall   have  the  kegs    and 


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m:  \i(   iii:i:it      <  «>\  \  h   ikins   u  i:\  ok  i:  in  i:n»k 


l)i»tllL>  Ml  stainitfil  iliat  llic  1<cl;s  i>r  ea|)>  <iii  the  l»i«itlc>  «>r  oth- 
cr  vessels  w  ill  show  the  name  of  the  mamiiaetuier  of  >ai(l  '"near 
beer.  " 

Sec.  1635.  Penalty. — Any  |)er>on  who  >hall  he  fouiid  j^iiilty  of 
violating  an\  of  the  forcji,-^!)!!!}^  provision^,  ..ii  oomiction  thereof 
in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  he  fined  not  more  than  l"i\e  Hun- 
dred (Sr)OO.UO)  l)ollar>.  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  {'M)) 
days  in  the  City  Stockade,  either  or  both  to  |)e  indicted  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1636.  Conviction  Revokes  License. —  It  i>  further  ])ro\ided 
that  ujjon  con\ictii>n  of  any  ai)j)licanl  w  Iio  shall  obtain  a  liceii>e 
under  above  sections  for  the  \iolation  of  any  oi  the  pro\ision> 
thereof,  the  said  conviction  shall  work  the  immediate  revocation 
of  the  license. 

Sec.  1637.  Advertised. — .Ml  ai)iilicatioiis  for  license  to  sell  near 
beer,  and  such  drinks  as  are  classified  imder  that  head,  shall  be 
advertised  for  at  least  .")  times,  on  ditiferent  days,  before  same  are 
filed  with  the  Mayor  and  (Jeneral  Council. 

Sec.  1638.  Permission  of  Landlord.  Written. —  i'.ach  api)licatiun 
sball  be  accompanied  with- a  written  permission  of  the  landlord 
or  agent  of  the  store  or  ])lace  at  which  the  license  is  souiiht. 

Sec.  1639.  Consent  of  Two  Near  Neighbors. —  I'.acli  application 
shall  likewise  be  accomi)anied  with  the  written  consent  of  at 
least  two  near  neighbors  in  the  same  block  with  the  store  or 
place  at  wiiicli  license  is  souL^ht. 

Sec.  1640.  Deposits  of  Whiskey  and  Beer — Traveling  "Bhnd 
Tigers." — It  shall  ])e  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion, their  agents  or  employees,  to  take  intoxicating  licpiors  on 
deposit  in  soft  drink  or  ''near  beer"  stands.  Persons  holding 
such  license  shall  not  receive  or  retain  at  such  places  intoxi- 
cating licpiors  or  beer  on  deposit  or  to  be  kept  there  until  called 
for  or  to  allow  same  to  be  left  with  them  for  any  purpose  or  to 
allow  people  to  drink  beer  or  whiskey  so  left  at  their  places  or 


XKAIl   BKKU — VIM'I.UATUKNS — llUt  IIS — WOMKN  4(j;j 

brought  to  their  places,  and  it  shall  likewise  be  unlawful  for  any: 
person  to  carry  intoxicating  liquor  or  beer  on  his  person  for 
purpose  of  unlawful  sale,  or  to  carry  same  around  the  street.^ 
for  the  purpose  of  unlawful  sale,  making  what  is  known  as  a 
"traveling  blind  tiger." 

Sec.  1641.  Deposits  at  any  Place  over  Six  Hours — In  Transit 
— It  is  likewise  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation, 
their  agents  or  employees,  to  receive  intoxicating  liquors  or 
beer  where  same  is  left  with  them  on  a  claim  tliat  it  is  deposited 
for  the  time  being  and  will  be  called  for  afterwards  where  such 
deposit  continues  over  a  space  of  six  hours.  This  last  provision 
shall  apply  to  any  place  of  business  where  the  proprietors  or 
agents  allow  intoxicating  liquors  or  beer  to  be  left  on  a  claim 
of  deposit  and  permit  same  to  be  so  retained  for  exceeding  six 
hours  on  a  claim  that  it  is  "in  transit"  to  some  other  place  and 
is  left  there  exceeding  the  limit  before  fixed. 

Sec.  1642.  Penalty. — .\ny  person,  firm  or  corporation,  its 
agents  or  employees,  violating  the  provisions  of  preceeing  sec- 
tions or  any  of  them,  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court, 
for  each  offense,  be  fined  not  exceeding  Five  Hundred  ($500.00) 
Dollars  or  sentenced  to  work  on  the  public  works  for  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days, — either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1643.  No  Sales  to  Women — Congregation  of  Women. — It 
is  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  holding  a  license 
heretofore  issued  or  which  may  be  hereafter  issued  for  the  sale 
of  "near  beer"  and  similar  drinks,  and  having  a  place  of  business 
where  same  are  sold,  to  sell  to  women,  either  in  said  place  of 
business  or  through  doors  or  windows  leading  thereto,  or  other- 
wise permitting  women  to  congregate  in  or  about  said  place  of 
business. 

Sec.  1644.  Penalty. — Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their 
agents  or  employees,  violating  the  provisions  of  succeding  sec- 
tion shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined  a 
sum  not  to  exceed  One  Hundred  ($100.00)  Dollars,  or  receive 
a  sentence  of  thirty  days  on  the  Public  Works,  either  or  both 


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pcMialtics  to  he  iiiMictt-d  in  the  (lisirctiitii  of  tlic  IvccDrdcr.  aii'i 
such  CDiniction  shall  ipso  facto,  iinmediatel)'  work  a  rcs'oca- 
tioii  of  such  license  to  ojjerate  a  "near  I)cer"  saloon  and  sell 
such    products    therein. 

Sec.  1645.  Close  on  Sunday — Other  Business  Regulated — Per- 
sons, firms  or  corporations  luuinfj  a  license  to  sell  i)rci)arations 
known  as  "near  beer,"  or  substitutes  for  la^er  beer  or  like  drinks 
re(|uirin^  a  special  license,  shall  close  their  places  of  business 
on  Sunday,  and  such  places  of  business  shall  l)e  closed  on  Sun- 
da}'  althouj^h  operated  in  connectii^n  with  sonic  other  business. 
The  closinn;-  of  the  part  of  the  buildinjT  in  which  near  beer  busi- 
ness is  conducted  shall  be  construed  as  a  compliance  with  tlii- 
ordinance. 

Sec,  1646.  Penalty. — .Vny  person,  their  aj^^ents  or  employees, 
violating-  the  provisi(»ns  of  Section  1^)45  siiall  on  conviction  in 
Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  Jine  not  exceeding  $200.00  or 
imprisoned  on  the  Public  Works  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one 
or  hot'h  penalties  to  be  inflicted,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder 
and  on  such  conviction,  the  license  granted  to  sell  such  near 
beer,  etc.,  shall  be  ipso  facto  revoked,  and  it  shall  thereafter  be 
unlawful  to  sell  or  furnish  such  near  beer.  etc..  at  such  place, 
under  penalty  of  this  Section. 

Sec.  1647.  Dealer  Must  Own  Lease — Consent  of  Landlord. — 
Each  applicant  for  a  license  to  sell  near  beer  shall  have  a  lease 
or  contract  showing  right  of  possession  to  the  premises  at  which 
near  beer  is  desired  to  be  sold,  and  the  consent  of  the  landlord 
or  agent  agreeing  that  near  beer  may  be  sold  on  said  premises. 

Sec.  1648.  Obstructions  to  View — Screens — Blinds — Painted 
Glass — Unlawful. — Xo  place  at  which  a  license  to  sell  near  beer, 
substitutes  for  beer  and  similar  soft  drinks,  'has  issued,  shall 
have  any  screen,  blinds,  or  painted  glass  or  any  obstruction  of 
the  view  through  the  doors  or  windows  thereof  and  this  ordin- 
ance shall  apply  to  any  character  of  obstruction  to  the  view 
through  said  doors  or  windows  whether  said  obstruction  be 
temporary  or  permanent. 


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Sec.  1649.  Penalty. — Any  person,  tirni  or  corp"oration.  their 
ai^ents  or  employees  \  iolatint:^  the  provisions  of  precedint;-  ."-^ec- 
tion  or  this  ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction  in  Recorder's  Lonrt, 
be  fined  not  exceeding-  $200.00  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder,  ajid  on  said  conviction  the  license  covering 
such  a  place  shall  be  revoked  ipso  facto  where  it  appears  that 
the  obstruction  was  known  to  the  proprietor  or  had  been  nj)  a 
sufficient  length  of  time  for  him  to  have  known  it,  if  exercising- 
the  jiroper  supervision. 


Sec.  1650.  Not  Apply  to  Parts  of  Stores,  if  Partitions  and  Open 

View. —  In  cases  where  licenses  have  or  may  be  granted  lo  ]h  r- 
sons  occupying  ])arts  of  a  st<ire  or  building  and  partition.-  liave 
been  built  whereby  such  places  may  be  closed,  as  retpiired  bv 
previ(nis  ordinances,  such  partitions  shall  not  be  held  as  violat- 
ing the  provisions  of  this  ordinance;  provided  the  dov>rs  and 
entrances  of  such  place  are  kept  open,  and  unobstructed  or  where 
glass  IS  used,  such  glass  is  transparent  and  the  \iew  througli 
same  unobstructed  by  frosting,  stained  glass,  or  otherwise:  pro- 
vided the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  not  prohibit  the- 
panning  of  the  name  oi  the  propriet-.r  and  his  i)usine-s  ..n  the 
window,  if  such  name  is  painted  in  such  way  as  not  to  obstruct 
the  view. 

Sec.  1651.  Close  on  Christmas  Day.— AH  near-beer  saloons,  or 
places  at  or  in  which  near  beer  beer  is  licensed  to  be  soM.  sliall 
be  closed  on  each  Christmas  Day  and  the  doors  thereof  shall  not 
be  opened  for  any  purpose  nor  shall  any  person  pas^  ir,  , .-  ,,„t: 
of  same  on   that  day. 

Sec.  1652.  Penalty  to  Open  On.—  \iiy  person  violating  the  pro- 
vision- oi  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  be  deemed  guilty  oi  an  offense  and  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  or  sentenced  to  work 
upon  the  street  or  public  places  of  the  Citv  for  not  exceedino- 
thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder. 
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Sec.  1653.  Advertisement — Signs — To  Sell  Intoxicants — Ille- 
gal.—  li  i>  imhiwt'ul  lor  llu-  |>nij)ricti)r  or  iiiaii;i,i;cr  «»l  a  liotiiM-d 
■"lu-ar  bicr"  saloon  lo  exhibit  at  or  aroiini!  his  phicc  sij^iis  a<l- 
vcrtisiui^'  the  sale  of  hccr  or  whisky  or  any  character  of  iiitox- 
icatiiiLi  drinks,  and  it  shall  likewise  he  unlawfnl  for  such  i)r«»- 
prietor  or  nianaj^er  to  advertise  in  the  newsi»ai)ers  or  hy  circu- 
lars '>r  letters  or  by  other  means  ihal  he  is  sellini;'  at  his  ])iace 
of  business  either  beer,  or  whisky  or  any  character  of  inti»xicat- 
iiiv;  <lriid<s. 

Sec.  1654.  Revocation  of  License  for.  —  I'pon  \  iolation  of  pre- 
ceiliui;  Section,  the  hcense  issued  to  such  proprietor  or  nianai^er 
shall  be  sid)ject  to  be  revoked  by  the  Mayor  and  (leneral  Couu- 
ci!.  and  upon  cou\iction  of  a  \  iolation  of  precedini^  Section  in 
Ivecorder's  Court,  said  license  >liall  be  ipso  facto  revoked  and 
sales  thereafter  shall  be  held  illei^al  on  account  of  lack  of  li- 
cense. 

Sec.  1655.  Penalty. — Any  per>on.  their  aL^ents  or  eniplo\ees. 
^•iolatin}4■  an\  of  ihe  provisions  of  thi>  ordinance,  shall,  on  con- 
viction in  the  Recorder's  C"ourt.  l)e  punished  by  a  fine  not  ex- 
ceeding (  )ne  llundre<l  ( SKID. 00  ►  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  upon 
the  I'ublic  Works  not  exceedin-  tjnrty  days,  either  or  both  i)un- 
ishnieiu>  lo  be  intlicted  in  the  discretion  of  the   Recorder. 

Sec.  1656.  Closing  Time— Where  Near-Beer  Sold — Billiard  and 
Pool  Rooms. — All  >tore  rooms,  or  other  i)laces  within  or  at 
-which  the  sale  of  "near  beer"  and  such  drinks  as  are  covered 
l)\  what  is  known  as  the  "'near  beer"  ordinance,  is  licensed  under 
said  ordinance,  and  all  ro.  .ni>.  stores  or  oilier  places  within,  or 
at  which  billiard  or  pool  rooms  are  licensed,  under  the  ordinance 
of  the  Cit\,  shall  be  closed  at  eleven  (11)  o'clock  j).  m.  on  each 
<lav  k\tiallv  opened,  and  shall  not  be  re-opened  i)rior  to  six  ((>) 
o'clock  a.  m.  followinj^-  the  closing-  hour,  except  on  days  durini^ 
wh.ich  the  sale  is  prohibited,  and  in  such  cases,  they  .shall  not  be 
re-opened  prior  to  six  (6)  o'clock  of  day  )x'rmittins;-  sale. 

Sec.  1657.  Penalty. — Any  dealer,  or  licensee,  his  agent  or  em- 
ployee, or  other  persons  opening  said  store  rooms,  or  licensed 
places,  in  violation  of  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  in  the 


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Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  Twu  Hundred  ($200.- 
00)  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  on  the  public  works  not  exceeding 
thirty  '30)  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1658.  Billiard  and  Pool  Rooms  in  or  at  Which  Near-Beer 
Not  Sold, — 11:30  P.  M. — The  i)rovisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
not  apply  to  Billiard  and  Pool  rooms  in  which  near  beer  is  not 
sold  or  served,  or  into  which  there  is  no  door  or  opening  from 
a  place  or  room  where  near  beer  is  sold  and  all  such  Billiard  and 
Pool  rooms  may  be  kept  open  until  11:80  o'clock  p.  m.  The 
foregoing  ordinance  shall  otherwise  apply  to  all  billiard  or  pool 
ri)oms. 

Sec.  1659.  Limits  for  Near-Beer  Saloons. — The  following  lim- 
its are  liercby  fixed  and  established  as  defining  the  territory 
within  which  licenses  may  be  granted  for  the  sale  of  near  beer 
or  similar  soft  drinks,  to-wit :  All  that  portion  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  included  within  the  following  description,  beginning  at 
the  corner  of  Decatur  street  and  Central  avenue,  and  extending 
eastwardly  out  Decatur  street  to  l'"ort  street;  thence  north- 
wardly along  h'ort  street  to  Edgewood  avenue;  thence  along 
Edgewood  avenue  to  Pryor  street;  thence  along  I'ryor  and 
Peachtrcc  streets  to  Ellis  street;  thence  westerly  along 
East  and  West  Ellis  streets  to  Carnegie  Way.  thence  southerly 
along  Carnegie  Way  to  Eorsyth  street ;  thence  southwestwardly 
along  Eorsytli  street  to  Marietta  street;  thence  westerly  along 
Marietta  street  to  Magnolia  street;  thence  southwestwardly 
along  Magnolia  street  to  New  Mangum  street;  thence  southerly 
along  Mangum  street  to  Hunter  street;  thence  easterly  along 
Hunter  street  to  Elliot  street ;  thence  southerly  along  I'llliot 
street  to  W.  Mitchell  street;  thence  eastwardly  along  East  and 
West  Mitchell  streets  to  Central  avenue;  thence  northwest- 
wardly along  Central  avenue  to  beginning  point,  at  the  corner 
of  Central  avenue  and  Decatur  street;  including  both  sides  of 
said  "boundary  streets;  provided,  however,  that  said  limits  shall 
be  extended  beyond  the  boundary  lines  above  defined  as  follows : 
On  Decatur  street  from  corner  of  Decatur  street  and  Central 
avenue  eastwardly  to  Cornelia  street;  also  on  Marietta  street 
from  the  corner  of  Marietta  street  and  X.  Eorsyth  street  north- 


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vvcstwartUv  to  N'MUi  u\eiiuc  '-ii  I'lUi^  ^tnit,  ii.im  .sLi<ii>--n 
avenue  t<>  I'eclUer  alley;  provided  further  that  there  shall  he  no 
such  near  heer  saloons  on  Houston  or  within  .'»()  feet  thereof. 

Sec.  1660.  No  License  Outside  Above  Limits. —  \'o  licenses  to 
sell  near  Ijeer  or  similar  soft  drinks  shall  be  {^ranted  to  any  per- 
sons, firm  or  corporation  in  any  other  section  of  the  City  than 
in  the  limits  as  above  defined,  and  on  such  portions  of  Decatur, 
Marietta  and  Peters  streets,  as  are  added  thereto. 

Sec.  1661.  In  These  Limits.  No  License  in  Residence  Sections. 

—  Inasmueh  a>«  the  above  limits  couiprise  certain  territory  de- 
voted to  resident  rather  than  business  purposes,  it  is  further 
speciallv  ordained  that  no  license  t.')  sell  near  beer  or  simdar 
soft  drinks  shall  be  -granted  within  the  said  defined  limits  in  res- 
idence sections,  but  said  licenses  shall  be  granted  only  on  busi- 
ness portious  of  business  streets. 

Sec.  1662.  Former  Ordinances  Apply— Except  as  to  Territory 
Outside  Limits— These  Repealed.^. Ml  laws  j^overniui;  ai)plica- 
tions  |,.r  such  licenses  and  the  regulation  and  conduct  of  the 
business  conducted  thereunder,  shall  be  made  applicable  to  all 
of  said  territory  and  are  hereby  re-ordained,  except  such  ordi- 
nances as  permit  the  .^rantiuL,^  of  licenses  in  other  sections  <.f  the 
L'ity  other  than  those  emunerated.  and  such  ordinances  .-ne  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec.  1663.  Conviction  of  Violating— Any  Ordinance  Regulat- 
ing Whiskey  or  Beer,  Forfeits  License. — .\ny  person,  firm  or 
corporation  licensed  umler  the  ordinance  of  the  City  to  sell 
"near  beer"  and  similar  drinks,  who  shall  be  convicted  in  the 
Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  of  violating-  any  of  the 
ordinances  of  the  City  against  the  sale  or  keeping  on  hand  f(jr 
unlawful  sale,  whiskey,  beer  or  other  intoxicating  drinks,  .shall 
thereby  forfeit  his  license  to  sell  "near  beer"  and  similar  drinks, 
and  the  conviction  aforesaid  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  ipso 
facto  works  a  forfeiture  of  his  license  to  sell  near  beer  and  sim- 
ilar drinks. 


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Sec.  1664.  Penalty  for  Selling  After  Forfeiture. — Any  person, 
their  agents  or  employees  who  shall,  after  conviction  and  for- 
feiture of  license  as  provided  in  preceeding  Section,  sell  or  offer 
for  sale  '"near  beer"  or  similar  drinks,  covered  by  what  is  known 
as  the  "near  beer"  ordinance,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be 
fined  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars  or  imprisoned  upon 
the  Public  Works  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both  pen- 
altie-;  ti»  be   inriicte<l   in    t1i<-   'li-iretion   of  the    Recorder. 

Sec.  1665.  "Whites"  or  "Blacks"— Not  Both.— All  applica- 
tions for  license  In  sell  near  l)ear  or  similar  drinks  shall  state  if 
the  license  is  <lesirc(l  for  purpose  of  selling  to  "whites"  or  "ne- 
groes." 

Sec.  1666.  License  so  Marked. — .\<>  license  to  sell  near  beer 
or  -imilar  (lrink>  shall  be  granted  generally,  but  eacii  license 
granted  >hall  state  whether  same  licenses  sales  to  "whites"  or 
"negroes."  and  this  limitation  >liall  be  printed  or  written  on  the 
rccci])t  or  license  issued  l)y  the  Clerk  of  Council. 

Sec.  1667.  Sell  Only  to  Race  Shown  on  License. — All  licenses 
under  said  applicati«»ns  shall  sell  only  to  the  race  indicated  on 
their  license,  and  only  <>ne  license  shall  be  granted  at  one  place. 

Sec.  1668.  Present  Licensees  Must  Select  Race — How. — All 
persons,  firms  i>r  ctjrpfjratioiis,  now  holding  a  license  for  the  sale 
i)i  near  beer  or  similar  drinks  are  hereby  given  ninety  days  from 
the  date  of  the  approval  of  this  ordinance  to  elect  as  to  which  race 
they  will  sell,  and  during  said  ninety  days  they  shall  communi- 
cate their  preference  to  the  Committee  on  Police,  and  said  Com- 
mittee shall  thereui)on  decide  which  race  may  be  served,  and 
cause  this  to  be  entered  on  the  license  or  receipt  shall  thereupon 
be  surrendered  to  said  Clerk,  who  will  issue  one  in  lieu  thereof, 
in  accordance  with  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1669.  Applications — Penalty. — Such  applications  as  do 
not  comply  with  this  ordinance  shall  be  rejected,  and  any  li- 
censee, his  agent  or  employe,  selling  or  having  on  hand  for  the 
purpose  of  sale,  any  near  beer  or  similar  drinks  to  whites  and  ne- 


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<j;T(»es,  iiiidcr  the  same  license  or  at  the  same  place,  shall  he  deemed 
g^uilt}-  of  an  offense,  and  uiK>n  con\iction  thereof  in  the  Record- 
er's Court,  shall  be  punished  by  a  tine  not  excecdiu}^  $r)0().0()  or 
sentenced  to  work  on  the  public  works  not  cxceedinrj  thirty  days, 
either  or  both  penalties  to  l)e  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recc^rder. 

Sec.  1670.  Applications  Form — Neighbors. — All  applications 
for  license  to  sell  near  beer  or  similar  drinks  shall  set  out  the  ad- 
dress of  the  near  neig'hbors,  signing  such  applications,  giving 
the  street  and  number  of  the  location  claimed  to  be  the  near  lo- 
cation at  which  such  license  is  sought.  Such  applications  shall 
likewise  state  if  same  is  for  a  renewal  of  license  or  for  a  new  li- 
cense, or  for  a  transfer  of  a  former  license,  and  if  the  applicant 
desires  to  sell  at  wholesale  or  retail.  A  failure  to  comply  here- 
with shall  invalidate  the  application. 

Sec.  1671.  Sign — Race  Served — Penalty.— A  sign  shall  be 
displayed  at  the  entrance  to  each  place  at  which  license  to  sell 
near  bear  has  been  granted,  posted  over  the  door,  or  on  the  side 
thereof,  in  plain  view,  in  letters  at  least  two  inches  high  and  one- 
ihalf  inch  in  thickness,  (lis])la_\ing  the  following  words:  "Licensed 
to  sell  near  beer"  and  any  person,  firm  or  corjioration,  failing  to 
comply  with  this  section  and  selling  or  ha\ing  on  hand  at  such 
place  for  the  purpose  of  sale,  near  beer  or  similar  drinks,  shall  be 
deemed  guiltv  of  an  offense,  and  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  $100.00  or  sentenced 
to  work  on  the  public  works  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or 
both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder, 
who  is,  also,  hereby  authorized  to  forfeit  tlie  license  for  such 
place  in  case  of  conviction. 

Sec.  1672.  Women — Illegal  to  Sell,  Give  or  Hand  to,  At  or 
Near  Saloon. — Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  agents  or 
employees,  or  anyone  else,  selling,  giving  or  handing  to  women 
or  minors,  near  beer  or  similar  drinks  at  places  at  wliich  such 
drinks  are  licensed  for  sale,  or  in  the  doors  thereof,  or  though 
windows  or  other  openings  therein,  or  within  thirty  feet  thereof 
shall  be  punished  as  prescribed  in  Section  1644  of  this  ordinance 
and  the  license  subject  to  forfeiture,  as  therein  provided. 


\K\lt    HKKK — F«U   |{     IM:U    fK.NT m    VKT — rKt:^IISK»  s"! 

Sec.  1673.  Percentage — Four  Per  Cent. —  NO  license  shall  be 
j^ranted  t>j  anyone  to  sell  any  beverac^e  c<:>ntainin:.;-  a  quantitv  <^£ 
alcohol  of  four  (4)  per  cent.,  or  greater.  Anyone  convicted  in 
the  Recorder's  Court  of  selling-  a  beverage  containing  four  (4) 
per  cent,  or  greater  of  alcohol  shall  at  once  fcjrfeit  his  license. 

Sec.  1674.  Near  Beer  Not  Sold  Drunkards  after  Notice  by 
Officer. —  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  licensed  near  beer  dealer 
in  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  knowingly  and  wilfully  sell,  give  or  fur- 
nish any  near  ];eer  to  any  j^erson  who  has  been  adjudgei  'in 
haljitual  drunkard  by  tlu-  Recorder  of  tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  and 
whose  name.  t«jgether  with  the  record  of  such  adjudication  has 
been  furnished  such  licensed  near  beer  dealer  by  the  Probation 
Officer. 

Sec.  1675.  Penalty. — Any  near  beer  dealer  violating  the  pro- 
visions of  preceding  section  hereof,  shall.  u])on  conviction  in  the 
Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  be-  punished  by  a  fine  of 
not  exceeding  S20().()0.  or  by  work  on  the  streets  or  public  works 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or 
both  punishments  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder. 

Sec.  1676.  Near  Beer — Sold  by  Quart — Not  Drunk  on  Prem- 
ises.— .\o  person,  tirm  or  corptjration  licen.-etl  t(j  sell  near  beer 
or  similar  soft  drinks,  'under  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, shall  permit  draught  near  beer,  wheji  sold  in  cjuantities 
of  one  fjuart  and  upwards  to  Ije  drunk  in  or  at  the  premises,  or 
within  any  ai)i)urtenance  thereof  connected  with  the  premises, 
at  which  the  license  is  granted. 

Sec.  1677.  Person  Buying  Quart  or  More  Not  Drunk  on 
Premises. — Xo  person  buying  draught  near  beer,  at  the  place  at 
which  near  beer  or  similar  soft  drinks  is  licensed,  in  quantities  of 
one  quart  and  upwards  shall  drink  same  upon  the  premises  or 
within  any  apj)urienance  thereof  or  connected  with  the  premises 
at  whicii  said  license  is  granted. 

Sec.  1678.  Penalty. — Plach  and  all  persons,  their  agents  and 
employees  \iolating  ilie  provision  of  this  ordinance  shall  on  con- 


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victioii  ill  the  Ktcordcr's  Court  Ik-  punished  by  a  hue  of  not  cx- 
ceediujj^  one  hundred  dollars,  or  sentenced  to  work  ujxjn  the 
streets  or  public  places  of  the  city  f<>r  not  exceeclinj^'  thirty  days, 
cither  or  bnth  penalties  to  be  intlicted  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder,  and  in  the  case  of  a  violation  of  this  ordinance  by  a  li- 
censee or  his  employees,  holdiu}^  a  license  for  the  sale  of  Near 
Beer  and  similar  soft  drinks,  such  conviction  shall  work  a  for- 
feiture of  such  license,  and  thi>  forfeitin-e  shall  take  effect  at 
the  date  of  con\iclion  without  re.L^ard  to  certiorari  or  similar 
mean<  that   may  be  v<*:t\  to  ])osti)one  the  sentence. 


Mi^\>«i> — i<i>\i<i)  Oh-  n^:\|  rii — iiivthmknt  «-. 

■i  I  ■> 


CHAPTER  LXIV. 

XL'ISAXCES. 

Sec.  1679.  Nuisances— Board  of  Health  May  Inquire.  Hear 
Evidence,  Etc. — As  to  Existence.— The  U.-ard  of  Healtli  of  ihc 
Lit_\  of  Atlanta,  are  hereby  empowered,  in  anv  case  in  wliich 
complaint  may  he  made  before  tliem  by  any  eiti/.en.  or  in  which 
their  own  inve.stijjatiun.s  a.s  health  officers  mav  show  it  to  be 
necessary,  to  summon  before  them  the  owner,  a.i^ent  in  contr(.l 
of.  or  tenant  in  jjossession  of  any  premises,  in  the  Citv  or  on 
the  lands  constituting;  the  water-shed  of  the  waterworks,  in- 
corporated for  the  purpose  of  allowinj.,'-  the  City  authorities  to 
preserve  the  purity  of  the  water  in  the  reservoir,  and  the  streams 
contributini;  thereto,  on  which  it  i>  claimed  a  nuisance  exists, 
and  to  hear  e\  idence  and  determine  the  ijuestion  of  ilu'  existence 
of  such  nuisance. 

Sec.  1680.  Judgment  of  Board  Conclusive — Orders  Passed  for 
Abatement  of  Nuisance. — The  jud.i;nient  of  the  Hoard  of  Health 
as  to  the  existence  or  non-existence  of  a  nuisance  in  any  case 
thus  tried,  shall  be  conclusive,  and.  where  the  existence  of  a  nui- 
sance is  thus  determined  in  any  such  case,  the  Hoard  of  Health 
may,  in  their  discretion,  pass  an  order  re(|uiriii^-  the  owner, 
agent  in  control  (jf.  or  tenant  in  possession  of  tlie  ])reinises. 
whenever  such  nuisance  exists,  to  abate  the  same  in  such  num- 
ber of  hours  as  may  seem  reasonable  to  said  15(jard  of  Health, 
or  pass  an  order.  reciuiriniLr  the  City  Marshal  immediately  t(» 
abate  the  same  at  the  ex])ense  oi  such  owner,  aijent,  (jr  tenant. 

Sec.  1681.  Penalty  for  Failure  or  Refusal  to  Abate  Nuisance. — 
In  any  ca>e  wherein  the  owner,  a^ent.  or  tenant  as  aforesaid 
shall  have  been  required  to  al)ate  a  nuisance  adjudj^ed  by  the 
Board  of  Health  on  a  trial  as  aforesaid  to  exist  on  his  or  her 
premise.^,  and  shall  fail   to  abate  tb.e  same  within   the  time    al- 


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lowed  1)\  (iidiT  111"  ilu-  Hoard  of  llcalth.  >iK"h  owner,  au^ciu.  or 
tenant,  a^  the  ease  niav  lie.  shall,  on  eonxiction  heforc  the  Re- 
Citrders  L'oiirt.  he  piniislied  hy  a  fine  not  exceedinj^  (  )ne  Hun- 
dred Dollars.  1  <•  imprisoned  at  labor  not  exeeedinj;.j  thirty  days: 
and  each  (la\'  snch  nni^ance  i>  continued  >hall  constitute  a  new 
offense,  and  on  the  trial  of  such  a  case  before  the  Kecorder.  the 
certificate  of  the  Secretary  of  the  lioard  of  Health  shall  be  con- 
chisive  evidence  of  the  finding'  of  the  Uoard  of  the  fact  of  the 
existence  of  the  nuisance,  and  of  the  time  allowed,  in  which  to 
nbate  the  same,  and  of  the  tact  that  the  time  thus  allowed  was 
reasonable  and  sufficient. 

Sec.  1682.  Abatement  by  City  Officer — Expense  Borne  by 
Whow — How  Collected. — W  hen  any  nui>ance  is  abated  by  the 
Marshal  under  order  of  the  Mayor  and  ( ieneral  Council,  or  of 
the  r>oard  of  Health,  in  cases  tried  by  them  as  aforesaid,  the 
City  Clerk  shall  issue  an  execution  in  favor  of  said  Marshal 
against  the  owner,  a.^ent  in  control,  or  tenant  in  possession  ot 
the  premises,  whereon  such  execution  shall  be  levied  atul  col- 
lected as  in  case  of  tax  executions,  and  shall  be  a  lien  on  the 
propert\-  whereat  such  nuisance  was  abated  until  tull\    paid  off. 

Sec.  1683.  Mayor  and  General  Council  May  Determine  Ques- 
tion of  Existence  of  Nuisance — In  That  Event  Board  of  Health 
Do  Not  Also  Act. — Xothini^-  herein  contained  shall  be  held  to 
deny  or  abridge  the  jinMsdiction  of  the  Ma^or  and  General  Coun- 
cil to  try  and  determine  the  (juestion  of  the  ex-istence  of  nui- 
sances oi  any  kind,  and  to  provide  by  their  judji'meut  and  order 
for  the  abatement  thereof  in  cases  tried  before  them  ])}■  the  de- 
fendant or  the  Marshal  as  aforesaid,  except  that  on  case  already 
tried  before  the  Board  of  Healtli  shall  be  re-tried  before  the 
Mayor  and  General  Coimcil.  n<ir  shall  any  case  already  deter- 
mined by  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  l)e  aj.;ain  tried  by  the 
Board  of  Health. 

Sec.  1684.  Defendant — How  Summoned — Opportunity  to  Be 
Heard  in  His  Defense. — Wb.enever  a  trial  before  the  ^layor  and 
(ieneral  Council,  or  l^efiTe  the  Board  of  Health,  becomes  nec- 
essary in  order  to  determine  whetlier  or  not  a  nuisance  exists 
in  any  particular  case,  a  sitmnions  must  be  issued  by  the  City 


MISAMKS — All  ATIOMK.VT — ItKCOIlDKK XOAI* 


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Clerk,  directed  to  the  owner,  agent  in  control  of,  or  tenant  in 
possession  of  tlie  premises,  where  a  nuisance  is  charged  to  exist, 
and  be  served  by  tlie  Marshal,  his  deputy,  the  Chief  of  Police,  or 
any  officer  or  member  of  the  police  force,  or  one  of  the  sanitary 
inspectors,  upon  such  owner,  agent,  or  tenant.  This  summons 
must  specify  the  place  and  character  of  the  nuisance  complained 
of.  and  fix  the  time  and  place  for  trial,  and  state  before  whicli 
P)Oard  the  trial  will  take  place.  The  Defendant  must  be  given 
reasonable  opportunity  to  secure  Counsel  and  testimony  before 
the  trial  begins,  but  ut^  postponement  shall  be  had  on  this 
ground,  where  full  diligence  on  his  part  is  not  shown. 

Sec.  1685.  Recorder  Has  Jurisdiction  of  Nuisance  Cases,  where 
They  are  not  Heard  by  One  or  the  Other  of  the  Boards. —  The 

Recorder's  Court,  as  heretofore,  shall  have  full  jurisdiction  ti 
try  and  dispose  of  all  cpicstions  of  nuisances  at^'ecting  the  pub- 
lic health,  in  which  no  action  is  had  before  the  Mayor  and  ( icn- 
eral  Council  as  a  Court,  or  before  the  Board  of  Health  sitting 
as  a  Court  as  hereinbefore  provided,  and  shall  also  have  juris- 
diction to  try  and.  in  case  of  conviction,  to  punish  persons  fail- 
ing to  abate  nuisances  under  order  from  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  or  the  P>oard  of  Health  sitting  as  a  Court  as  aforesaid 

Sec.  1686.  Soap  Factories  Cannot  Be  Operated  within  Outer 
Fire  Limits. — It  shall  be  unlawful  to  erect,  maintain,  or  operate 
soap  factories  or  places  for  the  manufacture  of  soap,  or  similar 
I^roducts,  within  the  outer  fire  limits. 

Sec.  1687.  Soap  Factories  Cannot  Be  Operated  without  the 
Outer  Fire  Limits — Except  by  Permit  and  Consent  of  Neigh- 
bors.— It  shall  be  unlawful  to  erect,  maintain,  or  operate  soap 
factories,  or  places  for  the  manufacture  of  soap  or  similar  pro- 
ducts, without  the  outer  fire  limits,  unless  petition  shall  be  made 
therefor  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  accompanied  with 
the  written  consent  of  the  near  neighbors,  and  thereupon  the 
General  Council  shall  consider  said  Petition,  and,  if  they  find 
that  same  can,  and  will  be,  conducted  in  a  sanitary  manner,  un- 
accompanied with  ofYensive  odors,  shall  be  granted;  otherwise 
refused. 


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Sec.  1688.  Ailantus  or  Tree  of  Heaven  Declared  a  Nuisance — 
Penalty  for  F'ailure  i'>  Remove  Same  Upon  Notice. —  The  tree 
known  as  the  "Ailanlii>,"  tir  Tree  nl  ikuvcn,  i>  hereby  dfclarctl 
l)y  said  General  Council  tu  be  a  public  nuisance,  and  any  person 
(after  twelve  hours  notice  by  any  sanitary  inspector)  uwninj.,' 
anv  lot  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  allowinji  said  tree  known  a-^ 
the  Ailantus  nr  Tree  of  Heaven,  or  any  sprouts  therefrom,  to 
j^row  thereon,  shall  be  subject  to  pay  a  fine  or  not  exceeding; 
l^fty  ($50.00)  Dollars,  nor  less  than  I-'ive  Dollars  before  the 
Recorder's  L'ourt,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Department 
of  Sanitary  to  immediately  j^ive  notice  to  all  persons  liable 
imder  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Chairman  of  t'he  Street  Committee  to  j^Mve  directions  for 
the  (leslructioii  of  all  such  trees  i^rowiu';-  on  the  I'ity  pnipenx 
and  sidewalks  of  said  City. 

Sec.  1689.  No  Slaughter  Houses  or  Pens  Allowed  Near  Water- 
works.^Xo  person,  firm,  or  corporation  shall  carry  on  the  l)U>i- 
ness  of  a  slauj^hter  house  or  slau^t:fhter  pen,  or  stock  yard,  or 
stock  pen,  on  any  jj;roun(l  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  draining-  into  the 
waterworks'  reservoir,  or  on  any  of  the  lots  of  land  in  lUackhall 
District,  incori)oraled  for  the  i)urpose  of  enablim;  the  City  of  At- 
lanta to  preserve  the  jjurily  of  said  water. 

Sec.  1690.  Nuisances  to  be  Abated  on  Lots  Within  Six  Hours 
— Nuisances  Defined  and  Forbidden. — Any  person  creatintr  a 
nuisance  on  his,  her,  or  their  lot,  or  a  lot  occupied  by  them,  or 
allo<wing  a  nuisance  to  remain  six  hours  on  their  lot,  or  a  lot 
occupied  by  them,  shall  be  immediately  summoned  before  the 
Recorder's  Court,  and,  on  proof,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding 
One  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs.  The  summons  to  appear  is  all 
the  notice  that  shall  be  required  beyond  the  publishing  of  this 
ordinance.  The  following  are  declared  nuisances:  Slaughter- 
houses, pig-pens,  kept  for  use  within  one  hundred  yards  of  any 
private  residence  within  the  City  limits,  or  upon  the  water  shed 
of  the  water-works;  a  dead  cat,  chickens,  rats,  or  other  animals; 
stagnant  water,  decayed  vegetables  and  fruits ;  filthy  privies,  or 
anything  causing-  offensive  odors,  that  worketh  hurt,  inconven- 
ience, or  damage  to  another,  are  nuisances  and  shall  be  regarded 
as  such,  and  subject  to  the  above  fine  of  not  exceeding  One 


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Hundred  Dollars  and  costs.  Any  persons  throwing  or  placing 
a  dead  rat,  cliicken.  cat.  or  other  animals,  tainted  meat,  or  de- 
cayed vegetables  or  fruits  of  any  kind,  filthy  water,  or  excre- 
mentitious  matter,  in  the  streets  or  alleys,  shall  be  guiltv  of 
causing  a  nuisance,  and  shall  be  bnuight  before  the  Recorder's 
Court,  and  fined  not  exceeding  (  )ne  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs. 

Sec.  1691.  No  Guano  or  Acid  Factory  Allowed  in  the  City. — 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  pers<;)n,  firm  or  corporation  to  erect 
or  operate  any  guano  or  acid  factory,  or  to  store  guano  in  the 
limits  of  the  City  at  a  point  nearer  than  three  miles  to  the  stond 
post  of  the  old  stone  post  in  the  old  Union  car  shed,  recognized 
as  the  Center  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1692.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Section. — Any  per- 
son, firm,  or  corporation  \i<»lating  Section  Uiitl  shall,  on  con- 
viction, be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars 
or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Recorder's  Court,  for  each  da\'  such  guano  or  acid  factory 
is  conducted  in  the  City. 

Sec.  1693.  Opium  Joints — Penalty  for  Running  Such  or  Fre- 
quenting Such  Places. —  I-'ach  and  every  person,  who  shall  keep, 
set  up.  maintain,  or  open  in  this  City  any  honse.  room,  or  place 
of  any  description  for  the  smoking  <»f  oj)ium.  or  any  preparation 
thereof,  or  who  shall  be  an  inmate  <»r  fre(|uenter  of,  or  who 
shall  in  any  way  be  connected  with  any  such  honse  or  j)lace,  or 
shall  contribute  to  its  support,  and  each  and  c\cry  person  who 
shall  permit  any  such  house,  room,  or  any  place  in  his  possession, 
or  under  his  control  to  be  used  or  occu])ied  for  any  such  purpose, 
and  eacli  and  every  person,  who  shall  i)ermit  or  suflfer  any  house, 
room,  or  place,  which  is  to  be  used  for  such  purposes,  to  stand, 
be  set  up  or  opened  upon  any  lot  or  lots,  parcel  or  i)arcels  of 
ground  within  this  City,  owned,  held,  possessed  or  controlled  by 
him,  either  as  the  owner  or  agent,  or  otherwise,  shall,  on  con- 
viction thereof,  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  less  than 
fifty  nor  more  than  Three  Hundred  ($300.00)  Dollars  for  each 
ofTense ;  and  every  day,  for  wliich  any  person  or  persons  shall 
keep  any  house,  room,  or  place  of  any  description,  or  shall 
knowingly  allow  any  such  liouse.  room,  or  place  to  be  used  oi* 


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ftccupicd   fur   the   purpose  afurcsaiil.   >hall   In-   iktincd   ami   held 
to  he  a  sei)arate  and  distinct  offense. 

Sec.  1694.  Additional  Nuisances  Declared  and  Defined — Wa- 
terworks Protection  Against  Impurity, —  The  following  things 
are  also  declared  nuisances,  if  e.vi.sting  in  said  City,  to-wit : 
I'^ilthy  privies,  and  privies  not  constructed,  furni>hcd,  and  used 
with  appliances  now  or  hereafter  recpiired  hy  ordinance  for  i>re- 
ventinj^  the  flow  of  urine  through  the  eartli  into  the  water. 

Sec.  1695.  Penalty  for  Failure  to  Abate  Above  Nuisances. — 
Any  person,  whether  owner,  agent  in  control  of,  or  tenant  in  pos- 
session of  premises,  on  which  any  of  the  nuisances  above  declared 
shall  exist,  who  shall  fail  to  abate  the  same  witliin  six  hours  af- 
ter being  notified  so  to  do,  shall  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars,  or  impri>oned  at  labor  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  da\s,  in  the  discretion  of  the  l\ec«jrder's  Court. 

Sec.  1696.  Smoke,  Between  Forsyth  and  Washington  St.,  more 
than  One  Minute,  by  Railroads,  Unlawful. —  li  is  hereby  made 
unlawful  for  any  railroad,  their  agent  or  employees,  to  operate 
engines  between  Washington  street  and  for  a  distance  of  500 
feet  west  of  Forsyth  Street  Bridge,  when  said  engines  are  emit- 
ting black  smoke,  for  a  continuous  period  of  exceeding  one  min- 
ute. 

Sec.  1697,  Penalty — Officer  and  Employees  Liable, — The  ofii- 
cer  under  whom  the  engines  are  run,  whether  yard-master  or 
yard  conductor,  over  any  railroad  tracks  within  said  district,  di- 
recting and  controlling  any  engine  emitting  black  smoke  for  a 
period  longer  than  one  minute,  as  described  in  Section  1696  oi 
this  onlinaiice,  shall  be  fined,  on  conxiction  in  Recorder's  Court, 
not  exceeding  $50.00,  or  imprisoned  on  the  public  worljs  for  a 
term  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both  jjenalties  to  be  in- 
flicted in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


Sec,  1698,  Railroad  Placing  Watchman  or  Inspector  to  Keep 
Down  Smoke — Not  Subject. — Any  railroad,  or  railroads,  provid- 
ing a  watchman  or  other  of^cer,  whose  duty  it  sliall  be  to  con- 


-MISAXCES— SMOKE   AT   VIADlC  T  i-n 

ii  J 

trol  said  section  and  to  control  engines  therein,  and  inspect  en- 
gines emitting  the  black  smoke  therein,  in  the  operation  of  en- 
gines, and  using  this  method  of  preventing  the  smoke  nuisance, 
shall  not  be  subject  to  prosecution  under  the  ordinance. 


,^l,  oKmiiH"*— "•:»•«»""•>-»«•""•»•  "^^  »       •««»M>'* 


CHAPTER  LXV. 

(  >i~i"K"i:ks— ( )ki)i\.\.\i  1--S  c;(  )\  i-:k\i\(.. 

Sec  1699.  Weekly  Reports — Quarterly  Reports — Contents  of 
Reports — Penalty  for  Failure  to  Make  Same.  All  c.vccutivc  of- 
fKir>  or  agents  of  ilic  iiicorporaiion  arc  herchy  rc(|uirc(l  to  make- 
wccklv  reports  to  tin-  Mayor  ami  (Iciicral  Council,  in  \vritinl^^ 
of  all  sums  of  nioncv  or  any  other  property  received  by  them, 
and  all  sum>  paid  1)\  them.  Tluy  >liall  al>o  report  all  char^c«. 
that  ina\  occur  in  condection  with  their  offices,  in  favor  of  or 
a.uainst  the  corporation,  and  all  officers  and  ai^ents  must 'make 
(piarterlv  reports,  in  writin;;;.  to  the  Mayor  and  (leneral  C'(nmcil. 
of  their  actings,  and  i)ay  over  ilaily  all  moneys  or  other  things 
received  by  them  to  tlie  Tax  ColKdor.  (  >n  failure  of  any  offi- 
cer or  aiienl  to  comply  with  thi>  ordinance,  he  shall  be  liable 
to  be  dealt  with  as  for  other  malfeasance  or  malfeasance  in  of- 
fice, and  fined  at  the  discretion  of  the  May-T  and  (leneral  L'.mn- 
cil.  or  be  dismissed  from  office,  or  both,  a-  to  them  shall  seem 
proper. 

Sec.  1700.  City  Employees  to  Live  in  the  City.— \o  Hepart- 
ment  or  officer  >>f  the  City  I  iovernment  of  .\tlanta  shall  elect, 
appoint,  or  employ  for  service  or  continue  in  service,  any  person, 
who  is  n<«t  a  bona  tide  citizen  of  said  City  of  Atlanta,  where  the 
work  or  service  is  to  be  i)erformed  entirely  or  chiefly  within  said 
City,  unless  consent  of  the  .Ma><M-  and  <  ieneral  Council  is  first 
c»btained. 

Sec.  1701.  Bonds  Required  of  City  Officers— Listed— Subject 
to  Whose  Approval.— I'hc  fojlowin--  bonds  are  recpiired  of  the 
officers  name.l.  all  to  be  subject  to  approval  of  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee and  Mayor,  to-wit: 

Bond  of   Citv   Attorney    S  .i.OOO.OO 

Bond  of   Cit'y  Clerk    10.(100.00 

Bond   of  Citv    Comptroller    .  .    10,000.00! 


OKKH  i:ns — li(>.\U«« — KXTK.V   lilOLP  ^y]^ 

Bond  of  City  Marshal    10,000.00 

Bond  of  City  Tax  Collector 75,000.00 

Bond  of  City  Treasurer 100.000.00 

Bond  of  City  Ta.x  Receivers  and 

Assessors,  each    2.000.00 

Bond  of  Chief  of  Construction   ....   10.000.00 

Bond  of  Recorder   .").000.00 

Bond  of  Sexton    1 .000.00 

Bond  of  Chief  I'irc  Department   .        1.000.00 
Bond  of  Street   inii>'nient  Collect(.»r     5.000.00 

and  all  other  officers  handling  public  funds  or  public  property 
shall  give  bonds  in  such  sums  as  may  be  from  time  to  time  fixed 
by  tlie  Mayor  and  (leneral  Council. 

Sec.  1702.  Extra  Help  in  Marshal's  Of^ce— How  Paid.— The 
Finance  Committee  of  the  CJeneral  Council  of  the  City  of  .\t- 
lanta  may,  in  the  discretion  of  said  Committee,  contract  with 
persons  employed  as  c(dlectors  of  fi.  fas.  for  taxes  due  the  L  ity 
of  .Atlanta,  and  turned  over  to  the  Marshal  for  collection,  on  the 
basis  of  pa}ing  such  collectors  a  i)ercentage  of  tlie  fees  oi  such 
tax  execution  instead  of  the  per  diem  pay  of  two  dollars  per  day. 
as  provided  for  by  the  ordinance,  of  which  this  is  an  amendment ; 
provided,  that  neither  the  City  Clerk  nor  the  Marshal,  nor  any 
deputy  of  the  Clerk  or  Marshal,  shall  be  interested  to  any  extent 
in  the  fees  due  the  City  on  account  of  issuing  or  collecting  such 
tax  executions. 

Sec.  1703.  Extra  Help  in  the  Departments — When  Employed 
— By  Whom — Reported. — Xo  extra  help  shall  be  employed  in 
any  department  of  the  City,  whose  employees  are  under  the  con- 
trol of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  except  upon  application 
to  the  Finance  Committee  in  writing,  showing  the  necessity  of 
such  aid.  Said  Finance  Committee  shall  appoint  such  extra  lielp. 
if  considered  necessary  to  the  public  service,  and  shall  report  to 
the  next  following  meeting  of  the  General  Council  their  action, 
showing  why  such  extra  help  is  needed,  the  time  for  which  said 
appointment  is  made,  names  of  said  appointees,  and  the  expense 
mcurred  thereby;  provided,  however,  that  the  Tax  Committee 
shall  c<~»ntrol  the  appointment  of  extra  help  needed  in  ttie  Asses- 


482  <IIIM    i;H^ I'HINIIN".         I.  Mill  l«>\\H        Hltlllll^ 

surs'  uftuf.  made  in  like  writtiii  applicaiion,  an<l  said  Coinmit- 
tic  >liall  likewise  make  like  repurt  as  re(|uirc<l  of  the  I'inancc 
Cummiltee  t>»  the  next  fullowiiiij  meetinj^^  of  the  (leneral  Cnun- 
cil. 

Sec.  1704.  All  Printing  for  City    to    Bear    Union    Label. — All 

prim  in;;  <•!'  \vliate\er  cliarartir  u>ed  for  <>r  \)\  the  t  it_\  ot  Allaiila 
shall  bear  the  Allied  Triuting  Trades  loiincil  Tninn  Label,  of 
Atlanta.  (leorj^ia.  as  reijistered  with  the  Secretary  of  State. 

Sec.  1705.  Bidders  for  Printing  Shall  Be  Advised  of  Above  Re- 
quirement.—I'.ach  and  every  Cit}  (.fticial,  when  adverti>in.u  t"r 
bids  for  printed  matter,  shall  specifically  state  in  said  advertise- 
ment, and  shall  notify  bidders  that  all  bi.U  shall  be  made  in  ac- 
cordance with  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1706.  Position  of  City  Janitor  Created— By  Whom  Se- 
lected— Subject  to  Whose  Direction — Duties. — The  position  of 
City  Janitor  i^^  hereby  created.  Said  Janitor  shall  be  selected  by 
the  Committee  on  Public  iUiildinj^s  and  tirounds  and  the  Mayor, 
and  shall  hold  his  office  at  their  pleasure,  subject  to  be  dis- 
chargeil  whenever  so  ordered  by  this  joint  pow  er.  and  shall  per- 
form such  duties  as  they  may  direct. 

Sec.  1707.  Officers  Not  to  Stand  Security  for  Anyone— Penalty 
for  Violation. — Xo  officer  of  said  City  who  handles  or  controls 
any  of  the  funds  of  said  City,  shall,  during  his  term  or  contin- 
uance in  otifice,  become  surety,  guarantor  or  endorser  on  any 
bond,  note,  or  other  obligation,  for  any  person,  or  persons,  or 
company,  or  corporation.  Any  officer  of  said  City  violating  tins 
ordinance  shall  be  subject  to  removal  or  suspension,  in  the  di^- 
cretion  of  the  General  Council  of  said  City. 

Sec.  1708.  Loans  to  City  Employees  by  Officers,  Etc.  Prohib- 
ited—Later Modified— City  Officers'  Loans  to  Employees  Reg- 
ulated—Usury Strictly  Forbidden  in  Loans  to  Employees.— ItJ 

shall  be  unlawful  for  any  officer  or  employee  serving  in  any  of 
the  departments  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  loan  money  to  the 
hands  or  employees  of  such  department,  or  the  "hands  or  em- 


4H'i-i<  i:i{>» — i.nvNs — si  i(i:r\    |{«»m)s  ^^3 

ployces  of  any  other  department,  or  tu  charj^e  for  obtainii\L( 
credit  for  any  such  hand  or  employee,  except  that  loans  may  be 
made  in  cases  of  emerj^ency  requiring  the  same;  when  such  ac- 
commodations are  made  in  emergencies,  if  not  made  voluntarily, 
without  charge,  they  shall  be  made  for  only  such  charge  or  in- 
terest as  may  be  reasonable,  the  time  and  amount  advanced  con- 
sidered. It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  officer,  serving  in  any  of 
the  departments  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to  lend  money  to  the 
hands  and  employees  of  the  department,  under  which  said  offi- 
cer serves,  at  other  than  the  legal  rate  of  interest,  and  it  shall 
be  unlawful  for  the  officer,  whose  duty  it  is  to  pay  off  said  hands! 
U)  deduct  the  amount  so  loaned  fnjm  the  pay  of  said  hands.  Any 
and  all  such  accommodations  or  advances  made,  together  with 
interest  or  charge  for  the  same,  sliall  be  reported  by  the  officer 
or  person  in  charge,  making  the  same  to  the  head  of  the  depart- 
ment, or,  if  made  by  the  head  of  the  department,  sliall  be  re- 
ported to  the  Chairman  of  the  proper  Committee  of  the  General 
Council;  such  rep<jrts  to  be  made  monthly,  and  all  such  reports 
to  be  filed  witli  the  Mayor;  and  the  Chairman  of  each  depart- 
nien*^  -vl  the  Mayor  shall  be  charged  with  the  duty  of  seeing 
that  the  spirit  of  this  ordinance  is  complied  with,  and  that  no 
business  or  practice  sTiall  be  carried  on  of  making  loans  by  offi- 
cers or  employees  to  other  employees  of  the  City,  but  that  only 
accommodation  loans  in  emergencies  and  for  proper  charge  and 
interest  shall  be  made  or  allowed:  but  in  no  event  shall  any 
charge  fc»r  obtaining  credit  be  made  f)r  allowed.  ; 

Sec.  1709.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  officer  or  employee  of 
the  City  Government  violating  the  foregoing  section,  shall,  on 
conviction  tliereof,  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
either  or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the  Kec(»rder"s  Court,  and  shall' 
also  be  dismissed  from  the  service  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1710.  Fidelity  Insurance  Companies  May  Become  Sureties 
on  Official  Bonds  of  City  Officers  and  Others — Under  what  Cir-. 
cumstances. —  ( ."^ce  next  section  as  to  bonds  of  contractors). — 
Any  company,  with  a  paid-up  capital  of  not  less  than  two  hun- 
dred and  fifty  thousand  ($250,000.00)  dollars,  incorporated  and 
organized  under  the  laws  of  Georgia,  or  any  other  State  of  the 


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OI-IH    i:iC«>        '>•    H  I  .  I  I  I    ■»    ON     «   «•  N  III  \«     I  >         I    DM     t    11   \ 


L'liitcd  States,  tir  aii\  l< "reign  State.  f<>r  the  >«»!c  |)url)o^c  of 
tran>actiiij^  l)U>ine^>  ft'  fi(U-lit\  iii-^iii  aiice.  a>  Mirety  <>n  nr  guar- 
antor of  bonds  of  |)cr>ons  or  corporations,  and  which  shall  ha\c 
ct»inj)lie<l  with  all  rci|uirenjcnts  of  law  for  license  to.  and  the 
transact  i<  Ml  v'  l>n->ines>  by  >nch  conijjanies  in  ( leorgia.  may.  np- 
on  pro])cr  |)roof  thci  ri -t"  and  upon  pn>dnction  of  c\  idence  of  sol- 
vency and  credit  satisfactory  ttt  the  Mayt)r.  Judge,  (.'oniniittee  of 
Council,  head  of  department,  or  other  otftcer  or  officers  in  and  of 
said  City  of  Atlanta,  authorized  to  appro\o  and  accept  bonds,  be 
accepted  as  snrctv  on,  or  guarantor  of  any  l)ond  nr  bonds  of  any 
j)erson  or  corporation  now  or  that  may  be  retpiired  by  any  law, 
ordinance,  or  other  regulation  in  or  of  said  C  ity.  to  execute  a 
bond  in  lieu  of  an\  -^nretv  or  sureties,  security  or  securities  as 
now  required  I)\  an\  law,  ordinance  or  re^^ulatinn  aforesaid.  And 
such  compati}-  may  be  released  from  its  liabilit\  on  the  same 
terms  and  conditions  as  are  by  law  ])rescribed  for  the  release 
of  individuals,  it  being  the  true  intent  and  meaning  of  this  ordi- 
nance to  enable  corjjorations  created  for  that  purpose  to  become 
the  surety  on  or  guarantor  of  any  and  all  bonds  rccpiired  by  the 
laws,  ordinances,  or  regulations  of  said  City  of  Atlanta,  subject 
tt)  all  the  liabilities  and  rights  of  private  persons  in  respect  of 
any  one  of  such  bonds. 

Sec.  1711.  Bonds  for  Contracts  Signed  by  Securities  Only,  who 
Own  Real  Estate  in  Georgia — Bonds  of  Surety  Companies  Ac- 
cepted, However. —  All  bonds  for  the  i)erforniance  of  contracts 
shall  be  signed  only  by  persons  owning  real  estate  in  ( leorgia  : 
except  that  tidelity  and  securit\-  companies,  of  approved  and  un- 
doubted solvency  (to  be  determined  by  the  officer  or  other  party 
taking  or  approving  the  bond)  may  be  taken  as  surety,  and  the 
sole  surety  upon  all  bonds,  otificial  or  otherwise,  that  under  the 
charter  or  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  under  the  gen- 
eral laws,  are  rc(iuire(l  to  be  given  either  to  the  City  of  Atlanta 
or  to  the  Mayor  and  (leneral  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or 
to  the  Mayor  of  said  City,  or  to  any  ofticer  or  departments  of 
said  City,  or  to  any  offtcer  or  head  of  said  departments  of  said 
City. 

Sec.  1712.  Mayor,  Aldermen,  or  Councilman  not  to  be  Surety 
on  any  Bond  Given  to  the  City — Dismissal  from  Office  for  Vio- 


lation.-Xo  member  of  the  General  Council.  Mavor.  Alderman 
or  Councilman,  from  and  after  this  date,  shall  become  a  surety 
on  the  bond  of  any  City  official,  or  contractor  for  City  work  \ 
violation  of  this  section  sliall  subject  the  Citv  official  to  dismissal 
from  office,  or  a  new  bond  shall  be  made  without  any  Council- 
man or  Alderman  as  surety  thereon. 

Sec.  1713.  City  s  Officers  Cannot  Defend  Violators  of  City's 
Ordinanccs.-Thc  Mayor,  members  of  the  General  Council  Re- 
corder. City  Attorney,  his  Assistant,  and  members  of  the  I'olice 
Commissioners,  are  prohibited  from  defending  or  aiding  i„  the 
defense  of  persons  charged  in  the  Recorder's  Court  with\hc  vio- 
lation of  the  ordinances  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1714.  City  Officers  Shall  Not.  as  Counsel.  Represent  Suits 
Against  the  City._lt  shall  not  be  lawful  for  anv  person  holding 
a  position  .r  office  under  the  City  G.^crnmcnt  of  Atlanta  to 
whom  a  salary  <.r  compensation  is  paid  by  said  City,  to  institute 
or  bring  as  attorney  any  suit  or  legal  proceedings  against  .said 
City.  \or  shall  any  such  person  herefter.  during  Tiis  contin- 
uance m  any  such  position  ur  office  become  employed  as  attornev 
any  suit  or  legal  proceedings  against  sai<I  C  itv.  '  Xor  shall  anv 
such  person  hereafter.  <luring  his  continuance  in  any  such  pos^- 
t.on  or  office,  become  employed  as  attornev  <.r  counsel  in  anv 
matter  or  cause  adversely  to  said  City. 

Sec.  1715.  Collections  Turned  Over  Daily  to  Tax  Collector- 
Report  to  Comptroller-Penalty  for  Violation.-It  shall  he  th. 
<luty  oi  all  officers  connected  wth  the  City  government,  whether 
ap,x.mtees  oi  any  Hoard  or  otherwise,  to  pay  over  to  the  Tax 
Collector  the  .same  day.  on  which  it  is  collected,  all  monev,  which 
they  collect  for  the  City.  And  each  individual  sum  of  money 
•shall  be  collected  and  reported  to  the  Comptrollerr  in  conformit; 
with  the  coupon  system.  Any  person  violating  this  section  ma; 
be  punished  by  dismissal  from  office  in  the  discretion  of  th^e 
Alayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  1716.  Department  Heads  to  Inventory  Stock  Feed  Each 
Month-Keep  Record  of  Amount  Received-Number  of  Head  o£ 
Stock  Fed.  Etc.-All  City  departments,  using  mules,  or  horses 


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oi'riri'.Hs — 1>\  KM'«»iiii:s     iii:i*o|{-rs — iioi  n- 


or  Ik 'til  iiiiilcs  aiul  lutrscs.  shall  be  rc-fjuircd  to  iineutory  the 
amount  of  stock  feed  on  hand  at  the  end  of  each  01011111.  and  t<» 
keep  an  account  of  tlic  amount  of  each,  kind  of  feed  recei\c<l 
duriiif^  the  month,  and  to  measure  or  \vei;^di  and  carefully  inspect 
hotli  the  (|uantity  and  (luality  of  such  feed,  and  report  on  blanks 
furnished  by  the  City  for  such  purjjose.  The  rei)ort  shall  c<mi 
tain  also  the  number  of  head  <>f  stock  fed  by  each  Department 
duriti}^  tlie  month,  so  as  t<>  show  the  actual  cost  j)er  head  of  feed- 
inq-  them. 

Sec.  1717.  Additional  Data  to  be  Incorporated  in  Officers'  An- 
nual Reports. — All  officers  and  departments  now  reipiired  to  file 
with  this  Council  an  annual  report  of  their  receipts  and  disburse- 
ment shall  hereafter  incorporate  therein  a  fidl  and  complete 
statement  of  outstandinpf  indebtedness,  of  all  contracts  not  com- 
pleted and  satisfied,  and  such  other  similar  information  as  will 
exhibit  to  tiio  ( icneral  Council  the  true  financial  condition  of  such 
office  or  department  at  the  end  of  each  current  year. 

Sec.  1718.  Vouchers  Not  Approved  Until  Passed  upon  By 
Board — Exceptions — Expenditures  Must  Be  Necessary. —  riie 
executive  head  of  the  above  mentioned  board  shall  not  append 
their  sip^natures  of  aj)proval  to  any  such  voucher  until  same  shall 
have  been  passefl  upon  and  aulliorj/cd  1)\  said  Koards  in  repfu- 
lar  form  and  in  such  meetings  provided  for  in  preceding  sections 
of  this  ordinance,  except  the  regular  weekly,  monthly,  and  bi- 
monthly payrolls  and  freiglit  bills,  and  other  strictly  cash  items' 
])reviouslv  authorized  by  said  Uoards.  where  the  expenditure  i< 
known  by  the  Chairman  and  officer  making  the  approval  to  be 
correct,  atid  is  necessary  so  to  do,  the  same  may  be  approved  and 
paid  under  the  emergency  without  waiting  for  fhe  Board  itself 
to  meet ;  but  such  expenditure  must  be  in  due  course  reportet" 
to  such  Board  at  its  next  montlily  meeting. 

Sec.  1719.  Office  Hours — Saturday  Closing — When — Excep- 
tions,— The  hours  of  keeping  the  City  offices  open  for  the  public 
shall  be  from  eight  o'clock  A.  M.  to  five  o'clock  P.  M.  each  day, 
except  on  the  last  day  of  paying  quarterly  licenses,  general  taxes 
and  of  returning  property  for  taxation  when  the  oflfices  of  the 
Clerk.  Tax  Assessors  and  Tax  Collector  shall  be  kept  open  until 


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sixQ-cluck  P.  M.;  i^nnided  that  nothino-  herein  contained  shall 
be  so  construed  as  i..  relieve  City  officials  and  employees  from 
the  duty,  ui  remaininjjf  in  their  respective  offices  until  the  cur- 
rent office  work  for  the  (fay  shall  have  been  completed.  The 
City  offices  shall  be  closed  ou  Saturdays  at  twelve  o'clock  noon. 
provided,  however,  that  the  City  offices  do  not  ch^se  at  twelve 
o-clock  noon  on  any  Saturday,  which  is  the  last  day  for  payment 
of  taxes,  licenses,  or  water  bill>. 

Sec.  1720  Office-Holding  Regulated— Dual  Offices  Prohibited. 
—It  ^hail  be  unlawful  fur  any  person  holding  a  position  of  emol- 
ument, appointed  by  the  President  of  the  Cnited  States,  or  by 
the  Governor  of  the  State  of  Geor-ia.  or  electi..n  bv  the  people. 
to  occupy  or  hold  the  positi..n  of  Mayor.  Aldermen,  or  Council- 
man of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  any  other  office  of  emolument  in 
said  City  Government,  whether  said  office  be  by  election  or  ap- 
pointment. durin.tr  the  time  he  holds  said  i-'ederal.  State  or  C. uni- 
ty office. 

Sec.  1721.  Acceptance  of  Such  Office  Creates  Vacancy  in  City 
Office.— The  acceptance  by  the  Mayor,  or  any  member  of  said 
General  Council,  or  any  other  officer  of  sai.l  City  c;..vernment. 
of  any  jx.sition  of  trust,  honor,  or  emolument,  in  the  hederal. 
State,  or  Cunty  Governments,  shall  immediately  create  a  va- 
cancy in  the  office  he  h..l(ls  in  said  City  (i..vernment.  whether 
held  by  election  (^r  aj)pointment.  which  vacancy  shall  be  filled  as 
provided  bv  law. 

Sec.  1722.  Cannot  Hold  Two  City  Offices  at  one  Time— Can- 
not Serve  on  More  Than  One  Board.— Xeitiier  the  Mayor.  Alder- 
men, nor  Councilmen.  nor  any  otlur  officer  of  said  City,  who  by 
virtue  of  an  election  by  the  people,  or  appointment  by  the  Mavor, 
or  Mayor  and  (;eneral  C(»uncil.  or  General  Council,  or  bv  its  au- 
thority. h..lds  .said  office,  shall  be  eli-ible  to  hold  any  other  of- 
fice of  trust,  honor,  or  emolument  in  said  City  Government,  nor 
shall  they,  or  any  ..ther  i,erson.  be  eli-ible  to  membership  on 
more  than  one  of  the  boards  of  said  City  at  the  same  time,  nor 
shall  any  member  of  the  General  Council  be  a  member  of  any 
Board  under  said  City  government  otherwise  than  as  provided 
for  iji  the  cJiarter  of  sa:,j  C.iv. 


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Sec.  1723.  Accetance  of  a  Second  Office  Forfeits  First. — Any 

j)ersi>ii  holdiiii;-  aii\  iMoitimi  in  llif  City  ( i<  >vcrnincnt  of  .Atlanta, 
eitlur  1)\  ilcctittn  or  appi  lintnu-nt,  who  >liall  accept  any  other 
position  in  said  Lity  ( loxcrnnicnt.  which  is  fdlcd  hy  election  or 
appointment,  shall  forfeit  the  office  he  holds  at  the  time  of  ac- 
ceptance of  said  other  office,  the  true  intent  and  meaninj^  of  this 
ordinance  heinLT  to  prohibit  any  person  from  holding;'  more  than 
one  office  at  the  same  time  under  said  City  (iovcrnment.  or  h<^ld- 
in^  any  office  imder  tlu-  I'nited  States.  State.  ('ount\,  or  (ity 
Goxernments. 

Sec.  1724.   Exceptions  Made  to  Cover  Exceptions  in  Charter. — 

I  he   p^o\■i^ions  ot    this  ordinance   ^hall   not   ;ippl\'    to  cases  pre 
vided  for  in   the  Charter  of  said  City. 

Sec.  1725.  Exceptions  as  to  Office  Held  When  Ordinance  was 
Passed. —  This  ordinance  shall  not  affect  tiie  title  "1  any  mcndier 
of  the  (,  ouncil  now  holdini^^  i>fficc  as  to  any  other  office  or  posi- 
tion on  an\  of  the  Hoards  now  held  I)\-  him,  nor  that  of  any  mem- 
ber of  anv  of  the    Hoards  now   in  office. 

Sec.  1726.  City  Officers  and  Employees  Not  to  be  Paid  for  At- 
tendance as  Witnesses. —  li  shall  noi  he  hiw  ful  for  the  officers  oi 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  char!.(ed  with  the  duties  of  auditing-  and  pay- 
ing' bills  or  accounts  against  the  City,  to  audit,  allow,  or  pay  any 
bill  or  claim  for  witness  fees  in  favor  of  any  officer  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  tir  any  (lei)artnient  of  the  City  (jO\'ernment.  or  any 
employee  oi  the  Lity  ( lo\ernnieni.  or  any  departiiient  thereof,  in 
any  case,  to  which  the  City  of  Atlanta  is  a  party,  plaintift  or  de- 
fendant, and  when  the  officer  or  employee  serving  as  witness  is 
already  paid  a  salary  or  per  diem  wages  equal  to  or  greater  than 
the  witness  fees  allowed  by  law,  and  where  such  officer  or  em- 
ployee has  not  lost  time  or  been  docked  in  his  regular  pay  for 
the  loss  of  time,  which  would  otherwise  have  been  paid  for,  by 
reason  of  his  attendance  at  Court  as  a  witness  for  or  against  the 
City  in  any  such  case. 

Sec.  1727.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Section — Except 
When  Done  in  Obedience  to  Order  of  Court. — Anv  auditing  or 


OFFKKH!«i  — \\  ITNK>!>ii:!«i — I'KN  Vl,r\ 


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accuuntiui^f  officer.  l>v  any  ufficer  of  the  City  Government  cliarged 
with  the  duty  of  payin<i  I)ills  or  chiinis  ai^ainst  the  City,  who 
shall  N'iiilate  the  provisions  of  the  forei^oin-^r  scctitm.  shall  l)c  sub- 
ject, on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  to  pun- 
ishment by  fine  not  exceeding;  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprison- 
ment not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  of  said  punish- 
ments in  the  discretion  of  the  Court:  provided  that  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  any  such  auditing  or  paying  officer  of  the  Citv  Gov- 
ernment to  audit  or  pay  any  such  bill  or  claim  in  anv  case  in 
obedience  to  an  order  of  the  Court  havi  ig  jurisdic.ion  t'.iereof. 
and  in  such  ca>e  no  penalty  shall  follow  .Ijedience  to  tiie  order 
of  the  Court. 


4Qr\  !•  vnKx ii«»  \i<i»     Ki.i.riioN — ri:i«>i> — im»\\  i:it 


CHAPTER  LXVI. 

PARKS— PARK    C(  ).\l.\l  ISSK  ).\— S1':CI>:  l-.'IA  K^■  — <  il'.X- 
I'.k  \I.  M  \\ AC.I'.R. 

Sec.  1728.  Board— When  Elected— One  from  Each  Ward.— 
'l"he  Board  of  I'ark  Coniniissioncrs  is  licrcby  crcaicd  lo  consist 
of  ten  nienil)ers  as  follows:  'Die  Mavor  and  lliairnian  of  C"oni- 
niittec  on  I 'arks  to  ])c  cx-officio  members  tliereof.  dnrin^i^  llieir 
res])ecli\e  terms  of  office,  and  the  other  members  to  be  elected  by 
the  Mayor  and  (General  Council  at  the  second  regular  meetini^-  in 
December,  19()S.  no  ward  to  have  more  than  one  representative 
on  the  lioard  at  the  same  time,  with  the  exce])tion  of  the  ex-of- 
ficio  members  as  aforesaid,  and  said  !'>oard  shall  lia\e  control. 
manaijement  and  anthorily  o\er  L.  I'.  (Irant  J 'ark  and  the  other 
Parks  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1729.  Terms. — The  members  elected  from  the  hrst,  fonrtli. 
second  and  sixth  wards  shall  ser\e  for  a  term  of  two  years;  the 
mend)ers  apjjointed  from  the  third,  fifth.  se\enth.  eighth  and 
ninth  wards  shall  serve  for  a  term  of  three  years,  and  at  the  ex- 
]:)iration  of  the  term  herein  ])rovided  their  snccessors  shall  be 
a])iiointed  for  a  term  of  three  years  each.  Their  terms  of  office 
shall  bei^in  immediatel}-  on  their  (inalif_\'ino-.  thereafter  as  the 
terms  of  the  several  members  of  said  Commissioners  shall  ex- 
pire, their  snccessors  shall  be  elected  at  the  first  meetins;'  of  the 
General  Conncil  in  januar}-,  and  when  so  appointed  each  term 
shall  be  for  a  |:>eriod  of  three  years. 

Sec.  1730.  Authority — Secretary — General  Manager — Salary. — 

The  said  Board  as  thns  constitnted  shall  have  charge  of  all  the 
•  Parks  of  the  City  and  exercise  all  the  powers  heretofore  granted 
to  Park  Commissioners  sn1)iect  to  ordinances  of  the  Mayor  and 
General  Conncil,  and  they  shall  have  full  power  to  elect  a  Secre- 
tary and  General  Manager  to  be  filled  by  one  and  the  same  per- 
son, to  keep  the  books  of  the  Board  of  Commission  and  to  have 
special  supervision  over  all   Parks  of  the  City,  and  have  practi- 


PARKS — GRXKRAI.    >1  V.VAOKR — OTTIES — TERM — BOOTHS  ^f)] 

cal  knowledg-e  and  thoroug^h  familiarity  of  the  work  necessary  to 
be  done  in  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  parks;  and  such 
Secretary-General  Manager  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as 
directed  by  said  Board  of  Commissioners,  and  said  Commission 
are  authorized  to  employ  such  Secretary-General  Manager  at  a 
salary  not  to  exceed  $1,800.00  per  annum. 

Sec.  1732.  Term  Fixed  for  General  Manager — Not  Hold  with- 
out.— The  officer  occupying  the  position  of  General  Manager,  in 
the  Department  of  Parks,  or  under  the  Park  Commission,  shall 
not  serve  nor  be  elected  during  good  behavior,  on  and  after  the 
first  Monday  in  January.  1011.  On  said  date,  the  Park  Com- 
mission shall  hold  an  election  to  fill  the  position  of  General 
Manager  of  Parks  and  the  officer  then  elected  shall  serve  for  a 
term  of  two  years,  and  on  the  first  day  of  January,  bi-annually 
thereafter,  an  election  shall  be  held  by  said  Commission  to  fill 
this  position  and  the  term  of  General  Manager,  in  said  Depart- 
ment, is  hereby  fixed  at  and  for  the  term  of  two  years,  the  first 
term  to  begin  on  the  first  Monday  in  January.  1011. 

Sec.  1733.  Booths — Stands,  Etc. — Licenses,  How  Obtained — 
Law  in  Force. — All  laws  and  ordinances  in  force  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  in  relation  to  the  erection  of  booths,  stands,  etc.,  for 
the  sale  of  articles  of  any  nature,  and  the  manner  of  obtaining  li- 
cense therefor  and  the  fees  to  be  paid,  shall  apply  to  said  park  ; 
provided  that  no  license  to  sell  or  retail  spirituous  or  malt 
liquors  therein  shall  be  granted  upon  any  terms. 

Sec.  1734.  Peace  and  Order  Ordinances  Apply  in  Parks. — All 

laws  and  ordinances  in  force  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  the  pro- 
motion of  the  peace,  good  order,  and  morals  thereof,  whenever 
applicable,  are  hereby  extended  to  and  embrace  tlie  territory  in- 
cluded in  said  park  and  in  Piedmont  Park,  and  any  person  v4olat- 
ing  said  ordinances  shall  be  subject  to  the  penalties  provided 
in  the  City  Code. 

Sec.  1735.  Protection  of  Animals  in  Grant  Park — Penalty  for 
Abuse. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  throw  rocks  at 
any  of  the  animals  in  the  L.  P.  Grant  Park,  or  to  punch  any  of 
such  animals  with  sticks,  or  to  otherwise  unnecessarily  provoke 


492  i'\nK^     NO  in  M  iN<;.  i:t<       ri.ou  kh*_koi.i  \«;i-: 

or  aiinDV  any  of  such  aiiiinals.  The  violation  >>\  this  section 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  hve  nor  more  than 
twenty-five  dollars  against  any  person  convicted  of  such  viola- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1736.  No  Hunting,  Fishing,  Swimming  or  Bathing  in  the 

Park. — Any  i)erson.  who  shall  hunt  with  ilo^;s  or  fircarin-  '•!  any 
kind,  shoot,  fish,  swim,  or  bathe  in  said  park,  shall  be  fined  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  Ioniser  than  thirty 
days. 

Sec.  1737.  Breaking  Flowers,  Foliage,  or  General  Depredation 
Unlawful — Penalty. — Any  person  or  persons  picking  or  breaking 
the  dowers  or  foliage,  without  permission  of  the  Commissioners, 
or  who  shall  cut,  work,  or  deface  any  of  the  trees,  signs,  or  pub- 
lic notices,  buildings,  or  other  pr(»pcrty  ;  or  who  shall  throw 
stones,  sticks,  or  other  missiles;  or  who  shall  interfere  with  or 
chase  rabbits,  squirrels,  or  birds,  rob  or  destroy  their  nests;  or 
who  shall  stand,  walk,  or  ride  on  the  grass,  post  bills  or  notices 
in  said  park,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  said  City,  be  fined  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  be  im- 
prisoned not  longer  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1738.  Persistent  Violation  of  the  Rules — Penalty. — Any 
person  or  persons,  who  shall  persist  in  the  violation  of  any  ot 
the  rules  and  regulations  prescribed  by  the  Park  Commission  for 
the  government  of  said  park,  after  notice  to  desist  from  so  doing, 
shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Recorder's  Court  of  said 
City,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  longer  than  ten  days. 

Sec.  1739.  Penal  Laws  of  the  State  or  City — Violations  Prose- 
cuted.— Should  any  person  or  persons,  in  violating  any  of  the 
foregoing  sections,  or  doing  any  other  act.  be  guilty  of  any  of- 
fense under  the  Penal  Code  of  this  State  or  City,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  officer  in  charge  to  arrest  him  or  them,  and  vigor:i 
ously  prosecute  such  offenses  in  t'he  State  Courts. 

Sec.  1740.  Springvale  Park  Accepted.— The  gift  of  five  acres 
of  land  more  or  less  in  Inman  Park,  known  as  Springvale  Park, 


PA  KKS — SPU I  N  «;  V  A  I.K — \VA  V  S — LKCTI  ItlOR  ^C);} 

is  hereby  accepted,  subject  to  the  terms  and  conditions  in  said 

deed  of  gift  set  forth,  the  same  being  dated  the  day  of 

February,  1893. 

Sec.  1741.  Parkway  Defined  Between  Peachtree  and  West 
Peachtree  Streets  on  North  Avenue. — A  space  of  sixteen  feet 
wide  in  the  center  of  North  Avenue  between  Peachtree  and  West 
Peachtree  Streets,  except  a  crossway  15  feet  wide  midway  be- 
tween Peachtree  and  West  Peachtree  streets  is  hereby  set  apart 
and  dedicated  as  a  parkway  or  place.  The  particular  location  of 
such  parkwa}'  <>r  place,  and  the  excepted  crossway,  beins;-  indi- 
cated by  plat  hereto  attached,  and  the  parkway  in  said  street 
shall  be  e.xcluded  froiu  the  traveled  roadway  of  said  street,  and 
shall  not  be  paved. 

Sec.  1742.  Park  Commission  to  Control  All  Parks  and  Certain 
Monuments. — The  Park  Commission  of  said  City  shall  hereafter 
have  jurisdiction,  supervision,  and  control  of  all  property,  that 
lias  heretofore  been  or  may  hereafter  be  set  aside  by  the  Cit)-  for 
park  purposes,  and  shall  have  the  same  jurisdiction  and  control 
of  the  Grady  Monument  on  Marietta  Street,  and  the  Erskine 
Memorial  F'ountain  at  the  intersection  of  Peachtree  and  West 
Peachtree  Streets. 

Sec.  1743.  Necessity  Met — Lecturer's  Office  Re-Established. — 
'i'he  office  of  Lcfturer  at  tiie  Cyclorania  at  (jrant  i'ark  is  hereby 
established,  same  to  have  a  term  of  one  year,  and  to  have  a  sal- 
ary attached  of  $50.00  per  month,  to  j^e  paid  from  special  appor- 
tionment in  Department  of  Parks.  The  lecturer  shall  be  elected 
at  the  first  meeting  of  the  Park  Ijoard  in  July,  1908,  or  so  soon 
thereafter  as  this  ordinance  may  be  put  into  operation,  and.  when 
so  elected,  shall  ser\e  until  the  first  meeting  of  said  Board  in  tlie 
month  of  July.  1904,  or  until  his  successor  s'hall  be  elected. 

Sec.  1744.  Duties  of  Cyclorama  Lecturer. — His  duties  shall  be 
to  lecture  at  the  Cyclorama,  in  Grant  Park,  daily,  including  Sun- 
days, to  explain  the  picture  to  visitors ;  look  after  its  care,  and 
report  needs  to  Board  of  Park  Commissioners ;  to  be  attentive 
to  visitors,  and  seek  to  make  the  picture  an  attraction,  and  to 


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I'AltKS — imi\i;N      Nil  \  in:    rni;i;s      wiuini.    in 


please  all  visiliiij^  same,  and  lu  perfoiiii  such  (jther  duliei  in 
C(niiiectioii  with  the  C'yelorania  as  said   Tark   I'xiard  may  direct. 

Sec.  1745.  Ordinance  Restricting  Use  of  Drives  and  Avenues. 

— The  (lri\es  and  avenues  in  L.  1*.  t  iianl  I'ark  shall  only  be  open 
to  the  use  oi  pedestrians,  horseback  and  bicycle  riders,  and  the 
occupants  of  xehicles  in  use  for  pleasure  dri\es. 

Sec.  1746.  Forbidding  Certain  Vehicles  to  Use  Drives  and  Ave- 
nues in  Grant  Park. —  Xo  drays,  wagons  or  vehicles  engaged  in 
hauling  for  traffic  or  c(jmmercc  .shall  use  said  drives  or  avenues 
except  in  the  delivery  of  building  materials  or  other  supplies  nec- 
essary for  the  maintenance  of  said  Park,  or  for  the  use  of  its 
."Superintendent,  employees,  or  persons  conducting  business  with- 
in the  limits  of  the  Park  with  tlie  permi-^sion  of  the  L.  P.  (irant 
Park  Commission. 

Sec.  1747.  Penalty  for  Violation.—  Any  person  violating  this 
ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the' 
City  of  Atlanta,  be  punished  as  prescribed  elsewhere  in  tliis  Code 
(for  violation  oi  or<linances  where  no  particular  penalty  attaches, 
Court  ma\'  impose  penalty  in  its  discretion). 

Sec.  1748.  Park  Commission  Have  Control  of  Shade  Trees  in 
City — Protect  Same — Prosecute  Offenders. —  The  Park  Commis- 
sioners of  the  City  shall  have  under  their  control  t'he  shade  trees 
in  the  public  streets  of  the  City  of  Atlanta.  They  shall  cause  all 
statutes  and  ordinances  made  for  the  protection  of  said  trees  to 
be  strictly  enforced,  and  sliall  institute  legal  proceedings  against 
all  persons,  firms  or  corporations  violating  such  statutes  and  or-' 
dinances. 

Sec.  1749.  Permission  from  Park  Commissioners  Necessary  to 
Trim  or  Cut  Trees  for  Stringing  Wires. — No  person,  firm,  or 
corporation  shall  cut  or  trim  any  shade  tree  growing  on  the  pub- 
lic steets  for  the  purpose  of  stringing  wires  thereon,  or  any  sim- 
ilar purpose,  without  the  permission  of  said  Park  Commissioners. 

Sec.  1750.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm  or  corpo- 
ration, violating  this  ordinance,  s'hall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not 


I'AKKs — >ii^is — «  \m-:  or — l.oai-i;us  4;^-^ 

exceeding  ($100.00)  one  liundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not 
exceeding  thirty  (30)  days  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1751,  Setting  Apart  Park  Near  Davis  Street  School.— The 
following  section  of  land  owned  by  the  City,  to-wit:  All  that 
parcel  of  land  in  First  Ward  of  said  City,  and  being  a  portion  of 
lot  surrounding  Davis  Street  School,  and  particularly  described 
as  beginning  at  Northwest  corner  of  Davis  Street  and  Spencer 
Street,  and  thence  running  Northerly  along  West  side  of  Davis 
Street  (197)  one  hundred  and  ninety-seven  feet,  thence  West 
399.')  feet,  thence  X(»rth  1*13.5  feet  to  Thurmond  Street,  thence 
West  along  South  side  of  Thurmond  Street  150  feet  to  Lowe 
Street,  thence  Soutli  along  Mast  side  of  Lowe  Street  366.5  feet 
to  Spencer  Street,  thence  East  along  North  side  of  Spencer 
Street  548  feet  to  beginning  point ;  said  tract  of  land  is  marked 
out  and  defined  on  plat  hereto  annexed,  all  of  which  portion  of 
land  is  hereby  set  apart,  and  dedicated  for  park  purposes,  and 
to  be  maintained  as  a  park  for  the  us'c  and  benefit  of  the  public. 

Sec.  1752.  Park  Commissioners  Take  Control  of  Park  Near  Da- 
vis Street  School. —  The  control  and  management  of  said  Park 
is  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Park  Commissioners,  and  said  new' 
park  is  made  subject  to  all  the  ordinances  governing  parks  an<i 
public  places  in  the  City,  and  especially  the  provisions  of  this 
charter  of  the  jiresent  City  Code,  as  far  as  are  applicable. 

Sec.  1753.  Said  Park  to  be  Properly  Graded  and  Put  in  Condi- 
tion for  Adorning  and  Beautifying  by  Park  Commissioners. — 

The  Commis>ioner  of  Public  Works  shall  grade  said  property, 
and  place  it  in  proper  condition  for  the  Park  Commissioners  to 
beautify,  adorn,  and  render  suitable  for  park  purposes,  and  the 
sum  of  $600.00  is  hereby  appropriated  for  that  improvement, 
and  this  sum  shall  be  taken  from  the  department  of  contingent. 

Sec.  1754.  Disorderly  Crowds  of  Loafers  Excluded  from  this 
Park — Penalty. — It  siiall  be  unlawful  for  crowds  or  loafers  to 
gather  in  said  park  in  such  numbers,  or  for  any  person  or  per- 
sons to  use  said  park  for  purpose  of,  making  disorderly  noises 
or  interfering  with  the  pupils,  during  the  hours  of  the  day,  while 


school  is  beinjr  held  in  the  l)avi>  Strc-ct  School  hiiildiuK.  and  any- 
one violating  this  ordinance  shall  be  tried  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  and,  if  found  ^'uilty.  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  $1(MUK). 
or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  dav->. 

Sec.  1755.  "Dumping  Grounds"  to  Be  Made  into  a   Park.— As 

scton  as  the  stable^  at  ■Dumping  Liround"  arc  removed,  all  of 
said  land,  formerly  used  as  a  dumi)ing  ground,  and  for  the  sta- 
bles aforesaid,  shall  be  taken  from  the  possession  of  the  Sanitary 
Department,  and  be  placed  in  the  jjossession  and  control  of  the 
Hoard  of  Park  Commissioners,  who  shall  at  once  beautify  and 
adorn  same  as  a  public  i)ark  from  such  funds  as  they  may  now 
have  on  hand  for  i)ark  purposes. 

Sec.  1756.  Flying  Jennies — Roller  Coasters,  Etc, — Prohibited 
in  Grant  Park  Refreshment  Stand  Allowed, — Merry-go-rounds, 
living  jennies,  roller  coasters,  slot  machines,  moving  pictures, 
and  similar  devices  and  attractions,  are  hereby  prohibited  in 
(irant  Park.  The  privilege  or  concession  of  maintaining  a  stand 
therein  sihall  not  include  the  privilege  or  right  to  have  and  main- 
lain  any  of  the  above  described  devices  or  attractions,  or  any 
other  device  or  attraction  similar  thereto. 

Sec,  1757,  One  Central  Refreshment  Stand  Only  to  be  Main- 
tained.— The  privilege  or  right  granted  to  maintain  a  refresh- 
ment stand,  and  lx)ating  privileges  in  said  Park,  shall  be  limited 
to  the  sale  of  refreshments  from  one  fixed  stand  or  place,  and 
•bc)ating  in  the  lake,  and  shall  not  include  or  permit  the  sale  of 
merchandise  or  articles  not  intended  for  refresliment,  or  for  the 
maintenance  of  slot  machines  or  the  devices  hereinbefore  de- 
scribed. 

Sec,  1758,  Bottles  and  Glass  Not  to  be  Thrown  upon  any  Pub- 
lic Park  or  Baseball  Park, —  It  shall  l)e  unlawful  for  any  person 
to  throw  any  bottles  or  other  glass  upon  any  portion  of  any  pub- 
lic park,  baseball  park,  or  other  places. 

Sec.  1759.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  violating  the 
foregoing  provisions  shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder 


PARKS — MBMOltl  A1.S — MOXt  MEXTS — DEFACEMEXT 


497 


pay  a  fine  not  exceeding-  $25.00  for  each  ofYense,  or  be  committed 
to  the  Stockade,  or  serve  upon  the  Public  Works  not  exceeding 
15  days,  either  or  both  in  tlie  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1760.  Memorials — Monuments — Fountains,  Etc. — Public 
Character — Protected — Park  Commissioners  Have  Charge  of. — 
All  monuments,  memorials  and  fountains  erected  bv  the  Citv  or 
by  any  public-spirited  citizen  or  bodies,  in  commemoration  of 
the  dead  or  as  a  memorial  of  public  service  or  fountain  erected 
by  or  at  the  instance  of  the  City  or  any  public  spirited  citizen  for 
the  benefit  of  man  or  beast  or  as  a  testimony  of  regard  for  the 
City,  or  any  slab,  bronze  tablet,  stone  structure  or  other  perma- 
nent method  of  memorizing  the  dead  or  a  public  service  or 
benefit,  or  for  the  service  of  the  public  or  similar  memorial  shall 
be  cared  for  and  i)rcser\ed  from  abuse,  injury,  defacement  or 
other  damage  by  man  or  animals  and  all  of  such  memorials  or 
monuments  are  hereby  placed  in  charge  of  the  Board  of  Park 
Commissioners  and  it  is  made  their  duty  to  have  constant  in- 
spection made  of  them  and  to  take  such  means  as  may  be  nec- 
essary to  secure  same  from  injury,  defacement  or  destruction. 

Sec.  1761.  Defacement — Injury — Penalty. — Any  person  de- 
facing, injuring,  removing,  in  whole  or  in  part,  ov  in  anvwise 
damaging  any  of  the  structures  mentioned  in  preceding  section, 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  oft'ense,  and  on  conviction  in  the 
Recorder's  Court  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars  or  imprisoned  on  the  streets  of  the  City  for  not 
exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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I'KACK— <iooi)  oiii)i:ii  —  im»f;«>:><  \      i^:\iM»*i  UK 


CHAPTER  LXVII. 

]'i:  All-:— (i< )( )i)  ()KI)i:k  wd  M(  )kALS— (  )KI)I.\  \\ci-:s 
Tc )  i'K(  >.\i<  y\\-:  s ami:. 

Sec.  1762.  Public  Indecency — Disorderly  Conduct — How  Pun- 
ished— Penalty. — Any  pcixm.  \\h><  -hall,  wiiliin  iho  cirj)! irate 
limits  of  Atlanta,  he  guilty  t>i  an  act  of  puhlic  indecency,  tend- 
ing; to  (lehaiioh  the  nmrals  of  any  of  the  citizens,  or  of  (|narrelin^, 
or  of  usinja^  obscene.  \nl.i;ar,  profane  lanjL;^ua«.;e,  or  malicious  mis- 
chief, <^r  otherwise  act  in  a  ilisorderly  manner  (whicii  offense  is 
not  recognized  as  ])enal  by  the  laws  of  this  State)  shall,  on  con- 
Aiction,  pay  a  tine  of  not  e.\ceedinj.i^  one  hundred  dollars  and 
costs,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  stationhouse  not  more  than  thirty- 
days,  in  the  discretion  nf  the  Recorder's  C<jurt. 

Sec.  1763.  Indecent  Dress  or  Naked — Indecent  Exposure  of 
Person — Scattering  Obscene  Literature — Lewd  Dances — All 
Unlawful — Penalty. — Any  person,  who  shall,  in  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, appear  in  any  jjublic  place  naked,  or  in  an  indecent  or  lewd 
dress,  or  shall  make  any  indecent  expt)sure  of  his  or  her  person, 
or  be  guilty  of  any  indecent  or  lewd  act  or  behavior,  or  shall  ex- 
hibit or  sell  or  otter  for  sale,  any  obscene,  vulgar,  or  licentious 
book,  })icture  or  painting  of  any  character  whatever,  or  who 
shall  exhibit  or  perform  in  any  hall,  house,  or  public  place  in  "said 
City,  any  indecent,  immoral,  or  lewd  play  or  dance,  or  who  shall 
sing  to  a  pul)lic  audience  any  sacriligeous,  indecent,  vulgar  or 
lewd  song,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  lined  in  a  sum  of  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  or  rec|uired  to  work  not  exceeding  thirty  days  on  the 
streets  of  said  City,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  police  and  officers  of  the  City  to  ar- 
rest every  person  violating  this  section  in  their  presence,  or  on 
complaint  of  any  citizen  of  a  violation  of  this  ordinance  by  any 
person  or  persons. 


PKACt: GOOW    UKUKR — MUSI-: — OHl  NKEXXESS — DIVES  499 

Sec.  1764.  Noise  at  Night — Disturbing  the  Peace — Arrest — 
Penalty. — Any  person,  who  shall  make  any  noise  at  night  calcu- 
lated to  di>turb  the  pviblic  peace,  or  to  annoy  any  of  tlie  citizens, 
shall  (if  done  in  the  presence  of  the  Chief  of  Police)  be  arrested 
by  him,  and  carried  before  the  Mayor's  Court  for  trial,  and,  if 
not  done  in  the  presence  of  said  Chief  of  Police,  then  upon  com- 
plaint made,  he  or  she  shall  be  proceeded  against  as  in  other 
cases  of  a  violation  of  this  provision  and  be  fined  not  exceeding- 
one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  station- 
house  of  said  county  not  more  than  thirty  days  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1765.  Drunkenness  on  Streets — Disorderly  Noises — Pen- 
alty.— Anv  person,  who  shall  be  found  drunk,  hooting,  hallooing, 
or  making  any  other  unnecessary  or  unusual  noise,  to  the  dis- 
turbance of  any  citizen,  may  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars  and  costs,  or  he  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1766.  Drunkenness— Penalty— Relieved  of  Penalty  by  In- 
forming as  to  who  Unlavi^fully  Furnished  the  Liquor  Causing 
the  Drunkenness. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  be  and 
appear  on  the  -streets  of  said  City  in  an  intoxicated  condition  ; 
and  any  person  so  offending  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before 
the  Recorder  of  said  City,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either 
or  both,  in  tlie  discretion  of  the  Court ;  provided,  that  any  per- 


ERRATA. 

l^ecli'-n  17()S  >houl(l  read  a^  follows — 

Sec.  1768.  Dives  Defined. — .\nv  person,  who  shall  keep  a 
place,  where  licjuors,  either  alcoholic,  malt  or  vinous,  are  kept 
and  sold,  and  where  men  and  women  come  and  drink,  either  in 
the  room  where  such  licpiors  are  kept  and  sold,  or  in  a  restau- 
rant or  other  place  connected  therewith,  or  in  a  place  not  con- 
nected with  such  place,  where  the  liquors  are  kept  or  sold,  where 
men  and  women  rlrink.  and  there  is  connected  with  any  such 
place  any  immoral  conduct,  or  it  is  a  place  where  men  or  wo 
men  loiter  and  idle,  who  are  withcut  means  of  support,  or.  who 
being  without  such  means  of  sui)pori.  hiitcr  and  idle  away  their 
time,  and  do  not  work,  such  place  shall  be  known  as  a  "'dive." 


49S  PEACE — GOOD   ORDER — INDECE^JCY — EXPOSURE 


CHAPTER  LXVII. 

PEACE— GOOD  ORDER  AND  MORALS— ORDINANCES 
TO  PROMOTE  SAME. 

Sec.  1762.  Public  Indecency — Disorderly  Conduct — How  Pun- 
ished— Penalty. — Any  person,  who  shall,  within  the  corporate- 
limits  of  Atlanta,  be  guilty  of  an  act  of  public  indecency,  tend- 
ing to  debauch  the  morals  of  any  of  the  citizens,  or  of  quarreling, 
or  of  using  obscene,  vulgar,  profane  language,  or  malicious  mis- 
chief^ or  otherwise  act  in  a  disorderly  manner  (which  ofTense  is 
not  recognized  as  penal  by  the  laws  of  this  State)  shall,  on  con- 
viction, pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and 
costs,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  stationhouse  not  more  than  thirty 
days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1763.  Indecent  Dress  or  Naked — Indecent  Exposure  of 
Person — Scattering  Obscene  Literature — Lewd  Dances — All 
Unlawful — Penalty. — An}-  person,  who  shall,  in  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, appear  in  any  public  place  naked,  or  in  an  indecent  or  lewd, 
dress,  or  shall  make  any  indecent  exposure  of  his  or  her  person, 
or  be  guilty  of  any  indecent  or  lewd  act  or  hplTniMr.t-   ^.-  .-i-.^.n  - — 


PKACE — GOOD    OUIJKR — \OISE — DItl\KEX>KSS — DIVES 


499 


Sec.  1764.  Noise  at  Night — Disturbing  the  Peace — Arrest — 
Penalty. — Any  person,  who  shall  make  any  noise  at  night  calcu- 
lated to  disturb  the  public  peace,  or  to  annoy  any  of  tTie  citizens, 
shall  (if  done  in  the  presence  of  the  Chief  of  Police)  be  arrested 
by  him,  and  carried  before  the  Mayor's  Court  for  trial,  and,  if 
not  done  in  the  presence  of  said  Chief  of  Police,  then  upon  com- 
plaint made,  he  or  she  shall  be  proceeded  against  as  in  other 
cases  of  a  violation  of  this  provision  and  be  fined  not  exceeding- 
one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  station- 
house  of  said  county  not  more  than  thirty  days  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1765.  Drunkenness  on  Streets — Disorderly  Noises — Pen- 
alty.— Any  person,  who  shall  be  found  drunk,  hooting,  hallooing, 
or  making  any  other  unnecessary  or  unusual  noise,  to  the  dis- 
turbance of  any  citizen,  may  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1766.  Drunkenness — Penalty — Relieved  of  Penalty  by  In- 
forming as  to  who  Unlawfully  Furnished  the  Liquor  Causing 
the  Drunkenness.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  be  and 
appear  on  the  streets  of  said  City  in  an  intoxicated  condition  : 
and  any  person  so  offending  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before 
the  Recorder  of  said  City,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court ;  provided,  that  any  per- 
son so  convicted  of  such  offense  may  relieve  himself  or  herself 
from  the  penalty  thus  incurred  and  imposed  by  forthwith  giving 
information  and  evidence,  which  will  lead  to  tlie  conviction  of 
the  person  or  persons  unlawfully  furnishing  him  or  her  with  the 
liquors,  '  y  which  ie  or  she  became  thus  intoxi'^ared 

Sec.  1767.  Court  Shall  Inform  the  Prisoner  of  this  Method  of 
Relief. — It  shall' be  the  duty  of  the  Court  convicting  the  offender 
under  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section  of  this  ordinance 
to  inform  the  Defendant  of  the  manner  therein  provided  for  re- 
lieving himself  or  herself  from  the  penalty  to  said  offense. 

Sec.  1768.  Dives  Defined. — Any  person,  who  shall  keep  a 
police  or  sanitary  purposes  and  any  person  violating  such  or- 


ry^)()         I'KACI-:  -«iooii  oiiiii:it      iii\f:«.      i,f:\\  i»   \\u>ii:\ — hiim;h 

(linaiices,  within  said  territory,  shall,  on  coiivicti<»n  in  Recorder's 
place,  where  li(|Uors,  either  alcoholic,  nialt  or  vinous,  are  kept 
ami  sold,  and  where  men  and  women  come  and  drink,  either  in 
tlie  room  where  such  li«|uors  are  ke|)t  and  sold,  or  in  a  restaii 
rant  or  otlu-r  phicc  coniK-ctctl  ilu-rewilli,  it  in  a  place  not  con- 
nected with  such  place,  where  the  licpiors  are  kept  or  sold,  where 
men  and  women  drink,  and  there  is  connected  witli  any  sucli 
j)lace  any  immoral  conduct;  or  it  is  a  place  where  men  or  wo- 
men loiter  and  idle,  who  are  without  mean>  of  supi)ort,  or.  who 
being  without  such  means  of  support,  loiter  and  idle  away  their 
time,  and  do  not  work,  such  place  sliall  he  known  as  a  "dive." 

Sec.  17G9.  Penalty  for  Keeping  a  Dive — or  Frequenting  Same. 
— Any  person  keej)ing  such  a  place,  or  any  person  going  to  slich 
a  place  for  the  purpose  of  drinking  there,  or,  if  not  to  drink,  to 
loiter  and  idle  their  time,  shall,  upon  conviction  be  punished  by 
the  Recorder  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  by  a  fine  of  not  exceeding 
$100.00,  or  imprisonment  on  tlie  i)ublic  works  not  to  exceed  thirty 
flays,  cither  or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1770.  Lewd  Women  not  Allowed  in  Public  Places  at 
Night. —  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  jjrostitute  or  woman  of  no- 
toriously lewd  character  to  walk  the  streets,  alleys,  or  other  pub- 
lic thoroughfares  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  ride  around  the  same 
during  the  night  season. 

Sec.  1771.  Men  Shall  Not  Talk  Familiarly  with  Lewd  Women 
on  Streets. — And  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  male  person  to  talk 
in  a  familiar  manner  to  any  such  woman  or  women,  or  be  in  com- 
pany with  any  such  woman  or  women,  knowing  the  same  to  be 
such,  upon  the  streets,  alleys,  or  tlioroughfarcs  of  said  City. 

Sec.  1772.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  or  persons  vio- 
lating the  above  provisions  shall,  on  conviction  in  Recorder's 
Court  in  said  City,  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  to  exceed  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  to  exceed  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1773.  Alabama  Slings  or  Flips  not  to  be  Kept  or  Carried. 

— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  in  this  City  to  have,  carry, 


l-KAf>:_<;««»  ohi>kk_o|.i:n   noons  >  vi.oons-m  n„a  v  sales  5Q1 

or  use  on  the  streets  in  said  City  what  is  commonly  known  as 
the  "Alabama  slinj^s  or  flips." 

Sec.  1774.  Penalty  for  Violation.— Any  person  so  offering,  on 
conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  punished  by 
a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  le>^s 
than  thirty  days,  one  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1775.  Keeping  Open  Doors  After  Hours  Unlawful— Pen- 
alty.—(State  law,  however,  governs  as  prohibition  is  effective 
throughout  the  State.)  Any  retailer  of  spirituous  or  fermented 
liquors,  who  shall  keep  open  doors  after  the  hour  of  ten  o'clock 
at  night,  and  before  five  o'clock  in  the  morning,  within  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  for  the  purpose  of  vending  spirituous  liquors,  or  other 
intoxicating  drinks,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  in 
the  callaboose  or  common  jail  of  said  county  not  more  than  thiriy 
days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  and  forfeit  hi> 
license  as  a  retailer. 

Sec.  1776.  Keeping  Open  Stores,  Etc.  on  the  Sabbath— Unlaw- 
ful—Penalty.- Any  merchant,  billiard-table,  or  ten-pin  alley 
keeper,  or  other  dealer  who  shall  keep  open  doors  on  the  Sab- 
l)ath  day,  or  trade  or  traffic  on  that  day;  and  any  person,  who 
shall  do  work,  or  in  anywise  labor,  or  cause  work  to  be  done 
on  the  Sabbath-day  (except  it  be  work  of  necessity)  shall  !)e 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs.  ..r 
be  imprisoned  in  the  stationhouse  not  more  than  thirty  days,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Court;  provided  that  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  may  not  punish  for  violating  the  State  laws  as  on 
the  Sabbath  day. 

Sec.  1777.  Milk— Bread— Ice  Cream— Soft  Drinks— Cigars. 
Etc.— May  be  Sold  on  Sabbath.— It  shall  be  permissible  in  said 
City  to  keep  open  for  selling  and  delivering  milk,  bread  at  restau- 
rants and  milk  stands,  ice,  ice  cream  at  soda  fountains  and  res- 
taurants, .soda  and  mineral  waters,  newspapers,  and  also  cigars. 
cigarettes,  tobacco,  pipes  and  other  tobacco  dealers'  supplies  at 
retail  on  the  Sabbath  day,  and  for  doing  such  other  work  of  nec- 
essity or  charity  as   is  permitted   by  the  general   laws  of  this 


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State;  but  nothing  in  tlii^  ordinance  cuntaincil  shall  be  con- 
strued to  authorize  any  bar-room,  beer  saloon,  or  other  dealer  or 
trader  to  keep  open  or  conduct  a  general  business  on  the  Sab- 
bath (lay;  and  the  privileges  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  confined 
exclusively  to  those  who  deal  only  in  the  articles  above-men- 
tioned or  referred  to,  or  by  those  who  are  entitled  by  law  to 
keep  open  on  the  Sabbath  day. 

Sec.  1778.  Carts  and  Wagons  Selling  Ice  Cream,  Sherbet,  etc., 
Prohibited  on  the  Sabbath. —  It  shall  be  unlawful  fur  any  person 
to  operate  a  push-cart,  or  wagon,  or  carry  around  in  any  way. 
any  box,  can,  or  other  recci)taclc  cotuaining  ice  cream,  sherbert 
or  similar  articles  of  sale,  for  tlie  i)urpose  of  vending  same,  or 
oflfering  same  for  sale,  on  the  Sabbath,  and  any  person  violating 
the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Record- 
er's Court,  be  punislK-d  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $200.00,  or  by  im- 
prisonment not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties, 
to  be  inflicted  in  tlie  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1779.  Restrictions  of  Sales  by  Tobacco  Stands,  Etc. — 
1  hose  who  shall  sell  canes,  umbrellas  and  novelties,  in  cotmec- 
tion  with  cigars,  cigarettes,  tobacco,  pipes  and  other  tobacco 
dealers'  supplies  during  the  week  days,  shall  not  be  debarred 
from  keeping  oj)en  on  the  Sabbath  day,  for  the  sale  of  said  ci- 
gars, tobacco,  cigarettes,  pipes,  and  other  tobacco  dealers'  su{)- 
plies ;  provided  that  they  do  not  sell  such  canes,  umbrellas,  and 
novelties  on  the  Sabf)ath  day. 

Sec.  1780.  Perishable  Meats  and  Vegetables — May  be  Deliv- 
ered on  Sunday  to  Hotels  and  Restaurants. — It  shall  not  be  un- 
lawful to  deliver  to  hotels  and  restaurants  on  Sundays,  perisha- 
ble meats,  vegetables,  fruits,  fish  and  oysters,  within  the  limits 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  1781.  Misrepresenting  Fire  Sales — Wreck  Sales — Penalty 
for  Faking  Such. — Any  person,  firm,  or  agent,  advertising  by 
newspapers,  posters,  or  otherwise,  or  representing  that  they  are 
operating,  offering  or  maintaining  "fire  sales,"  "wreck  sales," 
and  similar  businesses,  whereby  the  public  are  led  to  believe 
that  thev  are  being  offered  merchandise  at  reduced  rates  on  ac- 


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count  of  "fires,"  "wrecks,"  etc.,  when  in  fact  said  sales  are  not 
bona  fide,  but  are  fakes  and  frauds,  and  the  advertisements  and 
representations  are  untrue  and  false,  shall  be  held  to  be  guilty 
of  disorderly  conduct,  and  a  breach  of  morals,  and  shall  on  con- 
viction in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined  not  more  than  $200.00, 
or  imprisoned  not  more  than  tTiirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties 
to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1782.  Loitering  or  Sleeping  in  Stairways — or  in  Streets 
or  Alleys^-or  in  Boxes  or  Hogsheads — Prohibited  and  Punished. 

— It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  in  said  City 
to  loiter  or  sleep  on  or  at  the  foot  of  the  stairway  of  any  build-* 
intj  in  said  City,  or  to  loiter  or  to  sleep  in  or  on  boxes  or  hogs- 
heads, or  other  things  in  streets  or  sidewalks  or  alleys  or  on  pul)- 
lic  grounds,  or  on  the  private  premises  or  grounds  of  another 
Without  the  consent  of  the  person  in  control  of  any  such  prem- 
ises or  grounds,  or  to  habitually  loaf  around  the  hotels  anrl  pub- 
lic places  of  the  Lity. 

Sec.  1783.  Parents  or  Guardians  Must  Not  Allow  Minors  in 
Their  Charge  to  Become  Loiterers. —  It  shall  be  unlawful  tor  any 
f)arfiit.  guardian  or  any  per>on  or  persons  within  the  cor{)orate 
limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  having  the  custody  or  control  of 
any  minor,  male  or  female,  to  permit,  allow  or  encourage  such 
minor-i  to  become  a  comm(»n  loiterer  nn  any  street,  alley,  or  any 
other  public  place. 

Sec.  1784.  No  Proprietor  of  a  Pubhc  Place  t©  Allow  Minors  to 
Loiter  Around. —  It  shall  be  unlawful  f(jr  any  proprietor,  man- 
ager, <-<r  any  other  person  having  cliarge  or  control  ot  an\'  public 
place,  or  any  other  place,  to  pennit,  allow,  ')r  encourage  any 
minor,  male  or  female,  to  l)ccoiue  a  common  loiterer  in  ov  around 
such  places  to  the  encouragement  of  indolent  or  e/il  habit-^. 

Sec.  1785.  Penalty  Imposed  on  Parents  or  Guardians  Violat- 
ing.— Any  person,  parent,  or  guardian  violating  the  pro\  isif)ns 
of  above  section  shall,  on  conviction  before  the  Recorder,  pay 
a  fine  of  not  exceeding  $100,  or  be  imprisoned  not  'onger  than 
thirty  days  on  the  Public  Works  of  the  City  oi  Atlanta,  eizher 
or  both  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


Sec.  1786.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Section  1580. —.\nv  person 
violating  the  fnrc^^ninj^  proxisioiis  >liall,  on  conviction  thcrc<»t. 
lie  fined  not  e.xceedin;^  (jne  hinidied  dollars,  or  he  imprisoned  nut 
exceedinj^  thirty  days,  either  or  hoth,  in  the  (liscretion  of  the 
Recordt-r's  C"onrt. 


Sec.  1787.  All  Ordinances  to  Promote  Peace  and  Good  Order 
Extended  to  Cover  Piedmont  Park. — .Ml  laws  and  ordinances 
now  in  force  j)ertaininj.(  to  the  maintenance  of  peace  and  j^ood 
order  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  ("it\.  are  lierel)\-  de- 
clared of  force  within  the  limits  of  the  territor)  embraced  in 
Piedmont  Park. 

Sec.  1788.  No  Females  Shall    Enter    Bar-rooms    to    Drink    or 

Loiter. —  It  shall  he  unlawful  for  any  woman  or  ;L;^irl  to  enter 
any  bar-room  or  room  connected  with  a  bar-room  in  the  litv  of 
Atlanta  for  the  purpose  of  drinkino;  or  loiterinj:^  therein. 

Sec.  1789.  Penalty  for  Violation.  And  an\  woman  or  y;\r\  vio- 
latinjj^  this  ordinance,  and  proprietor  or  employee  in  a  bar-r<K>m 
permittinf;-  such  \iolation.  shall  be  arrested,  and,  on  conviction 
in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  less 
than  five  dollars,  nor  exceedinj^  ouc  luii.i<lred  dollars,  or  l)\  im- 
prisonment not  exceedinjT  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court. 


Sec.  1790.  Keepers  of  Billiard  and  Poolrooms  or  Tables  not  to 
Allow  Minors  to  Enter  or  Play  Without  Written  Consent  of 
Parent  or  Guardian — Penalty. —  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any 
person  or  persons  having  charge  or  control  of  any  pool  or  bil- 
liard room  and  tables  kept  for  hire  to  admit  into  any  such  room 
any  minor,  or  to  allow  any  minor  to  play  at  any  such  billiard 
or  pool  table,  without  the  written  consent  of  the  parent  or 
guardian  of  such  minor ;  and  any  person  or  persons  violating 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be 
punished  by  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars  and 
costs,  or  imprisonment  of  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


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Sec.  1791.  Nor  Shall  the  Minor  Enter  or  Play  Without  Writ- 
ten Consent,  Etc. — Penalty. — Any  minor,  who  shall,  without  the 
written  consent  of  his  parents  or  guardian,  enter  any  room  or 
place  where  billiards  or  pool  tables  are  kept  for  hire,  shall  be 
subject  to  the  same  penalty  prescribed  in  tlie  section  ne.xt  pre- 
ceding. And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Police  Department  to 
enforce  strictly  all  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  1792.  Opening  and  Closing  Hours  for  Pool  and  Billiard 
Rooms. — .Ml  pixj]  and  billiard  rooms  and  places  in  the  City  of 
.\tlanta  shall  close  at  ten  o'clock  each  and  every  night,  and  shall 
not  reopen  earlier  than  five  o'clock  a.  m. 

Sec.  1793.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  p(.rs*)n  violating  the 
foregoing  section  shall.  ..n  conviction,  be  hned  not  exceeding 
One  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs,  or  impri.soned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's 
Court. 

Sec.  1794.  Shooting  in  City  Prohibited — Permission  Only 
When.  -Any  pcr>un  shooting  with  any  firearms  in  said  City, 
unless  it  be  in  a  licensed  shooting  gallery,  or  by  permission  of 
the  Mayor  and  (Jeneral  Council,  on  military  parades,  shall  be 
fined,  on  conviction,  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dol- 
lars and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days  in. 
the  stationhouse  or  public  works,  in  the  di.scretion  of  the  Re- 
corder's Court. 

Sec.  1795.  Defacing  Buildings — Penalty. — .Any  person,  who 
shall  write,  jiaint,  draw,  carve,  or  cut  any  letter  or  letters,  word, 
words,  or  device,  or  in  any  way  mutilate  or  deface  any  cluirch, 
public  building,  private  house,  wall,  or  fence,  belonging  to  an- 
other in  said  City,  or  shall  post  any  bills  on  same  without  the 
owner's  consent,  shall,  on  ccjnviction.  be  fined  not  exceeding 
One  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not. more 
than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1796.  Cock  Fighting — Unlawful — Penalty. — Any  person. 
who  shall   tight  chicken  cocks,   in   the  corporate  limits  of  this 


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city,  cither  with  or  without  ^VLiis,  and  any  i)ir>oM.  who  shall 
htt  aiiv  money,  or  other  things  of  value  at  a  chicken  cock  fijj^ht. 
i,hall  be  liable,  on  conviction,  to  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars  and  cost  of  trial,  or  be  iinjjrisoncd  in  tlie  stationhousc  or 
I'ublic  W'ork.s  not  more  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of 
thf   Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1797.  Injuring  Street  Lamps — Penalty. — Any  person  or 
])ersons,  who  shall  break,  injure,  i^r  deface  any  of  the  street 
lamps,  or  lamp  posts,  or  gas  fixtures,  belonging  to  the  City,  or 
the  Atlanta  Gas  Light  Company,  sliall.  on  conviction,  pay  a  fine 
of  not  exceeding  Due  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days  in  the  stationhouse  or  Public 
Works,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1798.  Gas  and  Gasoline  Lamps  Not  to  Be  Interfered  with 
in  any  Way — Penalty. — An}-  ])ersi)n  or  persons,  who  shall  break, 
deface,  or  otherwise  wantonly  and  improperly  interfere  witit 
any  of  the  gas  or  gasoline  lamps  in  this  City,  shall,  on  convic- 
tion before  the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1799.  Barbers  Prohibited  from  Keeping  Open  Shops  on 
Sabbath — Penalty. —  It  shall  be  unlawful  loi  any  barber  to  keep 
open  on  the  Sabbath  day,  or  to  pursue  his  vt^cation  in  any  man- 
ner on  said  day  within  the  said  City,  and  any  person  so  oflfend- 
ing  shall,  on  convicti(~>n  before  the  Recorder's  Court  of  said 
City,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisoned 
not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Court. 

Sec.  1800.  Barber  Shops  Must  Show  on  Signs  Whether  White 
or  Colored  are  Served  Therein — Except. — It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  all  persons,  firms,  or  corporations  conducting  barber  shops 
to  show  on  their  barber  shop  signs  whether  white  persons  only, 
colored  persons  only,  or  both  races  are  served  in  such  shops, 
excepting  in  buildings  where  no  signs  are  displayed. 

Sec.  1801.  Penalty  for  Violation. — A  violation  of  the  first  sec- 
tion of  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  upon  conviction  in  the 


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Recorder's  Court  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  ($100.- 
00)  Dollars,  or  iniprifionincnt  not  exceeding  thirty  days  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1802.  Sale  and  Delivery  of  Fresh  Meats,  Fish,  Etc.  on 
the  Sabbath  Day  Prohibited — Penalty. — (See  previous  section, 
however,  as  to  delivery  to  hotels  and  restaurants  of  perishables.) 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  butcher,  grocer,  or  dealer  in  fresh 
meats,  vegetables,  fish,  oysters,  fruits,  or  melons  to  keep  open 
doors  in  said  City  on  the  Sabbath  day.  or  send  out  that  day  to 
his  customers  any  of  such  goods  previously  sold.  Any  viola- 
tion of  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  before  the  Recorder's 
Court,  be  punished  with  a  fine  not  to  exceed  fifty  dollars  for 
each  offense,  or  imprisonment  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1803.  Owners  of  Houses  of  Ill-Fame— Penalty  for  Such 
Use  Shall  Abate  the  Nuisance  Upon  Notice.— Any  owner,  or 
agent  of  such  owner,  or  any  house  or  houses,  who  may  rent,  or 
cause  to  be  rented,  or  occupy,  or  allow  to  be  occupied, 
anv  house  or  portion  of  a  house,  to  be  used  as  a  house  of  ill- 
fame,  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof, 
l)av  a  fine  or  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars,  and  shall  be 
imprisoned  in  the  calaboose  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  and  any  owner,  or  agent  of 
such  owner,  of  any  house  or  houses  in  said  Citty,  who  shall  suf- 
fer r>r  permit  any  woman  of  ill-fame  t->  occupy  any  such  house 
or  houses,  within  said  City,  for  the  purpose  of  fornication  or 
adultery,  for  the  space  of  two  days  after  notice  thereof  by  the 
Chief  of  Police,  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof,  be  subject  to  all 
the  pains  and  penalties  specified  in  this  section. 

Sec.  1804.  Both  Owner  and  Occupant  Subject  to  Punishment 
— Nuisance  May  be  Summarily  Abated — How — By  Whom. — 
Any  person,  being  the  owner  or  occupant  of  a  house  of  ill-fame, 
who  shall  continue  the  same,  or  allow  the  same  to  be  continued 
for  two  days  after  the  same  has  been  so  adjudged  by  the  Record- 
er's Court,  on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  One   Hundred   Dollars   and   costs,  or  be  imprisoned 


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iK.t  cxcecdiii^^  lliiriv  ila>  >  tii  ilic  calal>.».)>c.  nr  both,  m  the 
discretion  i>{  the  Court;  and  it  shall  he  lawful  for  the  Chief  of 
i'olice  hy  the  ..rdcr  of  the  Recorder.  Ma\or.  or.  in  his  aloence. 
the  Ma><.r  pro  tein..  or  three  nieinher>  of  Council,  tt.  ahate  such 
nuisance  hy  den)olishinJ^^  tearing  down,  or  closing  up  such  house 
or  houses,  for  which  he  shall  receive  such  sum  as  niav  he  ad- 
judged reasonable  hy  the  said  Recorders  Court.  f«.r  his  serv  i.  .  . 
to  he  paid  hy  tlie  owner. 

Sec.  1805.  Occupants  of  Houses  of  Ill-Fame— Conviction- 
Penalty.  .\iiy  per>on  or  persons,  who  >hall  occupy,  or  allow  to 
be  occupied,  any  house,  or  i)ortion  of  a  hou>e.  to  be  u>ed  a>  a 
house  of  ill-fame  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  pay  a  tine  not  exceeding  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  or  be 
imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discre- 
tion ol   the   Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1806.  Evidence  Admissible — Circumstantial  or  Otherwise. 

—Circumstances,  from  which  it  ma\  l)e  reasonably  inferre<I 
that  any  hou>e  is  iidiabited  by  disorderly  persons  of  immoral 
character  and  notoriously  bad  fame,  shall  be  sufficient  to  estab- 
lish the  fact  that  such  house  is  a  disorderly  house,  or  house  (^f 
ill-fame. 

Sec.  1807.  Tenants  Ejected  from  Houses  of  Ill-Fame.— When 

any  house  or  houses  shall  be  adjudged  !)y  the  Recorder's  Court 
to  be  a  house  or  houses  of  ill-fame,  and  the  occupant  or  occu- 
pants is  or  are  not  the  owner  or  owners  thereof,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  eject  the  tenant  or  tenants  there- 
from. 

Sec.  1808.  Disorderly      Houses — Rough      Houses — Penalty. 

Any  person  or  i)ersons.  who  shall  permit  i)arties  of  disorderlv 
character  to  assemble  in  his  or  their  house  or  houses,  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to  the  disturbance 
of  the  citizens  residing  in  his,  her,  or  their  neighborhood,  shall 
be  guilty  of  keeping  a  disorderly  house,  and  shall,  on  convic- 
tion, be  fined  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  be  im- 
prisoned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


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Sec.  1809.  Public     Meetings— How     Regulated.-The     Presi- 
dent, Chairman.  .,r  other  officer,  or  Committee  of  men,  or  any 
persons.  who  desire  or  intend  to  call  a  public  meeting  of  the 
citizens  of  Atlanta,  for  political  purposes,  shall  notify  the  Mayor 
or  Chief  of  Police,  of  such  desire  or  intent,  and  of  the  time  and 
place  ot  meeting:,  before  said  meeting  is  called,  and  upon  failure 
to  do  so,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  evceedino- 
hfty   dollars   and   csts.   or   be    imprisoned    in    the   calaboose   of 
the  City  not  e.xceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder's Court:  and  up<.n  receiving  such  notice,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the   Mayor  or  Chief  of   Police  to  attend  such   meetino 
with   sufficient  police   force  to  preserve  peace  and  order-   pro"- 
v.ded  It  shall  not  be  lawful  to  hold  anv  such  meeting  in  anv  of 
the  public   street..  .>f  the   City  of  Atlanta   without   the   consent 
ot  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  or  the  .Mavor  and  Chairman 
of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  of  the  Citv  of   Atlanta- 
and  any  person  calling  or  h..Iding  any  public  meeting,  in  anv 
of  the  streets  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  without  such  consent    shall 
upon   conviction   thereof  i„    the    Recorder's   Court   of  said   City 
be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  One  Hundred   Dollars  or  im- 
prisoned   not    exceeding   thirty    <lays.    in    the    discretion    of    the 
Court, 

Sec.  1810.  Arrest    of    Offcndcrs-Conf^nement-Appearance- 
May    Give    Bond.-Ihe    p,.lKc    .shall    arrest    and    confine    m    the 
guardhouse   any   offender   against    the    law.s    and   ordinances   of 
this  City,  where,  in  their  judgment,  such  arrest  and  confinement 
IS  necessary  to  secure  said  offender's  appearance  before  the  Court 
to  answer  his  or  her  offense,  or  preserve  the  peace  of  the  Citv 
In  all  cases  where  persons  arrested  are  permitted  bail,  and  thev 
shall  be  a.lmitted  t..  bail  in  all  cases  of  arrest  except  where  held 
for  murder  or  treason  or  seduction-the  amount  of  the  penaltv 
of  the  bond  shall  be  named  by  the  Chief  of  Police;  in  his  ab- 
sence by  the  Station  Sergeant.      If  all  these  officers  are  absent 
then  by  the  ranking  officer  at  the  police  barracks.      Where  held 
on  State  warrants,  the  officer  issuing  same  shall  fix  the  bond. 

Sec.  1811.  Maximum  Bond  to  Be  Taken.-The  Chief,  or   anv 
officer  or  member  of  police,  Mayor,  or  anv  member  of  the  Gen- 
eral  Council,   may   take   bond   with   security,  or  bond   without 


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security,  at  discretion,  payable  to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  in  the  sum 
of  not  exceeding-  Two  Hundred  IJollars,  f(jr  the  appearance  of 
any  party  or  parties  accused  or  suspected  of  being  guilty  of  a 
violation  of  any  ordinance  or  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta^ 
to  stand  to  and  abide  his,  her,  or  their  trials  before  the  Record- 
er's Court;  and  also  of  Witnesses  to  testify  in  any  case  or  cases 
j)ending,  or  about  to  be  commenced  in  said  Court. 

Sec.  1812.  Failure   to     Give     Bond     Confinement. — If     either 

party  or  parties,  or  witness  or  witnesses,  shall  fail  or  refuse 
to  give  the  bond  and  security,  or  bond,  as  required  of  them,  or 
cither  of  them,  such  person  so  failing  or  refusing  may  be  con- 
fined in  the  stationhouse,  or  common  jail  of  the  County  of 
I'ulton,  or  be  kept  under  a  guard,  so  as  to  be  present  to  abide 
the  trial  or  trials,  or  to  testify,  as  the  case  may  be. 

Sec.  1813.  Bonds  Forfeited — Usual  Procedure  as  in  Other 
Court. — All  bail  taken  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  special 
bail,  and  the  power  of  the  security  over  the  principal  shall  be 
the  same  as  in  special  bail.  Upon  the  failure  to  appear,  of  any 
principal,  in  any  bond  or  recognizance  given  by  a  person 
charged  with  a  violation  of  any  ordinance  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
or  by  a  witness,  to  appear  and  testify,  the  Recorder,  Mayor,  or- 
Mayor  pro  tem.,  or  member  of  Council  presiding,  shall  pass  a 
rule,  requiring  the  principal  and  sureties  on  such  bond  to  show 
cause  on  any  day  therein  named,  not  to  be  less  than  ten  days 
from  the  passage  of  such  rule,  why  they  should  not  be  required 
to  pay  the  amount  of  such  bond. 

Sec.  1814.  Service  of  Rule — Within  What  Time. — A  copy  of 
said  rule  shall  be  served  upon  the  principal  and  security  or 
securities  by  any  offtcer  or  member  of  the  police  force,  if  to  be 
found  in  the  City,  at  least  five  days  before  the  time  therein  se* 
for  hearing  the  same. 

Sec.  1815.  Judgment  on  Bond — How  Entered — Execution  and 
Collection. — If  no  sufficient  cause  is  shown,  the  Recorder, 
Mayor,  or  Mayor  pro  tem.,  or  other  officer  presiding,  shall  pro- 
ceed to  enter  judgment  against  such  principal  and  sureties  for 


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the  anujunt  of  said  bond,  and  the  Clerk  of  Council  shall  issue 
execution  for  the  amount  of  such  judj^ment.  and  place  the  same 
in  the  hands  oi  the  City  Marshal,  who  shall  proceed  to  collect 
the  same  by  levy  and  sale  as  in  case  of  tax  executions. 

Sec.  1816.  Surrender  of  Principal  Discharges  Liability — Pro- 
vided This  is  Done  Before  Judgment  is  Entered. — Any  survey 
upon  a  bail-b(jnd  of  any  person  or  persons  charg^ed  with  a  viola- 
tion of  a  City  ordinance  may  surrender  his,  her.  or  their  prin- 
cipal at  any  time  to  the  officer  on  duty  at  the  stationlKiuse.  who 
shall  confine  such  principal  until  dischari^ed  by  order  of  the 
Court,  or  by  i,nving  other  and  good  security.  The  delivery  of 
the  principal,  as  aforesaid,  siiall  discharge  the  suretv  or  sureties 
of  all  further  liability  upon  such  l)ond.  provided  that  such 
delivery  shall  be  before  any  judgment  or  forfeiture  upon  said 
bond  shall  have  been  entere<l. 

Sec.  1817.  Violators  of  State  Laws  Arrested — How  Dealt 
^^th. — Any  i)erson,  who  shall  commit  a  violation  of  the  penal 
laws  of  this  .'^tate  in  the  ])resence  of  the  Chief  or  officer  <jr  mem- 
ber of  the  ])(>lice  force,  shall  be  arrested  by  them,  or  either  of 
them,  and  carried  before  some  ])r.  .per  officer  for  examination, 
and,  if  ordered  by  the  Mayor,  or  any  member  of  Council,  or  by 
the  Court,  to  i)njsecute  any  such  offender,  he  shall  do  so. 

Sec.  1818.  Persons  Summoned  to  Suppress  Affrays — Failure 
to  Do  So — Penalty — Resistance  of  Officer  in  Discharge  of  Duty 
— Penalty. — Any  i)ers. .n  or  persons  in  said  City,  between  the 
ages  of  eighteen  and  hfty  years.  wh(j.  ui)on  being  summoned 
by  a  member  of  the  police  force,  or  Mayor,  or  a  member  of 
Council,  to  aid  in  suppressing  an  affray,  breach  of  the  peace,  or 
other  outrage,  shall  refuse  so  to  do,  or  refuse  to  arrest  or  aid 
in  arresting  any  oft'ender  against  the  laws  <<i  this  State,  or  any 
ordinance,  and  any  i)erson.  who  shall  oppose,  resist,  or  obstruct 
any  jKdice  officer  in  the  discharge  of  any  duty,  or  the  police,  in 
the  arrest  of  any  offenders  against  any  ordinance  or  law  of  tills 
State,  or  «jther  discharge  of  duty,  shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a 
fine  or  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs,  or  be 
imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


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Sec.  1819.  Interfering  with  Policemen  in  the  Discharge  of 
Their  Duty — Penalty. —  ii  >liall  hi-  imlauiul  ai'ti-r  ilic  |»a>>a^'e 
of  this  ordiiiancf  f<»r  an\'  pt-r.^oii  <ir  i)crs.iii>  to  liiinlcr.  <>l)>truct, 
or  impftlc  any  |)<ilicf  tifticcr.  or  |)«>licfmaii.  in  ilic  (li>oliar^e  i)f 
any  tliu\  ;  it  .shall  be  unlawful  to  menace  «»r  threaten  such  of- 
ficers, or  men.  while  in  the  ilischartje  oi  such  «luty.  and  no  per- 
son or  persons  shall  follow  up  said  officer,  or  men.  while  in 
charge  of  prisoMer>  after  he  or  she  has  been  commanded  to 
desist,  or  after  any  crowd  shall  have  been  commandeil  to  dis- 
perse, and  any  person  or  persons,  who  shall  or  may  be  .u^uilty  of 
the  foregoing  acts,  shall,  upon  conviction  of  the  Recorder,  or 
Ma}'or,  or  other  officer  presiding  in  the  Recorder's  I  ourl.  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  be  con- 
fined at  hard  labor  on  the  streets  of  said  City  for  a  space  not 
exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  tl\e  Court. 

Sec.  1820.  Firing  Cannon  in  City  Limits — Unlawful — Except 
With  Permission — Penalty. —  li  >ha!l  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son or  persons,  or  company,  within  the  incorporate  limits  of 
the  City,  to  fire  ofY  a  cannon,  or  other  piece  of  artillery,  without 
special  permission  of  the  !Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council.  Any  per- 
son, or  pers(^ns.  who  shall  violate  this  ordinance,  shall  each  be 
fined  not  exceeding  C)ne  Hundred  Dollars  and  cost,  or  be  im- 
prisoned not  more  than  thiri}-  ila\  s.  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1821.  Fireworks — Permission  of  Mayor  Necessary — Pen- 
alty.— Any  person  who  shall  burn  rockets  or  crackers,  or  any 
kirn.!  of  fireworks,  within  the  incorporate  limits  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  without  i)erniission  in  writing  from  the  Mayor,  shall, 
on  conviction  of  such  offense,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  fi\e 
dollars  and  cost,  in  the  discretion  oi  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1822.  Assembling  and  Loitering  on  Streets — Notified  to 
Disperse — Penalty  for  Failure. — Any  persons  assembling  and 
loitering  on  the  streets  in  sufficient  numbers,  or  in  any  such 
manner  as  to  be  an  obstruction  to  free  passage  on  the  streets, 
or  sidewalks  or  crossings,  and  failing  to  disperse  upon  notifica- 
tion of  any  officer  or  member  of  the  police  force,  or  any  citizen, 
shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dol- 


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lars,  or  be  iniiJrisoiied  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discre- 
ticm  of  tlic  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1823.  Idling  in  Front  of  Churches  or  Other  Public  Places 
Prohibited. — Any  and  every  person,  who.  in  said  C'itv.  after 
havinj;  been  directed  by  any  ofificer  or  member  of  the  police 
force  to  move  away  therefrom,  shall  remain  or  loiter  in  front 
of  any  church  or  other  place  of  public  worship  duriiro;-  service 
therein,  or  in  frc^nt  of  any  theatre,  concert  hall,  ball  room,  etc.. 
or  in  front  f)f  any  coffee  house,  bar  room,  or  beer  saloon,  or  shall 
loiter  or  idle  his  or  her  time  on  the  sidewalks  or  public  streets 
of  this  City,  shall  be  deemed  an  idle  and  disorderly  person,  and. 
on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished,  as  hereinafter  ])rovided 
in  Section  1S2."). 

Sec.  1824  Lodging  in  Barns  and  Outhouses — Fraudulent 
Alms  Seeking — Public  Playing  and  Betting — All  Prohibited. — 
Any  or  every  ])erson  in  said  City,  wanderinj^'  abroad,  lodf^inj.;  in 
any  barn  or  outhouse,  or  in  any  deserted  or  unoccupied  build- 
iny".  or  in  the  open  air.  and  not  having  any  means  of  subsistence, 
and  not  i,M\in;.j:'  a  _<,'^ood  account  of  himself  nr  herself,  and  an\ 
and  e\ery  person,  who  shall  in  said  Cit\',  endeavor  to  prtjcure 
charitable  cf»ntributirtns  imder  fraudulent  pretense,  and  every 
person,  who  shall,  in  said  City,  play  or  bet  in  any  street  or  pub- 
lic |)lacc  at  any  <.;ame  or  ])retendcd  t^ame  of  chance,  shall,  on 
conviction  thereof,  be  punished,  as  hereinafter  provided  in  Sec- 
tion 1><2.'). 

Sec.  1825.  Penalties— Refers  to  Sections  1823  and  1824.— .Vny 
persf)n,  who  shall  be  convicted  of  vi»jlatin<^  any  or  either  of  the 
provisions  of  the  two  preceedin^  sections,  shall,  for  each  offense 
be  fined  not  exceeding-  (  )ne  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  not 
exceedin«^  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder's  Court. 


Sec.  1826.  Feeding  Animals  on  the  Streets — Must  be  from 
Buckets  or  Bags — Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  or  per- 
sons, who  shall  feed  any  horse,  mule,  cow,  or  other  animal,  on 
the  streets  of  the  City,  except  it  be  from  feed  buckets  or  bags 


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Mispciidcd  from  llic  head  of  ^luli  animal,  shall,  on  oninicliDn, 
1)1'  punished  1)\-  line  not  excecdin^^  One  Hundred  lX)llars,  or  be 
inii)risuned  not  more  than  thirty  da\s,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Reeiu'der's  Court. 

Sec.  1827.  Passenger  Depot — Not  Entered  by  Porters  Without 
Permission — Penalty.-  It  shall  not  be  lawlul  fur  any  i)er>on  or 
])er.sons  to  enter  the  (leneral    TassenfT^cr  Dejxit  in  said  City   in 

the  cai)acit\'  of  porter  or  porters  for  any  hotel  or  boarding'  house, 
except  with  the  consent  of  the  railroad  authorities  in  charq-e  of 
said  depot,  and  any  person  violatint;-  this  ordinance  shall  be  tried 
])\-  the  Recorder's  Court,  and.  upon  conviction,  shall  pay  a  line 
of  not  excee<liu^-  (  )ne  llundred  j)ollars.  or  be  imprisoned  not 
exceed iut;'  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1828.  Rules  of  Depot  Approved  by  Mayor  and  General 
Council — Violation  an  Offense — Duty  of  Policemen  on  Duty  at 
Depot. —  If  an\-  person  or  i)ersons  enterin*^  said  Ceneral  I'assen- 
s^er  Dejiot.  and  violatinij  the  rules  i^overninpr  the  same,  or  ob- 
structing- the  business  of  the  railroad  authorities  interested 
therein,  may  be  ordered  out  by  the  police  ofificer  in  charge,  upon 
refusal  to  go,  lie  shall  be  arrested  and  tried  for  a  violation  of 
this  section,  and.  upon  con\iction.  shall  be  punished  as 
proxiiled  in  the  tirst  section  hereof;  i)rovided  said  rules  shall 
bo  such  as  are  reasonable,  and  which  said  Mayor  and  (ieneral 
Council  shall  have  ap])roved. 

Sec.  1829.  Disturbance  of  Public  Schools  in  Session — Penalty. 

—  Xo  perstMi  shall  be  permitted  at  or  near  any  public  school 
house  in  this  City  to  engage,  by  conversation,  sign,  or  oth.er- 
wise.  the  attentie)n  of  any  of  the  pupils  at  said  schools  to  the 
disturbance  of  such  schools  and  any  persons  doing  so  shall,  on 
conviction,  be  fined  not  more  than  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  im- 
prisoned not  longer  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1830.  Disorderly  Conduct  around  Churches — Disturbing 
Public  Worship — Penalty. — Xo  person  or  persons  shall  congre- 
gate in  and  around  any  church  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  either  be- 
fore, after,  or  during  divine  service,  in  such  a  disorderly  or  rude 


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manner  as  to  become  and  be  offensive,  and  a  disturbance  to 
those  attending  such  church,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person  or  persons,  by  such  unseemly  gathering-,  or  by  loud  talk- 
ing, whistling,  or  laughing,  to  disturb  any  congregation  of  peo- 
ple assembled  for  divine  service  in  this  City.  It  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  any  person  or  persons  to  be  engaged  in  smoking,  loud 
talking,  or  laughing,  in  or  near  the  entrance  or  vestibule  of  any 
church  m  this  City  during  divine  worship.  Any  person  or  per- 
sons violating  this  ordinance,  on  conviction  before  the  Record- 
er's Court,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  one  nor  more 
than  One  Hundred  Dollars,-  or  be  confined  upon  the  Public 
Works  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  thirty  days,  one  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1831.  Rapid  Driving  of  Vehicles  by  Churches  Prohibited 
—Penalty.— !•  rum  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  it 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  vehicle  to  pass  any  church  on  Sundav 
during  services  faster  than  a  walk.  Anyone  violating  this  sec- 
tion shall,  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
fined  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  not 
exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1832.  Impeding  or  Driving  through  Funeral  Processions 
—Penalty.— Any  person  or  persons,  who  shall  drive  a  vehicle 
of  any  kind  through  any  line  of  vehicles  following  any  funeral 
procession  through  the  streets  of  the  City,  or  in  anyway  im- 
peding, retarding,  or  interfering  with  any  such  procession,  shall, 
on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  more  than 
One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty 
days. 

Sec.  1833.  Private  Funerals— Officers  may  be  Detailed  to  Con- 
trol Movement  of  Vehicles.— It  is  hereby  put  within  the  power 
of  the  Chief  of  Police,  within  his'  discretion,  upon  notice  from 
the  funeral  directors,  having  in  charge  any  funeral  to  occur  at 
the  residence  of  any  person  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  of  the  time 
and  place  of  such  funeral,  to  detail  policemen  to  direct  the 
passing  of  such  house  by  vehicles  other  than  street  cars,  police) 
or  fire  machines,  or  ambulances,  during  the  progress  of  the 
funeral  exercises. 


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Sec.  1834.  Guards  of  Small-Pox  Patients  Not  to  Allow  Anyone 
to  Pass — Penalty. —  Am  pcisim  or  persons  tillinj^  the  position  oi 
Liiuiid  or  guards  at  any  place  in  the  lity,  where  snuill-po.v 
patients  are  confined,  who  shall  i)ennit  any  person  or  persons 
to  enter  or  leave  the  premises  without  the  permission  of  the 
I'.oard  of  lleallh.  shall,  on  conviction,  he  lined  not  more  than 
(  )ne  llimdred  l)ollar>.  or  imprisoned  not  lonrrer  than  thirty 
da\s.  ill  the  discretion  of  the  Rec<irder's  C(nirt. 

Sec.  1835.  Defacing  Telegraph  or  Telephone  Poles — Penalty. 
— .\.nv  [)erson  or  persons,  who  shall  post  any  hand-hills.  ad\er- 
tisements  or  pictures  upon  any  painted  telegraph  or  telephone 
poles,  or  who  shall  mar  or  deface  the  same  hy  cuttinj;'  or  whit- 
tliui^,  or  who  shall  tic  any  horse  or  other  animal  to  any  painted 
l)oles.  shall,  on  conviction,  he  lined  not  more  than  twcnty-tive 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  lonjj^cr  than  twenty  days,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the    Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1836.  Mocking  Birds  Not  to  be  Entrapped  in  City — Pen- 
alty.—  Xe  i)erson  shall  he  i)ermitted  to  decoy  and  traj)  mockini^' 
l)ir(ls  within  the  limits  of  said  City,  and  any  jjcrson  so  olifcndint; 
shall,  on  conviction  hefore  the  Recorder's  Court  of  said  City,  he 
punished  l)v  a  line  not  exceediufj  One  Hundred  Dollars.  t>r  hy 
imprisonment  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either  or  hoth,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1837.  Limitation  of  Prosecution  for  Violation  of  City  Or- 
dinances— Two  Years. — All  prosecutions  for  \iolations  of  City 
ordinances  shall  be  commenced  within  two  years  after  such 
violation,  and  any  oflense  against  said  ordinances,  for  which  no 
prosecution  is  begun  within  two  years  after  its  commission,  shall 
be  barred,  unless  the  ])arty  shall  have  been  beyond  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  in  whicli  case  the  time  of  absence  from  the  City  shall 
not  l)e  eml)raced  or  com])nted  as  within  said  two  years. 

Sec.  1838.  Entry  Fee  Must  be  paid  where  Charged. — It  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  enter  into  any  enclosure,  where 
an  entry  fee  is  charged,  in  any  other  than  the  usual  and  ordinary 
wav. 


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Sec.  1839.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  violatino^  sec- 
tion 1838  of  this  Code,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Recorder's  Court,  he  fined  not  exceedin,c:  twenty-five  dollars, 
or  imprisoned  not  exceedini:^  thirty  da\s.  either  or  both,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1840.  Flying  Jennies — Other  Exhibitions  Similar — Must 
Have  Special  Permits. —  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person, 
firm,  (jr  corporation  to  use  or  operate  a  fiyinj^;'  jenny,  or  other 
similar  exhibition,  in  any  place  in  tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  except 
sucli  as  may  have  been  approved  or  desicrnated  by  the  Mavor 
and  General  Council,  acting  upon  the  petition  of  the  partv  de- 
siring to  use  or  operate  such  jenny  or  similar  ap])aratus  or  exhi- 
bition. 

Sec.  1841.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person,  firm  or  corpo- 
ration \  iolating  the  foregoing  section,  shall,  upon  conviction 
of  such  \-iolation  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by. fine  not 
to  exceed  (  )ne  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisonnunt  not  to  exceed 
tliirt}-  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1842.  Ropers — Pimps — Enticers — Punished  by  Fine  or 
Imprisoned. — Every  person,  who  follows  in  the  City  oi  Atlanta 
the  occupation  of  enticing  strangers  and  others  tf)  visit  gambling 
houses,  or  to  gamble,  all  persons  commonly  known  as  ropers 
or  cap|)ers.  and  all  ])ersons  comnionh  known  as  pimj)s,  shall 
be  punished,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  by  a 
fine  of  not  more  than  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  not 
more  tlian  thirty  days,  either  of  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1843.  Suspected  Criminals — Vagrants — Idlers — Penalty. 
— .\ny  suspicious  person  or  character,  who  shall  come  to  the 
City  of  Atlanta  for  any  unlawful  purpose,  and  especially  with 
the  intent  to  commit  any  burglary,  or  j)ick  pockets,  or  to  steal 
from  the  person  or  house,  or  to  gamble,  and  shall  not  leave  the 
City  immediately  upon  being  notified  by  the  police  force,  or  any 
member  thereof,  to  do  so,  shall  be  deemed  a  vagrant  or  idler.' 
and  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  violation 
of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,   shall   be   fined   not 


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inort'  than  (  )iii-  lliiiidrfil  dnllars.  or  iiii|)ri>iiiu'<l  not  more  than 
thirty  days,  cither  or  both,  at  the  discretion  of  tlie  Court. 

Sec.  1844.  Ticket   Scalpers  not    to    Solicit    on      Sidewalk. — It 

shall  he  unlawful  for  any  employee  of  any  cut-rate  ticket  office 
or  dealer  to  stand  on  the  sidewalk,  and  call  out  to  persons  pass- 
inj4"  by.  in  ()rder  to  induce  patronaj^e  {o  such  ofHce  or  dealer. 

Sec.  1845.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  convicted  of  a 
violation  of  precedinj^  section  shall  he  subject  to  punishment  by 
fine  not  to  exceed  (  )ne  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  to 
e.Kceed  thirty  days,  either  or  both  of  such  punishment,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Recorder's  I'ourt. 

Sec.  1846.  Applications  for  License  for  Dance  Houses — How 
Disposed  of. — All  applications  for  license  to  conduct  dance 
houses  shall  be  made  to  the  Mayor  and  ( ieneral  Council,  and 
referred  to  the  I'olice  Committee,  and  reported  upon  by  that 
Committee. 

Sec.  1847.  Athletic  Sports — Games,  Etc. — Must  Have  Permis- 
sion.—  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  cori)oration.  tirm.  or  indi\id- 
ual.  to  keep  or  maintain  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  City 
a  park  or  fj^rounds  upon  which  baseball  or  other  athletic  g^ames 
or  athletic  sports  shall  be  engaged  in  for  public  amusement. 
without  first  having- obtained  ])ermission  of  the  I'ark  Commission 
of  said  Cit\-,  except  as  hereinafter  ])rovide(l. 

Sec.  1848.  Applications  for  Permits — Contents — Granted  Sub- 
ject to  Revocation, — All  applications  for  such  permission  shall 
distinctly  state  where  said  park  or  grounds  are  to  be  located, 
the  character  of  the  sports  or  games  to  be  played,  the  class  of 
persons  who  are  to  participate  in  the  same,  and  the  time  for 
which  said  permission  is  desired.  All  permits  given  shall  be 
subject  to  revocation,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Park  Ccmimission. 

Sec.  1849.  Mayor  Grants  Such  Permits  Between  Sessions  of 
Council  Only  of  Force  Until  Council  Meets. — In  the  intervals 
between  regular  meetings  of  the  Park  Commission,  the  Mayor 
shall  have  authority,  in  his  discretion,  to  grant  permission  for 


PEACE— GOOD    ORDER — fiVMKS — M  ISAIVC  E— FORTl  .\E   TELLERS    5^9 

games,  sports,  or  public  amusements,  not  specified  in  the  gen- 
-eral  permit.  Such  permit  to  be  of  force  only  until  the  first  reg- 
ular meeting  of  the  Park  Commission,  after  the  same  is  granted. 
unless  approved  and  extended  by  the  Park  Commission. 

Sec.  1850.  No  Games  without  Permission. — No  athletic  games. 
sports,  or  other  pul)lic  amusements  shall  be  engaged  in  at  any 
park  or  on  any  grounds  now  used  for,  such  purposes  after  the 
first  Monday  in  August.  1894.  except  as  herein  provided. 

Sec.  1851.  Playing  Games — When  a  Nuisance,  to  be  Stopped 
by  Police — Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Ordinance. — It  is 
made  the  duty  uf  the  Police  Department  t<  •  enter  cases  and  pros- 
•ecute  in  the  Recorder's  Court  whenever  the  playing  of  games 
or  sports  at  any  park  or  grounds  becomes  a  nuisance.  Anv  cor- 
poration, firm,  or  individual,  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provis- 
ions of  this  ordinance,  or  any  person  playing  or  participating  in 
a  game,  for  which  nu  permit  has  been  granted,  shall,  upon  con- 
viction thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine 
of  not  more  than  One  Hundred  (SIOO.OO)  Dollars,  and  impris- 
onment and  labor  upon  the  Public  Works  of  the  City  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court,  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Sec.  1852.  Astrologers  and  Fortune  Tellers  not  Allowed  to 
Practice — Penalty. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  in  the 
City  of  Atlanta  to  practice  the  calling  or  profession  of  fortune 
teller  or  astrologer.  Any  person  violating  this  ordinance  shall, 
-on  conviction  thereof  for  each  offense,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs,  or  imprisoned  not 
■exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1853.  Spiritualists  and  Liberal  Ministers— Exempt  from 
Tax  for  Preaching  or  Demonstrating — Provisos.— AH  spirit- 
ualists and  liberal  ministers  are  exempt  from  taxation  for 
preaching  or  demonstrating  psychic  researches,  in  public  or 
private,  in  the  City  of  Atlanta ;  provided  they  are  authorized  by 
churches  or  societies  chartered  by  the  State  of  Georgia  or  the 
-United  States;  provided,  further,  that  this  ordinance  shall  not 


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he  c«»iistriit'<l  si>  as  to  authorize  any  person  to  carry  <>ii  the  busi- 
ness of  telling  fort'ines  in  the  Citv  of  Athinta  under  the  guise 
of  seances  nr  otherwise. 

Sec.  1854.  Spitting  or  Throwing  Litter  on  Sidewalks— or  in 
Public  Places — Penalty. —  It  >hall  be  disorticrly  conduct  and  un- 
law lul  idr  any  <Mie  i"  >i>it  i  tr  throw  hulls,  peelings,  or  <»ther 
litter  upon  the  sidewalks,  or  upon  the  tlnors  nf  churches,  public 
hall>.  theatres,  >irett  cars,  or  I'ther  public  place>,  over  which 
ladies  are  accustomed  to  pass  in  this  Cit\.  Anyone  violating 
any  of  the  i)rovisions  of  this  Section,  shall,  on  conviction  before 
the  Recorder's  L'ourt,  ai'.d  in  the  Court's  discretion.  i)e  fined  nc'i 
less  than  oik-  nor  more  than  h\e  dollars,  and.  in  default  of  immed- 
iate payment  of  such  fine,  shall  be  sentenced  to  work  in  the 
City  cliainijanL,^  not  k><  than  two  nor  luore  thati  ten  days. 

Sec  1855.  Police  or  Sanitary  Limits — All  Ordinances  Extend- 
ed Over  Such  Territory. — All  the  ordijiances  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, i)enal  or  otherwisf,  esi)ecially  the  <-)rdinances  providing 
for  sanitation  or  sanitary  re«|uirements,  the  sale  of  near  beer 
and  similar  soft  drinks,  and  all  police  re.gulations  are  hereby  ex- 
tended to  and  made  co-existi-nt  with  all  the  limits  or  territorv 
includod  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Alanta  for 
police  or  sanitary  ])urposes  and  any  |)erson  vi<jlating  such  ordi- 
nances, within  said  territory,  shall,  on  comiction  in  Recorder's 
Court,  be  ]nmished  as  re<juired  by  said  ordinances. 


PKDDI.EKS — MCE.NSK — DEFINED  ^21 


CHAPTER  LXVIII. 

PEDDLERS.  ERL'IT  STANDS,  \ETERAX  AXD  OTHER 

LICENSES. 

Sec.  1856.  Peddlers — License  from  City  Necessary. — Xo  itin- 
erant trader  or  peddler,  licensed  by  the  Urdinary  of  any  County 
in  this  State,  shall  otter  for  sale  any  goods,  wares,  or  merchan- 
dise in  the  incorporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  without 
first  obtaining  from  tlie  Clerk  of  Council  a  license,  for  which 
he  shall  i>ay  the  amount  named  in  the  annual  tax  ordinance 
for  such  business  for  each  day  he,  she  i:>r  they  shall  otter  any 
goods,  wares  or  mercandise  for  sale  in  said  City. 

Sec.  1857.  Penalty  for  Violation. —  If  any  such  person  shall  of- 
fer any  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise,  for  sale  in  the  incorporate 
limits  of  said  city,  without  first  having  obtained  a  license  from 
the  Clerk  of  C'<»uncil.  the  Chief  <>r  some  officer  <:)r  member 
of  the  police  force,  shall  arrest  such  jierson,  and  carry  him,  her, 
or  them  before  the  Recorder's  Court  for  trial,  when  he,  she.  or 
they  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars 
each,  for  every  day  he,  she,  or  they  shall  violate  the  preceding 
section,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  stationhouse  or  common  jail 
of  the  County  not  more  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1858.  Peddler  Defined. — Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation 
who  purchase  goods  or  produce,  or  other  things  of  value,  with- 
out the  City,  and  bring  same  within  the  City,  and  otter  same 
for  sale,  to  either  merchants  or  consumers,  shall  be  deemed  a 
peddler,  and  shall  be  required  to  obtain  a  license  as  such,  wheth- 
er he  offers  for  sale  eggs,  chickens,  farm  products,  or  other 
things  of  value. 

Sec.  1859.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Section. — Any  per- 
son, firm,  or  corporation,  violating  the  provisions  of  the   fore- 


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i^oitig  t>riliiiaiK-c>  -hall.  «iii  com  ictioii  in  the  Rcfurder's  C<jurt.  l>e 
hnetl  not  exccccliiiL;  <  )iic  lluii<h-c(l  Dollars.  >>r  l>c  imprisinicd  not 
exceedinjj:  thirty  days,  cither  or  both  in  the  ilisoretion  of  said 
Court,  and  execution  shall  be  issued  by  the  Clerk  of  Council 
for  said  tax.  which  shall  be  levied  and  collected  by  the  Marshal 
as  other  tax  ti  fas. 

Sec.  1860.  Peddler  Must  Have  Tags,  Signs  on  Wagon,  and 
Name  and  Number. — All  peddlers  of  fruits  and  nuts,  or  of  pro- 
duce, where  using-  wagons,  shall  have  their  respective  wagons 
tagged  and  also  the  name  of  the  owner  painted  on  both  sides  of 
the  Avagon  in  plain  and  legible  letters  not  less  than  five  inches 
in  height.  The  tags  shall  be  not  less  than  -i  1-2  x  .'>  1-2  inches, 
having  numbers  thereon,  and  are  to  be  issued  by  the  Clerk  of 
Council  in  numerical  order  to  licensees  as  their  licenses  are 
issued.  Names  of  licensees  with  date  of  license  and  number 
•of  tag  furnished  shall  be  kept  in  a  book  by  the  Clerk. 

Sec.  1861.  Confederate  Veterans  Must  Comply  Herewith. — 
Said  provisions  shall  apply  to  all  Confederate  veterans  carrying 
on  either  of  the  businesses  covered  by  the  terms  of  this  ordin- 
ance. While  said  Confederate  veterans  are  not  required  to  pay 
a  business  license,  they  are  hereby  required  to  conform  to  the 
terms  of  this  ordinance  in  order  that  the  City  may  be  informed 
of  the  number  of  wagons  peddling  as  aforesaid  and  the  names 
of  the  owners,  and  bona  fide  licenses  shall  be  protected  from 
imposition. 

Sec.  1862.  Penalty. — Any  person  or  persons  owning  or  operat- 
ing peddling  wagons  (except  actual  producers  selling  only  the 
products  of  their  respective  farms,  orchards  or  vineyards),  and 
violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  on  con- 
viction in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  ex- 
ceeding One  Hundred  Dollars  for  each  offense,  or  imprisoned 
not  exceeding  thirty  days  on  the  public  works,  either  or  both 
penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  1863.  Peddling  without  License — Penalty — Bound  Over 
— When. — If  any  itinerant  trader  or  peddler  shall  offer  any 
^oods,  wares,  or  merchandise  for  sale  within  the  City  of  Atlanta, 


I'EDDI.KItS — PKUDLERS    I.UKNSi: — ItKTI  It\S    OK   SALES  -,90 

without  license  from  the  Ordinary  of  l-'ulton  County,  he.  she, 
or  they  shall  be  immediately  arrested  by  the  police  force,  and 
carried  before  the  Recorder,  Mayor,  or  some  member  of  Coun- 
cil, where,  upon  proof  of  such  charo^e  bein^  made,  he.  she,  or 
they  shall  be  bound  over  to  the  next  term  of  the  Superior  Court 
of  said  County  thereafter,  to  answer  said  offense. 

Sec.  1864.  Peddlers  Must  Carry  and  Show  License — Penalty 
for  Refusal. — Any  person  or  persons  selling  or  peddling  goods, 
wares,  or  merchandise  of  any  kind,  from  wagons  or  places  other 
than  their  regular  place  of  business,  shall  be  required  to  carry 
their  license  for  such  business  with  them,  and  any  person  or 
persons  who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  exhibit  his  or  her  license  on 
the  demand  of  an  oflficer  of  the  City  having  the  right  to  make 
an  arrest,  shall,  on  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
fined  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  da\s.  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1865.  Itinerant  Traders  Must  Return  Sales  in  24  Hours  to 
Clerk  and  Pay  Tax — Penalty. — On  each  hundred  dollars  of  the 
amount  of  sales  of  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  produce,  shingles, 
'umber,  and  all  other  articles  sold  by  itinerant  traders,  includ- 
iig  th<:>se  who  ship  their  produce,  goods,  wares,  etc.,  into  the 
City  and  sell  the  same'  either  from  cars,  depots,  or  hotels,  or  go 
around  the  City  and  sell  the  same  by  samples,  there  shall  be 
levied  a  tax  of  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  (sales  less  than 
one  hundred  dollars  in  proportion),  excepting  those,  who  raise 
their  jjroduce  in  the  country  adjacent;  and  in  case  of  any  personj 
or  perstjns  making  any  of  the  above-mentioned  sales  do  not  re- 
turn the  correct  amount  sold,  to  the  Clerk  of  Council,  and  pay 
the  tax  on  the  same  within  twenty-four  hours  after  the  sann 
have  been  made,  the  Clerk  of  Council  shall  issue  an  execution 
against  the  delinquent,  and  plac^  the  same  in  the  Marshal's 
hands  for  collection,  which  shall  be  collected  as  other  tax  fi  fas. 
by  levy  and  sale.  Any  person  or  persons  failing  or  refusing  to 
make  returns,  as  above  provided,  luay  I)e  arrested,  and  brought 
before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs,  or  impris- 
oned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion 
of  the   Court. 


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Sec.  1866.  Selling  Clothing,  or  Soliciting  Orucrs  for  Printing- 
License  Necessary— Penalty  for  Violation.— No  person  or  firm 

shall  take  or  >.. licit  (.rdt-r-  imm  ..tlR-r-  than  rc^'istered  cl..ihicrs 
(.r  MUTchaiU  taili)rs  of  this  City  l.-r  iiR-n'>  iiiidcrwear.  Miit>  ..I 
clothin).;  or  i)art>  tlurcol.  wh<.  arc  imt  cniph-ved  hv  rc^istere*! 
cl.)thiers  or  merchant  tailors,  an.l  no  person  or  firm  shall  take 
or  solicit  orders  from  others  than  rej^ailarly  re;.(istere(l  neus-prmt- 
iii^r  ,,1-  hook  manufacturinj;  houses  for  any  class  or  kind  of  prmt- 
iIlk^  <»r  blank  l)o..k  lnaMufacturin.!.,^  without  having  first  obtained 
a  license  to  (h)  so  from  the  Clerk  of  Council,  and  payin^^  therefor 
the  sum  fixed  in  the  annual  tax  ordinance,  and  the  sum  •  f  one 
dollar  and  fift\i  cents  on  each  one  hundred  dollar>  of  all  >ale<  and 
orders  taken.  Any  one  violatimj  the  provisi..ns  of  this  Section 
shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a  tine  of  (  )ne  Hundred  l)ollar>.  or  be 
imprisoned  thirty  days,  in  the  (liscretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1867.  License  of  Street  Drummers— Not  Applicable  to 
Representatitves  of  Wholesale  Houses  Selling  Registered  Mer- 
chants. .\nv  person  soliciting  trade  or  custom  for  any  mer- 
chant or  merchants  in  said  C  ity.  on  the  streets  (.r  elsewehere. 
away  from  the  store  of  any  such  merchant,  shall  be  re<|uire(l  to 
re^nster  as  street  drummer,  and  pay  svich  a  tax  for  carryinp^  «)n 
said  business  as  is  fixed  in  the  annual  tax  ordinance;  provided 
that  this  ordinance  shall  not  ajjply  to  rei>resentatives  of  whole- 
sale houses  in  this  l"ity  solicitint^  l)usines^  from  or  selliuL,''  .i^'-oods 
to  other  reiLjistereil  iiierchanls. 

Sec.  1868.  Penalty. — .\ii\  person  doin.!:;  business,  as  above 
stated,  and  failino^  to  register  and  pay  the  tax  above  required 
shall  be  arrested  by  any  officer  or  member  of  the  police  force, 
and  taken  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and.  (m  conviction,  shall 
be  fined  not  to  exceed  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  be  imprisoned 
not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court,  and  execution  shall  be  issued  by  the  Clerk  of  Council  for 
said  tax.  which  shall  be  levied  and  collected  by  the  Marshal 
as  other  tax  fi  fas. 

Sec.  1869.  Persons  Must  Pay  License— Return  amount  of  Sales 
Within  24  Hours  After  Made— No  License  Issued  for  less  Than 
Current  Quarter — Penalty  for  Violation.— All  persons  engaged 


im:ihii.i:ics — i.h  i;\si: — i:\k(  i  rio\s  -.)-, 

in  sell  in-  «;<jo(l>.  waro.  ur  merchandise  to  others  than  rej^istered 
merchants  in  this  City  dealing  in  that  j^articular  line  of  g^oods 
offered  by  said  drummers,  shall  be  re(|uired  before  offering-  to 
sell  such  articles  above  mentioned,  to  take  a  license,  for  which 
he.  she.  ..r  the\  shall  pay  the  sum  of  Three  Hundred  Dollars  per 
annum.  In  no  case  shall  a  license  be  issued  for  less  time  than 
the  current  t|uarter.  and,  in  addition  to  paying  the  above  license, 
the  party  ..r  parties  above  referred  to  in  this  section  shall  be 
re(|uired  to  return  the  gross  amount  of  such  sales  to  the  Clerk 
of  Council  within  twenty-four  hours  after  they  have  been  made, 
and  pay  the  tax  <>n  the  same,  of  one  dollar  and  twentv-five  cents 
on  every  hundred  dcdlars:  and  on  failure  or  refusal  to  make  such 
returns,  and  pay  the  tax  on  the  same,  the  Clerk  shall  issue  an  exe- 
cution and  have  the  same  collected  as  other  h  fas.  by  lew  and 
sale.  Thi^  includes  such  partie>  as  either  stop  at  hotels  or  rent 
rooms  at  other  places  to  display  their  goods  and  sell  the  same  b\ 
sample,  or  take  orders  for  shirts,  clothing,  or  articles  of  like 
character.  Any  person  selling  as  aforesaid  and  refusing  or  fail- 
ing to  take  a  license,  and  pay  fur  the  same  as  aforesaid,  shall,  on 
convictitMi  before  the  Recorders  Court,  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding 
Two  Hundre<l  Dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  to  exceed 
thirl \'  da\s.  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  1870.  License  Necessary  Before  Commencing  Business — 
Execution  Issues  for  Failure.^. Ml  per>on>.  firin>.  or  corpora- 
tions doiug  business  of  any  description  or  character  whatever 
in  said  City,  who  are  re(|uired  to  register  and  pay  license  there- 
for, who  shall  refuse  or  fail  to  register  such  business  by  the  oth 
day  (>i  July,  li)07,  or  those  taking  out  license  quarterly,  who 
fail  or  refuse  to  do  so  by  the  .'>th  day  after  the  beginning  of  the 
(|uarter.  shall  have  execution  issued  against  them  by  the  Clerk 
of  Council,  which  shall  be  levied  and  collected  by  the  Marshal 
as  other  tax  executions,  but  this  fi\c  days  indulg-ence  does  not 
api^ly  to  li(|uor  or  beer  dealers. 

Sec.  1871.  Executions  Issue  Against  Persons  Failing  to  Regis- 
ter Their  Business. — And  any  person,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to 
register  their  business,  and  who  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  do  so, 
may  be  arrested  and  brought  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and 
on  conviction,  fined  a  sum  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars 


Tilm; 


i'i:iii>i.i:i(> i.M  i:nm; — I'i;n  \  i  i  \      I'KKH— i;\  i  <  i  i  idN' 


ami  costs,  (»r  he  imprisoned  not  exceeding'  thirty  days,  or  hoth, 
in  tlic  (hscrction  of  the  Court,  for  each  day  such  husiness  has 
hccu  done  after  the  .')tli  of  Jul>.  1!HJ7.  without  rev;i>terin.;  tlie 
same. 

Sec.  1872.  Penalties  Prescribed  for  Those  who  Fail  to  Take 
and  Pay  for  License. —  L'pon  failure  of  any  person,  firm,  or  cor- 
p(jration,  or  company,  a^^ent,  ui  aj^^ency,  to  make  the  proper 
returns  of  sales  or  receipts,  merchandise,  cash,  and  solvent  dchts 
as  the  case  may  be,  within  five  days  after  the  same  are  recjuircd 
to  be  made,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  of  Council  to  issue 
executions  aj^^ainst  such  defaulters  for  whatever  amount  he  may 
deem  sufficient  to  cover  the  tax  on  their  sales  or  receipts,  mer- 
chandise, cash,  and  soFvent  debts,  and  other  property,  and  such 
execution  shall  be  collected  as  other  tax  fi  fas.  .\nd  upon  fail- 
ure of  any  person  to  make  such  returns  within  the  time  rei|uired 
l)y  law  or  City  ordinance,  such  person  may  he  l)rou«;ht  before 
the  Recorder's  Court,  and  on  conviction  tined  a  sum  not  exceed- 
ing One  Hundred  Dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  '-)r  re» 
(juircd  to  work  on  the  rublic  Works  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Ctnirt. 

Sec.  1873.  Persons  Coming  into  the  City  Must  Procure  License 
Before  Beginning  Business. — .\ny  person  or  persons,  lirms  or 
corporations,  coming  into  the  City  for  the  purpose  of  engaging 
in  any  business,  for  which  a  license  is  re(|uircd  b}"  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  apply  to  the  Clerk  of  Council,  and  procure  the  same 
before  commencing  said  business,  and  on  failure  U)  do  so.  the 
Clerk  shall  issue  a  h  fa.,  and  i)lace  the  same  in  the  Marshal's 
hands  for  collection,  the  same  to  be  collected  as  any  other  fi  fas. 
for  licenses  are  collected. 

Sec.  1874.  City's  Fees  in  Matter  of  Executions. — The  fees  of 
tlie  City  shall  be  as  follows : 

Issuing   fi    fas $  -50 

Levying  fi  fas  over  $100 LOO 

Levying  fi  fas  under  $100 35 

For  advertising    Actual   cost 

For  settling  fi  fas  without  levy $1.00 

I'^or  making  and  executing:  deed 1.00 


i'i:i)i>i.i-:iis — i.u  KNsh: — kkks — ihmik   \<;i:\'I's—  hi:  s(  \i.i:s 

Cost  on  each  fine  collected  in  Record- 
er's   Onirt    75 


Sec.  1875.  Sale  of  Meats  from  Wagons  Regulated. — Xo  person 
shall  sell  any  fresh  or  green  meats  upcjn  the  streets  of  the  City 
from  any  wagon  or  other  conveyance  without  first  obtaining 
a  license  from  the  Clerk  of  Council ;  and  having  such  wagon 
or  other  coiueyance  duly  numbered  and  regibtered,  and  any 
person  or  persons  violating  this  section  shall,  on  conviction,  be 
fined  not  more  than  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisoned  ncjt 
longer  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1876.  Book  Agents  to  Register. — Every  person  or  firm 
engaged  in  the  sale  nf  books,  maps,  charts,  uv  mathematical 
instruments  within  the  corporate  limits  of  this  City,  whether 
they  shall  occuj)y  an  office,  or  sell  the  same  upon  the  streets, 
shall  be  required  to  register  his.  her,  or  their  business. 

Sec.  1877.  No  License  to  Peddle*  Groceries — Penalty  for  Do- 
ing So. —  Xo  license  shall  be  issued  to  peddle  groceries,  and  any 
jjcrsun  so  peddling,  as  aforesaid,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof  be- 
fore the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  One 
Hundred  Hollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  longer  tiian  thirty  days, 
either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  oi  the  Court. 

Sec.  1878.  Peddling  Meat  from  Wagons— Tag  Required.— All 
persons  i)eddling  meats  from  wagons  shall  be  recjuired  to  obtain 
a  tag  from  the  Clerk  of  Council,  at  actual  cost,  to  be  placed  on 
the  wagon,  and  any  failure  t<j  do  so,  or  to  exhibit  a  license  on 
demand,  shall  i)ay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  be 
imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  1879.  Vendors  of  Ice,  Meat,  Etc.— Shall  Have  Scales- 
Penalty  for  Failure. — All  vendors  of  ice,  meat,  vegetables,  fruits 
etc..  through  the  streets  of  this  City  shall  provide  themselves 
with  scales  or  measures,  in  order  to  arrive  at  the  amount  of  the 
articles  so  disposed  of  by  such  vendor.  Any  person  or  persons 
violating  the  provisions  of  the  above  section,  shall,  upon  con- 
viction before  the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding 


52s  i'i;i)i)i.i:i««>      s       i.i:»»      iiciii    si\ni»s  —  ki  i.i  i.  \  i  ions 

t\M.iit\ -fi\  c  dollars,  or  serve  not  more  tliaii  thirty  (hi\>  upon  the 
»  I'liblic   Works  of  tlie  City,   either  or   both,   in   the   (li>cretioii   of 

the   Court. 

Sec.  1880.  Peddlers'  Licenses  Fruit  Stands — License —  By 
Whom  Granted. —  The  matter  of  issuinj;  licenses  i.»  i)e(l(ller>  to 
Lanv  on  the  business  of  peddling'  in  the  City  of  .\tlanta,  or  to 
an)  |)erson  or  persons  to  carry  on  I'rnit  stands  near  the  streets 
or  .sidewalks  in  said  City,  shall  hereafter  be  one  for  the  action 
and  decision  of  tlie  Mayor  and  General  Council,  acting  upon 
the  recommendation  ui  the  Tax  Committee,  to  which  Commit- 
tee all  i)etition  for  such  licenses  shall  be  referred  for  considera- 
tion. And  neither  the  Committee  on  Relief  nor  the  Mayor  shall 
ha\e  or  exercise  jurisdiction  to  ^rant  licenses  to  peddlers  or 
fruit  stands  as  aforesaid,  except  that  the  Mayor  shall  have  the 
li^lu  of  apj)ro\al  or  \eto  of  such  licenses,  as  of  any  other  action 
of  the  (ieneral  Council;  prtjvided  the  Committee  on  Tax  may,  in 
l)ro|)ei-  cases,  s^raiit  permits  to  conduct  such  stand  or  such  ped- 
dling business,  to  be  and  remain  of  force  only  until  the  next  rei;^- 
ular  meeting;  of  the  (ieneral  COuncil,  and  subject  to  the  action 
of  such  (ieneral  Council  on  the  ])etition  in  each  case. 

Sec.  1881.  Fruit  Stands — Manner  of  Procuring  License,  Etc. — 
Regulations — Boot-Black  Stands — License  Subject  to  Revoca- 
tion— When — How. — .\n\-  person,  tirm  or  corporation  desirinj; 
to  conduct  a  fruit  stand  business  near  any  street  or  sidewalk 
in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall,  before  bes^inning  such  business 
make  petition  to  the  Mayor  and  Ceneral  Coimcil,  dcscribinj^" 
the  location  of  such  proposed  fruit  stand,  which  said  petition 
shall  be  referred  to  the  Ta.x  Committee,  .\fter  careful  investis^a- 
tion,  the  Tax  Committee  shall  promptly  report  its  recommenda- 
tion, and  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall,  in  the  exercise 
of  its  discretion,  had  with  a  proper  regard  for  the  preservation 
of  the  public  health,  the  peace  and  good  order  of  the  City,  as 
well  as  the  proper  regulation  of  trade,  grant  or  refuse  such 
license.  No  li'cense  shall  be  issued  to  any  person  to  carry  on 
any  business  stand  on  any  street  or  sidewalk  in  the  City,  except 
by  permission  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council;  provided, 
however,  the  Chief  of  Police  shall  have  the  right  to  locate  boot- 
black  stands   on   the   sidewalks   in   his   discretion,     ^sleither   the 


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)2n 


Mayor  nor  tlie  Tax  Committee  shall  have  or  exercise  the  rij;ht 
to  g-rant  licenses  for  fruit  stand.  In  proper  cases,  however,  for 
the  interval  between  the  filinj;^  of  a  petition  for  a  fruit  stand 
license,  and  the  probable  approval  of  the  same  by  the  Mavor. 
the  Tax  Committee  may  grant  a  permit  for  such  fruit  stand. 
which  permit  shall  be  revocable  by  said  Committee  at  anv  time 
in  its  discretion. 

Sec.  1882.  i-'ruit  Stand  Licenses  May  Be  Revoked — Must  Be 
Kept  Cleanly — Must  not  Obstruct  Passage  on  Sidewalks. — .Ml 
licenses  for  fruit  stands  shall  be  issued  subject  to  the  power 
and  right,  which  arc  expressly  reserved  by  the  Mayor  and  (icn- 
eral  Council,  to  revoke  any  or  all  such  licenses  whenever  such 
revocation  is.  in  the  judgment  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil, necessary  or  proper  as  a  means  of  better  promoting  the 
|)ublic  health,  peace,  and  good  order,  or  the  proper  regulation 
of  trade  in  the  City,  bailure  U)  keep  a  fruit  stand  in  a  cleanly 
manner,  or  any  unnecessary  obstruction  of  any  street  or  side- 
walk by  the  dealer  in  charge,  or  by  any  customer  trading  there, 
shall  be  sufficient  cause  for  the  revocation  of  the  license  in  an\- 
case. 

Sec.  1883.  Must  Not  Use  Sidewalks  or  Streets — Printed  on 
Fruit  Stand  Licenses — Penalty,  Revocation. —  .NO  fruit  stand 
^hall  ^ccujjy  or  use  an\-  jjortion  of  any  street  or  sidewalk  with 
fruit,  fixtures,  heating,  or  co(»king  apparatus,  or  other  article  of 
stock:  and  a  vicjiation  of  this  law  shall  work  a  revocation  of 
the  license.  This  i)aragraph  shall  be  printed  on  all  fruit  stand 
licenses. 

Sec.  1884.  Peddlers'  Licenses — Regulations — Restrictions — 
Also  Regulations  of  Fruit  Stand  Licenses.— .Ml  licenses  to  ped- 
dle >ha!i  be  paid  for  at  the  prices  fixed  in  the  annual  tax  ordi- 
nance, and  the  class  of  goods  to  be  sold  by  each  peddler,  and  the 
person  or  persons  to  whom  peddler's  license  shall  be  issued. 
shall  rest  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council, 
acting  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Tax  Committee,  in  the  in- 
terest of  health,  peace,  and  good  order,  and  the  proper  regula- 
tion of  trade  in  the  City:  provided,  that  no  license  shall  issue  to 
any   person   to  carry  on   any   business   stand  on   the   streets   or 


-i;jj)  i'i:iiiii,i:i{s     I. n  i:\sio — sr\i.i:  i.mms — ■•uuiti  <  iio 

sidewalks  dI  the  City,  (jr  to  peddle  wares,  fruits,  c:jndy.  pop- 
corn, or  similar  articles  from  any  waj^^on  or  cart  on  the  streets 
(»r  sidewalks  in  the  City.  Any  fruit  stand  licensed  to  do  busi- 
ness near  the  sidewalk  shall  take  antl  hold  such  license  subject 
to  a  revocation  at  any  time  in  the  discretion  (jf  the  Maxor  an<l 
General  Council,  and  a  failure  to  keep  such  stands  in  a  cleanly 
manner,  or  any  unnecessary  obstruction  of  the  streets  or  side- 
walks by  the  dealer  in  charge  of  such  stands,  or  the  customers 
trading  there,  sliall  be  sufficient  cause  for  revocation  of  license 
in   any   case. 

Sec.  1885.  When  Peddlers'  License  May     Be     Revoked.— All 

licenses  to  peddle  shall  be  issued  subject  to  the  power  hereby 
expressly  reserved  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  to  re- 
voke an}'  and  all  such  licenses  whenever  such  revocation  is,  i'- 
the  judgment  of  said  Mayor  and  General  Council,  necessary  or 
l)roper  as  a  means  of  better  promoting  the  public  health.  i)eace. 
and  good  order  or  proper  regulation  of  trade. 

Sec.  1886.  No  Stale  or  Unsound  Articles  Shall  be  Sold  by  Ped- 
dlers or  Others — Penalty. — The  selling  or  otYering  for  sale,  for 
food,  by  any  peddler  or  other  person  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  of 
imsound  or  unwholesome  vegetables,  fruits,  meats,  eggs.  fish, 
or  stale  or  rancid  l)uttcr.  >hall  cause  the  person  so  otYending  to 
be  i)unished,  upon  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Couri, 
of  said  City,  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or 
imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days ;  and  a  forfeiture  of  the 
license  of  such  peddler  or  other  person  shall  be  declared  ui)on 
conviction. 


Sec.  1887.  Producers  may  Sell  Individual  Products. — While 
the  legal  right  of  the  producer  to  sell  the  products  of  his  own 
farm,  vineyard,  dairy,  etc.,  is  distinctly  recognized,  this  right 
shall  not  be  construed  so  as  to  authorize  burners  or  producers 
of  charcoal,  or  traders  in  country  produce  other  than  the  pro 
ducer  of  such  country  produce,  to  peddle  or  sell  the  same  to  con- 
sumers in  the  City  of  Atlanta;  but  every  such  trader  must  have 
a  license. 


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Sec.  1888.  Peddlers  Permits — How  Issued — By  Whom — How 
Applied  for. — .\n\'  perstju,  hrni,  >n-  citrporatiou  desiring"  tt) 
l)eddie  any  goods  or  articles  other  than  tfiose  enumerated  in 
the  "Schedule  of  Licenses"  shall  make  petition  to  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council,  describing  the  article  to  be  peddled,  and 
the  time,  for  which  license  is  wanted.  Said  petition  shall  be  re- 
ferred to  the  Ta.\  Committee,  which  C<jmmittee  shall  invest! 
gate  the  same,  and  promptly  report  its  recommendation  to  the 
Mavor  and  General  Council.  And  the  Mayor  and  General 
Liiuncil.  in  the  exercise  of  a  due  regard  for  the  preser\-atii)n  of 
the  health,  peace,  and  good  order,  as  well  as  the  proper  regula- 
tion of  trade  in  the  City,  shall,  in  its  discretion  grant  or  refuse 
such  petition,  and  fix  the  amount  of  the  license  in  each  particular 
case.  Neither  the  Mayor  nor  the  Tax  Committee  shall  have  or 
exercise  the  right  to  grant  license  to  peddlers.  In  proper  cases, 
however,  for  the  interval  between  the  filing  of  a  i)etition  for  a 
license,  and  the  probable  approval  of  the  same  by  the  Mayor, 
the  Committee  on  Tax  may  grant  a  permit  for  such  peddling 
and  fix  the  amount  of  tlie  license  to  be  paid  during  such  emer- 
gency period.  Such  permit  shall  be  issued  with  the  right  re- 
served by  the  Tax  Committee  to  revoke  the  same  at  any  time,  in 
the  discretion  of  tiie  said  Committee. 

Sec.  1889.  Permits  Issued,  Subject  to  Revocation  for  Cause. — 

All  licenses  to  i)eddle  shall  be  issued  subject  to  the  power  and 
right,  which  are  expressly  reserved  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  to  revoke  any  and  all  such  licenses  whenever  such 
revocation  is,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Cotmcil 
necessary  or  proper  as  a  means  of  better  ])romoting  the  public 
health,  peace,  and  good  order,  or  tJie  proper  regulation  of  trade 
in  the  City. 

Sec.  1890.  Penalty  for  Carrying  on  Fruit  Stand  or  Peddling 
Business  Without  License. — Any  i)erson  carrying  on  any  busi- 
ness stand  on  the  streets  or  sidewalks,  (^r  carrying  on  a  fruit 
stand  or  the  business  of  peddling,  without  a  license  or  permit 
as  hereinbefore  provided  for,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not 
to  exceed  One  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's 
Court,  for  each  offense. 


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Sec.  1891.  Sale  cf  Unsound  Fruit — Unwholesome  Eggs  or 
Fish — Rancid  Butter — Unlawful — Penalty.  I'lic  r>clliiij(  «»r 
nntTiii^-  for  Nak-  hy  any  peddler  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  i»f  un- 
sound or  unwholesome  fruits,  meats,  e<4J4s,  fi>h.  or  stale  or  ranei  1 
])Ultcr.  shall  cause  the  person  so  (jft'eriuj^  to  he  punished  u|K>n 
conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  C'oiut  of  >aid  C"it\  hy  a  line 
of  not  excecdiuiL;  (  )iie  lluiidred  Hollars  or  imprisonment  not 
cxceedinjj;-  thirt\-  days,  and  a  forfeiture  of  the  license  of  such 
peddler  shall  he  declared  upon  such  coiuiction. 

Sec.  1892.  Chief  of  Police  Locates  Street  Traders. — It  shall  he 
within  tlie  authority  and  duly  of  tlic  I'hiet  of  I'olice  to  d^sij;- 
nalc  the  portic.ns  of  streets  in  the  central  i)ortions  of  the  City, 
wherein  peddlers  and  other  street  traders  may  ply  their  voca- 
tions. 

Sec.   1893.  Penalty  for  Violation    of    Chiefs'    Directions.-  -'V-iy 

l)eddler.  or  oilier  si  reel  trader,  who  siiall  ply  his  trade  at  any 
other  ])laces  than  those  designated  hy  the  Chief  of  Police,  •..hill 
he  i)unished.  on  conxiclion  hefore  the  Recorder's  Court  hj'  fiUe 
of  not  exceedin.^-  (  )ne  I  hmdred  Dollars,  or  imprisonmcni  uol  to 
exceed  thirty  days. 

Sec.  1894.  Medicine  Venders — How  Restricted — How  Rcj^u- 
lated — License  Subject  to  Revocation  for  Cause. — No  license 
shall  he  ij^ranted  to  any  hrm  or  person  to  sell  from  streets  or 
paxenients.  tents,  hooths.  or  stands  of  any  description,  not  he- 
iii^-  a  regular  store-house,  an}'  ])atent  medicines  or  concoctions 
of  medicinal  ])roperties.  or  other  articles  claimed  to  he  remedies 
lor  ])hysical  ills,  and  any  j)erson  eni,''a<^ing-  in  such  occupation, 
shall,  on  convictic^n  for  each  ottense,  jjay  a  hne  of  not  excecdinc^ 
li\e  Hundred  Dollars,  or  he  imprisoned  at  lal)or  in  thi!  stockade 
or  on  the  Puhlic  streets  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either  or 
hoth,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court;  provided  that  ncl.lii.ig'  con- 
tained herein  shall  he  construed  so  as  to  dehar  any  hona  fide 
resident  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  from  selling-  mcdicitie:;  manu- 
factured and  prepared  for  sale  in  said  City  from  a  tent,  when  a 
license  therefor  has  heen  granted  by  the  Mayor  and  (general 
Council ;  provided,  further,  that  no  license  shall  be  granted  for 
a  longer  time  than  three  months;    and    provided    furthei-    that 


PKDDLEUS — COAL,    GUANO,   ETC. — LICENSES — ADVERTISING  533 

said  license  shall  be  issued  subject  only  to  the  right  of  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  to  revoke  the  same  in  their  discretion  at 
any  time. 

Sec.  1895.  Coal,  Guano,  or  Other  Stock  Companies,  or  Their 
Agencies  Must  Pay  License. — All  mining,  chemical,  coal,  fertil- 
izer, or  other  stock  or  manufacturing  company,  or  other  compa- 
nies or  corporations,  having  either  their  business  proper  or  their 
general  or  branch  offices  located  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
this  City,  and  are  either  represented  by  the  officers  of  the  com- 
pany, or  any  agent,  for  the  purpose  of  soliciting  patronage  for 
the  same,  or  for  the  transaction  of  any  business  pertaining 
thereto,  shall  be  required  to  pay  a  license  as  set  forth  under  the 
head  of  "Schedule  of  License." 

Sec.  1896.  All  Business  Subject  to  Pay  License — Minimum. — 
All  other  business  not  herein  enumerated  or  otlierwise  provided 
for  by  this  ordinance,  shall  pay  a  license  of  not  less  than  $25.00 
per  annum,  unless  otlierwise  directed  by  the  Tax  Committee. 

Sec.  1897.  All  Business  Must  Register — Must  Pay  License — 
When  Due  and  Payable. — .Ml  persons,  firms,  or  corporations 
engaged  in  any  business,  trade  or  occupation,  specified  below  in 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  be  required  to  register  their  various 
business,  trade  or  occupation  and  obtain  a  license,  for  which  he, 
she,  or  they  shall  pay  the  amount  hereafter  set  opposite  such 
business,  trade  or  occupation,  to  be  due  and  payable  on  the  first 
day  of  July.  1907,  and  ending  June  30th,  1908. 

Sec.  1898.  Anyone  Advertising  Himself  as  in  Business  of  Any 
Kind  Subject  to  Pay  License. — Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation 
advertising  by  signs,  cards,  circulars,  newspaper  advertising  or 
otherwise,  that  anyone  is  in  a  business  of  any  kind  shall  be  held 
liable  for  the  license  required  of  such  business. 

Sec.  1899.  Classification  of  Business  for  Purpose  of  License. — 
Different  branches  of  business  shall  be  carefully  classified  and 
defined  as  to  what  constitutes  a  legitimate  line  of  goods  for  each 
particular  business,  and  in  every  case  where  more  than  one  of 
the  pursuits,  employments,  or  occupations,  which  by  charter  and 


5:u 


I'EDDLKRS_I(K— FIll'ITX  — MTH_WAGO.^»— CAHTS 


ordinance  are  especially  authorized  to  be  taxed,  shall  be  pursued 
or  carried  on  in  the  same  place  by  the  same  persons  at  the  same 
time,  the  tax  shall  be  paid  according  to  the  rates  severally  pre- 
scribed by  ordinances  retaliating'-  the  same,  for  each  pursuit,  em- 
ployment, or  occupation,  and  for  each  ditTcrcnt  and  separate 
lino  and  character  of  goods,  especially  cnuuR-ratcd  in  the  "Sched- 
ule." 

Sec.  1900.  Ice  Sellers  or  Peddlers  to  Secure  Permit— Applica- 
tion— Contents — Revoked. —  I'.ach  person  scllinj.,^  ice,  in  stores  or 
at  t)tlicr  fixed  locations,  or  scllini;  same  from  wai^ons,  or  peddling 
upon  the  streets,  shall  register  their  name  and  location,  or  wagon, 
first  receiving  a  permit  therefor  as  follows:  Such  person  shall 
make  application  to  the  Tax  Committee,  setting  out  their  location 
or  their  wagon,  and  the  Tax  Committee  shall  pass  upon  the  char- 
acter of  said  applicants,  their  reputation,  etc.,  and,  if  approved, 
such  person  shall  thereupon  register  their  name,  location  or  wag- 
on, with  the  Clerk  of  Council  and  receive  a  certificate  to  this  ef- 
fect, and  shall  thereupon  be  authorized  to  sell  ice  from  said  loca- 
tion, or  peddle  ice  upon  the  streets  without  being  recpiired  to  pay 
any  charge  therefor.  Said  permit  may  be  revoked  at  any  time 
by  said  Committee  on  complaint,  after  two  days  notice  to  such 
licensee  or  person  holding  permit,  and  an  opportunity  to  be  heard 
is  given. 

Sec.  1901.  Penalty. — Any  person,  their  agents  or  employees, 
selling  ice  at  any  location  or  from  any  wagon,  without  first  re- 
ceiving the  permit  and  registering  same  as  required  in  preceding 
section  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  offense 
against  the  general  w-elfare  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  on  con- 
viction thereof,  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  punished  with 
a  fine  not  exceeding  two  hundred  dollars,  or  sentenced  to  work 
on  the  public  works  of  the  City  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder. 

Sec.  1902.  Peddlers  in  Fruits  and  Nuts  Must  Have  License — 
Names  on  Wagons  or  Carts. — All  peddlers  of  fruits  and  nuts, 
and  of  produce,  where  using  w-agons  or  push  carts,  shall,  before 
beginning  operations,  secure  from  the  City  Clerk  the  license  for 


PEDDLKRS—CARRV   LICENSES—EVIDENCE  Vqc 

the  current  quarter,  and,  also  shall  have  the  name  of  the  owner 
entered  on  both  sides  of  the  wa-on  or  push  cart,  in  plain  and  leg- 
ible letters  not  less  than  five  (5)  inches  in  height  on  wagons, 
and  three  (3)  inches  in  height  on  push  carts. 

Sec.  1903.  Such  Peddlers  to  Carry  License  with  Them-Ab- 
sence,  Evidence.- Ml  peddlers  of  fruits  and  nuts  and  of  produce 
shall  be  required  to  carry  with  them  for  exhibition  to  any  City  of- 
ficial authorized  to  make  such  inquiry,  the  license  as  above  de- 
scribed, and  failure  to  produce  such  license  when  requested  by 
the  License  Inspector,  or  other  City  Official,  shall  be  prima  farie 
evidence  that  such  peddling  wagon  or  push  cart  is  being  operated 
without  license. 

Sec.  1904.  Penalty.— Any  person  or  persons  owning  or  oper- 
ating peddling  wagons  (except  actual  producers  selling  only  the 
products  of  their  respective  farms,  orchards  or  vineyards),  and 
violating  any  of  the  terms  of  this  ordinance  shall  upon  conviction 
in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding 
$100.00  for  each  oflfense,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days 
on  the  public  works,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  infiicted'in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


jlJQ  I'II%SICIA.\M— flTV — ULTIKS— I'OOIl— I'OLICKMKX 

CHAPTER  LXIX. 

I'llVMCJANS,  Lil  V— MhUlLAl.  Ivl.LIia''  (Jl-   l'(J(JK. 

Sec.  1905.  City  Physicians — Their  Election. — Tlic  Mayor  and 
General  Council  may,  when  other  oflicers  arc  elected,  elect  as 
many  City  I'hysicians  as  they  may  deem  necessary  for  the  prop- 
er treatment  of  the  poor  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1906.  Their  Compensation. — Said  City  I'hysicians  sliall 
receive  such  salaries  as  may  be  lixed  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  and  the  amount  of  such  salaries  shall  be  determined 
prior  to  their  election,  and  not  be  chanjjed  during;  their  terms. 

Sec.  1907.  Their  Duties — Offices — Where  Located. — Each  of 
these  physicians  must  have  his  residence  and  ull'ice  in  the  divis- 
ion for  which  he  is  elected.  It  shall  be  the  duty  ot  the  City 
Physicians  to  attend  to  all  kinds  of  practice  among  the  poor  free 
of  charge,  viz.:  medical  and  surgical  cases,  including,  besides  or- 
dinary diseases  or  injuries,  obstetrics,  venereal  diseases,  and 
small  pox.  It  shall  also  be  their  duty  to  vaccinate  every  poor 
child  in  their  respective  divisions  free  of  charge,  to  which  no  ob- 
jection is  offered. 

Sec.  1908.  City  Physicians  to  Attend  Policemen  Injured  on 
Duty. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  i'hysicians  in  their  re- 
spective wards  to  attend  all  policemen,  who  may  be  injured 
while  on  duty,  when  requested  to  do  so,  and  it  shall  also  be  the 
duty  of  the  policemen  to  use  every  effort  to  secure  the  aid  and 
attendance  of  the  City  Physicians,  when  they  may  be  needed  for 
the  treatment  of  injuries  received  by  the  policemen,  while  on 
duty,  before  calling  in  any  other  physician. 

Sec.  1909.  Monthly  Reports  Made — Filed  with  Board  of 
Health. — The  City  Physicians  shall  make  monthly  reports  at  the 
first  regular  meeting  in  each  month  of  the  number  of  patients 
treated,  number  of  street  where  they  live,  name  of  disease,  num- 


FHVSICI A\ — SMALL   POX — IIKALTH    OFFICER — SUPPLIES — SIGNS     537 

ber  of  visits  to  each  patient,  deaths,  cures,  relieved,  improved, 
etc.  These  reports,  after  being  read,  to  be  filed  with  the  Board 
of  Health. 


Sec.  1910.  Small-Pox  Emergency  Hospital — Health  Officers' 
Duty. — If  small  pox  prevails  to  the  extent  of  necessitating  the 
opening  of  a  small  pox  hospital,  the  Board  of  Health  may  in  its 
v'iscretion  during  sucii  emergency,  employ  a  physician  to  take 
charge  of  such  hospital,  at  such  salary  per  month  as  said  Board 
may  deem  adequate,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  City  Phy^ 
sician  to  report  to  the  Health  Officer  all  cases  of  small  pox  oc- 
curring Ml  his  division.  The  medical  and  other  supplies  furnished 
the  small  pox  hospital  to  be  at  the  expense  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1911.  City  Physicians  under  Supervision  of  Health  Offi- 
cer.— The  Health  Officer  shall  have  supervision  over  the  City 
Physicians,  and  see  tiiat  they  perform  their  duties  faithfully. 
In  case  of  neglect  of  duty,  lie  shall  report  the  case  to  the  Board 
of  Health,  and,  if,  alter  due  investigation,  the  physician  be  tound 
guilty,  he  shall  be  reprimanded,  hned,  or  dismissed  from  office, 
at  the  discretion  of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  1912.  Shall  Vaccinate  Free  of  Charge. — It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  City  Physicians  to  vaccinate  free  of  charge  all  residents 
of  the  City  who  may  apply  to  them  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  1913.  Health  Officer  Furnishes  Supplies  to  City  Physi- 
cians.— The  Health  Officer  shall  maintain  an  office  in  the  City 
Hall  of  the  City,  and  shall  keep  on  hand  medical  and  other  sup- 
plies, to  be  furnished  at  the  expense  of  the  City,  which  he  shall 
furnish  free  to  all  the  City  Physicians  under  such  restrictions  as 
will  secure  the  proper  and  economical  use  thereof. 

Sec.  1914.  City  Physicians  to  Display  Signs — Size — Contents. 

— All  Ward  Physicians  are  hereby  required  to  display  a  sign  at 
their  offices  and  residences  not  less  than  12  inches  by  36  inches 
in  size,  giving  the  name,  the  Ward  they  represent,  and  their  of- 
fice hours. 


f^l^g  i'ii%siciA>» — TKi.i^riioM:*. — \\  vans     kvii)I-:.\(  i:: 

Sec.  1915.  City  Physicians  Shall  Install  Telephones — Their 
Expense. — ICach  Ward  Physician  is  required  to  install  at  hi^  res- 
idence a  teleplujiic  and  the  expense  thereof  shall  be  borne  by  tiie 
physician. 

Sec.  1916.  Shall  Attend  Patients  in  Other  Ward  than  His  own 
Upon  Direction  of  Health  Officer. — J'ach  W  aid  I'liysician  shall 
be  subject  to  be  called  to  any  W  ard  or  Wards  other  than  his 
own,  in  case  of  enierj^ency  to  be  judged  by  the  Health  Officer, 
and,  when  such  lieallh  Officer  may  direct  any  Ward  I'liysician 
to  attend  a  patient,  or  otherwise  discharge  the  duties  of  a  phy- 
sician, in  W  ards  other  than  the  W  ard  of  such  Ward  i'liysician, 
he  shall  promptly  attend  and  serve,  as  in  is  own  W  ard. 

Sec.  1917.  City  Calls  Take  Precedence  of  Personal  Business. 
— liacli  W  ard  i'hysician  shall  give  the  City's  business — that  is, 
calls  upon  him  as  Ward  i'liysician — the  preference  over  his  per- 
sonal business,  and  shall  in  no  case  neglect,  or  delay,  the  Lily's 
work,  that  he  may  attend  to  or  perform  his  private  practice. 

Sec.  1918.  Shall  Give  Evidence  in  Court  at  Request  of  City  At- 
torney— Shall  not  Take  Cases  Knowingly,  Where  Damage  Suits 
May  Result,  and  They  be  Required  to  Appear  as  Witnesses 
Against  City. — When  so  requested  by  the  City  Attorney,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  any  Ward  i'liysician  to  attend  Court,  and  give 
expert  evidence,  when  material,  without  further  charge  or  cost 
to  the  City;  and  such  Ward  Physician  shall  not  take  cases,  nor 
attend  patients,  where  they  know,  or  have  reason  to  believe,  that 
such  patients  may  have  an  action  at  law  against  the  City  for 
damages,  whereby-  or  wherein  such  City  i'hysicians  shall  appear 
as  witnesses  against  the  City. 


POLICE — BOAKD — MKMBKRS — OIIG  AMZ.VTIOX  539 

CHAPTER  LXX. 

POLICE  DEPARTMENT— BOARD  OF  POLICE 
COMMISSIONERS. 


Sec.  1919.  Board  of  Police  Commissioners — Govern  Police 
Force — Board,  How  Composed — Board,  How  Guided  and  Con- 
trolled.— The  police  force  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  gov- 
erned and  controlled  by  a  Board  consisting  of  one  police  Com- 
missioner from  each  of  the  wards  of  the  city,  of  whom  the  Mayor 
shall  be  one,  and  the  Cliairman  of  the  Committee  on  Police 
shall  be  one  ex-officio  member  of  this  Board  for  and  during  his 
Chairmanship.  During  his  membership  on  said  Board,  he  shall 
have  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  any  other  member  thereof, 
and  his  vote  and  voice  shall  be  respected  as  sucli.  The  Board, 
in  the  management  of  the  police  force  shall  be  guided  and  con- 
trolled by  the  City  Charter,  existing  ordinances,  and  such  addi- 
tional ordinances  as  may  hereafter  be  passed  by  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council. 

Sec.  1920.  Organization  of  Board — Mayor  to  Preside  in  Its 
Organization — How  Organized. — The  Mayor,  who  is  an  ex-offi- 
cio member  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  shall  be  and 
shall  act  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  at 
the  regular,  adjourned  or  called  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  until 
the  Board  is  reorganized.  At  the  expiration  of  every  Board  of 
Commissioners,  it  will  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  to  preside  until 
a  new  Chairman  is  elected.  When  the  :\Iayor  is  acting  as  Chair- 
man, he  shall  appoint  a  Secretary  pro  tem.  to  serve  until  his  suc- 
cessor is  duly  elected.  At  the  next  regular,  adjourned  or  called 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  reorganize  said  Board  by  the 
election  of  a  Chairman,  Chairman  pro  tem,  and  Secretary,  and, 
when  such  organization  is  effected,  it  shall  continue  until  the 
first  meeting  of  said  Board  occurring  after  the  election  of  Police 
Commissioners  in  March  annually,  when  the  Board  shall  be  re- 


540 


iMU.n  I.— no\ni»     V  \r  \><  ii.x — im:i.m;iiii.i: 


(.r}^:mi/c-(l,  :is  proviilfd  for  in  this  ordinaiuo.  'llic  Mayor  shall 
(liscliar^i-  all  diitii's  of  Cliainnan,  while  acting;  fhairiium. 

Sec.  1921.    Vacancies — How  Filled — Chairman  Votes— If  any 

vai-aiuy  occurs  in  cither  of  said  jjosilioiis,  it  may  he  fdled  hy 
an  elect  ion  ;it  the  nieelin;;  of  said  I'.oard  occurring'  next  after  the 
liappiiiinL;  "f  snch  vacancy  or  vacancies.  In  votinj;  for  Chairman, 
Chairman  pm  Iciii,  and  .Srcrclary  of  the  Hoard,  ami  in  voting  for 
I'olicc  olliccrs  and  policemen  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  in  vot- 
ing; ill  ,ill  trials  held  hcfore  said  P.oard.  the  Mayor  and  the  Chair- 
III. Ml.  and  llic  Chairman  pro  tem.  antl  .ictini;  t'liairman,  shall  he 
enlilU-d  to  vote  on  all  (lucstioiis,  withont  reference  to  any  qucs- 
lioii  of  a  tic  Vi'te,  the  intent  heini;  to  i)rovide  that  each  niemhcr 
of  I  he  I'.oaid  shall  h;i\  f  ili>'  i  iidit  to  cast  a  vote,  ami  only  one  vote 
in  any  i'\cnl. 

Sec.  1922.  The  i*olicc  Department — How  Composed.  The  Po- 
lice hcparlmcnt  of  the  L'ity  of  .Atlanta  consists  of  a  Board  of  I'o- 
lice  C  ommissioners  composeil  of  i»ne  Commissioner  from  each  of 
the  warils  of  the  C'ity  (elected  hy  the  Maym-  and  Cencral  Conn- 
cih,  and  a  police  force  ami  officers  appointed  hy  said  IJoard.  The 
MayiM  of  the  City  of  .\llanla,  and  the  L'hairman  of  the  Committee 
on  I'ldicc  of  the  C'ity  lomicil,  are  ex-officio  nuMnhers  of  the  Board 
oi  Tolice  Con\missioncrs.  They  are  elected  for  three  years,  one 
retirinli  iM\e  year,  and  two  the  next. 

Sec.  1923.   Board   Members  Ineligible  for  Succeeding  Term. — 

C\>n\missioners  of  Tolice  shall  he  inclii^ihle  to  snccced  thcm- 
seKes;  I'roN  ided,  that  mcndnMs  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commis- 
sioners nuiy  sncceed  themselves  from  one  term,  and  after  serving 
two  terms  in  succession,  the  foregoing  provision  shall  then  be- 
come applicable  and  be  enforced. 

Sec.  1924.  Cannot  Succeed  Other  Members,  Whose  Term  Ex- 
pire at  Same  Time. —  In  addition  to  preceding  section  prohibiting 
re-election  of  Police  Commissioners,  it  shall  be  further  unlawful 
for  said  Commissioners  to  either  succeed  themselves,  or  other 
Commissioners  whose  terms  expire  on  the  same  day  with  them- 
selves, and  it  shall  be  further  unlawful  for  any  member  of  the 
Board  of  Police  Commissioners  to  resigti  his  term  of  office,  and 
be  eligible  for  nomination  and  election  at  which  this   term    of 


iMii.M  i: — lit)  \|{|> — im;i,m.iiii,i:s     (  \  m>ii)  xnos 


:)4i 


office  othcr\vi>c  w.ul.l  have  expired.  It  >hall  l)e  further  unhiw- 
fiil  for  any  member  of  Council  to  nominate  said  menil)ers  to  suc- 
ceed themselves,  or  for  re-election,  to  said  L5oard  at  the  time  at 
which  their  terms  expire,  or  at  the  times  at  which  their  term.^ 
would  have  expired,  but  for  resij^nations  during-  the  term  of 
office  immediately  ])recedin^  said  election. 

Sec.  1925.  Police  Board  Nomination — Duty  of  Council — Ineli- 
gibles, — 'i'hat  it  shall  be  a  breach  of  duty  on  the  part  of  any  mem- 
'ler  of  Council  to  nominate  any  member  of  said  Hoard,  under 
:he  i)recedin<:j  section,  and  members *of  said  Hoard  shall  be  ineli- 
gible for  election  or  nomination  to  said  Hoard  under  the  tcrm.-^ 
as  above  prinided. 

Sec.  1926.  Unlawful  for  Candidates  for  National,  State,  County 
or  Municipal  to  Formally  Address  Members  of  Police  Force  ai 
Police  Barracks — Officers  in  Charge  of  Police  Barracks  Shall 
Prevent  Such — Speaking  to  Individual  Members  of  the  Force 
Personally  Allowed. —  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  candidate> 
for  officf  either  .\ational.  State.  Count\"  or  Municipal,  to  address 
lormally  members  of  the  l*olice  I'orce  at  the  Police  Harracks. 
and  the  Chief.  Captain  and  other  officers  in  charj^je  of  said 
barracks  are  hereby  directed  to  prevent  and  i)rt)hibit  any  furthci 
speaking  by  candidates  at  said  barracks  advocatinj^  their  elec- 
tion for  office.  It  is  not  the  intention  of  this  (ordinance  to  jjre- 
vont  candidates  for  office  visitin<r  said  barracks  and  speakin<(  to 
individual  members  of  the  force  personally,  but  it  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  them  to  make  public  speeches,  or  to  converse  with 
said  members  to  such  an  extent  as  to  interfere  with  their  duties 
on  said  force.  Tt  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief.  Captains  and 
other  officers  to  see  that  this  ordinance  is  complied  with,  and 
that  n*^  one  by  public  si)eakin<x.  personal  consultation  or  other- 
wise is  to  obstruct  or  interfere  with  said  jxiliccmen  in  the  dis- 
charjj^e  of  their  duties. 

Sec.  1927.  Govern  Police  Force  Under  Laws  and  Ordinances. 
1  he  Hoard  of  Police  Commissioners  oro\erns  and  controls  the 
Police  Department,  its  business  and  afifairs  ;  is  invested  with  and 
exercises  all  the  powers  conferred  by  the  laws  of  the  .State  and 
ordinances  of  the  Lity.      They  shall  be  prompt   in  attendin--  all 


r^^-)  I'ni.K  i:     i>i:i>  \ic'I'mi:n'I'     i(I':(.i  i.  \'I'I(»ns     <  iiii:i' 

nK"flin,i;s  of  the  huard.  and  will  imtify  the  chairman  or  l.'hicf  »»l' 
Police  before  absenting;  themselves  from  the  City. 

Sec.  1928.    Government  and  Discipline  of  Police    Department. 

— Liovernment  anil  (li>ci|)line  of  the  I'olice  Ucpartment  ^hall  be 
such  as  is  prescribed  by  existing  ordinances  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, and  such  as  the  (jeneral  Council  may  hereafter  pro\  ide. 

Sec.  1929.  Police  Officers  Suspended  or  Removed  Only  on 
Trial  by  Board — Majority  Vote  Necessary  for  Conviction. — Tiie 
Chief  of  the  Department  of  Police,  ol^cers  or  any  member  of  the 
Police  Department  shall  not  be  suspended  during-  their  term  of 
office,  or  remoxed  from  their  position  b\-  the  I'.oard  of  Police 
Comm'ssioners,  unless  upon  a  trial  of  said  Chief  or  officers  or 
members  for  cttenses  against  said  department,  or  in  whatever 
manner  said  Board  may  undertake  to  try  tliem,  that  there  shall 
be  cast  for  their  conxiction  or  for  their  suspension  or  removal 
irom  office  a  majority  of  tlie  entire  lloard. 

Sec.  1930.  Unlawful  for  Member  of  Board  Police  Commission 
to  Discharge  Duties  of  Chief  of  Police. —  That  it  siiall  ])e  unlawful 
for  any  one  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  to  hereafter 
undertake  to  discharge  the  duties  of  Chief  of  Police,  or  to  have 
special  control  and  direction  of  officers  and  members  of  tiie 
Police  l-'orce  in  the  arrest  of  criminals  or  the  discharge  of  their* 
duties  as  policemen,  or  from  expending  the  ai)propriations  of  the 
City  in  special  or  dectectivc  work  whicli  would  otherwise,  or 
usually  is,  in  charge  and  under  direction  of  the  Chief  of  Police 

Sec.  1931.  Police  Board  to  Discharge  the  Duties  of  an  Admin- 
istrative Board  Only. — Said  Board  shall  discharge  heereafter  the 
duties  of  an  administrative  Board,  and  shall  not  be  permitted 
nor  shall  they  designate  any  of  their  mendjers  to  carrv  out  the 
orders  or  direction  of  the  Board  as  to  matters  over  and  about 
which  the  City  has  selected  officers  or  patrolmen  to  cover  or 
perform,  and  compensates  them  therefor. 

Sec.  1932.  Meetings  of  Board, — The  Board  of  Police  Commis- 
sioners shall  meet  once  every  month,  or  oftener  if  necessary ; 
the  day  and  hour  left  discretionary  with  the  Board.      A  majority 


iioAieii — «  II  \ii{>i  \\ — si:<  itirr  \i{\ — iiotions 


ors 


i.f  ilie  Hoard  may  call  an  extra  session  whenever  the  emergencv 
demands.  In  emergency  the  chairman  is  authorized  to  convene 
the  board. 

Sec.  1933.  Chairman  Presides. — The  Cliairman  shall  take  the 
chair  at  tl.e  hour  appointed  for  any  meeting,  and  shall  call  the 
members  to  order,  and  on  the  appearance  of  a  quorum  (fou'- 
members)  shall  cause  the  minutes  of  the  preceding  meeting  to 
be  read  and  ap])roved. 

Sec.  1934.  Chairman  Pro  Tem  Presides. — When.— In  the  ab- 
sence of  the  Chairman,  the  Chairman  pnj  tem,  is  vested  with 
all  the  ])owers  of  the  Chairman  during  snch  absence.  In  absence 
of  both,  the  Commissioners  present  shall  select  a  Chairman  to 
act  during  the  time  of  such  absence 

Sec.  1935  Secretary  Keeps  Records  and  Records  Aye  and  Nay 
Votes. — The  Secretary  shall  keej)  a  record  of  all  proceedings  of 
the  Hoard  of  Tolice  Commissioners  and  record  same  in  a  book 
kept  for  that  purpose.  Whenever  the  "ayes"'  and  "nays"  have 
been  called  for  on  any  (piestion,  the  same  shall  be  recorded  when 
desired  by  any  member  of  the  lioard. 

Sec.  1936.  Committees  and  Their  Reports. — The  Chairman 
shall  ai)i)oint  all  ct)mmittees  ;  and  they  shall  report  at  the  suc- 
ceeding regular  meeting  on  any  matter  referred  to  them,  or 
show  cause  of  failure  to  report. 

Sec.  1937. — Motions  Written — Majority  Rule. — All  motions 
nnist  be  reduced  to  writing  if  the  Chairman  or  any  member  of 
the  iJoard  desires  it;  and  in  all  matters  commg  before  the  lioard. 
a  majority  shall  govern. 

Sec.  1938.  As  to  Discussions. — Xo  member  of  the  lioard  shall 
sin-ak  on  the  subject  under  discussion  until  nrst  rising  Kj  his 
feet.  When  uKjre  than  one  member  shall  rise  ait  or  near  the 
same  time,  the  Chairman  shall  decide  in  favor  of  the  meml^er 
first  attracting  his  attention.  Every  speaker  shall  address  the 
chair,  and  no  meniber  shall  interrupt  him  except  to  call  him  to 
order. 


Sec.  1939.  Questions  fo  Order .-'1  he  L  liaii man  >Wall  ilccidc  all 
questions  dI  -.nlcr.  but  any  .uc-nilR-r  <lis>atisfic<l  with  his  (U-ci.- 
i.ins  shall  have  ihe  rii;ht  f.  apj.eal  to  the  lioard. 

Sec.  1940.  Reconsideration.—  A  motion  to  reconsider  any  of 
the  proceedings  of  llie  llt-ard  will  not  he  entertained  unless  it  I)e 
made  bv  a  member  who  previously  voted  with  the  majority. 

Sec.  1941.  Secret  Sessions  to  Decide  Trials.  -In  the  trial  of 
aiiv  nuinber  of  the  police  force,  cliari^ed  with  the  violation  of  the 
rule-;  or  ordinances,  the  nioms  shall  be  cleared  after  the  tesli- 
monv  and  ar-umeni  have  been  heard,  until  the  <lecisir»n  nf  the 
Hoard  is  formed. 

Sec.  1942.  Communications.^— Ni)  comnnmicatitm  to  tlu-  I'.o.ird 
shall  be  entertained  unless  the  same  is  in  writing. 

Sec.  1943.  Modification  of  Rules.  —  .\  majority  of  the  I'.oard  of 
I^>lice  Commissioners  may  enact,  modify  and  repeal,  from  timi- 
to  lime.  an\-  orders,  rules  and  rci^ulations  !.;^overnin<:j  the  I'oli'-e 
|)epartmenl  iji  the  C'it\-  of  Atlanta,  the  same  not  to  contlici  with 
the  Constituion  of  the  I'nited  States,  the  laws  of  the  State  of 
t'leor.i^ia,  or  the  ordinances  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1944.  Suspension  of  Rules. — The  rules  df  the  I'.oard  shall 
not  be  suspeiuK'ij  e\ce])t  by  a  unanimous  \-ote  of  all  the  members 
present. 

Sec.  1945.  Parliamentary  Law  Enforced. — The  Chairman 
when  the  l5oard  is  in  session,  shall  enforce  parliaiuentary  rules 
St)  far  as  they  may  be  api)licablc  to  such  a  body. 

Sec.  1946.  Adjournment. — A  motion  for  adjournment  shall  al- 
\\a\  s  be  in  order. 


I>CII,I<>: ^IKKTI.XO — HK«;i  LATIONS    fU'    SKI.KfTIONS 


54,') 


Sec.  1947.     Order  of  Business. — Tlic  order  of  business  >liall  he : 

1.  Readiiio;    the    minutes    of    previous    re^ailar     and     called 

meetings. 

2.  Trials. 

•i.     I'etitions  and   communications. 
4.      .\uditin<^  hills  and  accounts. 
.").      Reports  of  committees. 
H.      Reports  of  special  committees. 

7.  Rej)orts  of  officers. 

8.  Resolutions. 
I».      I-'lections. 

10.      New   business. 

Sec.  1948.  Rules  and  Regulations  for  the  Selection,  Retention, 
Promotion,  Reduction  and  Dismissal  of  the  Members  of  the 
PoUce  Department — General  Provisions — That  all  appointments, 
promotions  or  selections  for  officers.  j)atrolmen  and  employees 
as  hereitiafler  prescribed  of  tiie  Police  Department  shall  he 
made  according  to  the  merit  and  fitness  of  candidates  therefor,  to 
he  determined  by  'mental  and  physical  examinations,  and  in  the 
manner  prcscrihe<l  by  these  rules  and  such  amendments  thereto 
as  may  from  time  to  time  be  adopted  by  the  Mayor  and  ( ienernl 
Council 

Sec.  1949.  No  Appointment  to  be  Affected  or  Influenced  by  any 
Candidate  for  Office. — That  n<i  api>ointnient  of  any  officer.  i)a- 
trolman  or  member  of  the  INjlice  Dei)artment  shall  in  any  man- 
ner be  affected  or  influenced  by  the  choice  of  such  officer,  patrol- 
man or  member  of  the  Police  Department  of  any  candidate  for 
any  office.  .\o  incpiiry  shall  be  made  of  any  applicant,  nor  any 
question  in  any  form  of  application  or  in  any  examination  shall 
be  framed  so  as  to  elicit,  and  uo  answer  shall  be  given  so  as  to 
disclose,  any  intormation  whatsoever  concerning  such  choice  in 
elections  for  public  office,  and  no  application  or  recommenda- 
tion invoKing  any  such  disclosure  shall  be  received,  filed  or 
considered  by  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners. 

Sec.  1950.  Practical  Examinations — Physical  and  Mental 
Capacity  the  Test. — That  all  c.\aniination>  shall  be  practical  in 
their  character,  and  shall  relate  to  such  matters  as  will  best,  fairly 

35 


-,..  I'oi.u  i: i;\  VMiN  V  I  IONS  — MKTiiou      inn: 

and  adequately  test  the  relative  physical  and  uieiiial  titncs.-,  and 
capacity  of  the  persons  to  be  examined  for  the  discharge  of  the 
duties  of  the  position  nilo  which  the\   >eek  to  enter. 

Sec.  1951.  Written  Examinations.-  That  all  cxaininatioi'-  -hall 
l.c  in  wrilin-.  except  >uch  as  relate  to  physical  (pialities. 

Sec.  1952.  Examinations  Semi-Annual— Oftener  if   Necessary. 

That    examinations    of    api)licant>    >hall    oc^-uv    -cmi-aiimia!l\  . 

and  as  much  oftener  as  may  1)C  necessary  in  order  to  have  m 
liand  at  all  times  an  cli.i,Ml)le  list  sufticient  to  meet  the  necc-sitio 
tif  the  Police  1  )c])artment. 

Sec.  1953.  Examinations  at  Police  Station— Special  Room— Ad- 
vertised Two  Weeks  in  Advance  in  Daily  Papers.— That  exam- 
inations shall  be  held  at  the  Police  Station  buildinjr  in  the  room 
set  apart  for  use  by  the  Board  of  I'olice  Commissioners,  or  in 
some  oilier  room  suitable  for  the  purpose,  two  weeks  after  pub- 
lic notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  the  examination  shall  have 
been  given  by  advertisemcnr  in  each  of  the  daily  papers  pub- 
lished in  the  City  of  Atlanta  each  day  for  three  consecutive  days. 

Sec.  1954.  Free  Application  Blanks  Furnished.  -That  applica- 
tion blanks  aj^proNcd  by  the  Board  oi  Police  Commission,;rs 
shall  be  furnished  to  all  applicants  on  request,  free  of  charge  to 

them. 

Sec.  1955.  Filed  Applications  in  Handwriting  of  Applicant,  Ac- 
companied by  Certificate  of  Four  Reputable  Citizens— Not  Pub- 
lic Officials.— That  all  applicants  shall  tile  applications  addressed 
to  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  on  the  prescribed  form, 
in  the  handwriting  of  the  applicant  and  accompanied  by  the  cer- 
tificate of  at  least  four  reputable  citizens  of  Atlanta  (not  public 
officials  that  they  have  personally  known  the  applicant  f«;>r  not 
less  than  one  year,  and  that  they  have  read  his  statements  and 
believe  them  to  be  true,  and  answering  such  further  cjuestions 
with  reference  to  the  applicant  as  may  be  slu)wn  on  the  applica- 
tion blank,  and  that  they  will,  upon  request,  give  such  further 
facts  concerning  him  as  they  may  possess,  for  the  hies  of  the 
Board  of  Police  Commissioners. 


I'oi.K  K —  vi'i'i.K  A'ri<»\> — <  rnzK\«sHii' — ivruioi  x-iion 


:ai 


Sec.  1956.  No  Member  of  Force  can  Engage  in  Other  Business. 
That  iiu  iiieml)fr  of  the  force  shall  he 
tile  or  other  business  while  on  the  force. 


—  That  iiu  inemher  of  the  force  shall  he  ensilaged  in  any  niercan 


Sec.  1957.  Secretary  Shall  Mark  Applications  in  Order 
Handed  Him. — That  all  ajjplications  shall  be  marked,  filed  by 
the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioneers  in  the  orcb-r 
in  which  they  arc  handed  to  him. 

Sec.  1958.  Applications  Must  Have  Tax  Vouchers  Attached. — 
'I'hat  each  application  must  have  attached  to  it  a  certificate  tbat 
the  applicant  has  paid  all  his  taxes  due  for  the  precedinj^  two 
years. 

Sec.  1959.  Two  Years  Citizenship  Required. — That  all  appli- 
cants must  have  been  citizens  of  .\tlanta  for  tw(j  years  preceding- 
the  date  of  their  a]:)plication. 

Sec.  1960.  Application  Must  Contain  Full  Information  Regard- 
ing Applicant — Birth,  Weight,  Height,  Residence,  Married  or 
Single — Past  Record — Present  Occupation  and  Occupation  for 
Past  Four  Years. —  That  applicants  must  state  in  their  applica- 
tions their  names  in  full,  their  height  and  weight,  the  day.  month' 
and  year  of  their  birth,  and  where  born,  their  residence,  and  how 
long  they  have  resided  in  the  I'ity  of  .\tlanta;  whether  married 
or  single;  whether  they  have  ever  been  indicted  or  held  under 
accusation  of  a  court  of  record  convicted  of  violations  of  the 
State  or  I'nited  States  law.  if  so,  what;  to  what  extent,  if  any. 
they  now  use  or  have  used  in  the  past  intoxicating  ]i(|uors  or 
narcotics  ;  whether  they  have  ever  before  applied  for  a  position 
in  the  Atlanta  Police  Department,  and  the  result;  their  present 
occupation  and  their  occupation  for  the  past  four  years. 

Sec.  1961.  Applications  Under  Oath. — That  the  statements  of 
applicants  in  their  applications  must  be  under  oath,  properly 
attested. 

Sec.  1962.  Examinations  Permitted  if  Applications  Meet  Re- 
quirements Specified.— 'J'hat  all  applicants  vouched  for  as  herein 
required,  except  as  hereinafter  provided,  shall  be  permitted  to 


.4M 


roi.n  i;      vrri.i*  \iiu\*     i  \\min\iii>\> 


he  cxuniined  after  tiliii}^  upplicatioii^  iiciciii  <itccirKd,  i»i>»si(U-(l 
their  answers  to  the  (|iie>tinus  contained  in  the  apphcaiiuns  shall 
^hnw  that  they  liave  heen  citizens  of  AtUmta  for  two  years  next 
l)efore  filing'  of  their  applications,  that  they  are  of  a^'c,  heijjht  and 
weij^dit  recpiired  hy  the  rules,  that  they  are  not  addicted  to  the 
habitual  use  ui  intoxicants  or  narcotics,  that  they  have  not  heen 
convicted  of  an\  crime  of  any  infamous  i»r  dis}.;raoeful  nature,  and 
ha\e  not  within  two  years  heen  <lismissed  fr«>iu  the  public  ser- 
\ice  for  cause  as  specified  in  the  rules,  and  ha\e  not  intenti«)nally 
made  a  false  statement  of  a  material  fact,  and  have  not  practiced 
or  attem])ted  to  jjractice  any  fraud  or  deception  in  their  applica- 
tions and  ha\e  paiil  all  ihcir  taxe>  ilue  lor  the  precedim^  two 
years. 

Sec.  1963.  Applications  Filed  with  Secretary  Three  Days  Be- 
fore Examinations.  That  applications  must  be  filed  in  the  re- 
(|uired  form,  with  the  Secretary  of  the  lit)ar(l  of  Tolice  (commis- 
sioners, at  least  three  days  before  the  date  on  which  examina- 
tions ai'e  advertised  to  occur. 

Sec.  1964.  Lack  of  Established  Preliminary  Requirements  Pre- 
cludes Examination.  -That  the  1'.. lanl  of  I'olice  Commi>sioners 
shall  not  i)erniil  any  applicants  to  be  examined  whose  state- 
ments in  their  api)lications  show  that  tlie\'  lack  any  of  the  estab- 
lished preliminar\    re(|uirements  as  indicated  in   .Sec.   lOliO. 

Sec.  1965.  Board  Can  Refuse  Examination  if  Satisfied  General 
Character  of  Applicant  is  Not  Good. — That  the  I'.oard  <>i  I'olice 
Commissioners  through  an  in\estigation  made  midcr  its  direc- 
tion or  otherwise,  if  satisfied  that  the  general  character  or  rejui- 
tation  is  not  good,  shall  refuse  to  permit  him  to  be  examined. 

Sec.  1966.  Board  Shall  Designate  Applicants  Not  Permitted 
Examination. — That  the  lioard  of  J'olice  Commissioners,  aft-."" 
examining  applications  and  making  such  further  investigations 
as  thev  may  deem  proper,  shall,  by  a  resolution  entered  on  its 
minutes,  designate  the  candidates  who  have  filed  applications 
who  are  not  permitted  an  examination. 


IMtl.K  I-: — Al'I'l.U    \TIONS — K.\AM1.\ATI«).\S  549 

I'HVSICAL  1<:XAMI\ATI()XS. 

Sec.  1967.  Secretary  Shall  Deliver  to  Board  of  Surgeons 
Names  of  Eligible  Applicants. — That  tlie  Secretary  of  the  Board 
shall  deliver  to  tiie  lioard  of  Surgeons  who  arc  to  make  the  phy- 
sical examinations,  on  the  day  that  the  examination  is  to  be  held, 
the  names  of  all  applicants  who  arc  indicated  by  the  Board's 
resolution  as  eligible  to  be  examined. 

Sec,  1968.  Examinations  by  Three  Physicians. —  That  physical 
examinations  shall  be  conducted  by  three  physicians,  one  of 
whom  shall  be  the  City  Health  Officer,  the  other  two  to  be 
selected  for  that  purpose  by  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners 
prior  to  each  examination  from  the  Board  of  Physicians  of  the 
llrady  Hospital. 

Sec.  1969.  Surgeons  Shall  Report  on  Blanks  Furnished  for  Pur- 
pose.—  ihat  blanks  suited  to  the  purpose  shall  be  furnished  t'. 
the  lioard  of  Surgeons,  and  they  shall  rei>ort  thereon  the  physical 
c«)ndition  of  each  candidate,  together  with  his  rating,  and  they 
shall  be  furnished  with  a  copy  of  the  indispensable  standards 
indicated  b\   tiioe  rules  ..f  physical  cNaniinati»)ns, 

Sec.  1970.  Indispensable  Standards  for  Physical  Examinations 
Shall  Be  as  Follows: 

Age.— .\"ot  less  than  twenty-three  at  the  time  of  application, 
nor  more  than  forty  at  time  of  appointment. 

General  Appearance. — The  applicant  must  be  free  from  auv 
marked  deformity,  free  from  all  parasitic  or  systemic  skin  dis- 
ease, and  from  evidence  of  habitual  intemperance  in  the  use  of 
stimulants  or  drugs.  The  body  must  be  well  proportioned,  of 
good  muscular  development,  and  show  careful  attention  to  per- 
gonal cleanlines.s. 

Obesity. — Muscular  weakness,  or  poor  physique  must  reject. 

Nose,  Mouth  and  Teeth.— Obstructions  to  free  breathing, 
chronic  catarrii,  must  reject. 

The  mouth  must  be  free  from  deformities  or  conditions  that 


:.')() 


•oi.n  i:      \  I'i'i.n   \  ri«»\s      i:\  \  «ii  \  \  i  iu\s 


ititiTtiTc  with  (lisliiu'l  spcccli,  or  tliai  |)rc(li>pt>>c':>  tn  (IImmm.-  of 
flu-  t.';ir,  noso  it  tliii  'al. 

Kupturc  in  an\    torm,  must  rojfct. 

(lonitalia  must  In-  iwc  froiii  ilctcniiilics  aiul  from  \aric()CC'lc, 
liydrocolo,  cnlaim'iiUMit  cf  the  testicle,  stricture,  or  iucinitinence 
i>t"  urine. 

An\  acute  and  all  \enereal  ili>^ea<e^  of  these  origans  nui^t 
reject. 

Rectum  and  Anus. — Fissures,  fistulas  am!  external  «>r  internal 
pile^,  nuist   reject. 

Anns  and  le^s.  hands  and  fei't  niu^t  he  free  from  atVections 
of  the  joints,  sprains.  stitVness  'ir  other  conditions,  such  as  Hai- 
fcH>t.  iui^nnviuo-  nails  i>r  liauiuier-toes.  which  would  jirexeut 
proper  and  easy  perforutance  oi  duty. 

p  \'rR(  M.Mi-:x. 

AriM.UAX'rS  Ml'ST  COM!'.  IT    I'O  TllK  !•(  )L1  a  )\V1XG 
A.^  A  MiXlMlM. 

ll«-'i,!4ht  W  eii^lil  l-".\pan>ion  Mohilitv 

■")  feet     S  inches  .140  pounds  IJiM-'J  inches  2  1-2  inches 

.')  feci    !•  inches  14.")  pound>  ."N          inches  2  1-2  inches 

.")   feet    10  inches  1  ,')(>  ponnd-^  -"U        inches  2  1-2  inches 

.')  feet   11   inclio  l.').'.  pounds  ;>4  1-2  inches  2  1-2  inches 

(i  feet     ()  inclic-^  l(iO  pounds  :!4  1-2  inches  :>         inches 

(i  feet     1  inches  Ui.')  pounds  :\[  1-2  inches  :>         inches 

()  leei     2  iuchc-^  170  pounds  .'!.")          inches  :{          inches 

(i  feel     ;»  inches  17.'>  pounds  •'!.'>  1-2  inches  :!         inches 

t)  feet     4  inches  1S()  pounds  ;5.')  1-2  inches  .">  1-2  inches 

(i  feet     .')  inches  IS.')  pouTuls  :U\         inches  .")  1-2  inches 

llei^lu   taken  harefiK)!  ;  wcij;lu  and  uieasurenieul,  naked. 

In  the  case  of  patrolmen,  the  minimum  heii^hi  recpiired  is  5 
feet  8  inches,  the  wcii^lu  140  pounds,  and  the  chest  measurement 
33  1-2  inches. 

Eyes. — The  applicaiu  must  be  free  from  color  l>lindness.  and 
be  able  to  read  with  each  eye.  separately,  standard  test  tvpes  at  a 
distance  of  twenty  feet.  Loss  of  either  eye,  chronic  iuHamnia- 
tion  oi  lids,  ov  perniauent  abnormalities  oi  either  e\  e  must  reject. 


nti.ich: — KX.\>ii\ATn>\s — «n  AMKH  .\TH>>s  551 

E^rs. —  Normal  lu-ariiii;-  witli  eacli  car  is  rcquircl. 

Kesj)irati()n  must  be  full,  easy  aud  regular:  the  respirat<jry 
murmur  must  be  clear  aud  distinct  over  both  luu^s.  and  no  dis- 
ease of  the  respiratory  or^j^ans  ))g  present. 

Circulation. — The  action  ni  the  heart  must  l)e  iniiform.  free 
and  steady,  its  rliythm  rej^nilar  and  the  heart  free  frrjm  orj^anic 
changes. 

Rrains  and  nerxous  systeni  must  be  free  from  defects. 

Kidneys  must  be  healthy  and  urine  ncjrmal. 

Sec.  1971.  Foregoing  Qualifications  Indispensable — Medical 
Examiners  Shall  Put  Other  Tests  if  Necessary. —  That  the  fore- 
going qualifications  ])rescriljed  by  Rule  2'.>.  are  indispensable,  but 
it  is  understood  that  tlie  medical  examiners  will  ])ut  such  other 
questions  or  tests,  bearing  upon  each  case,  as  he  may  think  nee 
essary  and  proper,  and  that  the  whole  examination  will  be  thor- 
ough, and  exact  and  circumstantial 

Sec.  1972.  Strength  cf  Back,  Legs  and  Arms  to  be  Tested. — The 
medical  examiners  >hall  also  tc>t  the  strength,  activity  and  phy- 
sical cai)acit\-  of  all  ap])licants  who  come  up  to  the  standard  re- 
quired in  the  medical  examination  by  suitable  examination  into 
the  strength  of  back,  legs,  arms.  etc. 

Sec.  1973.  Medical  Examiners  Prohibited  from  Examining 
Candidates  in  Their  Private  Capacity  as  Physicians. —  The  medi- 
cal exainincrs  are  prohibited  froui  examining  candidates  in  their 
private  capacity  as  a  physician,  and  applicants  will  therefore  not 
call  upon  them  for  information  or  special  examination. 

Sec.  1974.  Two  Medical  Examiners'  Report  Unfavorable,  Can- 
didate Can  be  Rejected. — That  if  two  of  the  medical  examiners 
certifv  to  the  Hoard  of  Police  Commissioners  that  a  canrlidatc 
fails  to  meet  the  indisjiensable  ref|uirements  of  Rule  23  in  any 
particular,  the  candidate  shall  l)e  rejected  and  his  papers  filed. 

Sec.  1975.  Each  Applicant  Meeting  Requirements  of  Sec.  1970 
Given  Rating. — That  each  applicant  who  meets  the  indispensable 
standards  of  Sec.  1070.  shall  be  given  a  rating  by  the  medical  ex- 


nno  POLHK KX  \>II\A'IH)\S — tH   AI.IKK   ATIONS 

ainiiiers  which  shall  indicate  un  the  examination  hlank-^^.  wn  the 
fi)ll()\vino-  subjects  : 

(1)  Measurement  of  ueij^^ht,  height  and  chest  expansion. 

(2)  Sight  and  hearing. 

(3)  Strength. 

(4)  Habits  as  to  the  use  of  stimulants  and  narcotics. 

(5)  General  organic  condition. 

(6)  Previous  condition  of  liealth. 

(7)  Present  condition  of  health. 

Each  subject  shall  be  marked  upon  a  scale  of  100,  which  shall 
represent  the  maximum  possible  attainment.  If  the  medical 
examiners  differ  as  to  the  rating  on  any  subject,  the  rating  given 
on  that  subject  shall  be  the  average  of  their  judgments.  The 
same  weight  shall  be  given  to  each  subject  and  all  candidates 
who  meet  the  requirements  of  Rule  23,  who  are  given  an  average 
rating  of  70  on  the  physical  examination,  shall  be  permitted  to 
take  the  educational  examination,  and  the  Board  of  Police  Com- 
missioners shall,  by  resolution  or  otherwise,  cause  the  names  of 
all  such  candidates  to  appear  on  their  minutes.  Results  of  the 
physical  examination  shall  be  reported  to  the  Board  of  Police 
Commissioners  by  the  Examiners. 

EDUCATIONAL  EXAMINATION. 

Sec.  1976.  Educational  Examination  Conducted  by  Three 
Selected  Persons. — That  the  educational  examination  shall  be 
conducted  by  three  persons  not  officials  of  the  State,  County  or 
City,  selected  by  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners. 

Sec.  1977.  Secretary  Shall  Give  Certificate  to  Candidate  Who 
Pass  Physical  Examination — Can  Then  Take  Educational  Exam- 
ination.— That  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commis- 
sioners shall  give  each  candidate  who  has  successfully  passe<l 
the  physical  examination  as  shown  by  the  minutes  of  the  Board 
of  Police  Commissioners,  a  certificate  to  that  effect  to  the  educa- 
tional examiners  without  disclosing  any  candidate's  name,  and 
all  candidates  with  such, certificates  who  shall  report  promptly 
to  the  Educational  Examiners  at  the  time  and  place  at  which 


POLICE EXAMINATIONS — Ql  AI.IKUATIONS  553 

the  examination  is  to  occur,  shall  l>e  perniitlcd  to  take  the  edu- 
cational examination. 

Sec.  1978.  Candidates  Given  Papers. — That  all  candidates  hav- 
m^  certificates  and  reporting  for  examination  as  aforesaid,  after 
entering  the  examination  room  shall  be  given  the  following- 
papers  : 

(1)  A  preliminary  sheet  containing  the  number  applicant  is 
to  use,  and  general  instructions  for  his  guidance. 

(2)  A  declaration  sheet,  with  an  appropriate  blank  for  the 
applicant's  signature,  and  also  showing  the  number  he  is  to  use, 
containing  the  following  questions,  which  the  applicant  must 
iinswer,  to-A\'it : 

Said  sheets  shall  be  placed  in  an  envelope  immediately  and 
not  opened  until  the  papers  are  marked.  Applicants  shall  upon  a 
separate  sheet  of  paper  state  what  examination  the  applicant 
desires  at  this  time  and  hand  same  to  examiners,  and  showing 
the  applicant's  nunrber  only. 

(a)      What  is  your  name  in  full? 

[h)     What  was  the  date  of  your  birth? 

(c)  Where  were  you  born? 

(d)  Where  is  your  legal  residence  now,  and  how  long  hav" 
you  been  a  legal  resident  there? 

(e)  What  has  been  your  place  of  abode  and  occupation  (or 
each  of  the  past  four  years? 

(3)  A  sheet  appropriate  for  a  written  examination  in  spelling 
twenty  words,  the  words  to  be  pronounced  by  one  of  the  exam- 
iners. The  words  shall  not  be  catch  words,  but  such  words  only 
as  are  in  every  day  use. 

(4)  A  sheet  appropriate  for  an  examination  of  arithmetic,  in- 
cluding for  patrolmen  and  supernumeraries,  addition,  subtrac- 
tion, multiplication  and  division^  for  each  of  which  there  shall 
be  but  one  problem.  The  problem  shall  be  simple;  for  example, 
the  numbers  to  be  added  shall  contain  no  more  than  five  figures, 
and  there  shall  be  seven  numbers  given.  In  division,  the  divi- 
dend shall  consist  of  five  figures  and  the  divisor  of  two;  and  in 
multiplication,  the  multiplicand  shall  consist  of  live  figures  and 
the  multiplier  of  two.  The  examination  in  arithmetic  for  ser- 
geants, captains  and  chief  shall  be  more  difficult,  and  general 


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rules  indicating"  its  extent  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  lioard  of 
Police  Commissioners  and  given  to  the  Kxaminers  on  or  before 
the  day  when  such  examinations.are  to  occur. 

(5)  A  sheet  ai)propriate  for  an  examination  in  letter-writin-^ ; 
one  letter  to  be  required  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  words,  the 
subject  to  be  given  by  the  examiners.  'I'he  examiners  may  give 
two  subjects  and  the  applicant  shall  choose  either.  The  subjccl 
shall  relate  to  the  police  department  and  its  duties. 

(6)  A  sheet  appropriate  for  an  examination  on  the  Manuel, 
which  shall  contain,  first,  questions  asking"  ward  locations  of  tivc 
well-known  buildings  ;  second,  the  street  locations  of  five  well- 
known  buildings,  and.  third,  five  practical  (|uestions  as  to  tlie 
duties  of  policemen  under  stated  circumstances  ;  the  answers  to 
which  are  to  be  f(»nnd  in  the  jManuel.  The  Manuel,  however, 
is  not  to  be  set  before  the  applicants  at  the  time  of  the  examin- 
ation. 

Sec.  1979.  Name  of  Applicant  Shall  Remain  Unknov^^n  to  Ex- 
aminers— Violation  Will  Cause  Rejection  or  Dismissal. — That 
the  name  of  the  applicants  shall  not  api)car  or  1)0  in  an}-  manner 
disclosed  to  the  examiners  on  any  ]ia]K'rs  gi\-en  the  examiner^ 
bv  the  applicants  further  than  handwriting  will  disclose  them. 
A  violation  of  this  rule  will  cause  an  a])plicant  to  l)e  rejected, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  examiners  not  to  place  an  ap))l'- 
cant  on  the  eligible  list  wdio  has  violated  it.  and  if  the  exaniiners 
shall  place  anv  violator  of  the  rule  on  the  eligible  list,  he  shall 
not  be  eligible  to  appointment,  and  if  the\-  discover  it  after  ap- 
pointment, the  offender  shall  be  prom]:)tl}"  dismissed  from  the 
service. 

Sec,  1980.  Papers  Signed  by  Number — One  Exception. —  That 
all  papers  except  the  declaration  sheet  shall  be  signed  by  the  a])- 
plicant  onlv  by  the  number  appearing  on  that  sheet. 

Sec.  1981.  Prompt  Rating  Given. — That  the  examination  pa- 
pers shall  be  rated  by  each  of  the  examiners  as  soon  as  practica- 
ble on  each  subject. 

Sec.  1982.  Rated  on  Scale  of  100.— That  the  rating  on  each  sub- 


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iect  shall  be  made  upon  a  scale  of  100,  which  shall  represent  the 
maximum  possible  attainment.  The  average  of  the  rating-  by 
tlie  Examiners  of  the  several  answers  on  any  one  subject  shall  be 
the  standing  on  that  subject. 

Sec.  1983.  General  Average  Determined  by  Weight  of  Subjects. 
■ — Thai  the  general  average  standing  of  each  competitor  shaV. 
be  made  np  in  accordance  with  the  weight  attaching  respectively 
tt)  the  several  subjects,  as  for  example,  as  follows: 


Weight 

Product  of 

.Stan 

iding  on 

given  to 

standing 

.Subject 

s 

ubject 

sul)ject 

and  w't. 

IT) 

1 

Handwriting 

90 

15 

1350 

10 

2 

Spelling 

75 

10 

750 

10 

:\ 

Letter  writing- 

85 

10 

850 

1') 

4 

Arithmetic 

70 

15 

1050 

50 

f) 

Practical  questions 
Total  product 

80 

50 

4000 

8000 

Dividing  product  by 

sum 

of  weig 

hts     100 

( leneral  average  standing 

80 

As  indicated,  the  standing  on  each  subject,  shall  be  nuiltiplied 
bv  the  weight  given  such  subject,  as  shown  above,  and  the  j)ro 
duct  placed  in  the  third  column,  and  the  smii  of  these  products 
divided  1)v  the  sum  of  the  weights,  shall  give  the  general  average. 

Sec.  1984.  Three  Physicians — Examiners — Board    Appoints. — 

'['he  IV.ard  of  Police  Commissioners  are  liereby  authorized  to 
designate  three  practicing  physicians  to  examine  all  applicant^ 
for  i)ositions  in  the  department  of  police  and  to  fix  the  charges 
therefor. 

Sec.  1985.  Minimum  General  Average  of  50  Required — Exam- 
iners shall  Forward  Papers  in  Sealed  Envelopes  to  Police  Board 
Commissioners. — That  every  candidate  who  shall  receive  from 
the  Examiners  a  general  average  of  not  less  than  50  and  not  les-- 
than  20  on  any  sui)ject  except  practical  questions,  and  not  less 
than  50  on  practical  questions,  shall  be  certified  to  the  Board  of 
I'olice  Commissioners  bv  the  Examiners  as  suitable  for  the  eli- 


f-t-n  IMH-H  K i;X  AMI  NATION  S — i:i.K<  TIONS 

gible  list,  and  the  Board  shall  open  the  envelopes  and  place  the 
names  of  all  such  persons  on  the  eligible  list.  The  rating  by  the 
examiners  shall  be  made  on  the  preliminary  sheet  and  signed  by 
them.  They  shall  forward  the  papers,  including  the  envelopes, 
with  the  seals  unbroken,  to  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners. 

Sec.  1986.  Method  of  Determining  Relative  Standing  of 
Eligibles.— That  to  determine  the  relative  standing  of  eligibles 
the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  shall  in  each  case  give  the 
physical  examination  a  weight  of  60  and  the  educatit)nal  examin- 
ation a  weight  of  40.  The  general  average  of  each  candidate 
in  the  physical  examination  shall  be  multiplied  by  GO  and  the 
general  average  in  the  educational  by  40  and  the  two  products 
added  together  and  divided  by  100;  the  quotient  shall  be  the 
rating  the  candidate  is  entitled  to  on  both  examinations. 

Sec.  1987.  Eligibles  Listed  According  to  Relative  Ratings  as 
Determined  in  Both  Examinations — Precedence  Given  First 
Filed  Applications.— That  the  eligibles  of  each  shall  be  placed 
on  the  lists  in  accordance  wath  their  relative  ratings  for  the  two 
examinations  determined  as  aforesaid,  the  highest  coming  first, 
the  next  highest  second,  and  so  on.  If  tw^o  or  more  candidates 
have  the  same  rating,  precedence  shall  be  given  those  whose  ap- 
plications were  filed  first. 

Sec.  1988.  Election  by  Promotion  from  Supernumerary  Force. 

— That  election  to  the  force  of  regular  patrolmen  shall  be  by  pro- 
motion from  the  supernumerary  force  in  the  following  manner : 

The  Board  shall  elect  one  at  a  time.  The  first  election  shall  be 
from  the  first  three  names  on  the  supernumerary  list.  The  next 
election  shall  occur  from  the  first  three  names  on  the  supernum- 
erary list  including  the  two  names  rejected  in  the  first  election, 
and  the  two  not  taken  shall  be  restored  to  the  supernumerary 
list.  The  third  election  shall  be  in  the  same  manner,  and  so  on 
until  the  whole  number  to  be  elected  shall  have  been  chosen.  But 
any  person  that  has  in  any  manner  come  before  the  Board  five 
times  without  being  elected  shall  be  dropped  from  the  super- 
numerary or  eligible  list  altogether  until  he  shall  have  been  re- 
stored to  the  list  by  another  examination.    The  Board  shall  elect 


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superrmnieraries  from  the  eligible  list  in  the  same  manner  as 
above  prescribed. 

Sec.  1980.  Rules  Governing    Selection    of    Supernumeraries. — 

Anv  persons  elected  as  a  supernnmerary  shall  be  duly  notified, 
and  upon  acceptinfj  and  reporting  for  duty,  shall  be  appointed  for 
a  probationary  period  of  six  months  as  a  supernumerary.  If  his 
conduct  and  efficiency  shall  at  any  time  during-  said  probationary 
period  be  unsatisfactory  to  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners, 
he  shall  be  notified  in  writing,  relieved  from  duty  and. his  name 
stricken  from  the  list.  If  his  services  have  during  such  proba- 
tionary period  been  satisfactory  to  the  Board  of  Police  Commis- 
sioners, he  shall  be  so  notified  in  writing,  his  name  placed  on  the 
list  of  regular  supernumeraries  and  so  continued  until  he  is  pro- 
moted to  a  position  on  the  regular  force,  as  provided  in  Section 
1988;  but  if  his  conduct  or  efficiency  shall  during  this  term  be- 
come unsatisfactory  to  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  they 
shall  have  authority  to  dismiss  him  from  said  supernumerary 
force  with  or  without  trial  as  they  may  elect — provided  that  this 
section  sail  not  apply  to  any  of  the  men  on  the  present  force. 

Sec.  1990.  Probationers  Declining  Appointment  Stricken  from 
List — Exceptions  Made. — That  the  name  of  any  person  for  a 
probationary  period  who  shall  decline  such  appointment,  shall 
be  stricken  from  the  eligible  list,  unless  such  declination  be  for 
the  following  reasons :  Temporary  inability,  physical  or  other- 
wise, the  evidence  of  which  must  be  acceptable  and  approved  by 
the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  and  set  forth  in  its  minutes. 

The  failure  of  an  eligible  person  to  respond  within  four  days 
to  an  offer  of  appointment  sent  his  post-ofifice  address,  shall  be 
considered  a  declination. 

When  a  person  named  in  a  certification  has  declined  appoint- 
ment, and  on  receipt  from  such  officer  of  such  declination  in 
writing,  or  evidence  of  the  failure  of  such  person  to  respond  to 
a  notice  propertly  sent,  his  place  shall  be  filled  by  election  in  the 
manner  hereinbefore  prescribed. 

Sec.  1991.  Appointees  Required  to  Fill  Out  Identification  Sheet 
to  be  Filed  With  Application  Papers — Revocation.— That  every 
person  selected  for  appointment  shall  be  required  to  fill  out  and 


r-U  IMM-M   K— 1:.\  A>ll.\  VIIONS I'HOMOTKI  \  !s 

sign  in  the  presence  of  the  Secretary  uf  the  Board  of  Police 
Commissioners  an  identification  sheet,  rei)eatini4  the  essential 
facts  stated  by  him  at  the  time  of  examination,  which  shall  be 
filed   with  the  ai)pointee's  ])apers. 

If  a  person  who  is  not  entitled  to  certificatit)n.  is  certified  and 
appointed,  his  appointment  shall  be  revoked. 

PROMOTIONS. 

Sec.  1992.  Official  Positions  Filled  by  Competitive  Examina- 
tions.— That  vacancies  in  the  positions  of  Chiefs,  Captains  or 
Sergeants  shall  be  filled  by  competitive  examinations,  so  far  as 
possible. 

Sec.  1993.  Examinations  for  Promotions  Ordered  When  Nec- 
essary— Notice  Given  to  Eligibles  Thirty  Days  in  Advance. — 

'i'hat  examinations  for  promotion  shall  be  ordered  as  often  as 
necessary  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  Department.  Such  examin- 
ations shall  be  open  in  each  case  to  all  persons  who  have  served 
with  fidelity,  not  less  than  six  months  as  patrolmen,  supernum- 
eiary  or  officer  of  the  Police  Department.  Notice  of  such  ex- 
aminations shall  be  given  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Uoard  of  Police 
Commissioners  to  all  eligible  persons  at  least  thirty  days  in  ad- 
vance thereof. 

Sec.  1994.  Subjects  of  Rating — Relative  Weights  in  Any  Com- 
petitive Promotion  Examinations. — That  the  subjects  of  rating 
and  the  relative  weights  thereof  in  any  competitive  promotion 
examination  shall  be  as  follows:  For  seniority  of  service  in  a 
position  or  grade  below  that  to  which  promotion  is  to  be  made, 
10;  for  comparative  conduct  and  efficiency  in  previous  service, 
50;  for  written  papers  on  pertinent  subjects.  40;  provided  that 
in  lating  for  seniority,  such  rating  shall  be  based  upon  the  ser- 
vice of  the  candidate  in  the  grade  in  which  he  is  at  the  time  em- 
ployed ;  and  provided  further  that  the  maximum  term  of  service 
in  a  position  or  grade  to  be  considered  in  rating  for  seniority 
shall  be  five  years. 

Sec.  1995.  Basis  of  Rating — "Efficiency  Record" — That  to  pro- 
vide a  basis  of  rating  for  previous  service,  there  shall  be  kept 


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55J) 


in  the  orticc  of  the  Chief  ai  INjlice,  a  record  continuous  and 
permanent  of  the  eflficiency,  character  and  conduct  of  all  per- 
sons in  the  Department.  Such  record  shall  be  known  as  the. 
"Rflficiency  Record,"  and  the  entries  made  therein,  shall  have 
reference  to  the  quality  and  degree  of  excellnce  of  the  service 
or  work  peformed  by  each  employee  or  officer;  second,  the  (juan- 
lity  of  work  performed  by  him;  third,  his  punctuality  and  at- 
tendance; fourth,  character  and  habits  in  so  far  as  thev  afifect 
his  proficiency  or  trustworthiness.  .Such  record  shall  be  subject 
to  the  prior  approval  of  the  Commissioners  as  to  its  scope  and 
form,  before  it  is  established. 

Sec.  1996.  What  Constitutes  "Efficiency  Record." — That  the 
record  as  to  efficiency  shall  include  the  number  of  arrests  made 
for  the  following-  offenses: 

Murder,   burglary,   arson,   assault   with   intent    to   murder,   in- 
cluding all  cutting  and  shooting  scrapes,  pocket  book  snatching, 
larceny  from  the  house  and  from  the  person,  assault  and  battery. 
The  record  shall  likewise  show  with  reference  to  a  patrolman 
or  supernumerary,  the  offenses  (jf  the  above  named  nature  com- 
mitted in  his  beat  for  which  arrests  were  not  made  by  him.  .Ar- 
rests for  the  above  named  t)tTenses  by  patrolmen  uv  supernum- 
eraries shall  likewise  be  credited  to  the  sergeant  or  captain  o\er 
them  at  the  time,  and  failure  to  make  arrests,  shall  also  go  to  the 
discredit  of  the  sergent  or  captain  over  them  at  the  time,  unless 
in  each  case  arrests  are  made  by  otlier  patrolmen  or  supernum- 
eraries under  the  sergeant  or  captain  at  the  time  on  duty.      Fail- 
ure to  make  arrests  shall  not  be  charged  to  an  officer  or  patrol- 
man, provided  he  shows  to  the  Hoard  of  Police  Commissioners 
tiiat  he  is  not  at  fault. 

Sec.  1997.  Age  Determining  Promotions. — That  no  person 
shall  be  promoted  to  the  position  of  Chief  unless  he  is  .30  years 
of  age,  and  no  person  shall  be  promoted  to  the  position  of  Cap- 
tain unless  he  is  28  years  of  age,  and  no  person  shall  be  promoted 
to  the  pcjsition  of  Sergeant  unless  he  is  2")  years  of  age. 

Sec.  1998.  Promoted  Officers  to  Serve  Probationary  Period. — 

That  an}-  person  promoted  to  the  position  of  sergeant,  captain, 
or  chief,  shall  serve  in  such  position  for  a  probationary  period 


rnr\  I'Ol.iri:— EXAMINATIONS — Oll'H  Kits 

of  not  excecdino-  six  months.  If  cluriii;.,'  the  six  months  proba- 
tionary, period,  at  the  expiration  thereof,  such  person  is  notified 
by  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  that  his  service  .s  not 
satisfactory,  such  ])crs()u  shall  ])e  reduced  to  ranks.  Jf  such  per- 
son receive  no  such  notification,  his  emi)loyment  shall  be  consid- 
ered to  hold  j>-ood  during  .good  behavior  and  efficient  service,  to 
be  finally  and  exclusively  judged  by  the  I'.oard  of  Police  Con-- 
missioners. 

Sec.  1999.  Educational  Examination  for  Sergeant. — That  the 
educational  examination  for  the  pr()motit)n  to  position  of  ser- 
geant shall  include  an  examination  on  spelling,  letter-writing, 
arithmetic  and  hand-writing,  and  fifteen  practical  cjuestions,  the 
answers  to  wkich  are  found  in  the  Manuel,  pertaining  to  the 
duties  of  i)atr()lmen  and  the  duties  of  sergeant.  The  examiuci- 
tion  for  spelling,  letter-writing  and  arithmetic  shall  be  some- 
what more  difficult  than  that  prescribed  in  the  rules  for  examin- 
ation for  patrolmen. 

Sec.  2001.  Educational  Examination  for  Captain. — That  the 
educational  exaininaticju  iov  promotion  to  the  position  of  cap- 
tain shall  be  the  same  as  that 'i-rovided  for  examination  for  pro- 
motion to  the  position  of  sergeant,  except  that  it  shall  be  more 
difficult  than  the  sergeant's  examination,  and  the  fifteen  practical 
questions  shall  relate  to  the  duties  of  patrolmen,  sergeants  and 
captains. 

Sec.  2001.  Education  Examination  for  Chief. — That  the  edu- 
cational examination  for  promotion  to  the  position  of  chief  shall 
ii-iclude  the  same  subjects  as  are  prescribed  for  the  examination 
for  promotion  to  the  position  of  captain,  fexcept  that  it  shall  be 
more  difficult  than  the  captain's  examination,  and  the  practical 
questions  shall  be  fifteen  in  number  and  shall  relate  to  the  duties 
of  patrolmen,  sergeants,  captains,  detectives  and  chief.  Any 
citizen  of  Atlanta  may  take  the  examination,  whether  on  the 
force  or  not.  Persons  outside  the  force  shall  be  required  to 
have  a  rating  of  80  before  being  allowed  on  the  eligible  list,  and 
they  shall  be  rated  on  the  educational  examination  only.  The 
chief  may  be  elected  from  among  the  persons  on  the  force  who 
secure  a  rating  of  70,  and  those  not  on  tli^  force  who  secure  d 


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ratins::^  of  80,  but  it  shall  require  a  vote  of  six  members  of  the 
Board  to  elect  a  chief  from  eligibles  not  on  the  the  force  at  the 
time. 

Sec.  2002.  Examinations  for  Signal  Service  Men  and  Linemen. 
— Conducted  by  City  Electrician. — That  examinations  for  sij^nal 
service  men  and  linemen  shall  be  the  same  as  the  examinations 
prescribed  for  patrolmen,  including  both  the  physical  and  mental 
examinations,  except  that  the  practical  questions  for  the  signal' 
serN'ice  men  and  linemen  shall  be  conducted  by  the  City  Elec- 
trician. The  rating  for  linemen  shall  be  the  same  as  for  patrol- 
men. The  examination  blanks  shall  also  be  the  same  as  the 
examination  blanks  for  patrolmen. 

DETECTIVES. 

Sec.  2003.  Detectives  Elected  from  Force. — Detectives  shall 
be  elected  from  the  force  of  patrolmen  and  supernumeraries. 

The  examinations  for  detectives  shall  be  conducted  at  the 
same  time  as  the  examinations  for  patrolmen,  when  possible. 

The  examinations  for  the  detectives  shall  be  the  same  as  the 
examinations  for  patrolmen,  with  this  exception,  that  the  prac- 
tical questions  to  be  put  to  applicants  for  positions  on  the  detect- 
ive force  shall  relate  to  the  duties  of  detectives  under  stated  cir- 
cumstances. 

RE  I )  CCT 1  ( )  XS  A  XD  J )  I SC  H  A  RGES. 

Sec.  2004.  Judgment  by  Trial. — That  any  regular  member  of 
the  Police  Department,  whether  chief,  officers  or  men,  shall  be 
subject  to  be  discharged  at  any  time  by  the  Board  of  Police  Com- 
missioners, after  a  trial  according  to  existing  ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  either  for  violating  the  rules  as  laid  down  in  the 
Manual,  for  laziness  or  inefficient  service,  to  be  finally  and  ex- 
clusively judged  of  b}'  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners. 

Sec.  2005.  Discharged  Persons  Shall  Have  no  Claim  Against 
City — Ineligible  For  Two  Years. — That  any  person  discharged 
as  aforesaid  shall  have  no  claim  against  the  City  of  Atlanta  on 
account  thereof,  and  shall  not  be  eligible  for  examination  or 
election  for  two  years. 

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Sec.  2006.  Age  Limit  and  Terms  of  Service  Constituting  Eligi- 
bility for  Pension. —  That  all  persons  who  shall  have  served  the 
City  of  Atlanta  as  chief,  captain,  sergeant,  patrolman  or  super- 
numerary, or  in  any  two  or  more  of  these  positions  combined 
for  a  period  of  thirty  years,  and  who  shall  have  attained  to  the 
age  of  sixty-five  years,  may  be  retired  by  the  Board  of  Police 
Commissioners  on  a  pension  to  be  paid  to  him  monthly  at  the 
rate  of  One  Dollar  per  day.  Said  retirement  shall  not  occur 
and  said  pension  shall  not  be  paid  unless,  in  the  judgm.ent  of  thv 
Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  further  service  of  any  kind  of 
the  person  to  be  retired  is  impracticable  on  account  of  age  or 
wounds  received  or  impairment  of  health  which  has  occurred 
during  such  person's  service.  Service  rendered  prior  to  the 
adoption  of  this  ordinance,  on  the  Police  Force,  shall  be  counted 
in  estimating  the  period  of  thirty  years.  The  foregoing  provis- 
ions for  pensioning  members  of  the  Police  Force  shall  not  apply 
in  age  limit  and  terms  of  service  to  the  members  of  the  present 
police  force  who  may  be  re-elected  whenever  the  force,  to  be 
elected  April  1907.  or  at  such  earlier  period  as  may  be  determ- 
ined, 'but  any  member  of  the  present  force  who  may  be  so  re- 
elected and  who  has  served  the  City  as  a  member  of  said  force 
for  not  less  than  twenty  years,  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  be  placed  upon  the  pension  roll 
and  paid  therefor  as  provided  in  this  section,  ' 


Sec.  2007.  Pensions  for  Wounded  Members  of  Police  Force — 
Death — Pension  to  Widow  and  Children. — That  whenever  any 
member  of  the  Police  Department  has  received  wounds  while 
acting  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  which  unfits  him  for  the 
service  or  other  labor,  he  shall  be  retired  on  a  pension  to  be  paid 
him  monthly  at  the  rate  of  One  Dollar  per  day.  If  any  member 
of  said  department  shall  die  from  injuries  received  while  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duties,  and  shall  leave  a  widow,  or  if  no  widow, 
any  child,  or  children  under  the  age  of  ten  years,  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding three  hundred  dollars  may  be  paid  by  way  of  annuity  to 
such  widow  as  long  as  she  remains  unmarried,  or  to  any  such 
child  or  children  so  long  as  he  or  they  continue  under  the  age 
of  ten  years,  and  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioner;-  may  from 
time  to  time  order  such  annuity  to  be  reduced. 


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Sec.  2008.     Pension  for  Widow    and    Children    of    Policemen 
Who    Die    From    Wounds    Received   While   on    Duty. — In    the 

event  of  the  death  of  an  officer  of  the  Department  of  Police, 
caused  from  wounds  received  while  in  the  discharge  of  his 
duty,  the  widow  and  minor  children,  or  if  no  minor  children, 
then  the  widow,  shall  be  paid  the  salary  of  such  officer  in 
monthlv  installments,  for  and  during  twelve  months  following 
his  death.  If  said  officer  leaves  no  widow,  hut  minor  children, 
then  a  guardian  shall  be  appointed  for  said  children,  and  the 
salary  of  such  officer  for  a  like  period  of  twelve  (12)  months 
shall  be  paid  to  such  guardian. 

This  ordinance  is  enacted  for  the  good  of  the  service,  as  it 
is  believed  that  officers  will  be  more  fearless  in  the  discharge 
oi  their  duties  if  they  know  that  at  least  some  provision  is 
made  for  their  families  after  their  death;  also  because  it  is 
believed,  aside  from  considerations  of  the  kind  mentioned, 
some  recognition  or  reward  should  be  made  to  such  officer  and 
his  family  in  consideration  of  the  loss  of  his  life  for  the  pro- 
tection of  the  public.  The  word  "officer"  as  herein  used,  mean- 
ing both  patrolmen,  as  well  as  appointed  officers. 

The  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  shall  pay  the  sums 
alxjve  apportioned  from  the  appointment  to  salaries  in  the 
I3epartment  of  Police,  and  shall  keep  the  name  of  such  officer  on 
the  pay-roll  for  said  period  of  twelve  (12)  months,  in  order  that 
the  provision  of  this  ordinance  may  be  executed. 

Sec.  2009.  Present  Force  Not  Affected  by  Adoption  of  This 
Ordinance,  Except  as  Provided — Eligible  Without  Examination 
or  Probationary  Period — Date  of  Election.— The  Chief,  officers 
cers  and  all  men  of  the  Police  Force  as  now  made  up  shall  not 
be  affected  by  the  adoption  of  this  ordinance  in  their  p.csent 
positions,  except  as  hereinafter  provided;  and  at  the  expirarton 
of  their  present  term  of  service,  whether  by  resignation  or  limit- 
ation, they  shall  be  eligible  to  election  on  the  force  as  chief^ 
officers  or  men  without  examination  and  without  serving  proba- 
tionary period.  A  chief,  officers  and  men  for  the  Police  Depart- 
ment of  said  City,  shall  be  elected  by  the  Board  of  Police  Com- 
missioners on  the  second  day  of  April,  ]90r,  or  prior  to  that 


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date,  if  said  chief,  officers  and  men  sliall  resit;ti  from  their  i>-es- 
cnt  term,  and  thus  relieve  the  City  from  its  contracts,  and  when 
so  elected  shall  serve  without  any  fixed  term  of  cnii)loyn!ent  .^nd 
subject  to  the  terms  of  this  ordinance.  Said  ciiief,  officers  ;tnd 
men  so  elected  sliall  serve  durin<^  "^ood  behavior  and  efficient 
service,  all  of  which  to  be  judg^ed  of  by  the  Hoiird  of  Police  Com- 
missioners. Said  Uoard  of  Police  Commissioners  shall  be  au- 
thorized at  an\-  time  to  discharg^e  the  chief,  officers  or  men.  or 
other  employees  of  their  department,  without  any  liability  it- 
tachinj;-  to  the  City  on  account  of  said  discliar^t. 

Sec.  2010.  Chief  of  Police,  Chief  Executive  Officer — General 
Supervision  of  all  Departments — Orders  Obeyed. — The  Chief  of 
Police  is  the  chief  executive  officer  of  the  Police  h'orce.  He  will 
have  the  general  supervision  of  every  department  of  the  force, 
and  will  be  held  accountable  to  the  Board  of  Police  Commis- 
sioners for  the  promulgation  of  all  orders  or  regulations  made 
or  given  by  the  Board.  Every  member  of  the  police  force  shall 
respect  and  obey  all  orders  issued  by  the  Chief.  It  shall  be  his 
duty  to  faithfully  execute  all  rules,  regulations  and  orders 
adopted  by  said  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  at  any  regular 
or  called  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  between  Board  sessions  in 
situations  or  emergencies  not  dealt  with  or  provided  for  by  said 
Board,  has  entire  control  of  his  department. 

Sec.  2011.  His  Orders  Obeyed. — He  shall  ha\e  power  to  give 
such  orders  to  the  captains,  members  of  the  police  force  and  the 
Detective  Department  as  he  may  deem  proper;  and  it  shall  be 
their  duty  to  render  to  him  and  his  orders  imi)licit  obedience. 

Sec,  2012.  His  General  Duties — Streets,  Bridges,  Etc.— It  shall 
be  his  duty  at  all  times,  day  or  night,  to  preserve  the  public  peace ; 
to  protect  the  rights  of  persons  and  property ;  to  provide  proper 
police  force  at  fires;  to  protect  the  firemen  and  property  thereat; 
to  protect  strangers  and  travelers  at  railway  staions  ;  to  suppress 
riots  and  insurrections,  disperse  unlawful  or  dangerous  assem- 
blages, and  assemblages  which  obstruct  the  free  passage  of  piib- 
lic  streets,  sidewalks,  parks  and  places;  to  preserve  order  at  elec- 
tions and  all  public  meetings  and  assemblages  ;  to  prevent  and 
regulate  the  movement  of  teams  and  vehicles  in  the  streets  ;  and 


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prevent  the  violation  of  all  laws  and  ordinances  in  force  applica- 
ble to  the  Police  Department.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  the 
Chief  of  Police  to  require  the  police  force  of  the  city  to  make 
daily  rci)orts  of  the  condition  of  the  different  bridges  in  their  re- 
spective beats  in  the  city,  and  in  case  of  any  of  said  brido-es  or 
walls  are  reported  by  the  police  in  a  dangerous  condition,  it  shall 
then  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  notify  the  Mayor, 
whose  duty  it  shall  then  be  to  notify  the  Street  Committee,  and 
ii  the  extent  is  such  as  to  recpiire  the  expenditure  of  city  funds 
ather  than  ordinary  repairs,  it  shall  then  be  the  duty  of  the  May- 
or or  committee  to  call  a  special  meeting  of  the  General  Council 
to  consider  saiue. 

Sec.  2013.  Responsibility  and  Some  Special  Duties.— lie  will 
be  held  responsible  for  the  good  order  of  the  city  and  the  general 
good  conduct  of  the  officers  and  men  of  the  police  force.  He 
will,  as  often  as  possible,  pay  frequent  visits  at  uncertain  hours 
to  various  portions  of  the  city  that  he  may  be  able  to  know  of 
his  own  knowledge  that  the  officers  and  men  are  performing 
their  duties. 

Sec.  2014.  Suspensions.— Neither  the  Chief.  Assistant  Chief. 
Captains  or  Sergeants  shall  be  removed  from  office  or  reduced 
to  ranks,  or  suspended  for  a  longer  time  than  until  the  next  reg- 
ular or  called  meeting  of  the  Board,  without  a  trial  by  the  P.oard 
of  Police  Commissioners,  after  charges  have  been  preferred  and 
the  officer  has  been  given  an  opportunity  to  be  heard,  and  then 
only  by  a  majority  of  the  Board,  and  not  simply  a  majority  of  a 
c[Uorum  present. 

Sec.  2015.  May  Suspend  Subordinates.— The  Chief  of  Police 
shall  have  the  power  to  suspend  any  member  of  the  force  any 
number  of  days  in  his  discretion  for  violation  of  any  rule  for  the 
government  of  the  Police  Department,  until  the  charge  against 
him  is  disposed  of  by  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  at  any 
res-ular  or  called  meeting.  If  the  violation  is  of  such  a  nature 
as  demands  an  investigation  by  the  Board,  he  will  at  once  fur- 
nish the  Secretary  with  the  name  of  the  olificer  suspended,  a 
copy  of  the  charges,  and  the  names  of  the  witnesses  to  be  sub- 
poenaed, that  the  charges  may  be  fully  investigated  by  the  Board 


-<;(;   roiACE — ASST    ciiiki' — ((I  \i,ii-i(  \Tio\s — sToi.KN    i'itoi'i:iir\ 

of  Police  Commissioners;  all  such  tu  he  rc^)urtetl  to  the  Hoard 
at  the  first  called  or  lej^MiIar  mettinf^  tlit-ri-afti-r  for  their  approval. 

Sec.  2016.  Assistant  Chief  Police — Duties  of  Office. —  llic  office 
ui  Assistant  Chief  of  Police  is  herehy  created,  to  be  elected  by 
the  Police  Commissioners.  Said  Assistant  Chief  shall  perform 
the  duties  of  Chief  in  case  of  the  sickness,  absence  or  disabilitv 
of  the  Chief,  and.  otherwise,  he  shall  perform  such  other  duties 
as  may  be  required  of  him  by  the  Chief  or  the  Hoard  of  Police' 
( "omtnissioners. 

Sec.  2017.  Qualifications  for  Assistant  Chief.— Ihe  <|ualifica- 
tions  for  said  position  arc  the  same  as  arc  now  jjrescribed 
for  the  position  of  Chief.  Furthermore,  all  the  provisions  of 
the  Civil  Service  ordinance  prescribing^  rules  for  examination, 
are  hereby  ordained  as  applicable  to  and  coverint;-  the  ])osition  of 
.Assistant  Chief,  except  the  age  limit  of  forty,  shall  not  aj^plv  to 
present  menvbers  of  the  force. 

Sec.  2018.  Salary  Assistant  Chief.— That  said  Assistant  Chief 
be  paid  the  sum  of  $1,")0.0()  per  month  to  be  taken  from  ai)]ior- 
tionment  to  salaries  in  Deparment  of  T'olice. 

Sec.  2019.  Stolen  Property. — Hereafter  any  property  which 
may  be  taken  in  possession  of  by  the  police  force  from  persobs 
who  have  stolen  the  same,  or  otherwise,  shall  be  disi)ose(l  of  in 
;he  following  manner:  AH  such  property  shall  be  taken  to  the  sta- 
tion house  and  safely  kei)t  for  60  days,  and  if  after  that  time  the 
same  shall  be  unclaimed  by  persons  making  satisfactory  proof 
of  title,  the  Chief  of  Police  shall  advertise  the  same  for  sale 
for  ten  days  by  posting  in  three  of  the  most  public  places  in  the 
city  a  v^ritten  notice  which  shall  fully  specify  the  articles  to  be 
sold,  and  the  time  when,  and  place  where  each  sale  will  take 
place. 

Sec.  2020.  Disposition  of  Stolen  Property. — At  such  time  and 
place  the  property  shall  be  sold  to  the  highest  bidder  for  cash  ;' 
such  sales  shall  take  place  between  ten  a.  m.,  and  four  p.  m.,  in 
front  of  the  stationhouse ;  provided,  that  any  perishable  property 
may  he  sold  after  such  notice,  or  such  disposition  made  of  the 


FOMCK — PHOTOGRAPHS — LMKORMS — MIXOUS  ^gy 

same  as  the  MavDr  may  direct.  The  Chief  of  Police  shall  keep  a 
'Complete  record  of  when  such  property  came  into  the  possession 
of  the  police  force,  where  found,  or  from  whom  taken,  a  descrip- 
tion of  the  property,  when  the  same  is  claimed,  and  by  whom,  or 
when  advertised,  and  when  and  for  what  amount  sold.  All 
money  arisin<j^  form  such  sales  shall  be  paid  to  the  City  Tax 
Collector,  and  by  him  to  the  Treasurer. 

Sec.  2021.  Photographs. — The  Department  of  Police  arc  au- 
thorized to  have  jjhotographs  taken  of  persons  arrested  by  the 
officers  of  said  department  where  charged  with  a  felony  :  and  also 
provide  a  system  or  method  of  taking  the  measurements  and  flu- 
tter prints  of  said  persons  and  like  provisions,  whereby  such  crim- 
inals or  arrested  persons  may  be  identified  in  case  of  their  subse- 
(|uent  arrest  or  where  it  is  afterwards  desired  to  identify  same. 
It  is  hereby  made  discretionary  with  the  recorder  or  chief  of  po- 
lice to  have  similar  examinations  and  evidences  of  likeness  and 
.similaritv  preserved  where  said  parties  are  charged  with  t)ffenses 
of  less  grade. 

Sec.  2022.  Special  Officers — Unlawful  to  Wear  Regular  Uni- 
form.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  officer  sworn  in  as  a  special 
policeman  to  wear  a  regulation  police  uniform  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  and  any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section 
>hall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Ccnirt,  be  jjunished  by  a 
fine  not  exceeding  $100.00  and  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days  on  the  Public  Works,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2023.  Minors  Under  Ten  Shall  Not  be  Conveyed  in  Patrol 
Wagon. — That  minors  under  the  age  of  ten,  when  arrested  for 
offenses  against  the  city,  shall  not  be  conveyed  to  the  station- 
house  in  the  police  patrol  or  similar  wagon.  When  such  minors 
are  arrested  the  officers  shall  serve  them  with  a  copy  of  charges 
and  thereupon  they  shall  be  released  without  bond. 

Sec.  2024.  Detective  Agency  Business  Abolished — Hovi^  Li- 
censed Hereafter— Subject  to  Police  Supervision.— No  person, 
firm,  company  or  corporation  shall  carry  on  or  be  engaged  in  the 
business  of  a  private  detective  or  detective  agency,  unless  such 


person,  tirni  or  corpcjration  has  been  tir.st  reconiniendcd  for  li- 
cense or  ])erniit  for  such  detective  business  or  aj^'ency  by  the 
Iniard  (if  I'dHcc  L'oiuniissioners  of  said  City;  Init  in  all  cases 
in  which  such  recommendation  is  made  and  certilied  I^y  the 
i5oard  of  J\)lice  Commissioners  to  the  Clerk  of  Council,  a 
license  or  permit  shall  be  thereupon  issued  for  >uch  business. 
When  so  licensed,  the  licensee  shall  take  the  oath  oi  a  citv 
detective,  and  be  subject  to  police  supervision.  An\-  person, 
firm  or  corporation  who  shall  be  hereafter  cncraged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  a  detective  or  detective  agency  in  said  City,  outside  of 
the  ])olice  force  of  said  City,  and  without  a  license  issued  as 
liereinabove  provided  for,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  ex- 
ceeding Five  Hundred  Dollars,  or  imprisonment  for  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2025.  Detective  Agency — Bond  Required — Use  of  Persons 
Injured  by. — All  persons,  firms  or  corporations,  licensed  under 
authority  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Counciol,  for  the  purpose  of 
operating  a  detective  agency,  or  following  the  occupations  of 
detective,  shall  give  a  bond  in  the  sum  of  $1,000.  payable  to  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  for  the  use  of  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  in- 
jured or  damaged  on  account  of  any  illegal  act  of  such  agency  or 
detective  or  persons  employed  as  detectives  by  such  licensed 
agency  or  detective  or  any  employee  in  and  about  their  business 
licensed  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2026.  Penalty. — Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  carrv- 
ing  on  a  detective  agency  or  following  the  occupation  of  de- 
tective, without  giving  l)ond  as  required  in  foregoing  section, 
shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  bv  a 
line  not  exceeding  $500.00,  or  sentenced  to  work  on  the  streets  or 
public  places  of  the  City,  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or 
both  penalties,  to  be  inflicted,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2027.  Certificate  as  to  Character. — Xo  detective  agencv 
now  or  hereafter  licensed  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  send 
out  or  employ  for  detective  work  any  person  or  agent  whose 
character  and  proficiency  has  not  been  approved  by  the  r>oard 


I'oi.KK — di:tk<  Ti\  10  .\<;i:n(v — Assi  >ii><;  to  bk  i'<u,i<kmax  ygg 

of  Police  Commissioners  and  the  Chief  of  Police, -and  a  certifi- 
cate to  that  efifect  lodged  with  said  detective  agency. 

Sec.  2028.  Penalty. — Any  detective  agency  now  or  hereafter 
licensed  by  the  City  of  Atlanta  that  sends  out  any  person  or 
agents  to  do  detective  work  without  the  approval  provided  for 
in  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance  shall  thereby  forfeit  the  li- 
cense granted  for  such  agency,  and  if  it  thereafter  continues  said 
detective  agency,  any  person,  agent  or  officer  or  manager  of  such 
agency  shall,  on  C(3nviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  a  viola- 
tion of  this  ordinance,  be  fined  for  each  day's  operation  as  a 
separate  offense,  not  exceeding  Two  Hundred  Dollars,  or  im- 
prisoned not  exceeding  thirt}-  days,  or  forced  to  work  upon  the 
Public  Works  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  all  of  such 
penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2029.  Assuming  to  be  Policemen, — It  shall  not  be  lawful 
for  any  person  not  being  a  policeman  in  the  city,  to  assume  to 
act  as  such,  or  represent  himself  as  such  ;  and  every  one  violat- 
ing this  clause  of  this  ordinance,  upon  con\iction  thereof,  shall 
be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not 
exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2030.  Search — Delivering  of  Effects  in  State  Cases — Not 
Search  Person  when  Sober. — In  case  of  the  delivery  of  any  per- 
son arrested  lri>m  police  station  to  the  custody  of  the  Sherifif,  or 
other  arresting  officer  of  this  or  any  other  county  or  State,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  stationhouse  keeper,  as  aforesaid,  to  de- 
liver anv  weapon  belonging  to  such  prisoner  to  such  arresting 
officer,  but  to  deliver  any  valuables  or  money  belonging  to  such 
prisoner  to  the  ])risoner  himself,  and  to  take  receipts  from  the 
prisoner  and  arresting  officer  f(jr  the  articles  delivered  to  them 
respectively.  Except  in  cases  of  intoxication  of  the  prisoner,  as 
afcjresaid.  it  shall  not  be  allowable  for  the  stationhouse  keeper 
to  remove  their  valuables  from  their  persons,  unless  under  au- 
thority of  a  search  warrant,  duly  sworn  to  by  a  person  claiming 
such  valuables,  but  it  shall  be  allowable  for  such  stationhouse 
keeper  to  receive  for  safe  keeping  any  such  money  and  valuables 
at  the  request  of  such  prisoner,  and  in  such  case  the  same  shall 
be  listed,  docketed  and  receipted  for  as  hereinbefore  provided  for. 


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(Statioiiliousc  kcTpcrs  arc  now  NtationlioiiM-  scrj^'caiits.  May  5, 
1897). 

Sec.  2031.  Patrolmen  Give  Whole  Time — Always  on  Duty. — 
'i'lic  officers  and  nicinbcrs  of  ihc  i)t)licc  force  .shall  devote  their 
whole  time  and  attention  to  the  business  of  the  department,  and 
arc  expressly  prohibited  from  following  any  other  calling,  or  be- 
ing employed  in  any  other  business  while  connected  with  the 
]K)lice  departnieni.  Altlu)ugh  the  "members  of  the  force  are,  by 
the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  service,  relieved  at  certain  liours 
from  the  actual  performance  of  duty  on  ordinary  occasions,  vet 
they  are  held  to  be  at  all  times  on  duty,  and  must  be  prepared, 
while  relieved  as  aforesaid,  to  act  immediately  on  notice  that 
their  services  are  required.  Provided,  that  the  Probation  Offi- 
cer may  have  an  office  with  the  Rescue  Association,  said  .\sso- 
ciation  now  maintaining  a  place  at  Xo.  .");}  Decatur  Street,  and 
be  authorized  to  exercise  general  superintendence  over  the  work 
of  said  Association  and  be  permitted  to  receive  such  compensa- 
tion therefor,  in  addition  to  salary  paid  by  the  City,  as  said  as- 
sociation may  desire  to  pay. 

Sec.  2032.  Duties  of  Deputy  City  Marshal.— Each  officer  in  the 
office  of  City  Marshal,  who  is  sworn  in  and  entrusted  with  the 
powers,  and  given  the  duties  of  Deputy  City  Marshal,  shall  each 
and  all  be  vested  with  the  rights  and  powers  of  a  regular  police 
officer,  of  the  City  of  Atlanta.  They  shall  each  be  sworn  in  as 
such  by  the  J>oard  of  Police  Commissioners,  and  be  furnished 
with  a  badge  as  a  regular  police  officer,  and  are  hereby  empow- 
ered with  the  duty  and  authority  to  make  arrests,  in  proper  cases, 
as  other  policemen,  or  when  so  directed  by  the  Chief,  or  other 
directing  officers  of  the  Department  of  Police. 

Sec.  2033.  Selling  Cigarettes. — The  police  authorities  are 
hereby  specially  charged  and  instructed  to  most  rigidly  enforce 
and  bring  to  trial  all  parties  who  violate  the  State  enactment  in 
regard  to  selling  or  furnishing  cigarettes  or  cigarette  material  to 
minors.  Any  dealer  or  agent  keeping  on  hand  for  the  purpose  of 
selling,  giving  or  furnishing  cigarettes  or  cigarette  materials  that 
have 'been  adulterated  with  opium,  Indian  hemp  or  any  compound 
thereof,  shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  for 


POLICK — flG.VnETTKS— LKAKS— B.VnOK    SPECI.VI,    OFFICKUS      ryi 

each  offense,  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10.00)  dollars,  nor 
more  than  one  hnndred  ($100.00)  dollars,  or  serve  not  more  than 
tlie  discretion  of  the  Conrt ;  provided,  that  nothing?  herein  con- 
thirty  days  npon  the  pnblic  works  of  said  city,  either  or  both,  in 
tained  shall  apply  to  wholesale  dealers  in  fnrnishino-  the  whole- 
sale or  retail  trade  outsirle  of  Fnlton  County. 

Sec.  2034.  Leaks  in  Water  Pipes.— It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  policemen  to  report  to  the  Superintendent  of  the  Water- 
works any  unnecessary  leaks  in  the  water  pipes,  hydrants  or 
private  sprinklers  that  they  may  notice  in  their  rounds,  and 
they  shall  have  authority  to  enter  any  premises  where  anv  useless 
waste  of  water  mav  appear,  and  notify  the  tenant  or  owner  of 
the  same,  and  if  such  waste  is  not  stopped,  a  case  shall  be  made 
before  the  Recorder's  Court  against  the  person  allowing-  such 
waste,  and  on  conviction,  the  offender  shall  be  fined  not  exceed- 
ing ten  dollars  and  costs,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirtv 
days. 

Sec.  2035.  Special  Policemen — Badge — Duty. — Special  po- 
licemen appointed  u()on  any  emergency  or  apprehension  of  riot, 
tumult,  mob,  insurrection  or  invasion,  or  during  any  day  of  pub- 
lic election,  shall  have  all  the  powers  and  privileges  and  perform 
all  the  duties  that  may  be.  by  the  rules,  orders  and  regulations, 
from  time  to  time,  prescribed.  They  shall  wear  a  badge  pre- 
scribed and  furnished  by  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners. 

Sec.  2036.  Private  Watchmen — Subject  to  Officers  of  the  De- 
partment.— Pri\ate  watchmen  appointed  ui)on  the  application  or 
at  the  expense  of  railroads  or  other  corporations,  or  of  individ- 
uals, shall  have  the  powers  and  exercise  the  duties  of  patrolmen, 
onlyf  at  the  place  designated  in  their  license,  and  during  their 
hours  of  duty,  or  when  called  upon  by  regular  officers  of  the  force. 
They  shall  be  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  Chief  of  Police,  cap- 
tains and  sergeants,  and  shall  obey  the  rules  of  the  Board  of  Po- 
lice Commissioners.  They  shall  be  removed  at  any  time  by  the 
Board  of  Police  Commissioners  without  assigning  any  cause 
therefor,  after  due  notice  being  given  to  the  person  or  persons 
who  applied  for  the  appointment  aforesaid.  They  will  be  re- 
quired to  wear  a  special  police  badge. 


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Sec.  2037.  Requisites  of.— No  i)tr>tm  will  l)c-  apiujimci  a  pri- 
vate watchman  who  is  under  twciity-oiic  <>r  (jvcr  sixty  years  of 
a.q-e.  or  who  is  not  a  citizen  of  the  City  of  .\tlanta  ;  or  who  is  not 
al)le  to  read  and  write  the  i:nj,dish  lan<,aia«,'e  nnder>tan<linj.jly  ; 
or  who  is  not  of  i^ood  moral  character:  or  who  has  e\er  l)een 
convicted  t»f  crime. 

Sec.  2038.  Previous  Residence  of  Twelve  Months  Necessary 
by  Applicants  for  Police  Force.— Xo  person  shall  be  eli^nhle  t»»  a 
position  oil  the  jxilice  force  unless  he  shall  have  resided  con- 
tinuousK  in  the  city  limits  for  twelve  months  next  preceding; 
his  application,  and  an  aftidavit  to  this  effect  shall  he  tiled  with 
his  application.  accomi)anied  by  the  tax  collector's  receipt  or 
cerlitiacte  that  all  taxes  recpiired  of  him  have  been  i)aid  for  the 
vear  i)reccdin,LC  the  election.  .Applicants  for  appointment  to 
])ositions  on  the  i)olice  force  shall  ])resenl  to  the  Police  Connnis- 
sioner  a  petitifni  in  the  prescribed  form,  which  shall  be  si_i;iied  by 
at  least  five  citizens  of  ^nnid  character  and  habits,  and  verified 
by  the  affidavit  of  one  of  them,  to  be  desij.jnated 

Sec.  2039.  Stationery  Engines  Under  Police  Control — Must 
Visit — Unlicensed  Engineers  Prosecuted. — All  ])laces  in  the 
City  of  Atlanta  where  stationary  steam  en-^ines  or  boilers  are, 
operated  are  ])]ace(l  muler  the  ])olice  control  of  the  C  ity  of  At- 
lanta and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  ])olice  to  visit  each 
steam  plant  in  the  city,  as  often  as  may  l)e  necessary  t<^  carry 
out  the  purposes  of  this  ordinance,  and  ascertain  if  the  en^-ine 
or  b()iler  therein  is  operated  by  a  licensed  engineer  or  assistant 
engineer,  and,  if  such  police  oflficer  ascertains  that  the  engine  or 
boiler  aforesaid  is  being  operated  without  such  licensed  engineer 
or  assistant  engineer,  he  shall  at  once  sue  out  an  accusation 
against  such  i^erson  in  the  Criminal  Court  of  Atlnata  and  j)ros- 
ecutc  same  as  other  .State  offenses  are  prosecuted. 

Sec.  2040.  Stationary  Engineers  to  Post  License — Penalty. — 

All  licensed  engineers  shall  keep  their  license  or  certificate  is-, 
sued  by  the  said  Board  of  Examiners  of  Engineers  posted  in  a 
conspicuous  place  in  the  engine  or  boiler  room  where  they  work 
and  on  failure  to  post  their  licenses,  as  herein  required  and  on 
conviction  of  violating  this  section  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of. 


fOI.K  K I'AWMIKOKKHS — REPORTS — f  ITV    PHYSICIAXS  -70 

the  City  of  Atlanta,  such  pcrscju  shall  be  htied  not  exceeding- 
fifty  ($50.00)  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding-  thirty  days 
upon  the  public  works  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  either  or  both 
])enalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2041.  Form  of  Pawnbroker's  Report.— The  following- 
form  for  pawnbroker's  reports  is  the  official  form  and  all  reports, 
recjuired  to  be  made  by  pawnbrokers  under  existing  ordinances, 
shall  be  made  in  this  form,  and  shall,  in  all  respects,  complv 
therewith.  Reports,  not  following  this  form  and  containing  the 
information  therein  provided,  shall  be  rejected.  The  pawn- 
broker, making  such  insufficient  and  rejected  report,  shall  be 
deemed  in  default  and  held  not  to  comply  with  the  ordinances 
requiring-  reports  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  penalties,  provided 
in  such  ordinances,  for  failing  to  make  reports. 


Pawnbrokers'  Daily  Report. 

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Sec.  2042.  City  Physicians  Must  Examine  Applicants  for  the 
Police  Force. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  city  physicians,  in  the 
wards  of  the  residences  of  such  applicants,  to  examine  all  ap- 
plicants for  positions  on  the  police  force  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
and  upon  the  request  of  the  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Police 
Commissioners  of  said  City,  to  file  in  the  office  of  the  Board  of 
Police  Commissioners  under  the  official  signature  of  said  city 


'"  t  I'oijri-: i»\n\iii:>i — sthkkis    <m:\ii      i-ko*  i:'»hi«>nn 

i)  t  4 

physician,    a    ccrtiticati-    »>f    tin-    physical    i..iuliii..M    <»f    .>ai(l    ap- 
pHcant. 

Sec.  2043.  Clear  Streets  for  Military  Parade.  — It  >hall  hi- 
within  the  authority  of,  and  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  chief  of 
police  and  other  police  officers  and  patrolmen,  upon  applicati(^n 
to  the  chief  of  police  for  such  purpose,  to  clear  the  roadway, 
or  as  much  of  the  roadway,  of  any  street  or  streets  in  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  in  advance  of  a  parade  of  the  military  forces  of  the 
United  States,  or  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  or  any  portion  of  such 
forces  of  the  General  or  State  Government,  as  the  officer  or  of- 
ficers of  such  forces  shall  desire  to  use  for  the  purpose  of  sucii 
parade,  preference  being  given,  however,  to  L'nited  States  mail, 
])olice  patrol  wagon  and  the  fire  department.  The  chief  of  police 
shall  indicate  the  location  of  street  traders  on  the  streets,  as 
l)rovided  elsewhere  in  this  Code. 

Sec.  2044.  Also  for  Civic  Parades. —  It  shall  likewise  be  within 
the  authority  of,  and  shall  be  the  duty  of,  said  chief  of  police  and 
other  police  officers  and  patrolmen,  upon  like  application,  to 
clear  the  roadway  of  any  street  or  streets  necessary,  in  the 
judgment  of  the  chief  of  police,  to  be  used  for  civic  parade  or 
procession. 

Sec.  2045.  Shall  Remove  All  Ordinary  Traffic — Animals. — 
Vehicles — Pedestrians. — In  clearing  the  roadway,  or  designated 
portion  of  the  roadway,  of  any  street  or  streets,  in  advance  of 
such  military  parade  or  civic  procession,  it  shall  be  within  the 
authority,  and  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  chief  of  police  or  other 
police  officer  or  patrolmen,  to  cause  the  removal  therefrom  of 
all  ordinary  traffic  and  travel,  including  animals,  vehicles  and 
pedestrians. 

Sec.  2046.  Penalty. — Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  refus- 
ing to  remove  himself,  or  animals,  or  vehicle  in  his  possession 
or  under  his  control  from  the  roadway  or  designated  portion  of 
the  roadway  of  any  street  intended  to  be  used  for  any  such  mil- 
itary or  civic  parade  or  procession,  upon  notice  so  to  do  by  the 
chief  of  police  or  any,  other  police  officer  or  patrolman,  or  com- 
ing upon  a  roadway  or  designated  portion  of  a  roadway  of  any 


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such  street,  so  as  to  prevent  the  free  use  thereof  by  such  mil- 
itary or  civic  parade  or  procession,  over  the  objection  of  such 
chief  of  police  or  other  officer  or  policeman,  or  over  the  oh- 
jection  of  the  officer  or  person  in  charge  of  such  parade  or  pro- 
cession, shall  be  guilty  of  a  violation  of  this  ordinance,  and,  on 
conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, shall  be  subject  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  One  Hundred 
($100.00)  Dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  days, 
either  or  both  of  these  punishments,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court. 

Sec.  2047.     Arrest  for  Violation  of  State  Laws  as  to  Parades. 

— It  shall  likewise  be  the  duty  of  the  chief  of  Police  or  other 
police  officers  or  policemen  to  arrest  any  person,  firm  or  corpor- 
ation whose  obstruction  of  any  military  parade  shall  amount  to 
a  violation  of  the  ])enal  laws  of  the  State,  and  to  prosecute  such 
ofifenders  in  the  State  Courts  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law. 
law. 

Sec.  2048.  Disorderly  Conduct  Not  Allowed  on  or  Near  the 
Cars  of  the  Collins  Park  and  Belt  Railroad  at  any  Point  on  the 
Line  of  Said  Railroad,  Either  at  or  Between  the  Terminals  of 
Said  Line. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to 
tight  or  quarrel,  or  use  profane  or  vulgar  language,  or  otherwise 
act  in  a  disorderly  manner,  on  or  near  the  cars  of  the  Collins 
I'ark  and  I>elt  Railroad  Company  at  any  j^oint  between  its  ter- 
minus on  Marietta  Street,  near  Broad  Street,  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  and  its  other  terminus  at  the  Chattahoochee  River,  the 
whole  line  of  railroad  of  said  company  having  been  incorporated 
as  a  part  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  for  police  purposes,  by  an  act 
aj^proved  December  3d,  1896, 

Sec.  2049.  Disorderly  Conduct  not  Allowed  at  the  Park  at  the 
Terminus  of  Collins  Park  and  Belt  Railroad  at  the  Chattahoo- 
chee River. — It  shall  likewise  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or 
persons  to  fight  or  quarrel  or  use  profane  or  vulgar  language,  or 
act  in  a  disorderly  manner,  at  the  pleasure  resort  of  the  termi- 
nus of  said  roacP  on  the  Chattahoochee  River,  said  pleasure  re- 
sort also  being  incorporated  under  the  Act  mentioned  in  above 
section. 


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Sec.  2050.  Employees  of  Collins  Park  and  Belt  Railroad 
Made  Policemen  for  Enforcing  Sections  2048  and  2049.— The 
co!iductt)rs.  motornu'ii  and  other  employees  of  the  said  CdUIms 
Park  and  Belt  Railroad  Company,  are  hereby  vested  with  the 
full  power  and  authority  of  policemen  for  the  purpose  of  ar- 
resting- and  bringing  to  trial  persons  guilty  t)t  auy  violation  of 
Sections  2048  and  204}). 

Sec.  2051.  Penalty. — Any  person  convicted  of  violation  of 
Sections  2048  and  2049  shall  be  liable  to  a  tine  of  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  e.xceeding  thirty  days, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
and  said  court  shall,  also,  in  its  discretion,  bind  over  persons 
guilty  of  the  violation  of  State  laws  to  the  courts  having  juris- 
diction of  such  violations. 

Sec.  2052.  Juvenile  Court. —  From  and  after  the  hriht  day  of 
April,  1904,  the  Recorder,  or  other  authorized  officer  sitting  as 
Recorder  pro  tern,  shall  hold  sessions  of  said  court  for  the  trial 
of  offenses  committed  by  t)r  charged  against  juveniles,  under  the 
age  of  fifteen  years,  separate  and  apart  from  the  sessions  of 
said  court. 

Sec.  2053.  Held  in  Recorder's  Court  Room. —  That  said  ses- 
sions shall  be  held  in  the  Recorder's  Court  room,  or  any  con- 
venient place  in  the  building  where  the  Recorder's  Court  is 
held,  and  under  the  authority  of  law  providing  for  its  establish- 
ment and  authorizing  it  to  try  for  oiifenses  committed  against 
the  law  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2054.  Time  Fixed  by  Recorder. — The  time  for  holding 
said  sessions  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Recorder  under  order  signed 
by  him  and  entered  upon  the  minutes  or  docket  of  said  court. 

Sec.  2055.  Juveniles. — All  cases  against  juveniles  under  the 
age  of  fifteen  years  shall  be  entered  upon  a  separate  docket, 
and  shall  be  heard  and  determined  in  said  court,  sitting,  for  the 
time  being,  for  the  especial  purpose  of  trying  juveniles,  except 
in  cases  where  said  juveniles  are  jointly  accused  with  persons 


POLICE — RKCt»RI>KIl — ,Al  'riI«HMT\ — I'KOM ATIO.V     OFFICER        gyy 

older  than  fifteen  years,  in  which  last  named  contingency  said 
juveniles  sliall  be  tried  as  at  present. 

Sec.  2056.  Authority  of  Recorder — Final  Judgment. — In  the 
trial  of  the  cases  herein  provided  for,  the  Recorder  shall  have 
the  right  and  authority  to  render  final  judgment,  as  provided  un- 
der existing  laws,  but  in  addition  to  said  poAver  and  authority, 
he  is  hereby  empowered  to  continue  cases  against  such  juve- 
niles in  his  discretion,  without  rendering  final  judgment  in  cases 
filed  against  them,  and  pending  such  continuance,  to  retain 
such  cases  upon  his  docket  for  further  consideration  and  deter- 
mination. 

Sec.  2057.  Discretion  of  Recorder  to  be  Used. — In  any  case 
where  such  continuance  is  had,  it  shall  be  in  the  power  and  dis- 
cretion of  the  Recorder  to  set  down  said  case  pre-emptorily  for 
trial,  and  to  cause  such  juveniles  to  attend  said  pre-emptory 
hearing,  without  additional  process  than  the  one  first  served, 
and,  wdien  so  brought  before  him,  to  determine  the  case  as  a 
continued  case,  and  to  make  such  disposition  thereof  as  the 
laws  and  ordinances  of  the  city  direct. 

Sec.  2058.  Recorder  May  Dismiss  a  Case. — In  any  case, 
where  a  continuance  is  had,  as  aforesaid,  it  shall  be  in  the  power 
and  discretion  of  the  Recorder  to  order  the  pending  case  dis- 
missed, provided  he  is  satisfied  from  the  conduct  of  the  juvenile 
accused  that  such  a  disposition  of  the  case  is  advisable,  and 
'such  accused  has  given  sufficient  assurance  of  good  behavior 
for  the  future. 

Sec.  2059.  Probation  Officer  Appointed  by  Recorder. — The 
Recorder  shall,  from  time  to  time,  designate  a  member  of  the 
police  force  to  perform  the  duties  of  probation  officer,  and  as 
such,  in  addition  to  the  usual  duties  of  a  police  officer,  he  shall 
have  special  charge  of  juveniles  apprehended  under  the  age 
of  fifteen,  and  shall  fully  investigate  their  history,  the  nature 
of  the  offense  charged,  their  surroundings  and  sucl^  other  facts 
as  will  enable  him  to  make  a  proper  recommendation  as  to 
the  disposition  of  the  charges  preferred. 

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Sec.  2060.     Duties  of  Police  Department  as  to  Juveniles. — It 

shall  be  the  duty  of  the  memlx-rs  of  the  Police  Department,  in 
any(  case  where  the  detention  of  a  juvenile  is  determined  upon 
by  the  probation  ofificer  prior  to  the  heariii.i^,  or  by  the  Recorder 
after  investigation,  to  detain  them  in  wards,  separate  and  apart 
from  other  prisoners,  and  to  prevent  contact  by  them  with  older 
criminals,  provided,  however,  this  provision  siiall  not  be  en- 
forced until  provision  is  made  for  a  separate  place  for  the  de- 
tention of  such  juvenile  offenders. 

Sec.  2061.  Duty  of  Probation  Officer— Shall  Advise  With 
Recorder  and  Assist  Juveniles. — It  shall  be  the  duty  uf  the 
probation  officer  to  take  charge  of,  supervise  and  control  all 
juvenile  offenders  of  the  city;  to  investigte  their  circumstances 
surrounding  the  charges  against  them  ;  to  advise  the  Recorder, 
as  often  as  may  be  necessary  of  the  conduct  of  all  juvenile  of- 
fenders; to  make  such  recommendation  as  he  may  think  proper 
as  to  the  individual  off'ender,  or  the  general  conduct  of  his  de- 
partment; keep  a  full  and  accurate  record  of  all  juvenile  offend- 
ers and  their  offenses ;  to  make  rules  and  regulations  governing 
reports  to  him  by  juvenile  offenders,  pending  the  continuance  of 
the  case  against  them,  as  to  their  conduct,  employment  and  such 
other  proper  requirements  as  will  enable  him  to  advise  with, 
assist  and  be  informed  about  such  juvenile  offenders. 

Sec.  2062.  Police  Matron. — The  office  of  Police  Matron  be, 
and  the  same  hereby  created,  the  term  of  which  shall  be  for 
two  years,  beginning  April  1,  1901,  and  until  her  successor  is 

elected  and  qualified. 

Sec.  2063.  Requirements — Experience — Intelligence — Char- 
acter.— Said  office  shall  be  filled  by  a  woman  of  experience,  in- 
telligence and  strong  moral  character,  who  shall  be  elected  by 
the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  at  their  regular  meeting  in 
March,  1901,  and  every  second  year  thereafter. 

Sec.  2064.  Duties  of  Police  Matron. — Said  Police  Matron 
shall  be  provided  with  a  suitable  apartment  at  the  Police  Bar- 
racks, and  be  required  to  spend  such  time  there  as  the  Board 
of  Police  Commissioners  may  direct,  and  be  subject  to  call  at 


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any  time,  night  and  day.  She  shall  have  charge  of  and  min- 
ister to  all  women  and  children  who  are  taken  in  charge  of  or 
arrested  by  the  police  authorities,  or  who  come  under  the  pro- 
tection or  custody  of  the  police  department.  It  is  not  intended 
that  said  women  and  children  shall  be  under  her  care  as  an  ar- 
resting officer.  If  they  are  held  for  any  offense,  the  police  de- 
partment shall  see  that  they  are  safely  imprisoned.  But  said 
Police  Matron  shall  see  that  they  receive  such  attention  as 
women  and  children  require;  she  shall  advise  with  and  furnish 
such  information  as  her  discretion  may  suggest,  not  inconsistent 
with  the  rules  and  regulations  adopted  by  the  Board  of  Police 
Commissioners.  She  shall  see  that  no  improper  persons  visit, 
or  improper  license  is  taken  with  said  women  and  children,  and, 
in  short,  she  shall  discharge  all  the  duties  that  appertain  to 
such  ofTice. 

Sec.  2065.  Subject  to  Rules  and  Regulations. — Said  Police 
Matron  shall  be  subject  to  all  rules  and  regulations  adopted  by 
the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  which  are  not  inconsistent 
with  this  or  any  other  ordinance  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council. 

Sec.  2066.  Salary  of  PoHce  Matron. — Said  Police  Matron 
shall  receive  a  salary  of  Thirty  Dollars  per  month,  to  be  paid 
during  the  current  year,  from  a  special  apportionment  to  the 
Department  of  Police,  and  after  the  current  year  to  be  paid  from 
the  regular  apportionment  to  the  Department  of  Police. 

S.\L.\RIES  ACCORDING  TO  SERVICE— RETIREMKXT 
—REDUCED  PAY-TRIALS— EPFICIENXY 

Sec.  2067.     Pay  According  to  Years  Served — Amount. — The 

pay  of  all  patrolmen  in  the  department  of  police,  that  is  the 
members  who  do  actual  and  active  patrol  service,  shall  be  fixed 
and  paid  as  follows  : 

For  the  first  year  of  their  service  with  the  city,  they  shall  re- 
ceive the  sum  of  $60.00  per  month. 

For  the  second  year  of  their  service  with  the  city,  they  shall 
receive  the  sum  of  $65.00  per  month. 

For  the  third  year  of  their  service  with  the  city,  they  shall 
receive  the  sum  of  $70.00  per  month. 


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For  the  fourth  year  ui  their  service  wuh  Uic  eii\ ,  they  shall 
receive  the  sum  of  $75.00  per  month. 

For  the  fifth  year  of  their  service  with  the  city,  they  shall 
receive  the  sum  of  $80.00  per  mouth. 

For  the  sixth  year  of  tlieir  service  with  the  city,  they  shall 
receive  the  sum  of  $85.00  per  m<inth,  and  after  having  served 
as  such  patrolmen  in  said  department  continuously  for  as  long 
as  six  years,  they  shall  receive  the  sum  of  $!M).00  per  mouth  dur- 
ing- their  service  as  such   patrolmen. 

Sec.  2068.  No  Reduction  in  Present  Pay. —  The  above  pro- 
visions shall  not  operate  to  reduce  any  man  now  serving  in  the 
salaries  now  paid,  but,  as  to  them  the  ordinance  shall  be  pro.s- 
pective  except  as  to  those  found  inetTecient  as  hereinafter  pro- 
vided. 


Sec.   2069.     Conditioned    on    Faithful    Service — Suspension — 

Effect. — Thi.s  increase  for  each  year  up  to  and  including  the 
sixth  year  of  service  of  such  i)atrolmeu.  shall  be  conditioned 
upon  the  faithful  performance  of  all  duties  by  such  officers  and, 
should  any  patrolman  be  suspended  for  as  long  as  thirty  days 
during  any  year  up  to  and  including  the  sixth  year  of  service, 
by  and  under  lawful  authority,  full  opi)ortimily  having  been 
given  for  a  hearing  from  such  patrolman,  then  such  suspension 
shall  operate  as  to  retain  patrolman  in  the  same  class  or  the 
year  following  his  suspension  and  for  the  same  pay  as  for  the 
year  in  which  he  was  suspended,  in  other  words,  such  patrolman 
loses  a  year  in  the  computation  of  his  compensation  under  the 
system  herein  ordained. 

Sec.  2070.  Maximum — How  Computed. — All  patrolmen,  as 
indicated  in  the  preceding  section  who.  (_)n  the  lirst  day  oi  (  )cto- 
ber,  1910,  have  served  for  as  long  as  three  years  shall  there- 
after be  paid  the  sum  of  $80.00  per  month  and  such  compensa- 
tion shall  be  increased,  as  provided  by  this  ordinance  for  each 
additional  year's  service  thereafter  at  the  rate  of  $5.00  per  month 
until  each  patrolman  shall  be  paid  the  maximum  sum  of  $90.00 
per  month  while  serving  as  an  active  patrolman. 


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Sec.  2071,  Examination  Trial. — Tlie  Board  ot  Police  Coni- 
missiutuTS  sliall  examine  into  the  efficiency  of  the  officers  and 
members  of  the  department  of  police  and.  in  all  cases  where 
they  find  any  officer  or  patrolman  inefficient  for  any  reason,  they 
shall  cause  a  statement  of  the  alleged  inefficiency  to  be  served 
upon  such  officer  or  member  at  least  five  days  before  any  regular 
meeting  and  shall  call  upon  such  officer  or  member  to  show  cause 
before  them  at  such  meeting  why  the  judgment  should  not 
herein  be  entered  declaring  such  officer  or  man  inefficient  for 
the  reasons  stated.  This  statement  shall  be  signed  by  the  clerk 
of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissiuners  and  a  copy  served  on  such 
officer  or  patrolman  personally,  or  at  the  last  known  address 
of  such  officer  or  patrolman  by  an  officer  designated  by  the 
chairman  of  the  B«)ard  of  Police  Commissioners.  Prior  to  such 
hearing,  the  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners,  or. 
in  his  absence  the  vice-chairman,  shall  cause  such  officers  and 
men  who  have  been  cited  to  appear  at  said  meeting,  for  the 
reasons  above  named,  to  be  examined  by  three  competent  phy- 
sicians selected  for  that  purpose  by  the  Board  of  Police  Com- 
missioners, prior  to  such  regular  meeting,  in  time  to  have  the 
examination  completed  and  rept>rt  thereof  made  to  such  reg- 
ular meting. 

Sec.  2072  Trial  —  Method  —  Physicians  Report.— At  said 
hearings,  eacii  case  .sliall  be  called  .separately,  a  statement  of 
the  cause  of  inefficiency  read,  the  report  of  the  phy.sicians  read, 
and  such  additional  evidence  .shall  be  heard  witli  reference 
thereto  as  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners  may  desire  or 
such  officer  or  member  may  present. 

Sec.  2073  Judgment. — If  said  Board  of  Police  Commission- 
ers, at  said  hearing,  find  any  officer  or  member  to  do  inefficient 
service  for  any  reason  whether  by  age,  disease,  injuries  or  other 
cause,  they  shall  enter  a  judgment  to  that  effect  on  the  minutes 
of  the  Board. 

Sec.  2074.  Effect— Light  Service— Reduced  Pay.— In  all 
cases  where  such  judgment  is  entered  by  the  Board  of  Police 
Commissioners,  they  shall  thereupon  place  such  officer  or  mem- 
ber at   light  work   in   the   department,  such   as   policing  parks, 


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cemetery  or  similar  vsmk  ur  at  service  in  ami  aruiiml  the  police 
station  or  elsewhere  wiicre  active  patrol  diitv  is  not  re(|uire(l 
and  the  pay  of  such  officer  or  men  shall  thereupon  be  likewise 
reduced  to  the  sum  of  $43.00  per  month,  provitled.  the  Hoard  of 
Police  Commissioners  are  hereby  j,Mven  the  authority  and  dis- 
cretion to  pay  the  sum  of  sixty  ($GO.(-M))  dollars  per  month  to 
any  more  of  said  reduced  patrolmen,  as,  in  their  judj^jment 
should  receive  same,  if  the  duty  is  more  active  than  that  in- 
dicated in  this  ordinance  for  men  of  this  class.  It  is  the  purpose 
of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  to  make  this  ordinance  effect- 
ive with  the  be^inuiii^  of  the  |irc>enl  calendar  year  but  l)y  rea- 
son of  the  fact  that  some  time  will  be  re(|uired  to  j^ive  a  full 
and  fair  hearing  to  the  otTicers  and  mendjers  concerned,  the 
compensation  of  such  officers  and  men  who  arc  found  inefficient, 
and  herein  provided  shall  not  be  reduced  for  the  month  of  Jan- 
uary, 1910,  or  up  to  the  loth  of  h'ebruary.  HMO,  payable  monthly, 
but  such  reduction  shall  begin  with  the  15th  day  of  l'\'bruary, 
1910,  and  shall  continue  thereafter  while  such  officers  or  men  are 
doing  such  service  as  herein  provided. 

Sec.  2075.  Continue  as  Members  of  Department — Subject 
to  Orders. — Such  officers  and  men,  as  are  found  inefficient  as 
lierein  provided  shall  continue  as   members  of  the  dejjartment 

of  police,  and  shall  be  subject  to  perform  such  duties  as  their 
strength  will  permit  and  shall  be  subject  to  the  orders  of  the 
Board  of  Police  Commissioners  at  all  times. 


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CHAPTER  LXXI 

POWDER 

Sec.  2076.  Powder — Minimum  Amount  to  be  Kept — How 
Kept — Penalty  for  Violation. — .\«)  merchaiu,  ur  other  person, 
shall,  within  the  City  of  Atlanta,  keep  in  any  house,  or  over 
night,  except  in  a  public  warehouse,  more  than  one  keg  :i 
powder  at  a  time,  which  shall  be  kept  in  a  tin  can;  and  foi  a 
violation  of  this  ordinance  the  offender  may  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  imprisoned  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Rccorde •"s  Court. 

Sec.  2077.  Must  Have  License  to  Sell  Gun  Powder— Fees 
Go  Into  City  Treasury — Penalty  for  Violation.— It  shall  nut  be 
lawful  for  any  i)er.son  or  persons  t.»  sell  gunpowder  without  f^rst 
having  i)rocured  a  license  from  the  Clerk  of  Counci'..  wh(j  shall 
receive  a  fee  of  fifty  cents  for  each  and  every  license  grrinted 
lor  the  term  of  one  year;  and  any  person  or  persons  sellmg 
without  first  having  obtained  such  license,  shall,  on  conviciioii 
before  the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  one  hundred  dollars 
and  costs  of  trial,  for  each  and  every  day  the  parly  so  con- 
victed shall  have  violated  this  ordinance.  .»r  be  imprisoned  not 
more  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  2078.  Mode  of  Procedure  to  Obtain  License— Bond- 
When  anv  i>ers<jn  desires  to  sell  powder  as  a  part  of  his  or  their 
business,  all  such  persons  shall  first  petition  the  (ieneral  Council 
for  a  license,  and  accompany  such  petition  with  the  nan-.es  of 
three  of  his  or  their  neighbors,  where  powder  is  to  be  sold,  sig- 
nifving  their  willingness;  and  such  applicant  shall  give  bond 
and  security  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  that  he  will  not 
violate  any  ordinance  relating  to  the  sale  of  powder  in  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2079.     Council  May  Refuse  Permission. — When   applica- 
tion is  made  in  writing  to  Council,  it  shall  be  competent  for  the 


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r.oarcl  to  ^^rant  or  refuse  license,  if.  in  tlieir  ojMni'tn.  the  appli- 
cant i)r  bondsman  is  not  responsible,  or  in  any  way  disqiialifiod 
for  sucb  trade  or  traffic  in  j^unpowder. 

Sec.    2080.      Shall    Display    Sign — Penalty    for    Failure. — All 

persons  licensed  to  sell  powder  shall  be  reipiired  {<<  place  a  sijjjn 
over  their  place  of  business,  as  f(jllows:  "Licensctl  to  sell 
powder,"  and  shall  keep  their  powder  in  a  long-necked  tin  can. 
Anyone  violating  this  provision  shall  be  fined,  on  conviction, 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  KNcorder's  Court. 


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CHAPTER  LXXII. 

PRISON— PRISONERS— PRISOX  CCJMMl  i  1  Ei:— i'Ki^ON 
COMMITTER  IN  CHARGE  STOCKADE  PRISON- 
ERS, now  KEPT  AND  WORKED— SUPERIN- 
TENDENT—POWERS  AND  DUTIES.    PHY- 
SICIANS, DUTIES.  P.ONDS.  EXAM- 
INATP  >^'^ 

Sec,  2081.    Prison    Committee    Controls    City    Prison.    Stock- 
ade. Grounds.  Prisoners  —  The  city  prison,  the  city  stockade  qnd 
-rounds   connected   with    the   same,   city   convicts   and   all   em- 
plovees  connected  witli  the  city  prison,  city  stockade  and  city 
convicts   and    the   building   and    grounds    connected    therewith, 
except  the  .stables  at  the  city  stockade  and  horses  and  mules, 
feed  and  employees  in  charge  of  the  stables,  horse,  mules  and 
feed,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  placed  under  the  control,  su- 
pervision and  management  of  the  Committee  on  Prisons.    This 
control,  and  the  supervision  shall  include  not  only  such  officers  as 
now  e.xist  and  such  employees  as  are  now  employed  bV  the  city 
but  such  additional  officers  and  employees  as  may  hereafter  be 
furnished  by  the  city  to  c<mtn.l  such  prison,  convicts,  grounds, 
etc..   including   the   propo.sed   office   nf    Superintendent   of   City 
Prison  and  the  city  prison  physician. 

Sec.  2082.  Rules.  Management.  Hours.  Work.  Prison.  Grounds. 
—Said  committee  shall  formulate  rules  for  the  control  and  man- 
agemcrr  of  the  city  prisoners,  the  hours  and  method  of  work  of 
the  employees  and  the  regulation  of  the  prison  and  other  build- 
ings and  of  the  grounds  under  their  charge. 

Sec.  2083.      Food.— 1st.      They  shall   prescribe   the  character 
and  quanity  of  food  to  be  furnished  prisoners,  and 

Sec.   2084.     Clothing— Clean— Worn— Custody.— 2nd.        The 
character  and  quantity  of  clothing  to  be  furnished  and  the  means 


fjgg  ridsoN — i(i:<.i  I.  \  I  i«t\s      iii:iiiM\<; — l>is(  in.i  m: 

to  be  used  vvhereliy  such  clothing  sliall  be  kept  clean  and  how 
same  sliall  be  worn,  as  well  as  the  care  and  custody  of  the 
clothing  of  the  prisoners  durini;  their  confinnient  in  the  city 
prison,  and, 

Sec.  2085.  Bedding. — 3rd.  The  (|uaniitv  of  bedding  to  be  fur- 
nished city  prisoners  and  how  same  shall  be  kept  clean  and 
sanitary,  as  well  as  how  same  shall  be  used  by  the  prisoners. 

Sec.  2086.     Sanitation — Waterclosets — Whitewashing — Lime. 

4th.  They  shall  super\ise  aiKJ  conln'l  the  general  >an- 
itary  conditions  (jf  the  stcjckade,  such  as  the  location  and  use 
of  waterclosets,  the  cleaning  of  floors  and  the  whitewashing  of 
walls  and  the  furnishing  of  lime  for  such  portion  of  tlie  city 
prison,  other  buildings  and  grounds  as  may  be  necessary  to 
secure  health. 


Sec.  2087.  Shackling,  Sterilization,  Separation  of  Prisoners. 
— 5th.  They  shall  prescribe  the  time  antl  methoil  of  shackling 
prisoners  and  what  prisoners  shall  be  shackled,  and  how  the 
shackles  shall  be  worn,  providing  for  the  sterilization  of  shack- 
les when  removed  from  one  prisoner  before  being  placed  upon 
another;  like  rules,  with  reference  to  separation  of  healthy 
and  unhealthy  prisoners  at  night,  or  when  the  beds  are  changed, 
or  in  custody  of  clothing,  etc. 

Sec.  2088.  Discipline,  Guards,  Order,  Punishment,  Records. 
— 6th.  They  shall  prepare  and  promulgate  full  and  complete 
rules,  regulations  concerning  the  discipline  of  prisoners  in  and 
about  the  city  prison,  and  requiring  the  guards,  in  control  of 
such  prisoners  to  keep  order,  especially  in  the  large  main  room 
provided  for  colored  prisoners  while  such  prisoners  are  in  the 
city  prison,  and  to  prevent  gambling,  fighting  and  cursing  among 
the  prisoners  and  other  disturbances.  Such  rules  shall  under- 
take to  govern,  as  far  as  possible,  the  methods  of  punishment, 
time  and  infliction  of  same,  and  extent  of  the  punishment  and 
the  parties  of  guards  by  which  such  punishment  shall  be  in- 
flicted and  the  records  be  kept  of  same. 


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Sec.  2089.  Additional  Rules.— 7th.  Such  other  and  further 
rules  and  rejculations  shall  be  added  as  may.  from  time  to  time. 
be  deemed  advisable  by  the  committee  and  as  experience  may 
suggest  or  change  of  condition  require. 

Sec.  2090.  Superintendent,  Term,  Salary,  Nominations,  Elect- 
ion  Authority. — The   ultice   of   Superintendent   of   City    i'rison 

is  hcrchy  created  to  be  elected  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil at  the  first  meeting  following  the  approval  of  this  ordinance, 
except  that  the  committee  on  prisons,  of  the  General  Councd. 
shaH  iiave  the  exclusive  right  of  nomination  and,  in  case  one 
nominee  is  rejected,  then  said  committee  shall   report  another 
and  so  un  until  one  is  finally  elected  by  the  General  Council. 
This  otYicer .shall  be  elected  for  a  term  of  one  year,  to  begin  at 
the  date  of  his  election,  and  is  to  be  paid  a  salary  of  eighteen 
hundred   dollars   per  annum,   payable   in   monthly   installments, 
and  the  committee  is   hereby   required  to  nominate  some  man 
competent,  cfTicient,  of  sound  discretion  and  of  humane  feeling. 
Said  superintendent  shall  be  held  absolutely  responsible  for  all 
conditions  at  the  city  prison,  in  the  other  buildings  connected 
therewith,  and  upon  the  ground>  around  same  as  far  a>  herein 
placed  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Committee  on  i'risons,  sub- 
ject to  the  rules  and  regulations  provided  by  the  said  committee. 
He  shall  have  entire  control  of  all  guards  and  other  employees 
in  the  city  prison,  and  the  buildings  connected  therewith,  and 
of  the  grounds  as  above  described,  subject  to  the  rules  and  reg- 
ulations of  the  committee  aforesaid.      He  shall  be  responsible  for 
the  discipline  existing  within  the  city  prison,  in  other  buildings 
and  grounds  connected  therewith,  as  herein  described  and  also 
for  the  sanitary  conditions  at  said  place. 

Sec.  2091.  Whipping— Weekly  Reports — Contents —Xo  jjris- 
oner  shall  be  whipped  except  upon  his  order  and  under  his  per- 
sonal supervision  and  he  alone  shall  decide  the  extent  and  nature 
of  the  punishment  and  after  examination  by  city  prison  physi- 
cian. Both  the  superintendent  and  foreman,  if  any  under  whom 
the  convict  works,  if  the  cause  for  the  whipping  occurred  while 
outside  the  city  prison,  shall  be  present  at  the  time  the  punish- 
ment is  inflicted.  Reports  weekly  in  detail  shall  be  made  to  the 
committee  on  prisons  of  all  the  conditions  existing  at  the  stock- 


ade,  with  reference  ti)  the  city  prisoners,  conneclinp  buildings 
and  grounds,  shovvinj^  briefly  the  history  of  same  during  the 
preceding  week,  including  such  things  as  the  number  of  pris- 
oners, sex,  disorder,  whipping,  cause  and  extent  of  whippings, 
health  of  prisoners,  complaints,  care  and  changes  of  food,  con- 
ditions of  clothin-  and  bedding  and  buildings  as  to  cleanliness. 
sanitation,  etc. 

Sec.  2092.  Inspections — Committee  Makes — Monthly. —  The 
Committee  on  Prisons  shall  make  personal  msi)ectinns  of  city 
prisons,  outlying  buildings  and  grounds  and  also  of  the  city  pris- 
oners, and  these  insi)ections  shall  not  be  less  than  once  a  month 
and  same  shall  be  iIk .rough,  complete  and  exhaustive  as  to  all 
the  matters  covered  by  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2093.  Prison  Physician — Term — Nomination — Election 
— Duties. — The  office  of  city  prison  i)hysician  is  hereby  created 
at  a  salary  of  Twelve  Hundred  Dollars  per  annum,  payable 
monthly.  Said  physician  is  to  be  nominated  by  the  Committee 
on  Prisons  subject  to  confirmation  by  Mayor  and  (leneral 
Council.  The  term  of  oft'icc  shall  be  for  one  year,  from  date  of 
election,  and  he  shall  Ik-  elected  by  vote  of  the  Mayor  and  (leneral 
Council,  as  other  ofTicers  are  now  elected  by  that  body,  at  the 
first  meeting  following  the  approval  of  this  ordinance.  He 
shall  give  his  entire  time  to  the  city  prison,  police  station  or 
barracks,  and  all  prisoners  while  in  charge  of  any  of  the  ofTicers 
of  the  city,  especially  the  prisoners  at  the  city  prison  and  while 
at  work  upon  the  streets,  going  to  and  from  their  work,  or  wher- 
ever they  may  be.  The  purpose  being  that  he  shall  give  his  im- 
mediate and  full  attention  to  the  physicial  condition  of  these 
city  prisoners  so  that  they  may  not  be  used,  worked,  or  treated 
in  any  manner  except  such  as  may  be  humane  and  consistent 
with  their  physical  condition.  He  shall  examine  all  prisoners 
when  taken  to  the  city  prison  or  stockade  and,  as  frequently 
thereafter  as  may  he  necessary,  to  ascertain  if  they  are  suffering 
from  any  infectious  or  contagious  disease  and  it  shall  be  his  duty 
at  this  prison  to  see  that  no  healthy  prisoner  shall  be  furnished 
or  occupy  a  bed  previously  occupied  or  furnished  to  a  diseased 
prisoner,  until  cleansed  or  sterilized,  nor  shall  such  healthy  ]^rri- 


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oner  be  furiiishctl  with  or  use  eating  or  drinking  vessels  pre- 
viously used  by  diseased  prisoners.  The  physician  shall  make 
such  inspections  as  to  secure  the  frequent  washing  of  blankets, 
bedding,  clothing  of  prisoners  and  the  cleansing  of  building  and 
closets,  and  of  the  compartments  and  furnishings  thereof  and 
see  that  same  are  kept  in  a  healthful  and  sanitary  condition.  The 
city  prison  physician  shall  report  and  confer  with  the  super- 
intendent of  city  prisons,  but,  in  case  of  any  disagreement  be- 
tween them,  all  such  disagreements  shall  be  immediately  re- 
ferred to  the  Committee  on  City  Prisons,  whose  decision  sliall 
be  fmal. 

Sec.  2094,  Disagreements,  Who  Decides. — In  case  of  disa- 
greement between  >aid  ph\>ician  and  the  police  autlnjrities.  con- 
cerning prisoners  at  police  station,  the  Police  Board  shall  finally 
decide. 


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CHAPTER  LXXIII 

RAILROAD  C(  >M1'AX11<:S— DUTIES  AS  TO   IT-ACMKN— 
CROSSIXC;S.  F.TC. 

Sec.  2095.  Flagmen — Number  Maintained — Speed  of  Trains 
— Limit — Penalty  for  Violation. —  It  shall  be  the  duty  ui  the 
railroad  companies  using  the  tracks  across  \\  liiteiiall,  l'\)rsytii. 
Castleberry,  Pryor,  Loyd,  Simpson,  Thurmond,  I*"oundry,  Peter> 
and  Mitchell  Streets,  in  the  City  of  .\tlanta.  to  place  and  kcej)  a 
sufficient  number  of  tlaj^inen  at  said  crossings,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  prevent  all  railroad-trains  passing  said  streets  frcjm 
g"oing;  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than  four  miles  per  hour;  and 
further  to  protect  the  lives  L>f  persons  jjassing  along  the  street- 
at  the  points  mentioned.  All  railroad  engineers  or  firemen,  who 
drive  or  run  an  engine  or  train  across  said  Whitehall  Street, 
or  across  Pryor,  Loyd.  Peters,  Mitchell  or  I-'oundry  Streets  in 
said  city,  at  a  greater  rale  of  speed  than  four  miles  per  hour  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a  violation  of  this  section  and  ujjon  con- 
viction thereof  before  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  j)unishcd 
by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  twenty  dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  days. 

Sec.  2096.  Official  Orders  Shall  not  be  Issued  Violating  This 
Ordinance— Official  Doing  so  Liable — Penalty. — Any  railroad 
officer  or  oft'icial,  who  shall  issue,  or  cause  to  be  issued,  any  order 
providing  for  the  passing  of  engines  or  trains  over  the  streets 
mentioned  above  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than  four  miles  per 
hour  shall  be  fined  by  the  Recorder's  Court  fifty  dollars  for  is- 
suing said  order,  and  tw^enty-five  dollars  for  every  day  that  such 
order  shall  remain  unrevoked.  And  in  default  of  the  payment  of 
such  fine  the  oft'icer  shall  be  punished  by  imprisonment  in  the 
station  house  not  to  exceed  thirty  days. 

Sec.  2097.     Flagmen  Have  Police  Powers— Shall  Arrest  Dis- 
orderly Persons— Prefer  Charges,  Etc.— It  shall  be  the  dutv  of 


U\ll,UO\ll> — i.KTTIN*;    ON    AMI   OKT   'IlttlNo       -|»|:(  l\l.    IM»|.I(K    "fn 

the  flag^man  to  Hag  each  passing  train  as  it  approaches  and  leaves 
Whitehall  Street;  and  said  tlagman  shall  be  clothed  with  all  the 
powers  of  policemen  for  the  purpose  of  arresting  any  and  all  per- 
sons violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance.  And  it  shall  fur- 
ther be  in  their  power,  and  their  duty,  to  arrest  all  persons  en- 
deavoring to  rush  ahead  of  passing  trains,  in  a  disorderly  man- 
ner, and  to  prefer  charges  at  the  station  house  against  such  per- 
son, who  shall  be  tried  by  the  Recorder's  Court,  and,  if  found 
guilty,  may  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars, 
or  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Court. 

Sec.  2098.  Getting  on  and  off  Trains  Prohibited — Fine — Con- 
ductors Clothed  with  Pohce  Powers. — .\11  persMius  connected 
with  railr(.«ad  trains,  'including  street  cars  and  dummy  lines," 
are  prohibited  from  getting  on  or  off  the  engine  or  cars  within 
the  city,  unless  for  the  bona  fide  purpose  of  taking  passage  on  the 
same,  and  all  oflfenders  shall  be  arrested  by  any  special  or  other 
policemen  of  this  city,  and,  on  conviction,  shall  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding five  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  twenty-four 
hours,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court.  .\ny  person, 
not  a  bona  fide  passenger,  jumping  on  or  swinging  to  or  getting 
otT  a  moving  train  in  said  city  shall  be  subject  to  same  punish- 
ment. The  conductors  of  such  railroad  trains,  and  the  con- 
ductors or  drivers  of  such  street  railroad  cars  or  dummy  lines, 
shall  be  clothed  with  all  the  powers  of  policemen,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  arresting  any  and  all  persons  violating  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  or  any  part  thereof. 

Sec.  2099.  Special  Policemen — By  Whom  Recommended — 
and  Appointed — Duties — Serve  Without  Expense  to  City — Limit 
of  Requirement  of  Ordinance. — The  Board  of  Police  Commis- 
sioners is  authorized  to  appoint  and  empower  as  special  police- 
men a  sufficient  number  of  the  employees  of  each  railroad  com- 
pany, whose  names  shall  have  been  furnisheci  the  Board  by  such 
company,  to  enforce  the  above  ordinance ;  and  said  special  po- 
licemen shall,  in  every  instance,  serve  without  expense  to  the 
city;  such  authority  shall  cease,  whenever  such  employee  ceases 
to  be  an  employee  of  the  railroad  presenting  his  name  to  the 


r().)  H  \iMco  \i>>_i.«»i  I  i:aiN«.    «)N— w  ii/«»ti.k«» -IM  u  mi  i  «. 

board,  or  whenever  revoked  l)y  the  board  ;  provided,  howc-vcf,  that 
nothin^^  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  construed  so  as  to  interfere 
with  persons  mectinj,'-  friends,  or  seeing'  thcni  ofT  the   train  or 

cars,  when  the  same  are  not  in  niotiun. 

Sec.  2100.      Loitering   Around   Railroad   Track    Prohibited — 

Arrest Penalty, — h  siiall   be   unlawful   for  persons   un<ler  age 

to  play  anil  loiter  about  and  upon  the  railroad  tracks  and  shops 
within  the  city,  and.  if  doinj,'  so,  may  be  ordered  away  by  a 
special  policemen  or  other  policemen  of  this  city,  and,  if  they  re- 
fuse to  leave,  may  be  arrested  by  said  policeman,  and  shall,  on 
conviction,  be  fined  not  exceeding  live  dt»llars  and  cost  or  be  im- 
prisoned not  exceedin)Lj  twenty-four  hours  for  such  offense,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Kec(jrder"s  Court. 

Sec.   2101.      Whistling  of  Locomotive  Within  Corporate  Lim- 
its  Penalty  —Exceptions — Provisos — Permits  for  Using  Streets 

— Building  Across  Streets,  Alleys  or  Squares — Application  for 
Permission — Power  of  Council. — .\iiy  person  operating  any  loco- 
motive enj;ine,    who  shall  blow  the  whistle  thereof    within    the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city,  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  \n\\  a  line  of  not  nnjre  than  one  hundred  dollars,- or  be 
imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days;  provided  it  shall  not  be 
unlawful  for  engineers  to  blow  the  whistles  of  their  engines  as 
they  approach   liellwood  crossing  as  they   arc  going  out  of  the 
city,  provided,  further,  that  it  shall  not  be  unlawful  for  cngineer> 
operating  locomotives  drawing  passenger  trains     to    blow     the 
whistles  of  their  engines  for  the  purpose  of  preventing  accidents, 
and  where   it  is  necessary   to  thus  signal   the   engineers  of  op- 
posing trains  of  the  approach  of  the  said  passenger  train  or  any 
section  following  same.    Any  railroad  company,  that  may  desire 
to  lay  down  any  railroad  track,  or  tracks,  along  or  across  an\ 
street,  public  alley,  or  square  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
city,  shall,  before  doing  so,  present  in  writing  to  the  General 
Council  an  application  for  permission  to  do  so,  which  application 
shall  show  the  streets,  alleys,  or  squares,  which  they  desire  to 
cross,  or  run  upon,  and  to  what    width  or  length,    and    at    what 
grade.     If  the  General  Council  shall  require,  the  engineer  of  the 
city  shall  make  an  examination,  and  report  what  changes   the 
proposed  work  will  make  to  such  streets,  alleys,  or  squares  as 


It  VII.HO  \I)S — SI'KKD — OUSTRl  tTI\ti    STItl.llTS 


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will  be  affected  thereby,  and  whether  the  proposed  plans  are 
proper  and  .sati>factory.  Said  body  may  authorize,  modifv.  or 
reject  and  refuse  the  application,  as  may,  in  their  judgment,  be 
for  the  best  interest  of  the  public. 

Sec.  2102.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  or  persons, 
who  shall  enter  upon  any  street,  alley,  or  scpiare,  within  the 
city,  and  do  any  work  thereon,  either  by  excavating  earth,  or  bv 
laying  cross-ties,  stringers,  rails,  (^r  otherwise,  for  rtie  purpose 
of  constructing  railnjad  track  or  tracks  along,  across,  or  upon 
the  same,  without  first  making  application  to  and  obtaining  the 
consent  of  the  .Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council,  shall,  upon  convict- 
ion, be  fined  not  more  than  five  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned 
not  longer  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Recorder's  Court.    - 

Sec.  2103.  Speed  of  Train— Penalty  for  Running  Faster  Than 
Six  Miles  in  the  City.— An\  engineer  or  other  pers<jn  in  charge  ot 
an  engine,  with  (jr  without  cars  attached,  who  shall  run  the 
same  through  any  part  of  the  city  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than 
six  miles  an  hour,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  more  than 
five  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days, 
either  or  both,  in  the  di>cretion  of  the  Recorder's  C<nirt. 

Sec.  2104.  Trains  Cannot  Obstruct  Streets  Longer  Than 
Three  Minutes— Passenger  Trains  Five  Minutes— Penalty  for 
Violation.— .\ny  cmductor,  engineer,  or  other  employee  of  any 
radroad  comj)any.  having  tracks  running  across  the  public 
streets  of  this  city,  who  shall  obstruct  said  streets  or  prevent  the 
passage  of  vehicles  and  pedestrians  longer  than  three  minutes  at 
any  one  time,  shall  on  conviction  be  fined  not  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirt\'  days, 
either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  for  each 
oft'ense;  provided,  however,  that  passenger  trains  shall  be  al- 
lowed to  obstruct  street  crossings  not  exceeding  five  minutes. 

Sec.  2105.  Yonge  St.  Crossing. — Railroads  crossing  Wmge 
Street  shall  maintain  at  their  own  expense,  a  watchman,  at  all 
hours,  except  between  11  P.  .M.  and  5  A.  M. 

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Sec.  2106.  Pearl  and  Powell  Street  Crossing — Watchman 
Required — Between  What  Hours. —  1  lie  (Jcorgia  Kuilmad  aii«l 
Daiikini;  C'lMupaiiy  >hall  keep  and  inaiiilain  a  watchman  at  ihc 
intersection  of  its  tracks  with  I'earl  Street  and  said  watchnian 
shall  be  niaintainetl  and  kept  at  said  intersection,  kntnvn  as  I'earl 
Street  crossing'  irnm  six  o'clock  A.  M.  to  ^i\  «>'cl«>ck  I'.  M.  each 
day. 

Sec.  2107.  Shall  Not  Operate  Trains  There  Without  Watch- 
man— Penalty. —  li  shall  be  uidawlul  for  said  railroad  conii)any, 
its  agents  ur  employees,  to  run  or  operate  a  locomotive  on  or 
over  said  crossings,  beiwevn  said  hours,  utdess  a  watchman  is 
mainlaincd  and  kept  during  said  hours,  on  said  crossings,  and 
any  agent,  engineer,  brakeman.  tlagman.  coiuluctor,  or  other  em- 
ployee of  said  railroad,  who  shall  be  ct)nvicted  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  of  running  or  operating,  or  assisting  in  miming  t>r  oper- 
ating of  a  loconiLttive  on  or  across  said  crossings  during  sai(t 
hours,  in  the  absence  of  the  maintenance  of  a  watchman,  as 
herein  provided,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  e.xcceding  one 
hundred  dollars  or  imprisoned  in  the  station  house,  or  stockade, 
not  exceeding"  thirty  days,  or  both  these  i)enalties  in  the  di>cre- 
tion  of  said  Loin-t. 

Sec.  2108.      McCall's     Crossing — Watch.nan     Required.— The 

railroads  shall  inainiain  a  watchman.  <lay  and  night,  at  the  |)lace 
where  their  tracks  cross  tlie  street  at  what  is  known  as  McCall's 
crossing.  This  ordinance  applies  to  the  railroads  ha\'ing  tracks 
on  said  crossing. 

Sec.  2109.  After  Watchman  Required,  Must  be  Kept  There — 
Cannot  Operate  Trains  Without  Such — Penalty. —  It  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  any  railroad  company  to  run  trains  over  any  crossing 
of  any  street  and  the  railroad  tracks  of  said  company  after  being 
required  to  station  a  watchman  at  such  crossing  without  ])lacing 
and  keeping  such  watchman  stationed  there.  A  violation  of  this 
ordinance  shall  be  punished  on  conviction  thereof  by  fine  of  not 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  impriosnment  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's 
Court. 


It  vii.ito  \i>H — <  u(issi\tis — >\\n<iii\<.    uxiit     It  I  It  >  -().j 

Sec.  2110.  Discharging  Freight  on  Railroad  Crossings — 
Companies  or  Shippers  Liable — Penalty.— li  ^iuili  nut  he  lawful 
to  disL-har-e  car-  l.-adcd  with  any  character  of  freight  whatever, 
by  drays,  at  Whitehall.  Loyd.  or  Pryor  Street  crossings,  ^r  in 
any  manner  obstruct  said  crossings  or  sidewalks.  Shippers  will 
be  held  liable  for  all  cars  consigned  to  them,  and  placed  on  side- 
track at  the  south  end  of  the  passenger  depot  for  their  benefit, 
who  will  be  recpiired  to  see  that  their  cars,  loaded  or  empty,  do 
not  obstruct  .said  crossings  or  sidewalks.  Any  railroad  company, 
through  its  hostlers,  switchers,  conductors,  or  other  employees, 
shippers  or  consignees,  private  or  public  draymen,  violating  this 
section  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars, 
or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2111.  Switching  Prohibited  on  Certain  Crossings  Within 
Certain  Hours — Penalty.— It  ^liall  be  unlawful  for  any  railway 
company  or  crp  .rati-m.  i.r  the  agents  of  any  railway  company 
or  corpoartion,  to  .shift,  switch,  or  make  up  trains  of  cars,  or  run 
cars  or  cngiii.  Whitehall,  I'ry-r.  l.oyd.  or  Mitchell  Street 

cr«>ssings,  between  nie  hour!>  of  (i  A.  M.  and  H»  1'.  M.,  and  any 
railway  company  or  corporation,  or  any  of  its  agents,  violating 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction  before  the 
Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars, 
nor  more  than  five  hundred  dollars,  for  each  oflfensc ;  provided, 
that  nothing  herein  c«»ntained  >hall  be  construed  to  ])revent  pas- 
senger trains  from  entering  «»r  departing  from  the  L'nion  iJcpot. 
or  from  transferring  loaded  «.r  eny>ty  freight  cars  to  connecting 
roads,  or  to  prevent  the  delivery  of  through  freight  or  of  local 
freight  to  consignees  having  ^ide  track  privileges.but  at  no  time 
shall  any  car  or  engine  pass  over  the  above  named  crossings  be- 
tween the  hours  of  ♦;  .\.  M.  and  10  V.  M..  without  being  preceded 
by  a  llagman. 

Sec.  2112.  Regulation  of  Movements  at  These  Crossings — 
Penalty  for  Failure  to  Observe  Same.— W  lien  two  or  more  en- 
gines or  cars  are  approaching  either  of  the  above-named  cross- 
ings at  the  same  time,  all  l>ut  the  one  car  nearest  the  crossing 
shall  come  to  a  dead  stand,  and  remain  so  until  the  first  has  com- 
pletely cleared  the  crossing,  and  so  on  until  all  engines  or  cars 


have-  passed.  ihis  shall  nut  ai>i>ly  tu  rcj^ulur  pa.^>ciij;cr  tram* 
lioiiiK  int..  and  eut  of  the  Vu'um  Dt'ixn  ;  prinidcd  that  i.nly  i>nc 
train  shall  he  in  motion  at  the  same  time.  Any  en^'ineer  or  aj^cnt 
hein--  in  char-;c  violatin*,'  the  pn-visiiMis  of  this  secti(»n.  shall. 
upon  oonvictii.n  helMic  the  Recorder's  Court,  he  tinetl  not  less 
than  twenty-five  dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  for 
each  otYcnsc.  and  upon  failure  to  pay  said  fine  shall  serve  not  less 
than  ten  days,  nor  more  than  lhirl\   day>.  on  the  puhlic  works. 

Sec.  2113.  No  One  Shall  Pass  Between  the  Flagman  and  the 
Train — Penalty  for  Violation.— It  shall  l)e  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son to  pass  (M-  attempt  l<.  pass  helween  the  Hat,Mnau  and  the  en- 
i^ine  or  cars  that  he  s  precedinj^,  over  any  of  the  ahove-nanied 
crossini^s.  .-\nv  persou  violatinsj  this  section  shall,  upon  convic- 
tion l)efore  the  Recorder's  Court,  he  fined  not  less  than  five  dol- 
lars, nor  mure  llian  iwenty-five  d«>llars,  n.>r  serve  not  less  than 
i\\c  (lavs,  nor  more  llian  twenty  days,  on  the  pul)lic  works. 

Sec.  2114.  Stone  Posts  to  be  Placed  by  Railroad  at  Each  End 
of  Dividing  Line. —  The  Lenlral  of  ( ieorj,i[ia  Railway  Company 
shall  place  a  stone  post  at  each  end  i^i  said  dividinj.,'  line,  sti  as 
to  enable  the  police  officials  to  detect  any  violation  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 


Sec.  2115.  Regulations  as  to  Sunday  Switching. —  It  >liall  not 
be  unlawful  for  the  several  railroads  entcrin.^;  said  city  to  switch 
freight  trains  arriving-  in  said  city  after  midnight  on  !*^aturday 
night  up  to  eight  o'clock  on  Siuulay  morning;  nor  shall  it  be  nn- 
lawful  for  such  railroads  to  switch  freight  cars  containing  live 
stock  or  perishable  freight  at  or  after  the  hour  of  ten  o'clock  Sun- 
day night. 


Sec.  2116.  Certain  Hours,  No  Switching  Within  250  Yards 
of  Churches. — No  railroad  cars  shall  be  switched  in  said  city, 
other  than  passenger  or  perishable  freight  cars,  on  the  Sabbath 
day,  between  the  hours  of  11  A.  M.  and  1  P.  M.,  and  7  T.  M.  and 
9  P.  Al.,  within  two  hundred  and  fifty  yards  of  any  church,  when 
divine  services  are  being  conducted. 


ItAII.Itl)  VI>S      MMJAAs — W  Mil  i:il  \l.l IK     l)VMi:i.     <nossi\(.s     -(,- 

Sec.  2117.  Penalty  for  Violation.— Any  person  \  iulatinj,^  this 
ordinance  shall  en  cunvicti.m  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined 
not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  confined  at  labor  on  the 
public  works  of  said  city  not  more  than  thirty  tlavs. 

Sec.  2118.  Whitehall  Street  Crossing— West  End— Watch- 
men— How  Many. — (  )nly  one  watchman  is  re<iuired  at  said 
W  hitehall  i^trect  crossin:^^. 

Sec.  2119.  Hours  Fixed  for  Watchman  at  Whitehall  Cross- 
ing-—  1  lie  ordinance  heretniorc  passed  in  reference  to  ki^epini;* 
watchman  at  crossin-,'  of  railroad  on  Whitehall  .Street,  at  inter- 
section of  Peters  .Street,  is  so  amended  as  to  require  said  watch- 
man to  remain  at  said  crossinj,'  from  .Xovember  1st  tn  Mav  1st 
from  7  A.  .M.  to  0  :;j()  p.  M..  and  from  May  1st  to  .\ovcmber  1st 
from  8  A.  M.  t,,  s  I'    M    ,,.,  every  day  excejjt  Sunday. 

Sec.  2120.  Flagman  at  McOaniel  Street  Crossing  Required. — 
liie  Central  t)l  (ici»r^ia  Kail u ay  LiMnjiauN  ami  the  .\tlanla  and 
West  Point  Railroad  Company  are  hereby  rc{|uired  to  place  a 
tlagman  at  the  crossing  of  McDaniel  Street,  over  the  tracks  of 
i^iiil  railways,  from  (J  .\.  M.  t«>  <I  I'.  ^I. 

Sec.  2121.  Sunday  Hours  for  Whitehall  Crossing  Flagman. — 
The  several  ordinances  prescribing,'  the  duties  of  Hai^man  at  the 
railroad  crossinjjs  are  hereby  amended  with  reference  to  fiag^men 
employed  at  the  Whitehall  Street  crossinj'  of  the  Central  Rail- 
road,  about  the  former  line  between  West  End  and  .Atlanta,  as 
to  only  recpiire  the  fiaj^men  at  that  crossing,'  on  .Sunday  to  be.  and 
remain  on  duty  from  0  o'clock  A.  M..  until  1  o'clock  I'.    M  . 

Sec.  2122.  Kicking  of  Cars  Prohibited.— (  Later  amended  be- 
low.)  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  railroad  company,  its  at^ents, 
servants,  or  employees,  to  switch  or  shift  their  cars  across  the 
street.->  of  .\tlanta  where  same  pass  over  the  right  of  way  and 
tracks  of  such  companies,  makings  what  are  known  as  street 
cro.ssinjjs  by  the  process  known  as  "Kicking-."  namely:  By  send- 
ing car  or  cars  over  such  crossings  without  having  attached 
thereto  an  engine  or  engines,  such  cars  being  forced  over  the 
crossings  by  having  been  put  in  motion  prior  thereto  bv  an  en- 


598 


lt\ll.l(0\n>  IvHKINt.        t     \lt' lll«IIMiK««        «UU'.s|N<. 


g;itie.  and  bciiii;'  iiii»-.>u|mC'1.  i^  i  im  ■■\ii  .^. ...-•- 

havincf  an  engine  attac-hctl  thereto. 

Sec.  2123.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  railrt^iad  i.oni[ian\. 
its  ctinduelKis.  cn.i;inccr>.  aL;cnt>,  i<r  oilier  eniployee.s.  wlu»  shall 
violate  tiiis  ordinance,  shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court 
be  fined  not  exceeding,'  (ine  hnndred  dollars,  or  he  imprisoned  ni>t 
exccedini;  tliirty  days,  one  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Ke- 
corder. 

Sec.  2124.  Amending  Ordinance  as  to  "Kicking  Lars — Not 
to  Apply  However  to  Certain  Crossings.  The  or»linance  ap- 
pro\  ed  April  4:li,  I'M)],  which  jjrohibits  railroads  and  their  em- 
ployees from  "kicking;"  cars  across  street  crossings  is  limited  and 
restricted  to  such  car  ov  cars  as  are  "kicked"  across  street  cross- 
ings, without  sufficient  brakes  in  charge  oi  an  experienced  brake- 
man  on  front  end  of  car  being  kicked  so  that  said  cars  may  be 
stopi)cd  in  case  of  danger.  provided%hat  said  railroads  have  taken 
the  additional  precaution  to  maintain  a  watchman  at  such  cross- 
ings. The  i^rovisions  of  this  ordinance  do  not  ap|)ly  to  tin-  i  loss 
ings  on  Central  Avenue.  Pryor  and  I'orsyth  .Streets. 

Sec.  2125.  Jumping  On  or  Off  Trains  at  Piedmont  Park  Pro- 
hibited— Penalty. —  li  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  jump 
on  or  oft"  a  moving  train  at  I'iedmont  I'ark.  and  any  persv)n  con- 
victed before  the  Recorder'*  Court  of  violating  this  section,  shall 
be  punished  by  a  tine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  im- 
prisoned in  the  stationhouse  (^r  stockade  not  exceeding*  thirty 
days,  or  both  these  penalties,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2126.  Railroads  to  Build  and  Repair  Bridges  and  Cross- 
ings— When — Notice  to  Company — By  Whom. — In  all  cases  in 
which  a  railroad  Compau}',  or  street  railroad  company,  is  re- 
quired to  build  bridges  in  said  City,  or  to  keep  bridges  or  cross- 
ings in  said  city  in  repair,  on  or  across  a  street,  or  streets  crossed 
by  the  tracks  of  a  railroad  company,  or  a  street  railroad  compau}-, 
such  railroad  company  shall,  when  the  building  of  a  new  bridge, 
or  the  repair  of  a  bridge  already  built,'  is  declared  by  the  ISIayor 
and  General  Council  of  said  Cit}-  to  be  necessary  or  proper,  be 
notified  by  the  Chief  of  Construction  to  commence  the  building 


I(  VII. Uo  \l)«i  —  liKlUliKS — \OTICK — EXECITIOXS 


599 


of  said  Ijridge  within  ten  days,  and  prosecute  the  same  in  good 
faiili  h>  completion.  That  when  in  the  judgment  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Streets  and  Chief  of  Construction  of  said  City  any  such 
1 'ridge  or  crossings  shall  be  in  need  of  repair  or  work  to  render  it 
ife,  such  railroad  Company  or  street  railroad  company  shall  be 
notified  by  said  Chief  of  Construction  to  commence  the  repair 
thereof  r.r  work  thereon  within  ten  days,  and  prosecute  in  good 
t'.;-'!  -iioh  repair"'-  ^'.f'    »  ■       "^])lction. 

Sec  2127.  Notice  Served  by  Chief  of  Construction  or  Assistant 
— Contents. —  1  lie  notice  provided  for  in  the  preceding  section 
shall  be  in  writing,  and  served  by  the  Chief  of  Construction  or  his 
assistant,  on  the  principal  officer  of  any  such  railroad  company, 
or  street  railroad  company  in  said  city,  or  by  leaving  the  same  at 
the  principal  office  of  such  company  in  said  City.  Said  notice 
shall  contain  a  general  plan  and  character  of  the  bridge  to  be 
built  or  repaired,  and  materials  of  same,  or  description  oi  work 
to  bo  done  at  a  crossing,  as  also  a  reference  to  the  subject  mat- 
t.  r  of  fill!. .wing  vi-.t;,,!i 

Sec.  2128.  If  Railroad  Company  l^ails  or  Refuses,  City  to  Do 
\A^ork,  and  Issue  Execution. — Should  a  railroad  cumpan\  or 
street  railroad  company  so  notified  as  above;  fail  or  refuse  to 
commence  in  good  faith  the  building  or  repairing  of  a  bridge  or 
the  repairing  of  a  crossing  within  the  time  specified  in  said  no- 
tice, and  in  accordance  with  the  foregoing  provisions,  or  notify 
said  City  of  a  refusal  to  comply  with  the  notice  served,  then,  and 
in  that  event,  said  City  will  proceed  and  do  such  work  of  build- 
ing or  repairing  such  bridge  or  crossing  at  the  charge  and  ex- 
pense of  such  railroad  Company  or  street  railroad  company,  and 
within  five  days  after  the  completion  of  said  work  by  the  City, 
the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  report  under  oath  in  writing  to  the 
City  Clerk  of  said  City  the  amount  and  value  of  the  services  per- 
formed or  expense  incurred  in  said  work,  whereupon  said  city 
shall  issue  execution  (as  other  executions  are  issued  by  said  City) 
for  the  amount  of  such  value  or  expense  and  the  costs  of  the  pro- 
ceeding against  such  defaulting  railroad  Company,  or  street  rail- 
road comi)any  by  said  city  ;  said  notice  to  be  in  writing  signed  by 
the  Lity  Clerk,  and  served  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  pre- 
ceding section  by  the  City  Marshal  or  Messenger. 


GOO 


It  Mi.itit  M>^    .s'iiii:i:'r  <   \i(   i(i.i'\iitH  on    siici:i:rH 


Sec.  2129.  Street  Car  Track  Crossings — How  Constructed — 
Penalty  for  Violation. — .\11  >trtci  railroad  (.<  •nipaiiit-  "peratiii}^ 
lines  of  railway  in  the  City  nf  .Atlanta  be.  and  they  arc.  hereby 
reqnirnl  to  dose  all  opc-nini^s  in  the  street  beside  their  tracks 
with  asphalt,  so  as  to  make  such  street  level  and  safe  for  the  |)as- 
sas^c  of  vehicles  alon^  or  across  such  tracks.  .\  viulatiun  of  this 
ordinance,  or  a  ne<jjlect  to  so  close  these  openinj^s  within  ninety 
(90)  davs  from  the  i)assaj];e  of  this  ordinance,  as  to  tracks  al- 
readv  laid,  shall  sid)ject  the  ofTenders.  on  conviction,  to  a  tine  not 
excecdinjx  one  hnudred  dollar^-,  i"  'li''  ili-c  r.ti.  ,11  <,\  tin-  K'l.. ord- 
er's Court. 


REGIS TU A  I  l<»\  — A  t>  ri.its — TAX     t ULLECTOR — LISTS  gQI 

CHAPTER  LXXIV. 
REGISTRATION'   (  )!•    \(  )TF.kS— RI£GL'LATIUXS. 

Sec.  2130.  Registration  Necessary  to  Vote  in  Municipal  Elec- 
tions.—  X<)  person  shall  I>c  all<'\vecl  to  vote  at  any  niunici])al  elec- 
tion in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  who  shall  not  have  (|ualifiecl  and 
caused  himself  to  he  re.ij;i>tered  as  a  voter  in  the  manner  herein- 
after j>rc-crihed. 

Sec  2131.  Tax  Collector  to  Register  Voters — To  Be  Sworn 
on  Printed  Blanks — Oaths  to  be  Preserved  and  Books  Made  from 
Them — Names  and  Places  of  Residence  Shown  on  Lists.— It 
siiall  Ije  the  duty  of  the  Ta.\  Collector  of  Fulton  County  or  his 
assistant  to  rejj^ister  the  qualified  ^voters  of  said  City  as  they  pay 
their  taxes  annually.  For  this  jjurpose.  he  shall  have  prepared 
printed  hlanks.  containinpf  the  oath  rec|uired  of  voters  proposinti: 
to  rc;iister.  in  the  form  procrihcd  in  this  ordinance;  and  it  shall 
be  his  duty  to  administer  t(j  such  tax-jiayer  wishing-  to  register 
the  required  oath:  and  the  voter  shall  subscribe  to  said  oath  in 
the  presence  of  such  collector  or  his  assistant,  who  shall  preserve 
all  of  said  affidavits,  and  from  them  shall  compile  a  book  for 
each  \\'ard.  showing  the  names  and  residences  of  the  (pialified 
voters  for  each  Ward,  giving  streets  and  numbers,  tjr  if  n(j  num- 
ber, then  giving  the  streets  on  each  side.  If  on  an  Uflley.  giving 
streets  on  each  side,  or  nearest  numbers  on  street  in  front. 

Sec.  2132.  Lists  Close  November  25th. — Only  the  names  of 
those  taking  such  affidax  it  by  the  2.jih  day  of  November  in  each 
year  shall  be  placed  on  the  registration  books  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2133.  Shall  Register  and  Who  are  Qualified.— riic  Col- 
lector or  his  assistant,  shall  also  register  c|ualified  voters  taking 
the  prescribed  oath,  even  if  they  do  not  pay,  or  oflfer  to  pay  the 
taxes  of  the  current  year,  and  place  their  names  on  the  books  of 
their  respective  wards,  as  provided  for  the  preceding  sections. 


(502  UKfJlsTii  vi'ioN — n  \  I  II  —  i(i:(;i>.  rii  \it 

Sec.  2134.    Oath    of     Registration — Form — Qualifications     of 
Voters. — The  nath  tu  he  re(|uirt'fl  of  all  V'  Jstcrinj^;  their 

names  sliall  he  in  tlie  fnllDwinL;-  form,  tn-wn: 

Qr.\l,ii'ir  viiuNs   (i,\i^ii;i)  d  \rii    <m-   \(»ii:n«. 

<;!:<>K<;i.\.  i'uii..ii  ("nniit.v : 

I   till    sweiir.   or   afflrtiT.    ■!i:ir    I    nru    n 
-lilz<ii  <.r  tlH-  l'iiU.-(|  s  :     1  nn» 

I wt'niy-one  yciirs  of  .i  Ih-     on 

1.   SOLDIHli .lay 

:     tills    ('iili!D(liii'    yi'Ui- 
sulid  In  fills  Slate  for  r,ii'    \.  n      in.i   :ii 
this  I'liuiity  (i,v  six  inoiiiliM,  tiiiiii<-<ll)itely 
Itrt'todInK  tile  (lute  <»f  this  oiiih.  or  will 

2.  DESCENDANT  OF  .SOLDIEU    hiive  so   rcsUled  on    Itie    .lay   of 

of  this  lalendnr 

y(>nr:  that  I  linvo  paid  all  tin-  taxes 
which  since  the  adoption  of  the  t'onstl- 
tutlon    of    IST"    have    licen    r''<|iilred     of 

3.  GOOD  CHAHACTEU  AND  KXOWL-     me,    except    taxes    for   this    year,    that    I 

EDGE     OF     DUTIES     OF     GOOD    possess    the    iiiotH'Icat Ion    of    an    elector 

CITIZEXSHII'     rciinlrcd    by    the    Constitutional    .\nicnd- 

nient  adopie<l  In  Utt)S,  and  that  I  am 
not  disfranchised  from  votliif,'  liy  reason 
of  any  otTcnsc  committed  ni;ainst  the 
laws   of   ihc  State.     I    further    swear,    or 

4.  EDUCATIONAL alTlrin,  tliat  I  am    a    cltlziii    of  Atlanta 

and   reside   In   the    ward 

of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  at  No 

""   <• Strict,  or  In 

'lio    District  G.   M.  : 

my  nse  Is ;  niy  ocoup.n- 

5.  PROPERTY ,ion   Is    

Sworn    to   and   subscribed   bei.rc    me   this 


.  .  .    1!>.  .  . 

!:--i<trnr. 


I  M-Il     Ih  r. 


The  right  to  rcoister  and  vote  in  all  city  elections  is  dehned  in 
Paragraphs  2,  3  and  4,  and  in  suhdivisi.ms  1.  2,  .'5.  4  and  5.  of  Par- 
agraphs 4,  of  Section  1,  of  the  act  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
Georgia  approved  August  21,  1907,  and  the  Registrar  for'  the 
City  of  Atlanta  is  directed  to  observe  same  in  the  registration  of 
voters  in  all  city  elections  upon  the  terms  named  in  said  Act  ap- 
proved August  21,  1907. 

Sec.  2135.  Fulton  County  Tax  Collector  Made  City  Registrar 
— Salary.— The  Tax  Collector  of  Fulton  County  is  herebv  ap- 
pointed and  constituted  Registrar  of  voters  for  municipal  elec- 
tions to  be  held  hereafter  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  his  salarv 


Uf:<;is  I  u  vTioN — o  vni — li««ts — «H'K\  a\  iii:\  (]()3 

.1-   -liv..   i-   ...XV..  al  $4U0.UU  p"-'"  :\^^ii"-\  ii;i\;ii)1f  iii   (I'.i.irtcrU    in- 
stallments. 

Sec.  2136.  Voters  to  Take  Oath  as  Above— May  Register 
When — Registrar  to  Furnish  Printed  Lists,  etc. — All  voters  reg- 
i^icnng  lor  any  such  nuuiicipal  cleciiuus  shall  take  and  sub- 
>cribc  Ijcforc  such   Registrar  the  oath  prescribed  by  the   above 

ctinii  in  this  Chapter,  such  oath?  to  be  made  upon  slips  or 
blanks  prepared  in  accordance  with  the  section  above  in  this 
chapter,  and  from  such  slips,  said  Registrar  shall  prepare  sepa- 
rate biujks  of  registered  vi»ters  living  in  each  ward  (if  said  City, 
and  upon  the  closing  of  such  books  of  registration  previous  to 
anv  election,  such  Registrar  shall  furnish  twenty-five  printed 
lists  of  such  registered  voters  for  each  ward  to  the  Clerk  of  the 
Council,  for  use  ttf  Managers  of  Election,  which  lists  shall  be  fur- 
nished at  least  two  (2)  days  prior  to  any^  such  election,  ai  the 
expense  of  the  City.  All  voters  eligil)le  for  registration  shall 
have  the  right  of  registration,  no:  only  at  the  time  of  i)aying 
taxes,  but  upon  taking  the  prescribed  oath  at  other  times  as  pro- 
vided for  I»y  preceding  sections  in  this  chapter  of  this  Code. 

Sec.  2137.  Registration  Books— How  Long  Kept  Open- 
Special  Elections— Books  Opened  When— Closed  When.— Hie 
books  for  >uch  Lity  registration  shall  l>c  kept  oj^en  until  and  in- 
cluding the  2r)th  day  of  November,  in  each  year,  and  then  closed, 
.IS  i)rovideil  for  in  a  preceding  sectit)n  of  this  Chapter  of  this 
Lode,  but  in  case  of  special  elections  to  fill  vacancies,  or  on  the 
issue  of  bontls.  or  otherwise,  such  books  of  registration  shall  be 
kept  open  until  ten  days  before  the  date  of  such  election,  and 
then  clt)sed. 


Sec.  2138.  Only  Persons  Registered  Can  Vote.— Xo  person 
shall  be  authorized  or  permitted  to  vote  in  any  general  or  spe- 
cial election  ordered  in  said  City  unless  duly  registered  in  the 
bot.ks  herein  authorized  to  be  kept,  and  all  persons  so  registered 
'shall  be  authorized  and  permitted  to  vote  in  any  election  unless 
challenged  and  rejected  for  legal  cau-e.  at  any  election. 


cot 


ui:<;isiii  \'iniN in  \\««iT.ns     i.i«,is_\\(   \\>  n 


Sec.  2139.  Transfer  of  Voter's  Name  on  Removal.  -Tlu' 
transfer  of  a  voter's  name,  in  case  of  rcmo\al  fioui  (»iu-  ward  to 
anotlicr  in  said  City,  shall  he  made  hy  said  Rei,Mstrar. 

Sec.  2140.  Books  Not  Open  on  Sunday — Hours  During  Last 
Six  Days — When  Books  Closed. —  The  hoolo  f^r  rej^islralinn  of 
voters  shall  he  kept  open  dnrins.,^  office  hours  of  the  Tax  Collec- 
tor; provided  that  the  hooks  f(tr  registration  shall  not  l)i-  kept 
open  on  Sunday,  and  shall  not  he  closed  earlier  than  !)  o'clock 
V.  M.  on  the  last  six  days,  and  shall  not  he  closed  more  than  ten 
(la\s  l)efore  any  election,  in  which  rei,MStration  is  recpiired. 

Sec.  2141.  Consolidated  Lists — Shall  Certify  Number  of 
Voters — When. —  It  shall  he  the  duty  of  the  Kei^istrar  of  voters 
for  the  City  to  consolidate  the  naiues  of  the  voters  for  each  ward. 
and  then  count  the  numbers  of  rci^istered  voters  and  certify  the 
same  for  each  ward  to  the  Mayor  and  ( leneral  Ciauuil  at  the 
first  luecting-  after  the  close  of  each  reL;istration.  :ind  it  shall  be 
entered  on  the  minutes  of  the  Council. 

Sec.  2142.  As  to  Voters  in  Elections  to  Fill  Vacancies. —  X«) 
])erstni  shall  be  allo-wctl  to  vote  in  any  election  to  till  a  \acancy. 
or  for  other  purposes,  unless  his  name  api)ears  ])ri)perly  re!.;:is- 
tcred,  qualifyinsj^  him  to  vote  at  the  last  rcij^ular  municipal  elec- 
tion, or  unless  he  shall  have  registered  before  such  election  to 
fill  \acancv. 


UKST  VI  U  IN  IS \\  11 1  11  >       it  I.  \«   K  •».*.!<;  \s — I.H   KNSK 


bOo 


CHAPTER  LXXV. 

Ri':s'rAikA.\  rs. 

Sec.  2143.  Restaurants — Sell  to  Whites  or  Blacks — Not  Both. 
— All  i)crs()ns.  their  aj.jciUs  t)r  cniplnyces,  licensed  to  coiuluct  a 
restaurant  or  lunch-room,  shall  serve  either  white  i)e()i)lc  exclu- 
sively or  colored  people  exclusively  and  not  sell  tt»  the  two  races 
within  the  same  rooiu  or  at  ditTerent  tables  within  the  same 
room,  or  at  ditil'erent  portions  of  the  same  table  within  the  same 
room  or  serve  the  two  races  anywhere  under  the  same  license. 
The  purpose  oi  tlii.s  ordinance  beint^  that  each  license  shall  serve 
either  oue  race  or  tlie  other  and  the  license  shall  not  authorize 
sale  t>>  the  two  races  named  at  or  near  the  same  place. 

Sec.  2144.  Restaurants  to  Display  Sign  of  Race  Served — 
l*-ach  Iicen>e  >hall  di>[)hi_\ .  prt>niinenl[y  in  trijut  ol  their  place  of 
bn>ine>s  thereof,  a  notice  as  follows:  "Licensed  to  serve  white 
people  oidy"  ur  "licenseil  to  sell  colored  jjeopie  oidy"  >o  thai  tiie 
public  may  be  informed  of  the  character  of  trade  served  at  <ucli 
place. 

Sec.  2145.  License  Shall  Designate  Race  to  be  Served. —  [lie 
Clerk  of  Council  in  issuinj.^  licenses  for  restaurants  or  lunch 
rooms  shall  (le>ijinate  therein  the  character  of  trade  aiuhorized 
tt>  be  served  under  such  license  as  "for  white  pe  jple  oid}  "  ■  r 
"for  colored  pe  ijile  iinlv." 

Sec.  2146.  Penalty. — .\ny  person,  firm  or  corjjoration,  tnelr 
aj.jents  or  empluyees.  serving  meals  or  limches,  in  violation  of 
this  ordinance,  or  violatinii^  any  of  the  terms  of  this  ordinance. 
shall  be  deemed  .LTuilty  of  an  offense  and  on  conviction  thereof  in 
the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  hned  not  exceedin;,^  (  )ne  lluuilred 
l^ollars  or  sentenced  tt)  work  on  the  public  works  of  the  City  for 
not  exceedini;:  thirty  dax^s.  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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Sec.  2147.  Violation  Revokes  License  Ipso  Facto.  A  \ii»la- 
tion  .'1  tlic  i)rovi.sion.s  o\  this  cnlinane-f  by  any  licensee,  their 
agents  or  employees  shall  ipso  facto  work  a  forfeiture  of  their 
license.  Also,  the  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  like- 
wise ipso  facto  work  a  forfeiture  of  this  license.  Any  sales  i»r 
business  done  after  the  forfeiture,  as  lu-rein  provided,  shall  con- 
stitute an  offense  punishable  as  provide. 1  in  the  preceding,' section. 


>AMT\I{V    I   V\  — I.IH>_  INM.KCTOUS  pn- 


CHAPTER  LXXVI. 

SAXITARY  TAX. 

Sec.  2148.  Sanitary  Assessment— Amount — When  and  On 
What  Levied. — An  assessment  of  three  dollars  shall  be  levied 
each  year  upon  each  improved  lot  and  the  owiur  thcreut  witliin 
the  City  limits  for  sanitary  i)urposcs. 

Sec.  2149.  What  Constitutes  a  Lot  for  Sanitary  Assessment. 
— Eacli  It.t  liavin;,'-  a  rc.-idcncc  tlicrei>ii.  t.r  a  sturchMU>c,  ur  each 
separate  tenement,  where  there  are  more  than  ..ne.  or  each  twen- 
ty-five feet  of  any  hotel,  manufact'>ry.  depot  ur  machine  shop, 
v.li;.l|  .-,  ii.ritMf,-  •,  1,,.   r.  .r  said  i)iirposc. 

Sec.  2150.  Sanitary  Inspectors  Furnish  Lists  of  Lots  Liable 
to  Ta.x  Assessors— Tax  Collector  Collects  Taxes. —  The  Sanitary 
Inspectors  shall,  hy  the  first  day  of  I'ebriiary  of  each  year,  fur- 
nish Xo  the  Tax  Assessors  a  full  list  of  lots  and  lot  owners 
throuf^hout  the  City  liable  f«»r  sanitary  taxes,  which  shall  be  en- 
tered l)y  the  Tax  Assessors  upon  the  tax  ditjest.  and  the  Tax 
Collector  shall  collect  such  sanitary  taxes  at  the  same  time,  and 
in  the  saiu- -Iiat  other  property  taxes  are  collected. 


(jyy      SA.MT  VTI(»\ — <  I  :i.l.  \  l{><^I.O'l's      sr\(.N\\i      \\\ii:n |'itl\ii«. 

CHAPTER  LXXVII. 

SAX  iTATlUX— SAX  ITA R  V   TIA'  M  1 '.  1  \( .—  DK  A I  X  \(  \  1-: 

Sec.  2151.  Lots  and  Cellars  to  Be  Drained — Penalty  for  F'ail- 
ure. — All  lots  and  cellars  within  tiic  Citv  limits  shall,  1)\-  their 
owners  and  occupants,  be  kept  in  such  cundition  as  not  t--  allow 
any  water  to  sta!.,niate,  or  otherwise  become  otTensive  or  un- 
luallliy,  or  any  other  nuisance  to  exist  thereon;  and,  ujxm  con- 
viction of  a  violation  of  this  section,  >uch  owners  or  occupants, 
upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  may  be  fined  not  ex- 
ceeding^ ten  dollars,  or  impriosned  not  exceedin<,'-  ten  days,  for 
each  day  such  nuisance  exists  after  the  notice  hereinafter  pro- 
vidcd  for  has  been  ser\cd. 


Sec.  2152.  Nuisances  from  Stagnant  Water— How  Abated— 
Penalties.— The  Marshal,  or  l)ei)uty  Marshal,  or  any  policenum 
or  sanitary  inspector,  shall  }j;ive  said  owners  or  occupants  writ- 
ten notice  of  tlie  existence  of  said  nuisances,  and  after  three  days 
from  the  time  of  said  notice,,  the  .Marshal  shall  proceed  to  abate 
the  nuisance  by  drainin.i,^  said  lots  and  cellars,  or  otherwise,  as 
may  be  necessary;  and  the  Clerk  of  Council  shall  issue  execution 
for  the  costs  of  sucli  al)atement  against  said  owners  or  occu- 
pants, and  the  lot,  on  which  such  nuisance  mav  exist. 


Sec.  2153.  Filth  from  Privies — How  Disposed  of — Penalty 
for  Violation. — It  shall  l)e  unlawful  for  any  person  to  c^anev. 
discharge,  or  deposit  the  filth  of  his  or  her  ])rivy.  or  allow  the 
same  to  be  done,  upon  the  streets  of  the  City,  or  the  propertv  of 
another  person;  but  it  may  be  discharged  by  any  private  sewer 
into  any  public  sewer  discharging  into  running  water.  An\-  per- 
son violating  this  section  shall  be  arrested,  and.  upon  conviction, 
fined  by  the  Recorder's  Court  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars 
and  costs  for  every  day,  or  twenty  days'  work  upon  the  chain- 
gang,  if  such  nuisance  so  committed  continues;  and  the  nuisance. 


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it  not  aljated  by  the  offender,  shall  be  abated  by  the  Marshal  at 
the  offender's  expense. 

Sec.  2154.  Obstructing  Water — Unlawful — Penalty — Except- 
tions. — Aiu'  person,  who  shall  by  the  erection  of  a  dam.  or  ob- 
struction of  any  kind,  prevent  the  natural  flow  of  water, 
and  cause  the  same  to  be  damned  up,  or  collected  in  pools  upon 
any  lot  in  this  City,  or  any  street  or  allc}  .  or  shall  cause  to  be 
(lone  any  work,  the  etlect  of  which  will  be  to  cause  such  damnin;tj 
up  or  collection  in  a  pool  or  pools,  shall  be  arrested  and  brought 
before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and.  upon  conviction,  shall  be  fined 
in  a  sum  not  exceedinj^  (jiie  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  im- 
prisoned not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  or  either,  or  both,  in  the  i 
creti(»n  of  the  Recorder's  Conrt.  for  each  day  such  obstruct 
shall  remain,  or  such  work  shall  be  carried  on;  provided  that  t!ie 
above  shall  not  jjrevent  owners,  or  others,  from  filling  up  lots  as 
they  may  desire,  if  sufficient  drainage  or  surface  is  provided 
through  or  across  the  same  for  such  natural  flow;  and.  provided, 
that  the  above  shall  not  prevent  the  changing  of  the  grade  of 
an\-  -trcet  as  may  be  for  the  public  interest. 

Sec.  2155.  Plumbing  and  House  Drainage — Rules  Prescribed 
by  Board  of  Health. — All  i)lumbing  and  lunise  drainage,  in  Ixjth 
public  and  jtrivate  buildings  within  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  be 
done  according  to  the  rules  and  specifications  herein  contained, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Health  to  provide  regu- 
lations to  insure  the  enforcement  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2156.  Material  and  Workmanship. — .All  materials  shall 
be  of  good  (piality  and  free  from  defects:  the  work  shall  be  exe- 
cuted in  a  thorough  and  workmanlike  manner. 

Sec.  2157.  Scil  and  Waste  Pipes  and  Traps — Location. — The 
arrangement  of  soil  and  waste  pipes  shall  be  as  direct  as  possi- 
ble. 


Sec.  2158.     Drain,  Soil,  and  Waste  Pipes  Exposed  for  Inspect- 
tion. — The  drain,  soil,  and  waste  pipes  and  the  traps  shall,  if  prac- 
ticable, be  exposed  to  view  for  ready  inspection  at  all  titnes,  and 
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for  com  ciiiciuc  in  i(.|taiiiii.L;.  \\  litii  iiccosanly  place*!  within 
partitions  or  in  recesses  of  walls,  soil  and  waste  pipes  shall  he 
covered  with  woodwork,  so  fastened  with  screws  as  to  he  read- 
ily renio\e<I.      In  no  case  shall  they  he  al)S<diitely  inaccessible. 

Sec.  2159.     Ventilation   of    Water   Closets — How    Effected. — 

All  interior  water  clo>el  conipartnient>  shall  be  ventilated  by 
windows  into  the  open  air,  or  into  air  shafts  of  not  le>s  than 
three  s(|uare  feet  in  area. 

Sec.  2160.  Separate  Sewer  Connections  for  all  Buildings — 
Exceptions. — \\  here  there  is  a  sewer  in  the  street,  every  house 
or  huildini;  shall  he  separately  and  independently  connected  with 
it,  unless  the  IJoard  of  Health  shall  ^^ive  permission,  which  said 
Hoard  is  hereby  authorized  to  do,  to  the  owner  of  two  or  more 
contig^uous  houses  to  ct)nnect  them  all  with  the  sewer  in  the' 
street  throui^h  a  single  opening.  \\  hen  possible,  such  connec- 
tion shall  be  made  directly  in  front  of  the  house. 

Sec.  2161.      Glazed    Sewer    Pipe — When    Used     Directions. — 

\\  here  the  soil  consists  of  a  natural  Ijed  of  loam.  >and,  or  rock, 
the  house  sewer  ma\  be  of  hard,  salt-glazed  and  c\  lindrical  earth- 
enware pipe,  laid  on  a  smot»th  bottom,  free  from  all  projections 
of  rock,  and  with  the  soil  well  rammed  to  present  any  settling 
t)f  the  pipes.  Each  section  shall  be  wetted  before  applying  the 
cement,  and  the  space  between  each  hub  and  the  small  end  of 
th  next  section  shall  be  completely  and  uniformly  filled  with  the 
best  hydraulic  cement.  Care  should  be  taken  to  prevent  any 
cement  being  forced  into  the  drain  to  become  an  obstruction. 
No  tempered  up  cement  shall  be  used.  .A  straight  edge  shall  be 
used  inside  the  pipe,  and  the  different  sections  shall  be  laid  in 
perfect  line  on  the  bottom  and  sides;  provided,  always,  that  only 
cast  iron  pipe  shall  be  used  from  the  lower  end  of  the  main  ver- 
tical soil-pipe  to  a  point  beyond  the  house,  foundation  or  area 
line. 


Sec.  2162.  Private  Sewers — How  Laid. — Where  there  is  no 
sewer  in  the  street,  and  it  is  necessary  to  construct  a  private 
sewer  to  connect  with  a  sewer  in  an  adjacent  street  or  avenue, 


"VMIxriON IM.IMIIIN4.        Itl(\l\v        |MI>KS  ,-11 

it  ?>hall  be  laid  outside  of  the  curb,  under  the  roadway  of  the 
street,  on  which  the  houses  front,  and  not,  when  (Otherwise  prac- 
ticable, throuj^'h  the  yards  or  under  the  houses. 

Sec.  2163.  Cast  Iron  House  Drains — Fall  Necessary — Diam- 
eter of  Pipe.— 1  he  house  drain  shall  be  of  cast  iron,  with  a  fall 
of  at  lea>t  one-c|uarter  inch  to  the  foot,  and,  when  water  closets 
discharj,'e  into  it,  the  house  drain  shall  be  at  least  four  inches  in 
diameter. 

Sec.  2164.  Straight  Lines,  If  Possible.— It  shall  be  laid  in  a 
straijjdu  line,  if  possible.  .\11  changes  in  direction  shall  be  made 
with  curved  pipes,  and  all  connections  with  V-branch  pipes  and 
one-si.\teenth  or  one-eighth  bends,  if  jjossible.  L'nder  no  cir- 
cuni^t;iMre>  -.luil!  more  than  one-sixth  bends  be  used. 

Sec.  2165.  Traps  on  House  Drains — Shall  Have  Handhold — 
How  Constructed.— .\  running  or  half-S  trap  shall  be  placed  on 
the  hou>^e  .Irain  at  an  accessible  ixjint  near  the  house.  This 
trap  shall  be  furnished  with  a  handhold  for  convenience  in  clean- 
ing, the  cover  of  which  shall  be  properly  fitted  and  made  gas  and 
airtight  with  >ome  suitable  cement  properly  applied. 

Sec.  2166.  Fresh  Air  Inlets— Diameter.— There  shall  be  an 
inlet  for  fresh  air  to  enter  the  drain  ju>t  in-ide  of  the  tra]>  de- 
scribed in  the  foregoing  section,  t.f  at  least  four  inches  in  diame- 
ter, leading  to  the  outer  air  and  opening  at  some  suitable  place 
not  le>N  than  ten  feet  from  the  nearest  window.  Xo  cold-air 
box  for  a  furnace  shall  be  so  placed  that  it  can  possibly  draw  air 
from  this  inlet  pipe 

Sec.  2167.  Ventilators— Prohibition  of  Certain  Kinds.— Xo 
brick,  sheet  metal,  earthenware  or  chimney  flue  shall  be  used  as 
a  sewer  ventilator,  or  to  ventilate  any  trap,  drain,  soil  or  waste 
pipe. 

Sec.  2168.  Iron  Waste  Pipes— Shall  Extend  Through  Roof- 
Diameter.— livery  vertical  soil  and  main  waste-pipe  shall  be  of 
iron,  and  it  shall  extend  at  least  two  feet  through  the  roof,  and 
have  a  diameter  above  the  roof  not  less  than  that    of    the    pipe 


612 


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proper,  and  in  no  case  shall  it  be  less  than    t'unr  inches  in  diani- 
eter  above  the  roof. 

Sec.  2169.  To  go  Above  Roof. — Soil,  waste  and  vent  pipes  in 
an  extension  shall  be  extended  above  the  cornice  or  roof  of  the 
main  building  when  otherwise  they  would  open  within  twenty 
feet  of  the  windows  of  the  main   house  or  of  the  adjoining  house. 

Sec.  2170.  Size  of  Pipe  Connections  of  Lead.  -When  lead 
pipe  is  used  to  connect  fixtures  with  vertical  soil  or  waste  pipes, 

or  to  connect  traps  with  \ertical  \ent-pipes.  it  shall  not  be  light- 
er than  D-pipc. 

Sec.  2171.  No  Traps  on  Vertical  Soil  or  Waste  Pipes. — Tliere 
shall  be  no  traps  on  main  \ertical  soil  or  waste  pipes. 

Sec.  2172.  Gas-Tight  Joints  Required. — All  joints  in  iron 
drain-pipes.  soil-])ipes  and  waste-pipes  shall  be  so  filled  with  oak- 
um and  lead  and  hand-calked  as  to  make  them  iras-tiirht. 


Sec.  2173.  Lead  and  Iron  Pipes — How  Connected. — All  con- 
nections of  lead  with  iron  pipes  shall  be  made  with  a  brass  sleeve 
or  ferrule  of  the  same  size  as  the  lead  pipe,  put  in  the  hub  of  the 
branch  of  the  iron  i)ipe  and  calked  wath  lead.  The  lead  pipe 
shall  be  attached  to  the  ferrule  by  a  wiped  or  overcast  joint. 

Sec.  2174.  Wiped  Joints. — All  connections  of  lead,  waste, 
and  vent  pipes  shall  l)e  made  by  means  of  w^ipcd  joints. 

Sec.  2175.  Traps  for  Closets,  Etc. — Every  water-closet,  uri- 
nal, sink,  basin,  wash-tray,  bath  and  every  tub  or  set  of  tubs,  and 
hydrant  w^aste  pipe,  and  every  area  and  courtyard  drain  connected 
with  a  sew^er,  shall  be  separately  and  effectively  trapped. 

Sec.  2176.  Traps  as  Near  Fixtures  as  Possible — Maximum 
Distance. — Traps  shall  be  placed  as  near  the  fixtures  as  practi- 
cable, and  in  no  case  shall  a  trap  be  more  than  two  feet  from  the 
fixture. 


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Sec  .2177.  Strainers  to  Prevent  Obstruction. — .Ml  waste 
pipes  from  fixtures,  other  than  water-closets,  shall  be  provided  at 
the  inlet  of  such  fixtures  with  strotifr  metallic  strainers  to  ex- 
clude from  such  waste-pipes  all  substances  likely  to  obstruct 
them. 

Sec.  2178.  Bath  Tubs  Separately  Trapped.— In  no  case  shall 
the  waste  from  a  bathtub  (jr  other  fixture  be  connected  with  a 
water-closet  trap. 


Sec.   2180.     Vent  Pipes  Through  the  Roof — Continuous  Slope. 

— \  ent  jjipes  shall  extend  at  least  two  feet  throuf^h  the  roof,  or 
the  single  or  combined  pipes  may  be  connected  above  the  hi<^h- 
est  fixture  with  the  main  vertical  vent-pipe.  They  may  be  com- 
bined by  branchinf:^  tos^ether  those,  which  serve  several  trai)s, 
but  the  area  lA  the  combined  ])ipes  shall  not  be  decreased.  'J'hese 
air-pipes  shall  always  have  a  continutais  slo|)e  to  avoid  collect- 
ini^  water  by  condensation. 

Sec.  2181.  Restriction  as  to  Vent-Pipe. —  Xo  trap  \ent-pipc 
shall  be  used  as  a  soil  or  waste  pipe. 

Sec.  2182.  Overflow  Pipes. — ( )vert1ow  ])ipes  from  the  fixtures 
shall  in  eacli  case  be  connected  on  the  inlet  side  of  the  trap. 

Sec.  2183.  Special  Pipes  for  Wash-Basins,  Bath,  Etc.— Out- 
lets Covered  with  Flap- Valves. — Every  safe  under  a  wash-l)asin. 
bath,  urinal,  water-closet,  or  other  fixture,  shall  be  drained  by  a 
special  pipe  not  directly  connected  with  any  soil  pipe,  vvaste-pi])e. 
drain,  or  sewer,  but  discharging  into  an  (jpen  sink  upon  the  eel- 


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lar  floor  or  upon  tlic  <;rouiHl  outside  the  house.      'J "he  outlets  of 
such  pipes  shouUl  he  eo\ere(l  hy  fhii)-\al\es. 

Sec.  2184.  Refrigerators,  etc. — How  Drained. —  Ilie  <lniiu- 
pipe  from  refritjerators  and  tlie  drain  i)ii)e  from  the  sujjply  pipe 
sliall  not  he  (Hrectly  connected  witli  the  soil  or  waste-jjipe.  or 
with  the  drain  or  sewer;  it  should  (|ischari;e  into  an  open  and  wa- 
ter-supplied sink,  or  it  may  discharge  ui)ou  the  L,aound  in  such 
manner  as  will  not  create  a  nuisance. 

Sec.  2185.  Water  Closets — How  Furnished  With  Water — 
Restrictions. — All  water  closets  within  the  house  shall  be  sup- 
plied with  water  from  special  tanks  or  cisterns,  the  water  of 
which  is  not  used  for  any  other  purpose.  The  closets,  except 
closets  placed  in  the  yard,  shall  not  be  sui)plied  directly  from 
the  supply  pipes.  A  .U'roup  of  closets  may  be  supplied  from  one 
tank,  but  water-closets  on  dili'erent  lloors  shall  not  be  tlushed 
from  one  tank.  Xo  direct  connectiuL;-  closets  will  be  allowed 
within  the  house. 

Sec.  2186.  Outdoor  Closets — How  Arranged — How  Venti- 
lated.— \\'ater  closets,  when  placed  in  the  yard,  sliall  be  so  ar- 
rauf^ed  as  to  be  convenientl\  and  adetjuately  tlushed.  and  their 
water  supply  pipes  and  traps  shall  be  protected  from   freeziui::. 

The  compartments  for  such  water  closets  shall  be  \entilated  by 
means  of  slatted  openings. 

Sec.  2187.  Rainwater  Leaders. — Rainwater  leaders  shall  not 
be  used  as  soil,  waste,  or  vent  ])ipes,  no'r  shall  any  soil,  waste  or 
vent  pipe  be  used  as  a  leader. 

Sec.  2188.  Cast  Iron  Leaders— When  Used— When  Trapped, 
etc. — When  within  the  house,  the  leader  shall  be  of  cast  iron  with 
leaded  joints,  or  of  copper  with  soldered  joints.  When  con- 
nected with  the  house  drain,  it  shall  be  trapped  beneath  the 
g-rcnind.  or  just  inside  of  the  wall,  the  trap  bein,of  arranged  in 
either  case  so  as  to  prevent  freezing.  In  every  case  where  a 
leader  opens  near  a  window  or  light  shaft,  it  shall  be  properly 
trapped  at  its  base. 


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Sec.  2189.  Steam  Exhausts— How  Connected— How  Dis- 
charged.—Xo  slcani  exhaust  or  blow-oft'  pipe  from  a  steam  boiler 
shall  connect  with  any  soil  or  waste  pipe,  or  directly  with  the 
house  drain  or  >ewer.  They  should  discharge  into  a  tank  or 
condenser,  the  waste  from  which,  if  to  be  discharged  into  the 
>ewer  through  the  house  drain,  shall  be  connected  (ju  the  sewer 
-ide  of  the  house  or  running  trap. 

Sec.  2190.  Tenements — Closet  Accommodations  -How  Lo- 
cated.—The  general  water  ch^set  accommodations  of  tenement 
or  lodging  houses,  or  of  office  f)uildings.  or  of  any  building,  in 
which  said  accommodations  are  permitted  to  be  \\<e(\  by  the  pub- 
lic, shall  not  be  placed  in  the  basement  or  cellar,  but  they  shall 
be  so  located  and  constructed  that  no  oft'ense  <ir  nuisance  may  be 
caused. 

Sec.  2191.     Plumbers  Shall  Execute  Their  Contracts  Within 
Reasonable    Time— Penalty    for    Failure.— Where    a    pUuuber. 
either  by  contract  or  by   emi)lo\meiu   ha>  been  entrusted   with 
the  work,  or  has  secured  a  contract,  to  onnect  a    building    or 
lot    with   the   i)ublic   sewers,   and.   after   .securing    this    contract, 
fails  t  >  complete    >aid    work    or   contract    within    a    reasonable 
time,  it  >hall  be  the  duty  of  the  Sanitary    Inspector    to    notify 
said  i)lun>l)er  of  hi>  default,  and  that  said  work  or  cc.ntract  must 
be  carried    on    expeditiously    t(.    completion,    and.    should    said 
plunder   or    contractor,    after    receiving    said  notice,  fail  or  re- 
fuse to  carry  on  said   work  or  contract   to  completion  within   a 
reasonable    time    thereafter,    or    fails    or    refuses    t(.   attempt    t.. 
complete  said  work  or  contract,  then  he  >hall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a  violation  of  this  ordinance,  and  .mi  conviction    in    the    Re- 
corder's Court,  shall  be  punished  by  imprisonment  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  days,  or  f^ned  not  exceeding  $1()0.(K).  or  both,  at  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2192.  Copy  of  This  Ordinance  to  Each  Contracting 
Plumber.- A  copy  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  mailed  or  handed 
in  person  to  each  contracting  plumber  within  the  City  of  At- 
lanta so  that  they  may  have  notice  thereof,  but  failure  to  receive 
said  notice  shall  not  in  any  way  prevent  prosecution  under  the 


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provisions  of  this  ordinance,  nor  he  made  a  (.■tMnHtion  >,\  its  en- 
forcement. 

Sec.  2193.  Unlawful  for  Trash  to  be  Thrown  Into  Catch- 
Basins,  or  Anything  to  Stop  Them  up. —  It  >hall  he  unlawful  to 
throw  into,  or  at  tiie  niouih  of.  cat.ch-l)asins.  or  to  dejjosit  so 
near  the  mouth  therc(jf.  that  same  may  run.  fall,  or  wa>h  into 
said  catch-^hasins.  any  litjuid  or  solid  substance  of  any  kind, 
quantity,  or  conditii)n. 

Sec.  2194.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  ])erson  violatinc^  the 
above  section  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
fined  not  exceedin.ij^  one  hundred  di)llars.  or  be  imprisoned  not 
exceeding^  lhirt\'  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2195.  Notice  by  Plumber  to  Board  of  Health  of  Work 
Required — Work  Open  to  Inspection — Who  Responsible  for  De- 
fective Work,  Etc. — .\oiice  in  writ  in*;  shall  be  i^ixen  to  the 
Board  of  Health  b_\  the  contractor,  builder,  or  pluml)er,  in  all 
cases  of  new  work,  or  the  remodeling  of  old  work,  or  in  any 
and  all  cases,  in  which  repairs  involve  the  removal  of  fixtures, 
or  changes  in  the  location  or  arrangement  of  fixtures  when  the 
work  is  sufficiently  advanced  for  inspection,  no  part  of  the 
work  shall  be  covered  or  concealed  in  any  way  until  after  it 
has  been  examined  by  an  inspector  of  the  Board  of  Health. 
-And  the  contractor,  builder,  or  plumber  shall  test  the  work  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  Inspector,  after  plugging  all  openings,  by 
filling  the  soil-pipes  with  water  for  the  purpose  of  detecting  any 
imperfect  joints,  or  any  other  defect  in  the  material  or  work- 
manship, which  ma}  permit  the  escape  of  foul  air  into  or  under 
the  house,  and  all  such  defects,  that  may  exist  shall  be  made 
good,  as  provided  in  this  ordinance.  .Any  plumbing  work,  or 
any  house  sewer,  or  any  house  drain  i)ut  up  and  covered 
without  due  notice  to  the  Board  of  Health  shall  be  uncovered 
for  inspection  by  direction  of  the  Inspector.  And  the  con- 
tractor, builder,  or  plumber,  who  may  be  in  charge  of  the  work, 
and  who  may  be  responsible  therefor,  shall  be  subject  ti;>  the 
penalties  prescribed   in   this  ordinance  for  anv   violation  of  the 


sAMiviioN     I'l.i  MiiKif— iti;roi{  i>i     i-u  i:nsi:s  (,17 

provisions  nf  this  section,  upon  conviction  of  such  violation  in 
the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2196.  Penalty  for  Violation  by  any  Plumber  or  any  Per- 
son Permitting  Such  Violation. — Any  plumber  or  other  person, 
who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  sections, 
(.r  any  person,  who  shall  knowingly  permit  any  violation  of 
anv  of  sai<l  provisions  upon  premises  owned  or  controlled  as 
agent  or  otherwise  l)y  them,  shall,  after  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  he  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
imprisoned  for  not  more  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  m 
the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2197.  Inflammable  Material  Cannot  be  Used  in  Work.— 
It  >hall  hereafter  he  unlawful  for  any  i)lumbcr  or  gas  titter  m 
putting  gas  fixturo  in\o  any  hou>e  in  the  Lity  of  .\tlanta  to  use 
any  cement  comp<Jsition  or  other  substance,  which  i>  inliam- 
mable.  combustible,  <.r  which  melts  or  softens  under  the  in- 
fluence (»f  heat. 

Sec.  2198.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  ct»nvicted  in 
the  Recorders  C<.urt  of  vi.)lating  the  preceding  section  shall  be 
l)unished  bv  a  fine  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  or  im])rison- 
meni  not  exceeding  thirty  days  for  every  such  violation. 

Sec.  2199.  Plumbers  to  Report— In  its  Absence.  Approval  of 
Plumbing  Inspector  Sufficient. —  In  any  case  where  a  plumber 
fails  to  make  a  return,  the  appn.val  of  the  IMumbing  Inspector 
.shall  be  sufficient,  or  any  licensed,  competent  i)lumber  may 
make  a  report  or  return,  whether  he  did  the  whole  work  or  not. 
of  repairs  (repairs  t  oconsi>t  of  leaks  in  pii)cs)  or  the  installing 


Sec.  2200.  Plumbers  Must  be  Licensed  as  Such.— X<j  person, 
firm,  or  corporation  engaged  in.  or  working  at  the  business  of^ 
l)lumbing.  shall  engage  in  or  work  at  said  business  in  the  City 
of  .Atlanta,  either  as  master,  employing  or  journeyman  plumber, 
unless  such  person,  firm,  or  corporation  first  receives  a  license 
therefor,  in  accordance  with  the  following  pnjvisions  : 


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Sec.   2201.      Every    Plumber    Must    Stand    an    Examination. — 

Am  person  dcsirint;  to  cMii;ai;t'  in  or  work  at  the  hnsine.ss  ni 
l)liniil)in<j;-,  cillicr  as  master,  or  journeyman  plumber,  in  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  shall  he  recpiired  to  sid)mit  to  an  examination  hefore 
a  Koard  of  l'"xaminers.  as  hereinafter  pro\ided.  as  to  his  ex- 
perience and  (|ualifiealions  in  such  trade,  business,  or  callinj.;. 
Jn  the  case  of  a  lirm  or  corporation,  the  examination  and  licens- 
ing' of  any  one  member  of  the  firm,  or  the  manager  of  the  cor- 
poration, shall  satisfy  the   recjuiremenls  of  these  pro\-isions. 

Sec.  2202.  Beard  of  Examiners — How  Many — Qualifications 
— by  Whom  Appointed — How  Long  They  Serve. —  There  shall 
be  in  the  C'it}'  a  Hoard  of  ICxaminers.  Such  Hoard  shall  consist 
of  i\\c  nuMubers.  of  whom  one  shall  be  a  master  or  employing 
plundjer,  of  not  less  than  ten  \  ears'  experience  as  a  practical 
plumber:  one  shall  be  a  journeyman  phnnber  of  like  cxi)erience, 
and  the  other  members  .shall  be  the  riumbing  Inspector,  the 
Chief  of  Construction  and  the  Secretary  of  the  I'.oard  of  Health  of 
this  Cit\-.  The  term  of  office  for  the  master  or  employing  |)luml)er 
shall  be  two  years,  and  for  the  journeyman,  one  vear.  The 
fjoard  of  Health  shall  appoint  the  master  and  jonrneyman 
plumbers,  and  their  successors.  Three  members  of  the  Hoard 
shall  have  power  to  act. 

Sec.  2203.    Oath  of  Members  of  Board  of  Examiners. — .Ml  the 

members  of  the  Hoard  shall  subscribe  to  an  oath  before  the 
Mayor,  to  discharge  their  duties  impartially,  to  the  best  of  their 
ability,  without  fear  or  favor. 

Sec.  2204.     Organization  of  the  Board  of  Examiners — Duties. 

Said  Board  of  Examiners  shall,  as  soon  as  mav  be  after  their 
appointment,  meet  and  organize  by  the  selection  of  a  Chairman 
and  Secretary,  and  shall  designate  the  time  and  place  for  the 
examination  of  all  applicants  desiring  to  engage  in  or  work  at 
the  business  of  plumbing  in  this  City. 

Sec.  2205.  Board  to  Issue  Certificates  of  Proficiency — When 
—How— By  Whom  Signed.— Said  Board  of  Examiners  shall 
examine  said  applicants  as  to  their  practical  knowledge  of  plumb- 
mg,  house  drainage,  and  plumbing  ventilation,  and.  if  satisfied 


>\M  I   \  I  loN_l'l.l    Mlli:i(^ l.l«   l.\SKS  — III  \«.U  \MN  ,;lf) 

as  t..  the  competency  of  the  applicants,  ^hall  issue  a  certificate 
to  that  effect.  Said  certificate  shall  be  signed  by  the  Secretary, 
who  shall  keep  a  record  of  them,  and  is  valid  until  revoked  by 
said  lioard.  There  shall  be  no  compensation  for  the  services 
performed  by  the  members  of  said  Board.  <.ther  than  that  now 
received  under  existing-  laws  and  ordinances. 

Sec  2206  Penalty  for  Violation,  Besides  Revocation  of  Cer- 
tificate.-\nv  pcr.on  ..r  persons  violatin.^^  any  of  the  provisions 
of  thi.  ..r<linance  shall  be  tried  before  the  Recorder's  Court  of 
said  Citv.  and.  ..n  cnviction.  shall  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not 
excccdin-  fiftv  dollars,  or  thirty  days  on  the  public  works,  either 
or  both,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Court,  for  each  and  every  viola- 
tion   and   his  certificate   may   be   revoked  by   the    P.oard  ..t    I'-x- 


aminer> 


Sec  2207  Plumbers  Shall  not  Allow  Other  Persons  to  Use 
Their'  Licenses  for  any  Purpose.-No  per>on.  firm,  or  corpora- 
tion carrvmg  on  the  l.u>me.>  of  plumbing  shall  allow  his.  her. 
ur  their  name  to  be  used  by  any  other  person,  d.rectlv  or  m- 
directlv.  either  to  <.btain  a  l-ermit.  or  permits,  send  m  notices, 
make  ;eturns.  or  to  do  any  work  under  his.  her.  or  their  licenses. 

Sec  2208  Before  Beginning  Work.  Shall  File  Description. 
Diagram.  Specifications.  Etc..  With  Board  of  Health-24  Hours 
for  Approval.— Every  plumber,  before  commencing  any  portion 
ui  anv  piumi.mg  w..rk.  drainage,  or  sewerage,  or  extending  .>r 
altering  old  or  new  work,  shall  file  at  the  office  of  the  lioard  of 
Health,  on  blanks  furnishe.l.  an  applicati<.n  and  a  diagram,  giv- 
ing a  complete  description  of  the  plumbing  and  fixture  to  be 
placc.l  in  the  building  and  location  of  same,  the  names  of  owners 
and  architects,  if  any,  and  street  and  number;  also  location  ot 
and  descripti.Mi  of  proposal  sewer  connections,  except  in  cases 
of  repairs  (repairs  to  consist  of  leaks  in  pipes)  or  the  installing 
of  onlv  vard  closet  and  outside  work,  then  full  description  wdl 
be  sufficient.  These  plans  or  descriptions  must  be  in  office  24 
hours  before  api^roval.  unless  earlier  approved. 

Sec.  2209.      Plans  Drawn  in  Ink— Vertical  Section  of  Plumb- 
ing Displayed— Black  and  Red  Ink  Both  Used  Where  Altering 


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Old  Work, —  rians  must  he  1c<^mI)I\  drauii  in  ink.  (  )iic  vertical 
section  ttf  the  plunibiii};  arraiij^einents  will  he  sut^cient.  it  it  can 
be  made  to  show  all  the  work,  if  not  two  or  more  <lrawinj,'s  shall 
be  furnished.  In  alteration  to  existin.i,^  work,  the  oh!  work  shall 
be  drawn  in  black  ink  and  the  additional  work  in  red  ink. 

Sec.  2210.  Plumbing  Inspector  Issues  Permit — Plans  not  Al- 
tered Except  on  Written  Application. — A  permit  will  he  issued 
by  the  Plumhinj.;  Inspector  after  plans  are  ajjproved.  and  no 
alteration  of  ])lans  will  he  allowed,  except  on  written  api)lication 
to  the   Inspector. 

Sec.  2211.  Board  of  Health  to  Supervise  Plumbing  or  Re- 
pairs to  Plumbing,  With  View  to  Proper  Sanitation. — W  hen 
plumbing  or  the  repairs  or  jjlumbing  is  recpiired  to  he  done  by 
reason  of  complaint  to  the  Hoard  of  Health  office  on  account 
of  sanitary  defects  or  violation  of  ordinances,  such  i)limibing 
must  be  carried  on  imder  the  direction  of  the  Health  I  )e])art- 
ment,  and,  when  completed,  inspected  and  accepted  by  the 
Plumbing-  Ins])ector.  When  sanitary  inspection  has  shown  the 
plumbing  in  any  building,  wdiich  is  occu])ie(l  or  has  been  oc- 
cupied,  to  l)e  in  a  condition,  which  endangers  health,  repairs  or 
alterations  of  such  Ijuildings  must,  when  finished,  be  submitted 
to  Health  Department  for  a])proval. 

Sec.  2212.  Plumbing  Apparatus  Condemned  Must  be  Re- 
placed by  Apparatus  Required  by  These  Ordinances. — W  hcn- 
ever  any  plumbing  fixtures  in  any  building  are  condemned  by 
the  Pluml)i!ig  Inspector  of  the  Hoard  of  Health  on  account  of 
their  foul,  unwholesome,  imperfect  or  unsanitary  condition,  they 
shall  be  replaced  by  such  apparatus  as  is  demanded  by  provis- 
ions of  this  chapter. 

Sec.  2213.  Water  Closets  Must  be  Located  in  Thoroughly 
Lighted  and  Ventilated  Places. — No  water  closets  or  urinals, 
shall  be  placed  or  permitted  to  exist  in  any  location  or  apart- 
ment, which  is  not  thoroughly  lighted  and  ventilated. 

Sec.  2214.  Special  Permits — When  Issued — Conditions. — 
Where  additional  fixtures  are  required,  or  alterations  are  made, 


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which  cannot  be  practically  constructed  in  accordance  with  all 
the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  a  special  permit  in  writing  may 
be  issued  by  the  Plumbin-  Inspector  for  such  work.  if.  in  his 
iiido^ment.  the  conditions  require  it.  and  all  reconstruction  of  old 
or  condemned  plunibin-  shall  be  in  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions (»f  this  chapter. 

Sec.  2215.  Plumbing  Must  be  Done  by  Plumbers  With  Cer- 
tificates—Other Work  by  Competent  Men  Under  Licensed 
Plumbers— If  Incompetent.  Plumbing  Inspector  Orders  Their 
Removal.— All  plumbin-  work  to  be  done  by  skilled  workmen, 
havin-  been  examined,  and  having  a  certificate  from  the  Board 
of  Plumbing  Examiners.  The  laying  of  sewers  and  placing  of 
wrought  iron  i)ipes  may  be  done  by  competent  men  under  the 
direct  supervision  of  licensed  plumbers,  the  plumbing  inspector 
to  be  the  judge  of  their  ability;  and  whenever  any  of  these 
plumbers,  pipers,  or  drain  layers  are  found  to  be  incompetent. 
the  Plumbing  Inspector  is  to  order  their  immediate  removal  and 
their  employer  immediately  notified. 

Sec.  2216.  Engineers  of  Buildings— Firemen— Porters— Can- 
not do  Plumbing  Work.— Engineers  of  buildings,  firemen,  or 
poricr>.  general  wt»rkmen  around  hotels,  factories,  etc.,  are  not 
allowed  to  do  any  work  under  this  ordinance,  except  the  re- 
pairmg  of  leaks,  unstopping  pipes,  where  it  is  not  necessary  to 
remove  .'uiy  ])art  of  the  work  or  fixtures. 

Sec.  2217.  Plumbing  Inspector  Judges  Material  and  Work- 
manship—Appeals From  His  Decision  to  Board  of  Health- 
Copy  to  Plumbing  Inspector  in  Six  Hours— Otherwise  His  De- 
cision Governs.— The  IMumbing  Inspector  is  to  be  the  judge  of 
the  quality  and  material  and  workmanship,  and  the  construction 
of  the  ordinances  as  their  meaning.  Shouhl  any  difference  of 
opinion  arise,  appeal  from  his  decision  must  be  made  at  once,  in 
writing,  to  the  Board  of  Health,  stating  full  particulars  of  dis- 
puted points  clearly,  and  copy  of  same  furnished  plumbing  in- 
spector in  six  hours,  otherwise  his  judgment  will  govern. 

Sec.  2218.     Plumbing  Inspector  has  to  Inspect  Entire  Work. 

— llie  plumbing  inspector  has  the  inspection  of  the  entire  work 


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ami  the  details,  from  main  scwcr  in  tlic  street  to  the  roof  joint, 
and  anytliinsj^  that  may  have  a  bearini;  npon  the  successful  work- 
ing- or  protection  of  all  work. 

Sec.  2219.  Plumbers  Must  Obtain  Certificate  From  Plumb- 
ing Inspector — Water  Will  Not  Otherwise  be  Turned  on. —  ihe 

plumbers  shall  obtain  a  certificate  of  final  ins])ection  from  the 
plumbing;  inspector,  when  the  work  has  been  completed  and 
under  water,  stating-  that  such  work  has  been  inspected,  and  is 
put  in  according  to  the  City  ordinances.  (The  water  will  not 
be  allowed  turned  on  new  work  until  this  certificate  is  exhibited 
to  the  proper  of^cials  of  the  Waterworks  Department.) 

Sec.  2220.  Notice  for  Inspection — When — Morning — After- 
noon.— All  notices  for  morning  inspecticjn  must  be  in  the  ottice 
before  9  A.  M.,  and  for  afternoon  inspection  before  1  MO  V.  M. 

Sec.  2221.  DifTerent  Notices  for  Different  Inspections — Num- 
ber of  Inspections — Large  Buildings,  as  Work  Progresses. — As 

much  of  the  work  as  is  possible  to  put  in  shall  be  ready,  when 
the  notice  of  inspection  is  sent  in.  Two  notices  for  sewer  on 
job  should  be  sufficient,  one  in  the  street  and  one  in  the  yard. 
Two  for  inside  work  should  be  sufficient,  one  for  test,  and  one 
for  finish.  After  the  first  visit  for  any  of  the  above,  if  it  is 
necessary  to  return  to  reinspect  any  part  of  the  work,  whether 
from  defect  or  not  entirely  completed,  the  Inspector  will  return 
only  on  another  written  notice  and  not  less  than  twenty-four 
hours  thereafter,  all  other  notices  taking  precedence.  In  large 
buildings  the  Inspector  will  of  course  inspect  as  tlie  building 
progresses. 

Sec.  2222.  Best  Materials — Cast  Iron  Pipe  Tar-Coated  in  and 

Out. — All  material  shall  be  of  good  quality  and  free  from  defects. 
Cast  iron  pipe  is  to  be  tar-coated  in  and  out. 

Sec.  2223.  Extra  Heavy  Pipe  where  Inspector  Requires. — Ex- 
heavy  cast  iron  pipe  to  be  put  in  where  ordered  by  the  Inspector. 

Sec.  2224.  Wrought  Iron  Pipes  and  Fixtures — When  Used. 
Wrought  iron  pipes  and  fixtures  to  be  galvanized  iron,  where  al- 
lowed to  be  used. 


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Sec.  2225.  Old  Fixtures  or  Material — When  Used.— Old  fix- 
tures or  material,  or  such  that  have  been  used,  will  nut  be  allowed 
to  be  put  on  jobs  except  by  permission  of  the  owner  of  the  prop- 
ertv.  on  which  the  work  is  done,  and  shall  pass  inspection. 

Sec.  2226.  Durham  System  of  Pipes — Must  be  Standard 
Thickness — Changes  in  Direction  of  Pipe — How  Made. —  \\  hen- 
ever  the  Durham  system  or  wrought  iron  pipes  are  ])ermitted  to 
be  used  for  soil,  waste,  vent  or  sewer  pipes,  they  shall  he  of 
standard  thickness,  and  shall  be  galvanized,  unless  by  permission. 
All  changes  in  direction  of  pipe  shall  be  made  with  Y's  1-16.  l-fi 
or  1-8  bends,  threaded  inside,  and  so  constructed  as  to  form  uni- 
form bore  without  pipe  without  any  ])urrs  and  recesses.  Xone 
Init  regular  drainage  fittings  and  sockets  will  be  allowed. 

Sec.  2227.  Ferrules — Material. —  I\rrules  and  cleanouts  shall 
be  ui  brass  or  cast  iron  and  brass. 

Sec.  2228.  Underground  Pipes — Material. — .Ml  drains  and 
underground  pipes  in  yards  and  streets  shall  be  salt-glazed  vitri- 
fied terra  cutta  sewer  pipe,  burned  through  and  liard,  homogen- 
eous in  texture,  free  from  tlaws  and  perfectly  smooth  inside. 
Terra  cotta  traps  alltiwed  to  be  used  only  outside  of  buldings  in 
ground. 

Sec.  2229.  Wooden  Unlined  Sinks  Not  Allowed— Half-Lined 
Sinks  Not  Allowed. — Xo  wotiden  imlined  sinks  will  be  allowed; 
they  shall  be  of  non-absorbent  material.  Sinks,  when  lined,  must 
be  lined  througiiout ;  no  half-lined  sinks  allowed. 

Sec.  2230.     Where    Acids     Used— Permit    Obtained.— Where 

acids  are  used,  a  j^ermit  may  be  i»htaincd  for  the  use  of  terra  cotta 
l)ipes,  wiicre  the  work  is  nt>t  of  sufficient  permanency  to  permit 
of  the  use  of  enameled  or  lead  i)ipes. 

Sec.  2231.  Lead  Pipes — Weight  Required — Must  be  Support- 
ed.— Leatl  iji])e>  u>cd  as  waste,  vent,  (jr  back  air  jjipes  .^liall  not 
be  lighter  than  what  is  known  to  the  trade  as  "extra  light  X.  L." 
All  lead  pipes  must  be  supported  entire  length  of  pipe. 


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Sec.  2232.  Traps — Material — Size — Prohibition  of  Certain 
Kinds. —  All  traps  to  he  plain  full  hoic  traps.  lr<»ii.  lead,  brass, 
or  terra  cotta.  No  traps  to  be  less  than  1  1-2  inches  inside  diain- 
ctcr,  unless  special  brass  tra|)s.  All  small  tra|)s.  two  inches  or 
less,  to  have  traj)  screws.  I-Our  inch  iron  traps  to  have  cover  ])ut 
on  with  clamp  and  rubber  gasket;  no  iron  lid  with  catches.  \o 
l>ottlc.  grease,  I'owers,  Sanitas,  or  other  traps  allowed  unless  first 
approved  by  inspector.  1  1-4  inch  brass  traps  alhnved  for  wash 
basins. 

Sec.  2233.  Nickel-Plated  Work— Must  Be  Roughed  in  First 
— Inspected. — Where  nickel-plated  work  i>  to  be  used,  the  work 
must  be  rou.nhed  in  with  lead  stid)S  and  escutcheons  must  be  left 
loose  until   inspected. 

Sec.  2234.     Water  Closets — Material — Designs      Approved. — 

All  water  closets  within  tiie  house  shall  be  of  j^la/.etl  earthenware 
or  of  enameled  iron,  inside  and  out.  supplied  with  water  from  spe- 
cial tanks  or  cisterns,  the  water  of  which  cannot  be  used  for  any 
other  purpose.  No  jjan.  pluns^er,  lonp;-  iiopj^er.  or  any  direct  suj)- 
ply  closet  of  an}-  kind,  or  haxinsj^  an  un\entilated  space,  or  the 
walls  of  wiiich  are  not  Hushed  at  each  discharge,  shall  be  used. 
Syphon  jet  wash-out  or  wash-down  closets  of  design  api)rove(l  by 
the  Plumbing  Inspector  will  l)e  allowed.  No  closet  will  be  con- 
sidered complete  without  proper  seat. 

Sec.  2235.  Urinals — Material — Location. —  L'rinals  must  be 
of  glazed  earthenware,  and  the  floor  beneath  the  same  shall  be 
of  non-absorl)ent  material.  Urinals  should  not  be  set  higher 
than  twenty  inches  above  the  floor.  If  floor  is  lined,  it  shall  be 
of  heavy  lead.  Urinals  outside  of  house  may  be  of  enameled 
iron. 

Sec.  2236.  Gratings  or  Strainers — When  Used — Size. — Grat- 
ings of  strainers  must  be  over  all  openings,  except  closets,  to 
sewers,  no  strainer  less  than  one  and  one-half  inches.  No  open- 
ings in  iron  gratings  to  be  larger  than  one-half  inch. 

Sec.  2237.  Soil  and  Main  Waste  Pipe — Where  and  How  Laid 
— Restrictions. — The  soil  or  main  waste  pipe  shall,  wdiere  prac- 


s\Mr\  I  ioN_\  i:\T  imi'i:n-^m/,i;s  ,0- 

tical.  1)0  run  aloii-  cellar  walls,  or  laid  under  floor  of  building, 
and  must  he  hun-'  with  iron  hangers  securely  fastened  to  floor 
joists  or  fastened  to  wall  with  wrou-ht  in  mi  hooks  or  straps  and 
screws,  one  fastener  or  hanj^er  for  each  length  of  pipe.  When  it 
is  not  possible  to  run  or  fasten  the  cast  iron  pipes  as  above  di- 
rected, it  may  run  in  trench,  cut  to  uniform -grade,  and,  if  laid 
under  ground  in  a  permanent  building,  it  luust  be  extra  heavy 
cast  iron  pipe  in  all  cases.  Xo  wrought  iron  pipes  allowed  un- 
der ground  f<.r  drainage.  The  pipe  must  extend  beyond  and 
outside  of  building  at  least  three  feet. 

Sec.  2238.  Vertical  Soil  Pipe— Material— Extend  Through 
Roof— Diameter.— Rvcry  vertical  soil  and  main  waste  pipe  shall 
be  of  in.n.  and  it  >hall  extend  at  least  two  feet  through  the  roof, 
and  have  a  diameter  above  the  roof  not  less  than  that  of  the  pipe 
proper,  and  in  no  case  shall  it  be  less  than  two  inches  in  diame- 
ter above  the  roof,  for  branch  water  vents. 

Sec.  2239.     Eliminate    Bends   from   Vent   Pipes— Increase    in 

Size— When.— \cni  ])ipc>  nui>t  be  run  with  as  few  bends  as  pos- 
sible, and  be  increased  in  size  every  thirty  feet. 

Sec.  2240.  Buildings  Four  Stories  or  Less — Vent  Pipes  In- 
creased in  Size — How. —  W  hen  combined  vent  pipes  must  be  in- 
creased in  size,  according  to  the  following  tab!e,  in  buildings 
four  stories  or  less. 

IJranch  vents  of  water  closets  shall  not  be  less  than  the  fol- 
lowing: (The  term  "branch  vents,"  as  here  applied,  shall  be 
construed  to  mean  all  that  vent  pipe  located  between  the  fixtures 
and  the  j>oints  where  the  vent  joins  into  the  main  vertical  sack 
or  vent. ) 

Three  closets  may  be  vented  into  two  inch  cast  iron  branch 
vent  and  two  and  one-half  inch  wrought  iron   vent. 

Five  to  eight  water  closets  may  be  vented  into  three  inch 
branch  vent,  six  baths,  basins,  or  similar  fixtures  may  be  vend- 
lated  by  two-inch  vertical  vent  pipe.  When  there  are  more  than 
twelve  fixtures,  they  may  be  vented  by  four  inch  vertical  vent. 

Two  inch  and  one  and  one-half  inch  traps  luay  be  vented  by 
one  and  one-half  inch  pipe,  and  vent  must  not  exceed  fifteen  feet, 
and.  when  fixture  is  not  over  twenty-five  feet  from  main  vent. 

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W  hen  in  excess  of  either  itf  above,  two  inch  waste  pipe  must  con- 
tinue past  fixture  full  size.  \\  hen  one  and  one-iialf  inch  !)rancli 
vents  are  used  on  fixtures,  branch  must  not  exceed  ten  feet. 

Sec.  2241.  Ratio  of  Fixtures  to  Vents. —  In  the  calculation  of 
the  relation  of  basins,  baths,  and  similar  fixtures  towanls  water 
closets,  it  shall  be  reckoned  that  four  basins,  baths,  or  >imilar 
fixtures  shall  e(|ual  two  closets,  and  so  on  at  that  ratio.  W  hen 
more  than  sixteen  l)asin>,  ])atlis,  or  similar  tixlures  are  <>u  a  line, 
and  situated  in  a  buildinj^r  hve  stories  hijjh  ('r  more  in  heii^ht,  and 
below  the  fifth  floor,  then  the  vertical  vent  from  the  fifth  H'or  up 
must  not  l)e  less  than  four  inches. 

Sec.  2242.  Vent  Pipes  Branch — Fitting  above  Floor — How 
High, — A\  here  vent  pi])e>  branch  into  one  another,  and  where 
thev  branch  into  soil  l)il'c.  the  branch  fittini;  must  not  be  les> 
than  three  feet  and  six  inches  above  the  tloor. 

Sec.  2243.  Specifications  as  to  Branches  Etc. —  I'.rancl-.es  into 
traps  for  vents  shall  be  as  near  the  crown  of  trap  as  possible,  and 
arise  at  once.  Xo  branches  to  be  made  on  side  of  traps  or  bends 
for  vent  connections.  Horizontal  line  of  vent  below  top  line  of 
fixture,  over  two  feet  in  lent^th.  to  be  avoided,  if  possible.  .Ml 
connections  of  lead,  waste,  and  vent  pii)es  shall  be  made  by 
means  of  wiped  joints.  All  connections  of  lead  with  iron  pipes 
shall  be  made  with  a  brass  sleeve  or  ferrule  of  the  same  size  as 
the  lead  pipe.  i)ut  in  the  hub  of  the  branch  of  the  iron  pipe,  and 
calked  with  lead.  The  lead  pipe  shall  be  attached  to  the  ferrule 
1)\'  a  wi])ed  or  o\-ercast  joint. 

Sec.  2244.  All  Openings  Securely  Calked. — All  openings  left 
in  soil,  waste,  or  vent  |)i])es.  for  any  purpose,  and  not  used  in 
finising-,  shall  be  securely  calked  up  with  iron  i)lu^-.  if  lead  pil)e. 
then  openings  l)e  wiped  u\). 

Sec.  2245.  When  Parts  Removed,  Insertable  Joint  Used  Di- 
rected by  Plumbing  Inspector. — \\  henever  it  becomes  necessary 
to  remove  part  of  the  cast  iron  waste  or  sewerage  system  to  ob- 
tain an  opening,  or  for  the  other  purposes,  and  both  ends    are 


perinanentlv  fastened,  a  Sisson  insertable  joint  shall  be  usetl  as 
directed  by  the  I'lunibin^-  Inspector.  • 

Sec.  2246.  No  Holes  Cut,  That  Cannot  be  Closed  by  Plugs.— 
Xu  holes  will  be  allowed  to  be  cut  in  any  cast  iron,  wrou-iit 
iron,  or  sewerage  connection,  for  any  purpose,  that  can  not  be 
properly  closed  by  plugs.  When  it  is  necessary  to  open  a  pipe. 
the  pipe  broken  to  be  removed  and  a  clean  cut  placed  instead 
that  it  may  be  accessible  for  future  use. 

Sec.  2247.  Waste-Pipes — Size.— The  waste  pipes  to  receive 
the  discharge  from  not  less  than  eight  sinks,  baths,  wash  basins. 
wash  Vubs.  urinals  or  similar  fixtures  shall  n(jt  be  less  than  three 
inches  inside  diameter.  W  a>te  pipe  to  receive  the  discharge 
from  less  than  eight  sinks,  tubs,  or  similar  fixtures  shall  not  be 
less  than  two  inches  inside  diameter,  and  lead  branches  not  less 
than  one  and  one-half  inches.  Xo  waste  \)\\)c  shall  be  less  than 
(jiic  and  one-fourth  inches  inside  diameter,  and  that  only  for  ba- 
sins. 

Sec.  2248.  Cast  Iron  Pipes— When  Not  Used.— Cast  iron 
pipes  ^hall  not  be  u>ed  belwien  wr..ught  iron  <>r  terra  cotta  pipe, 
or  vice  versa. 

Sec.  2249.  Cleanouts— Material  — Thickness,  etc.— Where 
cleanuuts  are  used,  they  shall  be  heavy  brass,  male  threads,  oi  at 
least  1-8  inch  thickness,  with  3-10  inch  thickness  in  the  cover. 
The  same  to  have  solid  cast  square  heads.  W  henever  cleanouts 
are  necessary,  they  shall  be  used  in  iron  pipes,  calked  in. 

Sec.  2250,  When  Y-Fittings  Required— How  Constructed.- 
All  horizontal  four-inch  or  larger  pipes  below  or  above  the 
ground  shall  have  a  '•Y"  fitting  with  4  inch  brass  cleanout  in- 
serted in  ends,  and  on  main  lines  not  over  thirty  feet  apart,  and 
three  inch  lines  or  smaller  shall  have  "Y"  fittings  with  two  inch 
brass  cleanouts  not  over  twenty  feet  apart,  and  also  at  ends,  for 
the  purpose  of  cleaning  same  when  stoppages  occur.  These 
cleanouts  must  be  accessible,  extending  from  "Y"  fittings  either 
straight  ahead  or  from  branch  to  surface  where  underground  in  a 
straight  line,  or  when  otherwise  not  accessible. 


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Sec.  2251.  Pipes — Material — Must  Be  Supported. —  1-very 
soil  or  drain  pijic  wilhiii  the  huildiiiL,^  ti»  a  distance  of  three  feet 
l)e^•ond  ttie  foundation  lines  sliall  be  of  either  cast  or  wrought 
iron.  Small  waste  pipes  may  be  of  lead  used  as  branches  to 
connect  with  iron  pipes.  Said  branches  shall  not  exceed  five  feet 
in  leng^th.  and  be  supported  the  entire  length,  liranches  into 
lead  bend  will  not  be  permitted,  where  it  is  possible  to  enter  the 
stack.  Where  lead  ])ipes  are  used,  they  must  intersect  at  the 
same  angles  given  by  the  Y's,  1-6  and  1-8  bends. 

Sec.  2252.  Restrictions  As  to  Tapping  Cast  Iron  Pipes — Calk- 
ing Joints  or  Wrought  Iron  Pipe. — Xo  waste  or  vent  pij^e  shall 
be  tapped,  when  of  cast  iron,  nor  cast  iron  fittings  with  hui)S  and 
tapped  threads,  they  must  be  uniform,  cast-iron  hub  fittings,  and 
where  wrought  iron  pipe  is  used,  no  calking  of  joints  will  l)e  used, 
but  ]M-oper  drainage  screw  fittings  must  be  used. 

Sec.  2253.      Roof  Joints — Material — How    Constructed. — Roof 

joints,  or  where  any  vent  goes  through  the  roof,  sheet  lead  of 
10  ounce  copper  4  lb.  weight  per  foot  must  be  used  and  calked 
into  the  hub  Hush  with  the  roof,  and  a  tight  workmanlike  joint 
made. 

Sec.  2254.  Traps  of  Cast  Iron — Packed  from  Frost  Where 
Possible. — Traps,  where  put  in  for  baths,  basin,  or  sinks,  in  ex- 
posed places  shall  be  of  cast  iron,  ajul,  where  it  is  possible,  prop- 
erly packed  from  frost. 

Sec.  2255.  Grease  Traps,  Where  Ordered  Put  in — Material. — 
Grease  traps,  when  put  in  by  order  of  the  Inspectors  or  owners, 
shall  be  of  heavy  cast  iron  enameled  or  brass  water  jacketed  or 
of  an  approved  pattern. 

Sec.  2256.  Sinks  Under  Counters — Refrigerators — How  Con- 
structed— How  Connected. — Sinks  under  bar  counters  and  all 
drains,  such  as  pumps,  refrigerators,  etc.  in  a  bar,  may  be  con- 
nected indirect  through  deed  cast  iron  sink  with  a  four-inch 
waste,  or  to  a  catch  basin  in  yard,  or  an  open  four-inch  running 
trap  with  vent  in  front  of  trap  as  the  Inspector  may  direct  under 
existing   circumstances.     Each    fixture    shall    be     trapped,    the 


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waste,  tested,  and  conform  to  all  other  ordinances  governint;- 
drains.  The  above  does  not  include  any  fixture  in  the  bar-room 
away  from  counter,  such  as  wash  basins,  urinals,  sinks,  or  similar 
fixtures. 

Sec.  2257.  Fixtures  Using  Fresh  Water— Connected  to  Sew- 
er as  Inspector  May  Direct.— Elevators,  motors,  cellar  drains  and 
similar  fixtures,  using  only  fresh  water,  may  be  connected  to 
sewer,  only  as  the  Inspector  may  direct,  the  surrounding  circum- 
stances governing  same. 

Sec.  2258.  Drain  Pipes — How  Discharged — Rainwater  Lead- 
ers—How Emptied.— The  drain  pipes  leading  from  sinks,  bath 
tubs,  or  basins,  or  wash  trays,  may  discharge  into  proper  con- 
structed .catch  basins  placed  outside  of  buildings,  and  in  that 
case  the  traps  for  said  fixtures  need  not  be  ventilated,  if  the  hori- 
zontal ditance  from  outlet  of  fixture  does  not  exceed  five  feet, 
and  vertical  distance  does  not  exceed  four  feet.  Rain  water 
leaders  may  empty  into  catch  basins. 

Sec.  2259.  Owners  Shall  Provide  Water  Closet  Accommoda- 
tions— Shall  Comply  with  the  Sanitary  Laws — One  for  Every 
Twenty  People.— Every  person,  who  shall  be  the  owner,  lessee, 
keeper,  manager  or  agent  of  any  tenement  house,  boarding  house, 
lodging  house,  workshop  or  manufactory,  shall  provide,  or  cause 
to  be  provided  for  the  accommodation  thereof,  and  for  the  use 
of  tenants,  lodgers,  boarders,  or  workers  therein,  adequate  priv- 
ies or  water  closets,  and  same  shall  be  adequately  ventilated, 
and  shall  be  at  all  times  kept  in  such  cleanly  and  wholesome  con- 
dition as  not  to  be  offensive  or  dangerous  or  detrimental  to 
health,  and  no  offensive  smell  or  gases  from  or  through  any  out- 
let or  sewer,  or  through  any  privies  or  water  closets,  shall  be 
allowed  by  any  such  persons  aforesaid  to  exist  in  such  house  or 
any  part  thereof.  Said  privies  or  water  closets  shall  not  be  less 
than  one  for  every  twenty  people  inhabiting  or  employed  in  such 
buildings,  houses,  shops  or  factories. 

Sec.  2260.  When  Sewer  Connection  Is  Made,  Arrangement 
for  Disposal  of  Waste  Water  Shall  be  Made.— Hereafter,  where 


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scwcr  connections  arc  made,  or  where  they  ha\e  aheaily  been 
made,  to  anv  jjremises,  and  only  a  closet  put  in,  it  will  he  neces- 
sary to  su])|)ly  convenience  for  the  disposal  of  waste  water,  cither 
a  sink  in  the  honsc.  or  a  catcli  basin  in  the  yard.  In  all  old 
work  of  this  kind,  the  lnspectt)r  is  to  serve  a  notice  on  the  owner, 
or  a.Li^cnt  of  the  property,  where  from  condition  (jt  i)renii>es  it 
becomes  necessary. 

Sec.  2261.  Catch  Basins— Material — Size — No  Bell  Trap  Al- 
lowed.— \\  here  a  catch  basin  in  the  \ard  is  used,  it  must  be 
])uilt  of  non-absorbent  material.  If  of  terra  cotta  pipe,  it  shall 
not  l)e  less  than  twehe  inches  with  four  inch  terra  cotta  trap  in 
the  i;round  below  the  frost  line;  the  openin;.,^  to  be  protected  by 
lieav}-  iron  grating;,  fastened  in  :  openinii^s  in  the  i^ratini:^  to  be  not 
lari^er  than  one-half  inch.  Catch  basins  to  be  sui)plied  with  wa- 
ter by  hydrant  or  waste  of  some  fixtiwe.      Xo  bell  trap  allowed. 

Sec.  2262.      Vent  May  Be  Dispensed  With  in  Certain  Cases. — 

^\'herc  a  neptune  closet  or  other  ti.xture  is  put  in  with  a  "l*"  or 
"half  S"  trap,  calked  into  sanitary  tee  in  vertical  stack,  not  over 
one  foot  from  stack,  the  back  vent  of  the  two  inch  ])ipe  may  be 
dispensed  with.  Also  syphon  jet  closet  or  lead  bend,  not  over 
two  feet  from  stack,  may  have  the  two  inch  vent  dispensed  with, 
provided  in  both  of  the  above  cases  that  no  waste  from  other 
fixtures  enter  stack  above  closets,  and  that  the  fcnir  inch  pipe  is 
continued  through  the  roof. 

Sec.  2263,      Hoppers  or  Yard  Closets — Type — How  Installed. 

— Hoppers  or  yard  closets  shall  hereafter  ht  of  tiic  pattern 
known  in  catalogues  as  new  or  New  York  "enameled."  The 
iron  pipe  shall  extend  beyond  the  foundation  or  building-  line, 
and  the  closet  shall  be  calked  into  the  hub  of  same  or  set  securely 
on  lead  extension,  wiped  on  brass  ferrule.  The  house  or  room 
to  be  substantially  built  and  properly  floored.  All  old  seats  to 
be  removed.  The  closet  to  be  provided  by  plumber  with  proper 
seat,  and  shall  be  hard  wood  and  brass-hinged. 

Sec.  2264.  Drain  Pipes  Three  Feet  from  Walls. — Where  drain 
pipes  are  constructed  of  terra  cotta  or  any  material  liable  to  al- 
low leakage,  when  laid  parallel  with  or  in  the  same  directions  as 


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the  walls  of  any  Ijuilding-s.  they  shall,  where  jjossible.  he  situated 
a  distance  of  at  least  three  feet  from  said  walls. 

Sec.  2265.  More  Than  One  Closet  on  a  Pipe — Conditions — 
Arrangement  for  Clean  Out. — \\  here  more  than  one  closet  is 
upon  the  pipe  in  any  huildinfj.  the  pipe  shall  extend  beyond  the 
room  to  the  outside,  and  have  a  four-inch  clean  out  of  brass. 
When  a  sewer  is  laid  in  rear  or  front  of  the  building,  a  "Y," 
properly  closed,  must  be  left  at  end  for  the  purpose  of  a  clean  out. 

Sec.  2266.  No  Full  S-Trap  under  Hoppers — Must  Be  Three 
feet  from  House. —  Xo  full  "S"'  irajj  allowed  under  a  hopijcr 
closet.  Traps  with  hand  lids  must  be  supplied  with  clamps  and 
rubber  j^askets.  The  building-  must  be  at  least  three  feet  from 
main  house,  buildinj^;,  or  dwellini,^  and  not  closely  connected,  and 
situated  on  the  jjround. 

Sec.  2267.  Must  Have  Valves  or  Shut-Offs  Suitable  to  In- 
spector—No Putty  Joints— Sufficient  Water  Supply.— These 
closets  >liall  have  valves  or  .shut-oil's  of  suitable  pattern  satisfac- 
tory to  the  plumbinj,^  Inspector.  Xo  putty  joints  allowed,  a 
brass  fan  flush  must  be  used,  and  sufficient  water  supply  to 
thorouij^hly  flush  closet. 

Sec.  2268.  Sewers  on  Uniform  Grade — Terminate  Not  Less 
than  two  feet  under  Ground— Where  Elevated  Lot,  Grade  May 
be  Broken— Minimum  Fall  One-quarter  Inch  to  Foot.— All  sew- 
er.s  >hall  be  laid  on  a  true  uniform  ,«;rade  aufl  from  ••V"  in  mam 
sewer  to  the  end  at  the  buildin*,^  line,  where  possible,  and  to  ter- 
minate not  less  than  two  feet  under  ground.  Where  the  prop- 
erty is  above  the  street  to  such  a  height  that  the  digging  of  such 
a  ditch  would  be  unnecessary,  the  grade  may  be  broken  into  two 
separate  grades.  f»ne  from  '•V  to  the  property  line,  and  one  from 
'the  projK^rty  line  to  terminus.  X'o  sewer  allowed  where  a  fall 
of  at  least  one-quarter  inch  to  the  foot  cannot  be  obtained,  unless 
by  permit  from  City  Engineer. 

Sec.  2269.  Sewers  on  Unimproved  Streets— Paved  After- 
wards— Owners  on  Notice  Make  Connections  before  Paving  So 
As  to  Prevent  Tearing  Up.— Where  sewers  are  laid  upon  unim- 


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proved  streets,  and  the  paving  or  otherwise  improving  the  streets 
is  begun  immediatey  thereafter,  it  is  desirable  that  said  inij^rove- 
ments  may  not  be  immediately  torn  up  by  the  laying  sewer  con- 
nections, the  laying  of  branches  as  far  as  the  inside  curb-stone 
may  be  ordered  done  at  once  by  serving  notices  on  owners  of 
property  along  said  street  or  streets  to  that  effect. 

Sec.  2270.  Parallel  Private  Sewers  Not  Allowed — Must  Con- 
nect with  Existing  Sewer — Become  Part  Owner  and  Responsible 
for  Its  Repair. — Hereafter  no  parallel  lines  of  private  sewer  will 
be  allowed  in  any  street  or  alley  where  sewer  is  already  of  suf- 
ficient cai)acity,  but  the  owner  of  any  private  sewer  already  in 
must  allow  connection  to  be  made  to  said  sewer  for  a  reasonable 
portion  of  the  cost  of  said  sewer,  the  person  or  persons  so  con- 
necting becoming  a  part  owner,  and  responsible  for  all  of  the 
sewer  in  said  street  or  alley,  should  it  become  necessary  to  re- 
pair or  replace  same  for  any  cause. 

Sec.  2271,  Houses  in  Rear  of  Lots  Cannot  Use  Surface  Clos- 
ets, If  Sewer  is  Accessible,  Public  or  Private. — Houses  in  the 
rear  of  lot,  where  the  houses  on  street  are  connected  with  sew^er, 
will  not  be  allowed  to  use  surface  privies,  if  the  sewer  is  accessi- 
ble, and  the  property-owner  or  his  agent,  may  be  ordered  to  con- 
nect said  house  or  houses  on  rear  of  property  at  the  same  time, 
when  notice  is  served  for  connection  for  houses  in  front,  also,  any 
house  situated  on  a  lot,  where  there  is  no  City  sewer  accessible, 
but  is  accessible  to  a  private  sew^er  and  water,  may  be  made  to 
connect  with  said  private  sewer,  if  the  District  Inspector  is  so 
directed  by  the  Board  of  Health. 

Sec.  2272.  No  Sewer  Empty  Into  Manhole  Without  City  En- 
gineer's Permission. — No  sewer  shall  empty  into  a  manhole,  or 
be  tapped  into  a  sewer,  only  on  the  written  permit  from  the  City 
Engineer  furnished  to  the  Plumbing  Inspector. 

Sec.  2273.  Fresh  Air  Inlets  not  Necessary,  When  Job  Con- 
nected with  Modern  City  Sewer. — The  trap  or  fresh  air  inlets 
will  not  be  necessar}',  where  the  job  is  connected  to  modern  or 
new  lines  of  city  sewers,  which  have  flushed  tanks  and  perforated 
manholes.     On  long  lines  of  private  sewer,  although  coiinected 


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into  modern  sewer,  the  trap  and  fresh  air  inlet  will  be  required, 
as  directed  by  Inspector. 

Sec.  2274.  House  Trap  Fresh  Air  Inlet— Size— Pattern.— 
The  house  trap,  where  used,  must  have  a  fresh  air  inlet  -i-inch 
diameter  finished  by  a  return  bend  on  an  approved  pattern  cap 
of  iron  gratings,  so  arranged  as  to  freely  admit  a  supply  of  outer 
air,  and,  at  the  same  time  afiord  protection  to  the  trap  from  for- 
eign matter  being  introduced  therein. 

Sec.  2275.  Old  Sewer  on  Lot,  When  Building  Is  Placed  on  It 
— What  Is  Done. — Where  either  an  old  or  new  building  is  placed 
upon  a  lot,  which  has  an  old  sewer  within  the  lines  of  any  part  of 
the  foundation,  said  sewer  must  be  either  removed  or  replaced 
with  cast  iron  pipes,  run  in  accordance  with  these  rules  and  reg- 
ulations. 

Sec.  2276.  No  Drain  Near  Cistern  or  Well — Liable  to  Infect 
Drinking  Water. — Xu  terra  cotta  or  earthenware  drain  shall  run 
near  a  cistern  or  well,  the  water  of  which  is  liable  to  be  used  .for 
drinking  or  cooking  purposes. 

Sec.  2277.  Drainage  of  Lots  to  Prevent  Trash  Accumulation. 
— Drainage  of  lots,  where  there  is  any  amount  of  wash  of  lots, 
that  may  be  liable  to  fill  the  sewer  with  trash  or  sand,  must  have 
connection  made  through  a  D  or  box  trap  of  brick,  similar  to  the 
catch  basins  on  street  corners. 

Sec.  2278.  Taking  Up  and  Relaying  Old  Lines  of  Sewers. — In 
taking  up  or  relaying  old  sewers  for  any  reason,  only  sound  pipes 
can  be  used,  and  must  be  inspected.  The  Inspector  may,  if  he 
desires,  order  "Y's"  placed  in  lines  of  sewers  for  the  purpose  of 
cleaning  same,  especially  in  any  old  lines,  that  are  or  have  been 
civiii""  trouble. 


Sec.  2279.  Size  of  House  Drains. — All  main  house  drains,  or 
sewer  pipe  of  terra  cotta,  connecting  to  city  sewer,  shall  be  six 
inches,  inside  diameter,  continuing  full  size  inside  of  property 
line.      Four-inch   sewer  not  allowed  for  a  distance  of  over  five 


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feet  wlicre  a  (.-loscl  cinplies  into  >anic.      Smallei-  drains  of  tcna 
cotta  pipe  tliaii   fmir  inches  inside  diameter  ni»i  allowed. 

Sec.  2280.  Reduction  and  Increase  in  Size  of  Sewers — Re- 
strictions.— For  no  reason  shall  sewers  i>e  reduced  in  size  toAv- 
ard  main  sewer.  After  leaving  opcninc;^  in  main  sewer,  the  pijjc 
must  not  increase  in  size,  unless  a  special  permit  in  wrilinj^  is 
■obtained  from  the  City  ICni;ineer,  slating'  the  particulars  for  such 
])ermit. 

Sec.  2281,  Mistake  in  "Y"  Connections — How  Corrected. — 
Where  a  "Y"  ibelonging  to  any  premises  has  been  taken  by  mis- 
take or  otherwise,  a  "Y"  may  be  inserted  into  line  at  main  sewer 
"Y,"  gi\ing  the  ])ro])er  owner  the  straight  end,  and  the  other 
shall  be  connected  into  the  '■^'■'  branch. 

Sec.  2282.  Permits  for  Use  of  One  Line  of  Sewer  for  Two  or 
More  Houses — When  and  By  Whom  Revoked.— W  here  from 
an\  cause  a  permit  has  been  gi\en  to  use  one  line  of  sewer  for 
two  or  more  lots  or  houses  by  the  Hoard  of  llealth.  and  for  any 
reason  it  afterwards  becomes  necessary  \.o  have  each  of  the  prem- 
ises or  houses  separately  connected,  the  permit  allowed  or  issued 
will  have  no  etTect,  and  the  IJoard  ma\-  at  au}'  time  order  sepa- 
rate connections,  when,  in  their  judgment,  it  is  necessary  for  the 
same  to  be  done. 

Sec.  2283.  Openings  in  Sewers — With  What  Provided. — All 
openings  in  sewers  must  be  provided  with  traps  and  water  sup- 
plies to  retain  a  seal. 

Sec.  2284.  Sewer  Ditch  Must  be  Inspected — If  Defective, 
What  is  Done. — The  man  in  charge  of  the  sewer  ditch  must  be 
present,  when  the  work  is  inspected,  and  have  all  permits,  if  nec- 
essary, with  him.  iHe  must  have  a  good  level  and  line,  and 
must  give  all  information  that  the  Inspectors  may  require.  No- 
tice will  be  given  this  man  whether  the  work  is  satisfactory,  and. 
if  passed,  also  if  improperly  put  in  and  not  passed,  and  he  should 
so  inform  his  employer  immediately. 


ADDENDA. 

Sec.  2383  (a).  Bond — How  Registered.— 1  l..l(lcrs  of  ouu- 
pitn  bonds  issned  b)'  llie  City  of  Atlanta,  may.  if  tliey  so  de- 
sire, ha\'c  such  l^onds  registered. 

iJonds  for  registration  shall  be  presented  to  the  City  Treas- 
urer, who  shall  detach  the  c(nipons  from  such  bonds  in  the 
pre>ence  of  the  Mayor  and  Chairman  (jf  the  h'inance  Commit- 
lee,  and  shall  stamp  on  said  bonds  the  form  set  out  below, 
with  his  name  signed  thereto,  or  the  following  form  may  be 
l>rinted,  lith<jgraphed  or  engraved  on  said  bonds,  in  which 
event  the  Treasurer  shall  fill  out  the  blanks  and  sign  his  name 
thereto,  and,  in  either  event,  when  re-registration  is  had,  the 
same  form  shall  be  followed. 

Registration  Certificate. 

At  the  request  of  the  holder  of  the  within  bond  for  its  con' 
version  into  a  registered  bond,  it  is  hereby  certified  that  the 
coupons  attached  lo  said  bond  have  this  day  been  cut  off  and 
destroyed,  and  the  within  bond  is  hereby  converted  into  a 
registered  bond,  with  the  principal  and  semi-annual  interest 

payable  to  or 

assigns  or  legal  representatives. 

Dated  __ - VJ-- 


City  Treasurer. 

Date  01  Registry.     Aame  and  address  of  registered. 
City  Treasurer Holder 


The  City  Treasurer  shall  have  books  prepared  in  such  forms 
as  shall  show  the  numbers,  date  and  denomination  of  such 
bonds  registered  by  hnn ;  also,  by  whom  signed,  and  with 
such  accurate  description  as  that  such  bonds  may  be  easily 
identified,  with  post-office  address  of  owner,  so  that  the  semi- 
annual pa\nients  of  interest  on  such  registered  bonds  may  be 
promptly  and  safely  made ;  and  the  signature  of  the  owner  of 
such  bond  or  bonds  shall  be  signed  on  this  book. 

The  detached  coupons,  as  herein  provided,  shall  be  at 
once  destroyed  by  the  Mayor,  Chairman  of  the  Finance  Com- 


ir.ittcc  and  the  City  Treasurer,  and  the  Chairman  of  the  Fi- 
nance Comniiltee  shall  make  rejmrt  of  the  same  at  the  next 
regular  meeting  of  the  (leneral  Council. 

'J'he  Citv  Treasurer  sliall  nolify  ihe  City  Comptroller  when 
anv  bonds  of  the  Ci')  ha\e  been  registered  by  him,  gi\ing  a 
detailed  and  accurate  description  of  such  bonds  and  detached 
coupons,  so  that  the  C"ity  Comptroller  luay  make  sucli  rec- 
ords on  the  books  in  his  office  as  to  fully  show  the  transac 
tions  made  in  ihc  regi'^tration  of  bonds,  as  heretofore  pro" 
vided  in  this  ordinance. 


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Sec.  2285.  Back  Pressure  Avoided  if  Possible — Damage  to 
Property,  Owner's  Risk. — Where  from  any  reason  plumbing'  is 
so  located  that  there  may  be  back  pressure,  valves  must  be  put 
in.  Such  arrangement  will  not  be  allowed  where  it  can  possi- 
bly be  avoided  ;  any  damage  occurring  to  property  will  be  at 
owner's  risk. 

Sec.  2286.  Water  Pipes — Material — Size. —  The  main  water 
supplies,  both  hot  and  cold,  shall  be  of  lead  or  galvanized  iron 
pipes,  and  in  no  case  less  than  '^-4,  when  of  iron,  and  ."i-S,  when 
of  lead,  inches  in  diameter,  the  branches  to  be  of  not  less  than  1-2 
inch,  when  of  iron,  and  8-8  inch  when  of  lead;  these  branches  not 
to  extend  over  twenty  feet  to  supply  one  fixture.  All  lead  pipes 
to  l)e  of  (juality  known  as  extra  strong. 

Sec.  2287.  Connections  of  Lead  with  Iron — How  Made. — All 
connections  between  lead  and  iron  to  be  made  b\'  wiped  joints  on 
brass  nipj)les  or  one-half  brass  solder  unions. 

Sec.  2288.  Water  Pipes  Under  Ground — How  Deep. — .All  wa- 
ler  pipe>.  where  it  is  j)<jssible,  shall  be  put  under  ground  at  least 
one  and  one-half  feet. 

Sec.  2289.  Shut-Offs — Where  Located.— llesides  the  shut-otY 
at  i)roperty  line,  there  must  be  a  shut-off  between  the  house  and 
tile  anti-freezing  hydrant  or  stand  pipe,  so  that,  when  water 
from  the  house  is  shut  off,  for  any  purpose,  water  may  still  be 
o'btained  through  the  stand  pipe  hydrant  over  kitchen  sink. 

Sec.  2290.  Horizontal  Exposed  Pipe  to  Be  Avoided — Fall 
Towards  Drains. — Xo  horizontal  runs  of  exposed  i)ipe  will  be 
allowed  where  it  can  possibly  be  avoided  and  any  such  put  in 
must  have  a  fall  towards  drains  of  at  least  one-half  inch  to  the 
foot. 

Sec.  2291.      Exposed  Water  Pipes  in  House — How  Supported 

Must  Be  Accessible,  if  Enclosed  in  Plastered  Walls.— Exposed 

pipes  in  the  house  must  be  neatly  put  in  upon  planks,  put  up  for 
that  purpose,  aild,  if  of  iron,  to  be  fastened  by  tinned  straps  and 
screws;  if  of  lead,  by  tags  securely  soldered  to  pipe  alxnit  two 


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SAMTA'I'ION       MM    r    OI'I'S — l>l(\INS — linil.KIIS — KVI'OM   Hi;s 


feet  apart  and  screwed  to  board.  Hurizdiilal  runs  of  lead  pipe 
may  rest  on  strip  of  wood  put  in  for  that  purpose.  In  no  case 
shall  pipes  be  put  in  plastered  partitions,  that  are  inaccessible. 

Sec.  2292.  Shut-Offs  and  Drains  Accessible  from  Within  the 
House — Should  Be  Located  Together,  if  Possible. —  The  >liut-otts 
and  drains  for  emptying  pipes  in  house  to  prevent  freezing  must 
be  located  in  such  a  manner  as  to  be  accessible  from  within  the 
house.  No  globe  valves  allowed  to  he  used  as  drains  or  shut-offs 
in  dwellings.  When  it  is  possible,  the  shut-ofF  and  drains  should 
be  located  together ;  they  should  not  be  placed  where  they  are 
liable  to  become  covered  up  with  mud  or  trasii. 

Sec.  2293,  Traps  Not  Allowed  Above  Ground  Between  Fix- 
tures and  Drains. — Xo  pipes  allowed  trapped  above  the  ground 
between  fixtures  and  drains. 

Sec.  2294.  Boilers — How  Connected. — All  boilers  shall  be 
properly  connected  to  stove  and  supplied  with  drain  to  empty 
same.  The  pipes  must  not  be  trapped  between  kitchen  sink 
and  boiler,  where  it  can  possibly  be  avoided. 

Sec.  2295.  Water  Pipes  Under  Floors  Must  be  Accessible. — 
Water  pipes  placed  under  floors  or  in  recesses  of  walls  shall  be 
so  covered  with  plank,  put  up  with  screws,  or  floor  put  down 
with  screws,  as  to  be  easily  accessible.  The  plumber  in  charge 
of  the  work  to  see  that  this  is  done. 

Sec.  2296.  How  Pipes  Are  Supported  in  Hotels,  Factories, 
and  Large  City  Buildings. — In  hotels,  factories  and  buildings 
where  there  is  no  danger  of  frost,  being  always  occupied  and 
having  engineers  in  charge,  the  pipe  may  be  hung  in  basement 
from  joists. 


Sec.  2297.  Board  of  Health  May  Except  Cases  from  the  Ef- 
fect of  these  Ordinances — Conditions. — The  Board  of  Health  is 
hereby  given  the  power  to  except  particular  cases  from  the  oper- 
ation of  any  of  these  ordinances,  whenever  circumstances  may 
demand,  where,  in  their  judgment,  it  will  be  to  the  interest  of 


S  AMT  VTION — IMA  MIH\<;  —  l'K\  Al/I  V  637 

the  health  of  the  City  or  citizens ;  and  they  may  pass  such  rules 
and  regulations,  from  time  to  time,  as  they  may  deem  necessary 
for  the  protection  of  the  public  health. 

Sec.  2298.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  owner,  builder,  con- 
tractor, or  any  other  person,  firm  or  corporation,  who  shall  vio- 
late anv  of  the  foregoing  provisions,  shall,  on  conviction  in  t>.e 
Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to 
be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


(j;5^  v«lluni.s       iioVKii      IM    lll>      «  <i  \'l  l(  \<    I  s 


CHAPTER   LXXVIII. 

sciK  )( )LS— 1;(  ).\i>:i)  ( )!•■  i:i)i\A'ii(  ).\. 

Sec.  2299.     Number     of     Board     Members— Ex-officio.—'l  lie 

r.uard  of  l-".(liKati(in  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  con>i>t  of  one 
nicnihcr  from  each  ward  besides  the  Mayor  and  chairiuan  of  the 
Conimiltce  on  Schools  of  the  L'ity  Council,  u  iio  shall  each  be  cx- 
officio  members  of  said  iioard. 

Sec.  2300.  One  Member  from  Each  Ward — Vacancies — How 
Filled — Term. —  The  Mayor  and  (leneral  Ltutncil  shall  elect  a 
citizen  from  each  of  the  wards  of  the  City  as  a  member  of  the 
]V:)ard  of  Education  from  their  respective  wards,  and  their  terms 
of  office  shall  ])e  for  h\e  \ears.  X'acancies,  in  case  tif  death,  res- 
it^nation,  or  otherwise,  to  be  filled  as  vacancies  in  other  lioards 
of  the  City  Government  arc  filled,  by  election  to  hll  the  unex- 
l)ired  term. 

Sec.  2301.  Board  of  Education — Duties. — The  15oard  of  lulu- 
cation  shall  have  control  of  the  whole  sivbject  of  public  schools 
in  the  City,  and  shall  ha\  e  full  and  amj)le  power  to  provide  the 
requisite  buildini^s,  and  open  aird  conduct  a  suffcient  niuuber  of 
schools  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  population,  so  far  as  they  can 
do  so  by  a  prudent  and  judicious  apjjlication  of  the  means  made 
subject  to  their  administration  and  management. 

Sec.  2302.  Public  Schools— Fire  Engine  Houses  and  Other 
Public  Buildings  to  be  Built  by  Contract — Highest  and  Best  Bid 
to  be  Accepted — Right  to  Reject  All  Bids  Reserved. — All  pul^lic 
buildings,  such  as  public  schools,  fire  engine  houses,  and  similar 
structures,  when  built  by  or  for  tl>e  City,  shall  be  built  under 
contract,  after  advertisement  two  weeks  prior  to  the  letting  of 
the  bids,  and  such  bids  shall  be  submitted,  imder  and  according 
to  plans  and  specially  prepared  specifications,  and  the  contracts 
for  such  buildings  shall  be  given  to  the  best  bidder,  in  the  opin- 
ion of  the  body  advertising  for  and  accepting  the  bids,  provided 


s«  iiotii.s in»  MM> — 1'<»\\  i:n*i — m»oi\»<— 1*1, AN  (;;{<) 

that  the  body  advertising  for  sucli  bids  shall  have  the  ri-ht  to 
reject  any  or  all  bids. 

Sec.  2303.      Miscellaneous  Powers  of  the  Board— School  Dis- 
tricts—Superintendent and  Teachers.— .\niono-  the  powers  here- 
by inferred,  the  foUowin-  are.  for  greater  certainty,     specially 
enumerated:  To  contract,  lease.  ..r  purchase  buildings  for  school- 
houses,  and  to  make  all  nee<led  alterations  and  repairs,  subject 
to  confirmation  by  the  Mayor  and  (General   Council:  to  furnish 
said  houses  with  appropriate  school  furniture  and  apparatus;  to 
lay  off  the  City  into  additional  school  districts  whenever  in  the 
judgment  of  the  Board  it  shall  be  proper  to  do  so.  and  to  increase 
or  diminish  the  number  of  districts,  or  vary  their  b.uuularies  at 
pleasure  :  to  employ  the  .Superintendent  and  all  teachers,  fix  their 
compensation,  and  prescribe  their  duties  ;  to  control  the  distribu- 
tion of  teachers  and  pupils  among  the  several  schools:  to  dic- 
tate the  course  of  studies,  the  organization  ni  classes,  the  num- 
ber and  character  of  text-books,  the  method  of  teaching,  the  time 
and  mode  of  examination,  and  the  distribution  of  rewards,  hon- 
ors, and  diplomas:  and  to  make  and  insure  the  enforcement  of  a 
complete  system  of  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government  and 
efficiency   of  the  schools  as  respects  both  teachers  and  pui)ils  ; 
also  to  take  measures  for  the  gradual  formation  of  a  scho<.l  li- 
brary, and  for  managing  and  rendering  the  same  useful. 

Sec.  2304.      Board  Selects  Text-Books— Changed    Only    Once 
in  Five  Years.— The   Board  of    Education    >hall.    in    compliance 
with  the  duty  now  resting  upon  it.  carefully  consider  and  adopt 
the  text-books  to  be  used  by  the  chiU.'.ren  in  the  i)ublic  schools 
..f  this  city,  in  each  and  every  gra<le.  an<l  that,  having  done  so. 
said  Board  shall  not  have  the  power  to  change  any  of  said  text- 
books in  any  grade  before  the  expiration  of  five  years,  and  said 
lk,ard  shall  have  the  right  every  five  years  thereafter  to  change 
text-books. 

Sec.  2305.  Plan  of  Instructicn— May  Be  Modified— How.— 
The  plan  of  instruction  and  the  system  of  rules  and  regulations, 
when  once  adopted,  shall  be  adhered  to.  unless  modified  7rom 
time  to  time  bv  a  concurrent  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the  Board. 


,.,,.  s<  iiooi.s     m)\ni»      riii:\MHi:it — i)iiii:s 

Sec.  2306.     Committees  of  Board — Powers — How   Derived. — 

Anv  of  the  ordinary  powers  of  the  Hoard  may  he  performed  hy 
ai)pr()])riate  Committees,  when  so  directed  hy  standing  rnles,  or 
hy  special  orders  or  re.^idations  of  tlie   lioard. 

Sec.  2307.  Treasurer  of  Board— When  Elected— Oath  of  Of- 
fice— Bond. — The  Treasurer  of  the  JJoard  of  hxhication  shall  he 
elected  at  the  same  time  other  officers  of  said  Board  are  elected, 
and  shall  receive  and  pay  out  all  money  (from  whatever  source 
derived)  set  apart  for  the  estahlishment  and  support  of  puhlic 
schools  in  Atlanta.  Jiefore  enterinj^;-  upon  his  duties,  the  freas; 
urer  shall  give  hond  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  in  such 
sum  as  the  Mayor  and  Ceneral  Council  may  require,  with  se- 
curity, to  be  approved  l)y  them  ;  and  shall  also  take  and  suh- 
scribe  an  oath  to  perform  his  duties  faithfully.  Said  bond  and 
oath,  after  being  recorded  on  the  minutes  of  the  Board,  shall  be 
filed  with  the  Clerk  of  Council. 

Sec.  2308.      Vacancy  in  Treasurer's  Office— How  Filled.— All 

vacancies  in  the  office  of  Treasurer  shall  be  filled  by  the  P)(~)ard 
as  soon  as  practicable,  after  they  occur,  and  the  Treasurer  shall, 
at  all  times,  be  subject  to  removal  ])y  the  lioard.  and  shall,  when 
ordered  by  said  Board,  deliver  up  to  his  successor  all  moneys, 
books,  papers  and  property  in  his  custody,  ^belonging  to  the  pub- 
lic schools. 

Sec.  2309.  Disbursements — How  Made — Reports — How  Often 
— Bond — How  Much. — The  money,  which  comes  into  the  hands 
of  the  said  Treasurer,  shall  be  subject  to  be  managed,  adminis- 
tered, and  expended  by  said  I:)oard.  It  shall  be  paid  out  only 
on  the  checks  or  drafts  of  said  Board,  signed  by  the  President, 
and  countersigned  by  the  Secretary;  and  the  Treasurer  shall 
keep  a  book  of  receipts  and  payments,  and  transmit  quarterly, 
on  the  first  Fridays  in  January,  April,  July  and  December,  a  full 
and  complete  transcript  therefrom,  to  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  and  another  to  the  Board  of  Education.  Said  Treasu- 
rer shall  give  bond  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars.  condT- 
tioned  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties,  and  properly  ac- 
counting for  all  moneys  coming  into  his  hands  as  such  Treas- 
urer during  his  continuance  in  office. 


s<  nooi.>--'rm-;  \>i  ui:n— t  \x  viion — hkpok  is  g^l 

Sec.  2310.  Deposits — When  Made — How  Made — When  Rep- 
ported — Salary  of  Treasurer. — Whenever  directed  hy  a  resolu- 
tion of  tile  Board,  the  'IVeasurer  shall  keep  the  funds  on  hand 
deposited  in  some  bank  in  the  City  (specified  in  the  resolution), 
and,  if  any  profits  can  be  realized  from  such  deposits,  they  shall 
be  added  to  the  fund  pr()tlucin<i^  them,  and  be  expended  as  part 
thereof.  All  deposits,  and  the  terms  thereof,  shall  be  reported 
with  the  quarterly  transcpirt  from  the  Treasurer's  books — said 
books,  and  the  moneys,  bonds,  certificates  of  deposits,  and  other 
assets  on  hand,  shall  at  all  times  be  subject  to  inspection  by  tiie 
l-'inance  Committee  of  the  Board  and  Council.  The  compensa- 
tion of  the  Treasurer  shall  be  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  per 
annimi. 

Sec.  2311.  Local  Taxation  for  Public  Schools — Board  Files 
Annually  Estimate  of  Cost  of  Maintenance  of  School  System — 
With  Whom — Details. — Money  lo  pay  the  current  expenses  of 
said  schools  shall  be  raised  annually  by  taxation  as  follows:  On 
the  first  Monday  in  May  of  each  year  the  Board  of  Education 
shall  file  with  the  Mayor  and  Council  a  statement  of  the  amount, 
as  nearly  as  can  be  estimated,  which  will  be  needed  to  pay  the 
cost  of  maintaining-  the  schools  for  the  succeeding  scholastic 
vear,  beginning  September  the  first,  exclusive  of  money,  if  any 
derivable,  from  the  State  or  other  sources.  Said  statements 
shall  set  forth  the  various  objects  of  expenditure,  and  specify  the 
sum  necessary,  as  estimated,  for  each.  It  shall  be  authenticated 
by  the  official  signature  of  the  President  of  the  Board. 

Sec.  2312.  Taxation  for  Schools — Its  Appropriation — Rate — 
How  Fixed. — In  fixing  the  rate  of  taxation  for  the  year,  the 
Maycir  and  General  Council  shall  consider  such  estimate  of  the 
Board  of  Education,  and  in  making  appropriations  for  the  va- 
rious departments  of  the  City  (iovernment  shall  set  apart  and 
appropriate  sucli  amount  to  the  public  schools  as  in  their  judg- 
ment may  be  just  and  proper,  having  in  view  the  wants  of  the 
schools,  and  the  financial  condition  and  ability  of  the  City. 

Sec.  2313.     Board  Makes    Semi-annual    Reports — To    Whom 
Made — Contents. — In  addition  to  the  reports  already    provided 
for,  the  Board  shall,  within  twenty  days  after  the  close  of  each 
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rio       s<  iiiHii.s      iiiivKii      i'i.ii\    «   \sii — i(i:i'oi(iv      i.\in    \ihim.ms 

sclujlastic  term,  iiKikc  a  sciiii-anmial  repiMt  t«i  tlu-  Mayor  and 
(General  Council  of  all  the  financial  transactions,  and  of  the  f^'en- 
eral  i)rop^rcss  and  condition  of  the  schools,  supplying  full  statis- 
tical information  as  to  teachers,  pui)ils,  schools,  houses,  furniture 
and  other  property. 

Sec.  2314.  Petty  Cash— $100— How  Kept.— The  Uoard  of  Ed- 
ucation are  authorized  to  keep  a  ■petty"  ca>li  account,  as  fol- 
lows: The  ^um  of  One  Hundred  Dollars  shall  be  paid  to  the  of- 
ficers of  said  Board,  and  they  are  authorized  to  expend  same  for 
minor  expenses  of  said  department,  and  when  the  first  appro- 
priation is  exhausted,  another  sum  of  One  Hundred  Dollars  shall 
be  likewise  appropriated,  to  be  used  in  the  same  manner,  and 
this  method  shall  be  followed  as  each  approjjriation  is  exhausted  ; 
provided,  however,  that  no  second  or  additional  sum  shall  be 
made  unless  vouchers  are  submitted,  or  statements  rendered  to 
the  Comiptroller  showini,^  each  item  iur  which  the  previous  One 
Hundred  Dollars  have  been  expended. 

Sec.  2315.  Moneys  Reported  to  Comptroller — By  Whom — By 
Whom  Handled. — The  I'rcsident  of  the  Hoard  (•!  lulucatiL-n  shall 
report  to  the  Comptroller  all  money  comin<;  into  that  l)ei)art- 
ment  from  tuition,  donation,  becpiest.  or  from  State.  County,  and 
from  any  and  all  other  sources,  and  the  amount  so  reported  shall 
be  charged  for  collection  to  the  'JVeasurer  of  the  lioard  i;)f  Edu- 
cation, who  shall  receive  credit  upon  exhibition  of  receipt  of  de- 
posit of  same  with  th'e  City  Tax  Collector,  with  whom  he  shall 
deposit  daily,  and  report  to  the  Comptroller  daily  and  monthly. 

Sec.  2316.  Board  of  Lady  Visitors  Created — One  from  Each 
Ward — When  Nominations  Made — When  Approved. — There 
shall  be  a  Board  of  Visitors  for  the  public  schools,  to  be  com- 
posed of  eight  ladies,  selected  one  from  each  Ward  of  the  City. 
Said  mem'bers  shall  be  nominated  at  the  meeting  of  the  General 
Council  to  ibe  held  November  21,  1898.  by  the  Mayor,  and  such 
nominations  approved  by  a  majority  vote. 

Sec.  2317.  Duties  of  Board  of  Lady  Visitors  Defined — Visit 
Schools — Make   Reports     and    Recommendations — When.^ — The 

said  Board  shall  have   authoritv,  and   it   shall  be  their  duty,   to 


*»tHOUl-S — LAUV     \  IMTOIIS — Ti;il>I 


643 


visit  the  dift'ercnt  public  schools,  faniiliari/.e  themselves  with  the 
conduct  of  both  teachers  and  pupils,  the  studies,  methods  of 
teaching,  discipline,  etc.  and  at  the  close  of  each  term  make  a  re- 
port to  the  Board  of  Education  of  their  work,  with  such  recom- 
mendations as  they  deem  proper  concerning  the  further  man- 
agement of  the  schools;  provided,  further,  that  reports  may  be 
made  during  terms,  if  occasion  arises. 

Sec.  2318.  Term  of  Office. — The  term  of  service  of  said  mem- 
bers of  the  Board  of  Visitors  shall  be  two  years  from  date  of 
election,  or  until   their  succe<^ors  are  dualihcd. 


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CHAPTER    LXXIX. 

SEWERS,  r'r.RMiTS.  i-:tc-. 

Sec.  2319.  Authority  of  Mayor  and  Council  to  Construct 
Sewers — Chief  of  Construction. — The  Mayor  ami  General  Coun- 
cil shall  have  full  i)()\ver  ami  authorily  to  lay  tlowii  sewers  and 
drains  in  said  city,  and  assess  the  amount  of  tiie  cost  and  laying 
and  constructing^-  the  same  upon  the  real  estate  abutting  on  streets 
throtigh  and  aloiiL;'  which  sewers  and  drains  mav  he  placed  and 
constructed,  and  upon  any  real  estate  through  or  ujjon  which 
the  same  may  he  constructed  or  jdaced.  All  work  oi  laying 
down  or  constructing  sewers  and  tlrains  shall  be  done  under  the 
direction  and  supervision  of  the  Chief  of  Construction.  The 
Chief  of  Construction  shall  furnish  to  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral 
Council  information  and  advice  as  to  the  necessities  of  any  par- 
ticular locality  or  sewerage,  the  kind  of  sewerage  that  may  be 
desirable,  with  estimates  of  the  cost  of  the  same,  and  shall  fur- 
nish plans  and  profiles  and  such  other  like  work  as  may  'be 
necessary  and  proper.  Amounts  of  assessments  on  real  estate 
for  constructing  sewers  may  be  collected  by  execution,  levy  and 
sale  as  in  street  assessments. 

Sec.  2320.  Damage  to  Private  Property,  but  See  General 
Laws  as  to  Condemnation. — The  Mayor  and  General  Council 
are  hereby  authorized  to  construct  and  lay  down  sewers  through 
property  in  said  city,  provided  that  before  doing  so.  any  damage 
done  to  private  property  thereby  shall  be  ascertained  and  paid, 
In  order  to  ascertain  the  amount  thereof,  assessors  shall  be  ap- 
pointed, who  shall  act  and  report  as  in  cases  of  opening  streets 
in  said  city,  and  from  whose  award  either  party  may  appeal  to 
the  Superior  Court  of  Fulton  County  within  four  days. 

Sec.  2321.  Tapping  and  Connecting  with  Sewers — Under  Di- 
rection and  Supervision  of  Chief  of  Construction. — It  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  tap  or  make  connection  with  any  sew- 
er in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  except  by 


m;\\  i:k«> — <  ()\.\K(  Tio.Ns — uk(;i  i.atio.ns  j^^- 

perinission  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  and  upon  comply- 
ing with  the  following:;-  terms  and  conditions:  Whenever  a  con- 
nection is  made  with  any  such  sewer  it  must  be  done  under  the 
direction  and  supervision  of  the  Chief  of  Construction;  and  the 
person  or  persons  at  whose  instance  the  connection  may  be 
made  shall  be  liable  for  any  damage  resulting-  therefrom,  and 
shall  replace  the  street  and  sidewalk  along  and  through  which 
such  connection  is  made,  in  as  good  condition  as  it  was  before 
the  work  was  commenced,  and  shall  pay  to  the  city  such  an 
amount  in  proportion  to  the  whole  cost  of  the  sewer  to  which  he 
connects,  as  the  frontage  of  the  lot  bears  to  the  double  length 
of  such  city  sewer. 

Sec.  2222.  Permission  to  Connect  Discretionary — Description 
of  Application. —  Permission  to  connect  with  such  sewer  or  sew- 
ers may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  be 
confined  to  such  character  and  kind  of  water  and  other  deposits 
as  in  their  judgment  is  necessary  and  proper,  considering  the  lo- 
cality and  size  of  the  sewer.  The  application  must  set  forth  fully 
the  size  and  character  of  the  sewer  which  is  to  be  put  down, 
the  point  or  points  at  which  connections  are  to  be  made  with  the 
Citv  sewer,  and  the  jjurpose  for  which  the  sewer  is  to  'be   used. 

Sec.  2323.  Instructions  for  Keeping  Connections  in  Good 
Condition,  and  Penalty  for  Failure  Thereof. — The  occupant  or 
occupants  of  premises  from  which  any  such  connection  is  made, 
shall  be  bound  at  his,  her  or  their  own  expense  to  keep  such  con- 
nection in  good  order.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  make 
connections  with  any  sewer  of  said  city,  except  by  permissi^m 
as  aforesaid,  or  who  after  permission  shall  fail  to  perform,  or 
violate  any  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  such  permission,  or 
shall  fail  to  keep  such  condition  in  good  order,  shall,  upon  con- 
viction thereof  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  to  ex- 
ceed thirty  days,  or  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2324.  Putting  Down  Sewers  or  Gas  Pipe— Penalty.— 
Any  person  who  desires  to  excavate  any  street,  to  any  extent, 
for  the  purpose  of  laying  sewers  or  gas  pipes,  or  for  any  other 
purpose,  shall  get  permission  in  writing  from  the  Chief  of  Con- 


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>tnK-lii>n,  who  shall  si)ccifv  the  streets  and  ixjriiims  thereof 
which  arc  to  be  S(j  excavated,  and  the  leii_L;lh  of  time  for  which 
such  permission  is  granted.  During  the  time  such  work  is  pro- 
gressing, lighted  lanterns  shall  be  placed,  at  night,  on  either  end 
of  said  excavation,  and  any  piles  of  dirt  or  material.  The  top 
soil  and  rock,  if  any,  shall  be  carefully  kept  apart  from  the  day 
or  lower  eorth,  and  sliall  be  placed  in  as  good  condition  as  the 
same  was  before,  or  to  the  satisfaction  of  tiie  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion. Any  person  or  ])ersons  \iolating  this  section,  or  any  ])art 
thereof,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  more  than  iliirty  da_\s,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2325.  Excavating  in  Streets  Regulated  by  the  Permis- 
sion of  the  Chief  of  Construction. — Penalty. — Any  person  who 
may  desire  to  excavate  any  street  whicii  has  been  permanently 
improved,  for  the  purpose  of  laying  sewer,  gas  or  water  pipes,  or 

for  an\-  other  ])urpose.  sliall  tirsi  appl\'  and  obtain  permission 
from  the  Chief  of  Construction,  and  deposit  with  the  Chief  of 
Construction,  such  sums  as,  in  the  judgment  of  such  Ciiief  of 
Construction  shall  he  sufficient  to  cover  the  cost  of  replacing 
said  permanent  improvement,  tiie  surplus,  if  any,  to  be  returned 
when  the  work  is  completed,  who  shall  si)ecify  in  writing  the 
streets  and  ])ortit)ns  thereof  which  are  to  be  excavated,  and  the 
length  of  time  for  which  such  permission  is  granted,  and  any 
person  who  shall  remove  any  ])ermanent  inipro\ement  upon  such 
streets  without  first  having  obtained  such  permission,  shall,  up- 
on c'onviction  thereof,  be  fined  not  more  than  one  hundred  dol- 
lars, or  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorders  Court. 

Sec.  2326.  Instructions  for  Refilling  and  Replacing  Excava- 
tions and  Improvements  by  Chief  of  Construction. — Penalty. — 

All  permanent  improvements  which  may  be  removed,  and  all 
excavations  which  may  be  made  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  refilled 
and  replaced  by  the  Chief  of  Construction,  and  all  debris  re- 
moved by  said  Chief  of  Construction,  and  the  entire  cost  of  such 
work  shall  be  collected  out  of  the  person  to  whom  such  permit 
has  been  granted,  and  shall  be,  by  such  Chief  of  Construction, 
paid  over  to  the  City  Treasurer,  and  by  him  conveyed  into  the 


!m:u  i;hs  -i-kioiits— ni:<ii  i.  v  iikns — inm'iu  ri<»N  (;47 

City  Treasury.  In  order  that  such  work  shall  be  done  expedi- 
tiously, it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  person  to  whom  such  permit 
is  granted  to  notify  the  Chief  of  Construction  when  the  work  of 
the  repair  can  commence,  and  until  such  notification  has  been 
given,  all  obligations  to  protect  excavations,  etc.,  shall  rest  upon 
the  person  to  whom  permit  has  been  .i,nanted. 

Sec.  2327.  Permit  Revoked  for  Violation  of  Above  Law- 
Penalty. — W  hen  a  permit  is  revoked,  or  any  person  shall  fail  to 
do  any  of  the  work  above  specified,  in  the  manner  provided  in 
this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  fail,  on  notice  from  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction, to  repair  defective  work  within  the  time  specified  in 
the  notice,  no  other  i)crmit  shall  thereafter  be  <:::ranted  such  par- 
ty bv  the  Chief  of  C»)nstruction.  but  only  by  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  of  said  city,  on  application  therefor,  which  applica- 
tion may,  in  the  discretion  of  said  body,  be  granted  or  refused, 
and  such  person  so  failing  to  do  said  work,  and  in  the  manner 
as  above  jjrovided.  or  who  shall  do  any  such  work  without  the 
permit  hereinabove  provided,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  feir 
each  ofifense  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be- 
imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2328.  Regulating  Removal  and  Replacing  Permanent 
Street  Improvements.— The  Lhicf  of  Construction  shall  keep  a 
book  in  which  he  shall  record  the  name  of  the  party  to  whom  the 
permit  is  granted  and  the  date.  etc. 

Sec.  2329.  Authority  of  Police  to  Inspect  Permit  from  City 
Engineer— Penalty.— It  shall  be  the  <luty  of  the  Police  Uepart- 
menl  to  enforce  said  ordinance  by  causing  the  apprehension 
and  prosecution  of  all  violators  of  its  provisions,  and  it  is  hereby 
made  the  duty  of  any  person,  who  may  be  removing  or  about  to 
remove  any  permanent  street  improvement,  to  exhibit  to  an  of- 
ficer of  the  police  or  to  any  policeman  the  permit  from  the  Chief 
of  Construction  to  make  such  removal,  when  called  upon  to  do 
so,  if  it  is  claimed  by  any  person  that  such  permit  has  been 
granted.  A  failure  to  exhibit  such  permit  when  so  called  upon, 
shall  subject  the  offender,  on  conviction  thereof,  to  fine  not  ex- 


(is;        isi:\>  Kfcs- i{i:i'i,\<  i;i>     <i\s  u  \ri;ii   ^M»  >i  w  i  m  imi-i^ 

cccdiiif;-  one  hundred  dnllars,  or  iniprisonincni   not   l.»nL;cr   than 
thirty   days. 

Sec.  2330.  Earth  Replaced  Must  be  Puddled  and  Packed- 
Duty  of  Chief  of  Construction. —  it  shall  ho  the  duty  of  the  C'hief 
of  Construction  in  replacinj:^  any  earth  removed,  as  aforesaid,  to 
have  the  same  properly  packed  before  the  permanent  imj)rove- 
ments  are  replaced  thereon,  and  to  retpiire  each  portion  of  the 
work  referred  to  in  this  ordinance,  includinir  the  replacement  of 
permanent  imi)rovcments.  to  he  done  by  skilled  workmen. 

Sec.  2331.  Laying  of  Gas  Mains,  Water  and  Sewer  Pipes 
May  7th,  1888.— All  i;as  mains  to  be  laid  three  feet  bclnw  the 
surface  of  tlie  street,  and  that  all  water  pipes  l)c  laid  throe  and 
one-half  feet  below  the  surface;  and  all  sewer  pipes  to  bo  laid 
four  feet  below  the  surface,  whore  it  is  necessary  to  lay  such 
pipes. 

Sec.  2332.  Restoring  of  Fences  Removed  in  Grading  by  Chief 
of  Construction. —  It  shall  bo  the  dul\  <•!  the  Chief  of  C'Mistruc- 
tion  to  restore  all  fences  removed  by  the  street  force  in  grading 
lots  as  soon  as  practicable  after  such  removal. 

Sec.  2333.  Laying  of  Drain  Pipes— Chief  of  Construction.  (May 
19th,  1896)— It  shall  likewise  bo  the  duty  of  said  Chief  of  Con- 
struction to  lay  drain  pipes  under  fills  made  in  the  streets  in 
front  of  lots  in  all  cases  where  said  fills  will  cause  water  to  pond 
and  stand  on  such  lots. 

Sec,  2334.  Sewers  Laid  Under  Act  Nov.  8,  1889.— All  sewers 
laid  or  constructed  by  said  City  shall  be  laid  or  constructed  un- 
der and  in  accordance  with  the  Act  of  the  Gf?neral  Assembly  of 
Georgia,  amending  the  charter  of  said  City,  approved  November, 
1889. 

Sec.  2335.  Ninety  Cents  per  Lineal  Foot  on  Each  Side  As- 
sessed against  Property  Owners. — Privilege  of  Abutters  to  Con- 
nect.— In  all  cases  where  a  sewer  shall  be  laid  by  or  under  the 
authority  of  said  City  in  any  street,  the  sum  of  seventy  cents 


SKW  Kits \>Si:!SSMi:.\'l>  —  MATKIIIAI, — 1>KFEXCE!»  (j4(J 

per  lineal  foot  shall  be  assessed  upon  the  property  and  estates 
respectively  abutting  on  said  sewer,  on  each  side  of  said  street, 
on  which  said  sewer  is  laid  or  constructed,  and  in  consideration  of 
the  payment  of  said  assessment,  the  owners  of  said  estates  shall 
have  the  right  to  connect  their  drains  from  said  abutting  pro])crty 
f(jr  the  discharge  of  sewerage  into  said  sewer,  and  in  case  any 
such  sewer  is  laid  down  or  constructed  through  or  over  any  pri- 
vate propertly  along  the  course  of  any  natural  drain  or  other- 
wise, a  like  sum  of  seventy  cents  shall  be  assessed  upon  said 
property  abutting  on  each  side  of  said  sewer  for  every  lineal  foot, 
making  in  all  (jne  dollar  and  forty  cents  for  every  lineal  foot  to 
be  assessed  upon  such  property  through  which  sewers  are  con- 
structed as  aforesaid,  and  in  consideration  of  the  payment  of  said 
assessment,  the  owners  of  said  estate  respectively  on  each  side 
of  said  sewer,  through  or  over  which  said  sewer  shall  be  con- 
structed, shall  have  the  right  to  connect  their  drains  from  said 
abutting  prnpi-rfy  for  the  discharge  of  sewerage  into  said  sewer. 

Sec.  2336.  Material,  Etc.  in  Discretion  of  Mayor  and  General 
Council. — The  extent  and  character,  material  used,  and  expense 
of  sewers  c<jnstructed,  as  well  as  the  time  and  manner  of  con- 
structing the  same,  shall  be  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  and 
(General  Council  of  said  City,  to  be  subscribed  from  time  to  time 
by  said  ordinances  and  upon  notice  and  in  the  same  manner,  and 
the  assessment  laid  and  enforced  by  execution,  levy,  sale  and 
otherwise,  as  in  case  of  ordinances  and  assessments  for  paying 
streets  in  said  city,  except  that  sewers  hereby  authorized  may 
construct  with  or  without  petition  by  property  owners  when  in 
the  judgment  and  discretion  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
the  public  health  and  good  of  the  City  shall  so  require. 

Sec.  2337.  How  to  Defend  Against  Assessments. — The  re- 
maming  cost  of  sewers  not  thus  assessed  shaV  be  paid  out  of  the 
sewer  appropriations  for  the  year;  provided,  that  the  defendant 
shall  have  the  right  to  file  an  affidavit  denying  the  whole  or  any 
]>art  of  the  amount  for  which  the  execution  is  issued,  and  stating 
what  amount  he  admits  to  be  due,  which  amount  so  admitted  to 
be  due.  shall  be  paid  or  collected  before  the  affidavit  is  received, 
and  the  affidavit  received  for  the  balance,  and  all  such  affidavits 


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SO  received,  shall  be  returned  to  the  Superior  Court  of  l-"ulton 
County,  and  there  tried  and  the  issue  determined  as  in  cases  of  il- 
legality, subject  to  all  pains  and  |>cnalties  provided  in  cases  of  il- 
legality for  delay. 

Sec.  2338.  Under  Government  of  Council  as  to  Time  and 
Manner  of  Connections. —  For  the  preservation  of  all  sewers  in 
said  City  for  the  use  and  easement  aforesaid,  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council  shall  ha\e  the  authority  to  direct  and  control 
the  time  and  manner  in  which  connection  shall  be  made  with 
such  sewers;  and  b\  whom  the  work  is  done,  and  u])on  what 
terms  and  conditions,  and  upon  what  point  and  to  what  extent 
surface  water  or  drainage  shall  be  permitted  to  How  into  sewers, 
and  generally  all  matters  relating  to  the  use  and  control  and  re- 
pairs of  sewers  and  sewer  connections,  and  replacing  of  j)a\ing 
and  other  adjacent  structures  in  good  condition,  shall  be  at  all 
times  under  the  regulation  and  control  of  the  said  Mayor  and 
General  Council  in  its  fair  and  legal  discretion. 


Sec.  2339.  Damages  of  Property  Owners — How  Ascertained. 
— In  case  of  any  sewer  or  sewers  or  parts  of  the  sewers  being 
built  or  laid  over  or  through  private  i)roperty,  if  the  owner  of  such 
property  claims  damages  for  the  occupation  of  said  lands  by 
such  sewer  and  construction  of  the  same  thereon,  such  owner 
may.  within  thirty  days  after  the  adoption  of  an  ordinance  f(>r 
the  construction  of  the  same  thereon,  give  notice  of  such  claim, 
but  a  failure  to  give  notice  of  such  claim  shall  in  no  wise  affect 
or  prejudice  the  right  of  such  owner  to  bring  suit  for  damages 
sustained. 


Sec.  2340.  Assessors  Appointed — See  General  Laws  on  Sub- 
ject of  Condemnation. — But  on  giving  notice  of  such  claim  of 
damages,  as  aforesaid,  assessors  shall  be  appointed  to  assess  dam- 
ages to  said  land  by  reason  or  on  account  of  the  construction  of 
any  such  sewer  through  or  upon  the  same.  Said  assessors  to 
be  appointed,  notice  given,  and  their  award  made  as  in  cases  of 
property  taken  for  opening,  widening  or  straightening  streets 
under  the  charter  and  laws  of  said  citv. 


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Sec.  2341.  Corner  Lots  to  Have  Deduction,  When. —  In  the 
case  of  real  estate  situated  on  street  corners,  and  havin^^  front- 
age on  two  streets,  the  owner  and  real  estate  thus  situated  shall 
be  assessed  by  this  Act  provided  for  the  frontage  of  the  street  in 
which  a  sewer  is  first  laid,  and  there  a  sewer  is  laid  on  the  other 
street  seventy-five  feet  of  frontage  shall  be  exempt  from  assess- 
ment on  the  owner  and  real  estate  f(^r  the  last-named  sewer. 

Sec.  2342.  Cost  of  Sewer  a  Lien  on  Property. — The  amount 
of  such  assessment  for  sewers  on  each  piece  of  real  estate  shall 
be  a  lien  on  said  real  estate  from  the  date  of  the  passage  of  the 
ordinance  providini,'  f<>r  the  work  and  making  the  assessment. 

Sec.  2343.  Notice  of  Kind  and  Line  of  Sewer  to  be  Published. 
— The  c< instruction  of  all  >ewers  under  this  ordinance  shall  be 
provided  for  by  ordinance.  After  the  first  reading  of  an  ordi- 
nance for  the  construction  of  a  sewer,  a  notice  <jf  the  introduction 
of  the  >-ame  shall  be  published  in  one  or  more  of  the  dailv  papers 
of  the  city,  .^uch  notice  shall  contain  a  statement  of  the  line 
along  which  the  i>roi)osed  sewer  is  to  be  laid,  and  a  statement  of 
the  general  character,  material  and  size  of  such  sewer,  and  said 
notice  shall  be  published  at  least  as  many  as  ten  days  before  the 
adoption  of  said  ordinance,  and  said  ordinance  may  be  adopted 
at  the  next  meeting  after  the  injtroduction  or  at  any  subsequent 
meeting  after  said  notice  has  been  published.  Substantial  com- 
pliance with  the  abo\e  re(|uirenu'nt-  as  to  notice  shall  be  suffi- 
cient. 


Sec.  2344.  All  Sewers  to  Be  Built  Under  this  Ordinance. — 
The  foregoing  ordinance  and  provisions  thereof  are  to  apply  and 
have  reference  to,  and  be  constructed  in  connection  with  each  or- 
dinance hereafter  passed,  for  laying  or  constructing  a  sewer  by 
or  under  the  authority  of  said  city. 

Sec.  2345.  in  Case  of  Abandoned  Culverts,  Etc. — (See  Sec. 
tion  2'.Wn  I.  The  Uoard  of  Health  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  is  hereby 
authorized  to  require  the  owners  or  agents  in  charge  of  property 
in  front  of  which  new  sewers  are  built,  to  take  the  place  of  old 


.  -.>     >K\«i:i<»     (Mil   <  I  I. \  in  I" «  oNM  «   I  r«.N«.      rici\  \  rr.   Hi:\\  I  :i«H 

culverts,  abaiuluiu-cl  for  scwcra^a-  |)uri)Oses,  to  (|uit  u>iii^'  the  old 
culverts  for  ilrainaKc  purposes,  and  to  connect  their  draina^je 
with  the  new  sewers. 

Sec.  2346.  Sewer  Connections.— .Ml  couneclions  hereafter 
made  with  sewers  havinj;  "Y's"  already  prepared  for  lot  connec- 
tions, shall  ct)nnect  with  such  "Y's"  and  not  put  in  other  •■^■'^" 
for  the  purpose  of  niakin},^  such  connections. 

Sec.  2347.  Violation  of  Above  Ordinance — June  10.  1892.— A 
violation  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  excecd- 
ins^  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  e.xceedin},'  thirty  days,  or 
both  these  penalties,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

I'KIXATl-:  SlCWl-.KS— KlJ.lLA  1  K  >.\S. 

Sec.  2348.  Private — Permits  for— Profile — Chief  of  Construc- 
tion— Inspectors — Pay — Xo  private  sewer  shall  be  laid  in  the 
streets  or  public  places  of  the  City  without  application  shall  first 
have  been  made  for  a  permit  or  ^rant  therefor  to  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council.  ICach  application  shall  be  accompanied  with 
a  profile  or  sketch  showing  the  street  or  public  places  to  be  en- 
tered, the  part  thereof  to  be  occupietl  by  such  sewer,  the  grade 
of  same„  its  extent  and  this  shall  bear  the  approval  of  the  Chief 
of  Construction.  When  such  ai)plication  shall  have  been  ,L;ranted. 
same  shall  be  inspected  during  its  construction  and  while  the 
work  is  in  progress,  by  an  Inspector  appointed  by  the  Chief  of 
Construction.  The  compensation  of  said  inspector  shall  be  paid 
by  the  applicant,  at  such  times  as  may  be  designated  by  the  Chief 
of  Construction.  Cpon  refusal  to  pay  such  compensation,  the 
permit  or  grant  granted  such  applicant  shall  ipso  facto  cease  and 
be  of  no  effect.  Any  work  done  under  such  permit  or  grant,  the 
applicant  having  failed  to  comply  with  this  provision,  shall  con- 
stitute an  offense  and  subject  the  applicant,  his  agents  or  em- 
ployees to  the  penalty  fixed  in  following  section. 

Sec.  2349.  Penalty. — Any  person  or  their  agents  or  employ- 
ees, constructing  private  sewers,  or  continuing  same  after  fail- 
ure to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section,  shall 
be  deemed  guiltv  of  an  offense,  and  each  day  any  work  is  done 


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on  >aul  ^-ewer  shall  be  held  a  separate  offense  and  on  conviction 
thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not 
exceedini,^  one  hundred  dollars,  or  sentenced  to  work  upon  the 
streets  or  public  works  for  not  exceeding  thirt\-  days,  eitlicr  or 
both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2350.  Permits  for — No  Charge.— Permits  for  entrance 
into  such  private  sewers  shall  be  granted  by  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction in  tiie  same  manner  as  permits  are  granted  for  en- 
trance ijito  public  sewers,  but  no  charge  shall  be  made  by  the  City 
for  sewer  assessments  or  for  any  sum  on  account  of  the  con- 
struction lit  private  sewers. 

Sec.  2351.  Conditions — Public  Sewers,  Must  Pay  For — As- 
sessments.— All  permits  f(jr  the  constructi<)n  of  a  private  sewer 
or  for  connection  therewith  shall  be  granted  and  accepted  upon 
condition  tiiat  thereafter  when  the  City  constructs  a  public  sewer 
the  abutting  property-owners  shall  be  subject  to  an  assessment, 
in  the  ma.-'.ner  jjrovided  by  the  charter  and  ordinances  ni  the  City, 
without  regard  t<j  the  existence  of  or  connections  of  such  private 
sewer,  and  such  applicants  shall  agree  not  to  obstruct  the  con- 
struction of  or  C(jllection  of  assessments  for  such  subsecpient 
public  sewers  or  such  connections  as  ma\'  be  required  therewith 
by  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  2352.  Plans— Profiles — Contents  —  Y's.— All  plans  or 
profiles  submitted,  as  herein  ordained,  for  the  construction  of 
private  sewers  shall  exhibit  the  location  of  Y's  therein  so  that 
any  subsequent  connections  can  be  easily  made  without  any  more 
disturl^ance  to  the  street  surface  than  is  necessar)-. 

Sec.  2353.  Connections — Charge  Same  as  City. — .Ml  persons 
or  their  assigns  constructing  such  private  sewers  connecting  with 
City  sewers  shall  not  charge  abutting  property  owners  or  their 
assigns  any  more  for  connecting  therewith  than  such  price  as 
may  be  fixed  by  the  City  for  or  on  account  of  assessments  for 
the  construction  of  lateral  or  public  sewers  in  streets. 

Sec.  2354.  Sub-divisions — Private  Sew^ers  in — Profiles  of. 
Filed. — 'I'lic  owners  or  parties  representing  (owners  in  charge  of 


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.si:\\  Kits I'Kix  \ii:   si:\\i:ics — ••i/.K      »i\ii:i(i\i 


properties  subdivided  and  which  arc  served  with  private  sewers 
at  the  present  lime  shall  at  once  file  with  the  Cliief  of  (."onstrue- 
tion,  plans  or  profiles  of  all  jjrivate  sewc-rs  ser\  ini,'  such  property 
where  laid  in  streets  or  public  places  and  these  plans  or  profiles 
shall  be  preserved  by  the  Chief  of  Construction  for  the  informa- 
tion of  the  public  and  subse(pient  purchasers. 

Sec.  2355.  Public  Sewers,  When  Laid,  Paid  for — No  Deduc- 
tion.—  If  a  sewer  is  laid  by  authority  of  the  .Mayor  and  Cjeneral 
LOuncil.  adjacent  to  property  served  l)\  a  private  sewer  and  fol- 
lowiiiij;^  the  construction  of  any  private  sewer,  the  assessments  as- 
sessed for  the  construction  of  the  municii)al  sewer  shall  be  i)aid 
without  deduction  for  or  on  account  of  the  existence  of  such  pri- 
vate sewer  and  connections  shall  be  made  with  the  municipal 
sewer,  laid  as  aforesaid,  whenever  ordered  by  a  resolution  of  the 
Ma\(ir  and  Ceneral  Council  or  by  t)fficers  actinij;^  under  ordinance 
passed  i)y  said  (jeneral  Council,  without  deduction  or  claim  on 
account  of  connections  already  had  with  such  ])rivate  sewer. 

Sec.  2356.  Size — Material — Form — Plan — Others  May  Con- 
nect— City  Connects. — Ail  private  sewers  constructed  under  this 
ordinance,  shall  be  of  a  size,  of  material,  form  and  manner,  con- 
formable to  the  plan  of  the  Cit)'  for  tlie  jj^eneral  system  of  sew- 
ers and  sufficient  to  serve  all  the  sewerage  aloni;'  the  line  of  such 
sewer,  and  the  owner  or  builder  of  such  private  sewer  shall  per- 
mit any  abutting  property-owner  to  enter  same  upon  paying  a 
sum  for  his  frontage  ecpial  to  the  sums  chargerl  by  the  City  or  by 
its  assessments  for  the  construction  of  municipal  or  public  sew- 
ers, and  where  the  City  desires  to  connect  therewith,  at  either 
end,  for  through  service  some  equitable  adjustment  shall  be  made 
therefor. 

OLD  CUL\'ERTS. 

Sec.  2357.      Penalty  for  Failure  to  Comply  with  Notice. — Any 

property  owmer  or  agent  in  charge  of  property,  notified  by  the 
Board  of  Health  to  quit  using  the  old  culverts  and  to  connect 
their  drains  with  the  new  sew^ers,  failing  to  connect  their  drain- 
age with  the  new  sewers,  or  continuing  to  use  the  old  culverts 
for  drainage  purposes  for  a  longer  period  than  twenty  days  after 


si:\\i;K>i — «  onm:<  rioNSM  i«i-v(  k  <  i.osiri'  i,i>ii'is 


(m.") 


service  of  notice,  shall  be  ijunished,  on  conviction  before  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  by  fine  not  exceeding-  one  hundred  dollars,  or  im- 
prisonment not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

LUXX  ELT  R)XS. 

Sec.  2358.  Connections  when  Made  Shall  Be  Indicated  by  the 
Committee  on  Sewers  and  the  Chief  of  Construction  to  the 
Board  of  Health. — Connections  shall  not  be  required  or  permit- 
ted I.;  be  maile  with  any  sewer  already  laid  and  not  connected 
with  until  such  time  as  shall  be  indicated  by  the  'Committee  on 
Sewers  and  the  Chief  of  Construction  t<j  the  T.oard  of  Health, 
which  connectitMis  shall  be  re(|uircd  and  made  as  bv  existing  or- 
dinances provided. 

Sec.  2359.  Ordinances  allowed  Sixty  Days  to  Make  Sewer  Con- 
nections.— All  persons  shall  be  allowed  sixty  days  within  which 
i'»  make  connection  with  any  sewer  that  may  be  laid  in  front  of 
their  property,  by  the  authority  of  said  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil. 

Sec.  2360.  Surface  Closet  Limits — Unlawful  to  Maintain  Out- 
side.—  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  owner  or  tenant,  their 
agents  or  employees,  to  have,  maintain  or  use  surface  closets  on 
any  lot  or  in  any  place  within  the  limits  described  as  follows: 

lleginning  at  a  point  at  the  corner  of  Uecatur  and  Bradley 
streets,  and  thence  running  along  Bradley  street  to  Edgewood 
avenue;  thence  along  Edgevvood  avenue  to  Randolph  street; 
thence  along  Randolph  street  to  North  avenue;  thence  along 
North  avenue  to  Cray  street  (North  avenue  as  just  described, 
means  East  and  West  North  avenue)  ;  thence  along  Gray  street 
to  Simpson  street;  thence  along  Simpson  street  to  Vine  street; 
thence  along  \'ine  street  to  IJeckwith  street;  thence  along  I>eck- 
with  street  to  Chestnut  street ;  thence  along  Chestnut  street  to 
Cireensferry  avenue:  thence  along  Greensferry  avenue  to  Culver 
street;  thence  along  Culver  street  to  Ella  street;  thence  along- 
Ella  street  to  Chapel  street :  thence  along  Chapel  street  to  Hum- 
phries street;  thence  along  Humphries  street  to  Stephens  street; 
thence  along  Stephens  street  to  Cooper  street ;  thence  along 
Cooper  street  to  Ormond  street;  thence  along  Ormond  street  to 


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Slow  i:i«s  M  iii-\ri-:  ri.osK'i's  -i.i^iiih  -timI': 


CluTokoc  a\ciiue:  llK-iice  aloiifj;'  Llicrokec  a\fmic  tn  (  iIciuvixkI 
street  ;  tlR'iKf  aloiii;  ( ilciuviiocl  street  to  Si»iitli  l'.i»ule\  ard  :  thence 
alon^-  South  Houlcvard  to  Bryan  street;  thence  alonp^  Bryan 
street  to  I'earl  street;  thence  aloii}^  I'earl  street  to  Delta  IMaee; 
thence  alont:^  Delta  Place  to  Decatur  street ;  thence  along  Decatur 
street  to  Bradley  street:  and  in  addition  to  the  above  described 
territory,  said  limits  shall  extend  beyond  the  streets  as  above  de- 
scribed by  distance  of  loO  feet  from  the  center  of  the  several 
streets  described  as  forming;  the  above  boundary.  The  territory 
included  within  tlic  Ixmiidary  of  said  street>  and  for  a  distance  be- 
yond same  for  150  feet  from  the  center  of  said  streets  shall  be 
known  as  the  inner  sanitary  limits. 

Sec.  2361.  Penalty — Any  i)erst)n,  tirm  or  corporation,  owner 
or  tenani.  ihcir  agents  or  employees  violatin^^  the  provisions  of 
foregoing-  section  of  this  ordinance,  shall  on  conviction  in  the 
Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fme  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars  or  sentenced  to  work  on  the  public  works  of  said 
City  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  i)ena!ties  to  be 
inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2362.  Time  Of — Enforcement. —  In  order  that  ample  time 
may  be  given  for  making  sewer  connections  for  all  the  i)remises 
included  within  said  inner  sanitary  limits,  this  ordinance  shall  be- 
come effective  on  and  after  Mav  1,  1011. 


Mlou  11  N«.  ti  \l,i,KHn:s — >ii  \ou>     I'n  \(  ru  i:  |;-,j 


CHAPTER    LXXX. 

siK )( )'ri.\(i  (iAi.Li:Kii':s. 

Sec.  2363.      License  to    Be    First    Deposited    and    Permission 
Granted  before  Any  Shooting  Gallery  Can  Begin  Operation. — 

Any  and  all  persons  desiriiij^'  Vj  '.'pen  a  pi>i<^l  or  shuoiing  gallery 
in  the  City  of  Atlanta  .shall  first  deposit  with  the  Clerk  of  Council 
one  hundred  dollars  license  tax,  and  then  make  a  written  appli- 
cation at  a  rej^ular  meeting  of  the  Mayor  and  (iencral  Council, 
who  shall  i^TdUi  a  permission,  if  they  see  ])roi)er. 

Sec.  2364.  After  License  Issues — Subject  to  All  Restrictions 
and  Liabilities — Violations  Punished. — Any  and  all  persons  hav- 
inj,^  <.})iameil  a  licence  sh-ill  he  subject  to  the  same  restrictions 
and  lial)ilities,  both  as  to  orderly  houses,  days  and  ni}.jhts,  that  re- 
tailers of  spirituous  li<piors  are:  and  f^r  any  violation  shall  be 
tried  atul  punished  the  same  way. 

Sec.  2365.  Unlawful  for  Minois  to  Shoot. —  li  shall  n<>t  be 
lawful  for  persons  conducting  any  shooting  gallery  to  allow  mi- 
nors, except  hereinafter  provided,  or  drunken  persons,  to  prac- 
tice shooting,  under  a  penalty  of  a  tine  not  e.xcecding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  and  cost  of  trial,  or  be  imi)ri.soned  not  exceeding 
thirtv  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2366.  Minors  May  Practice — When. —  It  shall  be  lawful 
to  allow  minors  with  the  written  coii-ent  of  their  parents  or 
guardians  to  i)ractice  shooting  at  any  of  the  regularly  licensed 
shooting  galleries  of  this  City. 


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CHAPTER    I.X.WI. 

SHOWS.  (  ik(  IS  i'i:ki()KM.\xlks.  kinks,  i-i.nixc 

I  i:\XlKS,  ETC. 

Sec.  2367.      Skating  and  Other  Rinks — Regulation  of  License. 

— Xo  license  >1ki11  be  issued  l^y  llie  Clerk  of  Cuuiicl  to  any  per- 
son, tirni.  ur  corporation,  for  >kaiini;  rinks,  walkin}^  rink>.  or  rinks 
of  like  character  except  1)\  order  of  ilie  Mayor  and  ( iencral  Coun- 
cil. An\-  person,  firm  or  corporation  doiring  >ucli  license  shall 
make  application  to  Council  for  such  license,  slatin^^  the  h>cation. 
size  and  the  kind  of  structure  to  he  used,  and  the  same  >hall  he 
acted  on  by  tlie  Mayor  and  (  ieneral  C'ouncil  at  their   discretion. 

Sec.  2368.  Throwing  Rings — Lung-Testers— Flying  Jennies, 
Etc. — I'ersons  usinj^  as  a  source  of  profit  devices  known  as  throw- 
halls  at  figures,  $50.(X)  per  annum.  <  )ther  devices,  such  as 
throwing  ringf.,  luachines  for  testiuij  the  lungs,  strength,  etc.  $2."» 
per  annum,  payable  (juarterly,  and  no  license  to  be  issued  f-^r  less 
than  full  price  of  one  cpiarier.  X'o  license  shall  be  issued  for  any 
i^ame  of  chance.  Persons  using  "dying  jennies"  (amount,  con- 
ditions, and  price  of  license  to  be  fixed  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  and  no  license  to  issue  in  residence  sections  except  by 
consent  of  all  heads  of  families  liviuj.;  within  one  bhjck  in  every 
direction:  not  to  apply  to  amusement  parks)  :  pri>\ided,  no  game 
of  chance  is  played  thereat;  and  provided,  further,  such  person 
obtaining  such  license  shall  pay  the  expenses  of  a  policeman  to 
be  selected  by  the  Police  Commissioners,  and  subject  to  the  con- 
trol of  the  Chief  of  Police. 

Sec.  2369.  Circuses — Sleight-of-Hand  Performances — Regu- 
lations as  to  License  and  Admission. — All  circus  shows  exhibit- 
ing, or  which  parade  streets  in  this  City,  which  charge  more  than 
seventy-five  cents  for  admission,  including  the  best  reserved 
seats,  shall  pay  a  license  tax  of  five  hundred  dollars  for  each  day 
or  part  of  day  ;  and  shall  pay  an  additionl  license  of  one  hundred 
dollars  for  day  or  part  of  day  to  cover  any  and  all  side  shows, 


«iii<>\\v — \\ii.i>  w  i:>i' — rii{<  I  s  Ki;<;i  I,  \  rioNs 


(i.')!) 


slcij^lU-tJi'-hand  pcrturniances.  throwingr  balls  at  hjrures,  throwiiiL^ 
rings,  selling  popcorn,  lemonade  and  similar  things,  by  shows 
and  parties  connected  with  and  forming  a  part  and  parcel  of  said 
circus  show. 

Such  circus  shows  charging  more  than  fifty  cents,  but  not  over 
seventy-five  cents  for  admission,  including  the  -best  reserved 
seats,  shall  pay  a  license  tax  of  four  hundred  dollars  per  day  C)r 
part  of  day,  with  an  additional  license  of  one  hundred  dollars 
l)cr  day  for  side  >hows.  etc.,  as  above  provided. 

Such  circu>  >hows.  charging  not  o\cr  hiiy  coiUs  a(liv.is-!<Mi,  ii;- 
cludiiig  the  best  reserved  seats,  sliajl  pay  three  hundred  dollars 
per  day.  and  one  hundred  dollars  additional  for  side  shows,  etc.. 
as  herein  stipulated:  pro\  ided.  however,  that  said  license  shall 
not  permit  or  authorize  such  circus  shows  or  side  shows  or  any 
person  connected  therewith,  to  operate  any  gambling  or  gaining 
device  or  other  device  prohibited  by  law. 

Sec.  2370.      Wild-West     Shows  — Pay     License.  — Wild-west 

bhow>  sliall  pa>  a  li«.cns«.-  of  two  hundred  dollar-  per  day  or  frac- 
tion thereof. 

Sec.  2371.  Further  Regulation  of  Circuses,  Shows,  etc. — .\ny 
person,  firm  or  cori)oration.  agent  or  employee  thereof,  having 
in  charge  any  of  the  following  shows  or  exhibitions ;  namely, 
circuses,  horse-shows,  dog-shows,  an<l  similar  exhibitions  to 
whicii  tickets  are  sold,  or  to  which  the  public  is  invited,  selling 
tickets,  giving  passes,  or  issuing  invitations  or  otherwise  permit- 
ting or  inviting  the  general  jjublic  int«j  such  exhibitions  in  num- 
bers in  excess  of  the  seats  prepared  therefor,  or  for  failing  to  pro- 
vide means  of  access  to  and  from  such  seats,  such  as  exits,  etc.. 
or  ])ermitting  such  passages  or  exits  to  be  crowded  after  the  tent 
or  doors,  or  gates  are  opened,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  of- 
fense in  each  instance  and  on  conviction  theret)f  in  the  Record- 
er's Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  One  Hundred 
Dollars  or  imprisoned  upon  the  public  works  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  either  or  both  of  these  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  dis- 
cretion (jf  the  Recorder. 


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Sec.  2372.     Agents- Employees.— Any     aj^ciit.    cm])li)yfe     or 
i>tlKr  pfrxMi  aidiii}.,''  or  a>si,stiiij^  the  inaiuif^crs  or  owiuts  of  such 
cxhil)iti(jiis  to  overcrowd  their  lciit>  or  otherwise  violating  this 
Section,  shall,  on   conviction   in   the    Recorder's   Court,  be   pun- 
ished in  the  same  manner  as  provided  in  the  preceding  section. 


«.|  NKI  N».     I    I    Ml    (   «»>l  Ml  vsHO M  KM  IIKH  S     -  l<  I  l.KS 


U(il 


CHAPTER   LXXXII. 
SIXKIXG  Vl'SD  COMMISSION'. 

Sec.  2373.  Sinking  Fund  Created — How  Composed — Ex-offi- 
cio  Members. — A  Siiikinj^^  Fund  Commission  for  the  City  of  At- 
lanta is  hereby  created,  in  conformity  to  the  law  of  the  State, 
which  Commission  shall  be  composed  of  three  freeholders  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  and  (jf  which  the  Mayor  and  Chairman  of  the 
I'inance  Committee  shall  be  additi<»nal  and  ex-officio  members. 

Sec.  2374.  Terms  of  Members  (Elective)  of  the  Commission 
— Vacancies — How  Filled. —  llic  term  t>i  office  oi  the  cicclise 
members  of  said  Commission  shall  be  six,  eij^ht.  and  ten  \  ears. 
The  Mayor  and  General  Council,  at  the  time  of  electinjj^  the 
first  members  of  said  Commission,  to  ilesij^nate  which  member 
elected  shall  hold  each  of  the  respective  terms,  and  all  vacancies 
occurinjj  by  the  expiration  of  the  terms  of  the  members  first 
elected,  shall  be  f(jr  terms  of  ten  years ;  provided  that  any  person, 
who  shall  be  a  mendjer  of  said  Ci>mmission,  shall  vacate  his  of- 
fice by  ceasini(  t«>  be  either  a  frecludder  or  a  resident  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta.  \  acancies  occuring  in  said  Commission,  otherwise 
than  b}  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  office,  f<jr  which  an  electi\c 
member  has  been  chosen,  shall  be  filled  by  election  by  the  MaNo.' 
and  (jeneral  Council,  for  the  unexpired  term.  The  ex-officio 
members  of  said  Commission  shall  only  hold  during  the  term  of 
their  office  as  Mayor  and  Chairman  of  the  I'inance  Committee, 
respectively. 

Sec.  2375.  How  Funds  Are  to  Be  Invested — How  Warrants 
Are  to  Be  Drawn  on  Sinking  Fund  Account — By  Whose  Or- 
der.— It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Sinking  l*\ind  Commission  l(j 
organize  inmiediately  after  their  election,  and.  immediately  on 
their  organization,  to  invest  the  funds  now  in  the  Sinking  Fund 
of  the  City  of  .Atlanta  in  interest-bearing  bonds  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  or  of    the    United    States    of 


t;(i2 


NiviN*.  II  M)  <  u>nii»«sin\      iii.i.i  i.\'rio\> — (  i.ritK 


Aincrica.  and  aftcruard.^  In  iii\c.>t  all  accrcliDii.-,  ti»  >ai(l  Miikinj^ 
fund  in  the  desii,Miatc'(l  securities.  All  bonds  bought  by  the 
said  C  nminissinn  shall  be  rej^^istered  as  the  pmperty  nt  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  in  accordance  with  the  laws  reguiatini^  the  rej^istru- 
ticju  of  bonds  of  the  City,  State,  or  l-'ederal  Co\ernnient.  l'"unds 
awaiting  inxestnient  by  the  Sinkinij^  h'und  Commission  shall  be 
kept  in  the  Treasury  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  other  desin^natcfi 
depositor}  of  the  L  ity  of  .\tlanla.  NO  warrant  shall  be  drawn 
on  the  Sinking"  l^und  account  except  at  the  recpiest  of  the  .*~^ink- 
ing  I'und  Commission,  on  regular  City  vouchers  on  that  fund, 
such  \Muclur>  gi\  iiig  ;in  accurate-  description  i)y  name,  num- 
bers, and  amoimt  of  the  btjnds  to  be-  purchased  for  in\e>tment 
of  said  Sinking  hund,  such  xouchers  to  be  receipted  for  by  the 
Sinking  I-'und  L'ommission  in  triplicate,  the  original  to  l)e  re- 
tained by  the  City  Comptr(-)ller,  the  dui)Iicate  by  the  Mayor,  and 
tile  lri])licatc  by  the  .^inking  I'und  C'ounnission.  The  warrant 
based  on  said  vouchers  to  be  signed  by  the  Mayor,  and  coun- 
tersigned by  the  City  Comptroller,  ami  made  payable  to  the  or- 
der of  tile  Sinking  hund  C'oinmission.  Theu  the  C  il\'  Treasurer 
is  authorized  to  pay  such  wai'ianl.  W  hciu'\er  the  ."^inking  himd 
Commission  may  desire  to  change  the  investment  they  have 
made,  it  shall  be  competent  for  them  to  do  so,  but  tiie  money 
obtained  by  such  sale  must  immediately  be  deposited  by  them 
wilii  ihc  City  Treasurer,  and  placed  in  the  .*^inking  hund  account, 
taking  duplicate  receipt.s,  retaining  the  original,  and  reporting 
the  transaction  to  the  I'ity  Coni])troller  accompanied  with  the 
duplicate  receii)t  of  iju-  Treasurer. 

Sec.  2376.  Commission  Shall  Require  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  to  Conform  to  the  Requirements  of  this  Ordinance,  —  It 

shall  be  the  duty  of  the  .Sinking  I'und  Commission  to  recpiire 
that  the  Mayor  and  lieneral  Coimcil  shall  at  all  times  comply 
with  the  requirements  of  the  ordinances,  now  of  force,  creating  a 
Sinking  I-'und,  and  with  any  other  ordinances,  that  may  l)e  here- 
after passed,  enlarging  said  Sinking  Fund. 

Sec.  2377.  Clerk  of  Council  to  be  Clerk  of  Commission — 
Keep  Minutes — Treasurer  Keeps  Accounts — Records — How 
Kept — Transfer  of  Funds — When. — The  Clerk  of  Council  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  the  Clerk  of  the  Sinking  Fund  Commis- 


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^il'n,  and  shall  kfc\)  niiiiutcs  of  its  proceedings,  and  the  Treasu- 
rer of  the  City  oi  Atlanta  shall  keep  the  accounts  of  said  Sinking 
I'und  Commission  on  his  official  books  as  Treasurer  of  the  City 
oi  .\tlanta,  and  shall  receive  and  keep  an  account  of  moneys  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta  in  the  Sinking  Fund  provided  for  the  redemp- 
tion of  bonds  seijarate  from  his  accounts  of  the  general  fund  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta.  In  ample  time  before  the  maturity  of  any 
City  of  Atlanta  bond>.  for  which  payment  has  been  provided  by 
the  creation  of  a  Sinking  Fund,  the  Sinking  I'Tmd  Commission 
>hall  instruct  the  City  'iVeasurer  to  transfer  a  sufficient  amount 
from  the  Sinking  ITnul  Account  to  the  I'.ond  Account,  to  i)ay 
such  maturing  bonds;  and  such  action  to  be  reported  to  the  Citv 
Comptroller  by  the  .Sinking  l-'und  Couimission.  and  the  Citv 
Treasurer  the  same  day  such  transfer  is  ordered. 

Sec.  2378.  Interest  and  Premiums  to  Be  Added  to  Sinking 
Fund — Except  of  City  of  Atlanta  Bonds. — All  accretions  to  said 
Sinking  l-'und  from  interot  or  from  j^remiums  on  bonds  sold 
shall  be  added  to  said  .Sinking  I'und.  and  invested  in  interest- 
bearing  .securities,  as  hereinbefore  designated  in  this  ordinance 
by  said  .Sinking  I'uiul  Commission.  Such  accretions,  premiums, 
or  interot.  so  deposited  with  the  Lity  Treasurer  shall  be  reported 
to  the  City  Comptroller  by  the  Sinking  I-'imd  Commission,  and 
the  Cit\  ireasurer  the  same  day  such  deposit  is  made,  with  du- 
plicate receipt.  .Ml  premiums  on  sale  of  bonds  by  the  City  of 
.\tlanta  and  also  all  interest  on  bonrls  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
registered  and  held  by  the  Sinking  I'und  Commission  in  trust 
for  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  not  be  i)aid  to  said  Commission,  but 
shall  be  retained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  and  used  by  it  in  the  pa\ment  of  the  current  expenses 
of  said  City,  but  all  »jther  accretions  than  those  obtained  from 
City  of  Atlanta  bonds,  shall  go  to  the  credit  of  the  .Sinking  l-'und, 
as  heretofore  pro\ided. 

Sec.  2379.  Purpose  of  Creating  Sinking  Fund  Distinctly  De- 
fined.—  It  is  the  intent  and  purpose  of  this  Ordinance  to  create 
a  Sinking  I'und.  which  shall,  by  annual  accumulation,  pay  off  the 
bonds  issued  since  the  year  1877,  which  aggregate  $810,000.00 
(1003).  and  for  the  payment  of  which  no  Sinking  Funds  were 
provided  at  the  time  of  their  several  issues.      There  are  now  in 


ii(i4 


siMiix;  I'l  Ml  «  o>i  >iissioN       \  >ii:m»mi:n  r»      iiom»«. 


the  liaiuls  of  the  KkiuI  Sinkiiij^  i'lind  Commission  $«.'i,8l().(X)  for 
this  purpose,  and  the  annual  deposit  of  $."{(), 'i.'iH. 00  hereto  pro- 
vided by  this  ordinance  (see  section  2:iHl),  will  accuniulate  in  24 
years— say  from  VMY.i  to  l!)2<i,  both  inclusive— $72(J.1!)2.00,  mak- 
ino-  the  sum  of  $810,002.00. 

Sec.  2380.  Respect,  in  Which  This  Ordinance  May  Be 
Amended. —  This  ordinance  >hall  have  the  force  and  effect  oi 
law.  and  shall  be  held  and  considered  as  part  of  the  contract  l)e- 
t.vveen  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  the  acceptors  or  holders  of  bonds 
sold  by  said  Sinkinj^f  J'und  Commission,  or  of  bonds  hereafter 
sold,  to  which  the  .^inkiuL;-  I'uud  i>  applicable,  and  the  L'ity  of 
Atlanta  shall  not  alter  this  orilinance  except  to  make  provision 
lor  additions  to  the  Sinkint;"  h'und  from  time  to  time,  as  may  be 
necessary  to  fully  meet  the  recpiirements  of  law  with  respect  to 
outstanding  bonds  to  be  hereafter  sold. 

Sec.  2381.  Amount  to  be  Annually  Set  Apart  to  Sinking  Fund. 

— JJcgiiiniiii^'  with  the  year  IKO^J,  and  continuing;'  aniuial  through 
succeeding"  years  until  and  including  the  year  l!>2ti,  $30.2r)8.00 
shall  be  placed  in  the  .Sinking  I'und  and  invented  by  the  Sink- 
ing Fund  Commission  to  ])ay  as  they  become  due  bonds  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  issued  since  the  adoption  of  the  Constitution  of 
Georgia  in  3877.  and  for  which  no  sinking  fund  had  been  pre- 
vit>usly  provided. 

Sec.  2382.  Bonds  to  Be  Paid  Off— How.— It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Mayor,  City  Comptroller,  Treasurer  and  the  l-'inance  Com- 
mittee of  the  Ceneral  Council  to  pay  from  the  Sinking  Inind  so 
provided  for  the  principal  of  each  and  every  series  of  bonds  c'' 
the  City  of  Atlanta  issued  under  authority  of  the  Constitution  o; 
1877,  and  law  pursuant  thereto,  as  such  bonds  mature. 

Sec.  2383.  Sinking  Fund  Above  Provided  for  in  Addition  to 
Those  Heretofore  Created. — The  Sinking  l-"und  above  provided 
for  shall  be  in  addition  to  those  heretofore  created,  and  at  pres- 
ent maintained. 


SI'Kt  IKU    V  riON**  — ^*l   VM>*»»I»    h'OHMS—«   A  STINGS  (jgr, 


CHAPTER  LXXXIII. 
SPEClFlLA'l'K  )XS— STAXDAKl)  1-UKMS. 

Sec.  2384.  Specifications  for  Catch-Basins  and  Man-Hole 
Covers — Valves  for  Sewers. — .\11  castinjj^s  shall  be  of  touij;!!  .i^ray 
iron,  free  from  injurious  cold  shuts  or  blovv-out.s,  true  to  pattern 
and  of  workmanlike  finish  and  made  in  accordance  with  the  pat- 
tern>  now  in  use.  or  of  such  other  desij^ns  as  may  l)e  furni.shed 
or  approved  by  the  City  Knj^iueer. 

liids  for  8.  10  and  12  inch  valve>  shall  be  made  at  a  specified 
price  for  each  delivered  on  the  work.  X'alves  to  be  complete,  in- 
cludin;^^  rod.  and  water  ti.^ht  when  closed. 

IJids  will  be  made  in  a  specified  amount  per  i)ound  for  catch- 
basin  and  man-hole  covers,  steps,  {grates  and  frames,  delivered 
on  the  work  on  the  order  of  the  Chief  of  Construction. 

The  castinj^'s  mu>t  not  e.xceed  the  following-  weights: 
Man-hole  castings,  solid  covers,  each  4.')!   pounds. 
Man-hole  castings,  perforated,  each  4:12  pounds. 
Corner  catch-basin  covers,  each  :J81  pounds. 
Square  catch-basin  covers,  each  ^^74  pounds. 
24x;i6  inch  grates  and  frames,  each  350  pounds. 
Catch-basin  bars,  wrought  iron.  2V2xr'^x3  feet.  H  pounds. 
Steps,  per  dozen,  cast  iron.  96  pounds. 

A  certifie<l  check  payable  t.)  the  City  Clerk  in  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  ($r)00.00)  dollars  must  accompany  each  bid,  to  be  for- 
feited to  the  City  of  .\tlanta  in  case  such  bidder,  after  the  accept- 
ance of  his  bid.  shall  not  furnish  the  required  bond  and  execute 
the  contract  within  ten  days  after  the  award  of  the  wcjrk.  Check 
to  be  returned  to  bidders  after  the  contract  is  executed. 

Securitv  company  bond  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred  ($500.00) 
dollars  satisfactory  to  the  Mayor  will  be  re(iuired  for  the  faith- 
ful performance  of  the  contract  with  all  the  requirements  of 
these  specifications. 


(iOli 


si'iiriiir  \  I  IONS — ST  \  M)  \i{i)  -<  i;>ii;\'i' 


Tile  ri;;lit  is  rescr\  cd  to  caiKcl  the  contract  l'<>r  the  work  called 
for  under  these  si)eciticati()iis  September  :{(>th.  1!).  ....  or  extend 

the  same  lo   December  IHst.   19 to  be  determined  by  the 

Mayor  and  General  Council  at  any  time  during  tlie  i)roi;rc>'i  of 
the  work. 

'Hie  riyiit  is  reserved  to  reject  any  or  all  bids. 

CF.MKXT. 

Sec.  2385.  Specifications  for  Cement. — I'or  such  trunk  and 
lateral  sewers  as  may  be  ordered  built  during-  the  year,  not  in- 
cluding' such  sewers  as  may  be  provided  in  the  proposed  bond 
issue. 

1.  'I'lie  I'orlland  cement  must  be  projjerly  seasoned,  neithtr 
too  fresh  or  too  stale,  must  >how  no  si.i^ns  of  swellinj^-  alter 
being  mixetl.  It  must  be  in  the  uriginal  packages  and  be 
free  from  injury  by  moisture  or  other  causes.  Not  less  than  !)G 
per  cent,  to  pass  through  a  r)()-uiesh  sieve,  and  not  less  than  1'.: 
per  cent,  to  pass  through  a  100-mesh  sieve. 

2.  When  made  up  into  wedge  shaped  pats  about  three  inches 
in  diameter  and  one-half  an  inch  thick  at  the  center  and  tapering 
to  a  fine  edge,  the  cement  must  show  no  signs  of  cracking  or 
warping  after  it  has  had  its  tinal  set.  when  placed  in  boiling  wa- 
ter for  six  (())  hours,  or  in  water  at  normal  temperature  fi>r 
twenty-eight   (28)   days. 

3.  The  tensile  strength  shall  be  as  follows: 

1  day  (in  air  until  hard  set,  rest  of  day  in  water),  neat  cement, 
200  pounds. 

7  days  (in  air  1  day,  in  water  6  days),  1  cement  to  3  sand.  12r) 
pounds, 

7  days  (1  day  in  air.  in  water  6  days),  neat  cement.  500  pounds. 
28  days   (in  air  1  day,  in  water  27  days),  neat  cement,  must 
show  appreciable  increase. 

28  days  (in  air  1  day,  in  water  27  days),  1  cement  to  3  sand, 
200  ])ounds. 


«.im:«ii-m  \  ri(»\s — st a\i>ahij — ckmext  qq'j 

4.  Samples  of  cement  must  be  submitted  to  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction for  testing"  before  the  l:)icl  is  filed. 

.").    Cement  shall  be  tested  during-  the  prog^ress  of  the    work 
and  samples  furnished  in  such  manner  as  may  be  required.      All 
cement  not  coming  up  to  the  requirements  of  these  specifications 
will  be  condemned  and  must  be  immediately  removed  from  th 
work. 

tj.  Jhe  c<jntractor  must  furnish  the  cement  to  any  part  of  the 
work  and  in  such  (|uantities  and  at  such  times  as  the  Chief  of 
Construction  ma}'  direct  and  only  upon  the  written  order  of  said 
Chief  of  Construction. 

7.  Jiid>  to  .specify  the  price  j^er  hundred  pounds  at  which  the 
cement  is  furnished  and  to  be  weighed  on  the  City  public  scales. 

8.  The  contractor  will  be  required  to  give  a  Security  Company 
bond  satisfactory  to  tiie  Mayor  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand 
i$l,000.(M))  dollars  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  contract, 
and  in  case  of  failure  to  furnish  cement  in  such  quantity  and  at 
such  times  as  is  re(|uired.  he  and  his  bondsmen  will  be  held  re- 
sponsible or  any  damages  the  City  of  Atlanta  may  sustain  by 
reason  of  such  delay  and  shall  also  be  responsible  for  any  amount 
the  City  may  have  to  pay  to  furnish  the  cement  over  and  above 
the  contract  price. 

[).  The  Chief  of  Construction's  estimate  of  cement  required  is 
4000  barrels,  but  this  estimate  is  merely  approximate  and  is  not 
to  be  held  as  entitling  the  contractor  to  any  claim  for  extra  time 
in  furnishing  the  same  or  to  any  claim  for  damages  if  the  quan- 
tity should  prove  to  be  greater  or  less  than  here  estimated. 

10.  Payments  will  be  made  on  monthly  statements  rendered 
bv  the  contractor,  showing  weighers  certificate  and  receipts  of 
fciremen  for  whom  material  was  ordered. 

11.  A  certified  check  payable  to  the  City  Clerk  in  the  sum  of 
five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars  must  accompany  each  bid.  to  be 
forfeited  to  the  Citv  of  Atlanta,  in  case  such  bidder  to  whom  the 


work  is  awarded  shall  fail  t«>  execute  tlie  contract  and  give  bond 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Mayor  within  ten  days  after  the  award 
of  the  contract.  Checks  to  be  returned  to  bidders  after  the  con- 
tract is  signed. 

12.    The  right  is  reserved  to  cancel  this  contract  for  the  mate- 
rial called  for  under  these  specifications  September  30, ,  or 

extend  the  same  to  December  31st ,  to  be  determined  by 

the  Mayor  and  General  Council  at  any  time  during-  the  progress 
of  the  work. 


CURBING  AND  SIDEWALKS. 

Sec.  2386.    Specifications  for  Curbing  and  Sidewalks. — 1.  Bids 

will  be  received  for  granite  curbing,  concrete  curbing,  brick 
sidewalks,  sheet  cement  sidewalks,  and  hexagonal  tile  sidewalks. 
All  work  to  be  done  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  as  pro- 
vided herein. 

2.  Bids  will  be  considered  separately  on  every  item  called  for 
and  the  right  is  reserved  to  reject  any  or  all  bids;  and  the  right 
is  further  reserved  to  divide  the  work  and  award  part  of  it  for 
granite  curb  and  part  for  cement  curb  and  also  to  divide  the  side- 
walk work  and  award  part  of  it  for  brick  and  part  for  sheet  ce- 
ment or  tile. 

3.  Any  material  which  does  not  in  the  opinion  of  the  Chief  of 
Construction  or  Inspector  fully  comply  with  these  specifications 
will  not  be  received  and  must  be  removed  from  the  work  imme- 
diately. 

4.  All  material  placed  on  the  street  will  be  at  the  contractor's 
risk  and  he  shall  hold  the  City  harmless  from  any  and  all  dam- 
ages resulting  from  the  obstructing  of  the  street  or  streets  dur- 
ing the  progress  of  the  work. 

5.  Bids  will  be  made  giving  the  property-owners  the  option  of 
paying  all  cash,  or  one-fourth  cash  and  the  balance  in  three  equal 
annual  installments  of  one,  two  and  three  years  at  7  per  cent,  in- 
terest per  annum. 


*iPF(IFI(    VTIONS  —  ST  AM)  \UI> — <  I  Hni.X; — SIDKWAMvS  g(]9 

6.  Bond  in  the  sinn  of  three  thousand  ($3,000.00)  dollars  sat- 
isfactory to  the  Mayor  will  be  required  for  the  faithful  perform- 
ance of  the  contract  and  in  the  event  the  contractor  does  not  en- 
ter upon  the  work  on  the  different  streets  within  ten  days  after 
written  notice  from  the  Chief  of  Construction  and  prosecute  the 
same  in  good  faith  to  completion,  it  shall  then  be  lawful  for  the 
Street  Committee  to  relet  the  work,  or  put  a  day  force  on  and 
complete  the  same,  and  the  contractor  and  his  bondsmen  shall 
be  responsible  to  the  City  for  the  cost  of  the  work  over  and  above 
the  price  at  which  the  contract  was  awarded. 

7.  A  certified  check  payable  to  the  City  Clerk  in  the  sum  of 
five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars  must  accompany  each  bid,  to  be 
forfeited  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  iTi  the  event  such  bidder  shall 
fail  to  properly  execute  the  contract  within  ten  days  after  the 
award. 

8.  Any  person  who  appears  to  the  Chief  of  Construction  to 
be  incompetent  or  disorderly  shall  be  discharged  immediately  on 
the  request  of  the  Chief  of  Construction  and  such  person  shall 
not  again  be  employed. 

[}.  All  grading  will  be  done  by  the  Chief  of  Construction,  but 
any  damages  caused  to  such  grading  by  washing  or  otherwise, 
occasioned  by  the  delay  of  the  contractor  to  furnish  material  and 
lay  sidewalks,  shall  be  repaired  at  the  contractor's  expense. 

10.  Bids  will  be  made  per  lineal  foot  for  the  curbing  and  per 
square  yard  for  the  sidewalks. 

11.  The  sum  of  eight  cents  per  square  yard  will  be  allowed 
for  furnishing  sand  and  relaying  the  old  sidewalk  necessary  to 
remove,  to  make  the  ofd  work  correspond  with  the  new. 

12.  Cement  used  in  the  work  shall  be  of  the  best  brand  of 
Portland  Cement  capable  of  withstanding  a  tensile  strength  of 
500  pounds  per  square  inch  when  mixed  .neat  and  allowed  to 
stand  24  hours  in  air  and  6  days  in  water;  samples  must  be  sub- 
mitted in  ample  time  for  test  before  the  work  is  commenced,  and 
also  during  the  progress  of  the  work. 


r-:()  SIMOril'IC  A'llONS  —  ST  \M)  \l«l> — «   I  »UIN«i — <.it  \  MTi: 

13.  Sand  used  shall  be  of  the  best  quality  of  clean,  sharp  sand, 
free  from  loam,  sewage  contamination  or  other  extraneous  mat- 
ter. 

14.  .Stone  for  concrete  shall  be  of  hard,  sound  and  durable 
stone,  broken  to  measure  not  more  than  one-inch  in  any  direc- 
tion and  must  be  free  from  dust,  so  that  the  ])n)i)orti<)n  called 
for  in  the  specifications  can  be  rigidly  adhered  to  without  being 
weakened  by  sand  and  dust  in  the  stone. 

15.  All  paving  around  openings  aiul  hxlures  must  be  done  in 
a  neat  and  workmanlike  manner,  and  all  openings  or  spaces  ex- 
ceeding one  square  foot  are  to  be  deducted  from  the  measure- 
ment of  said  work  and  no  allowance  shall  be  made  for  the  same. 

IG.  No  charge  shall  be  made  by  the  contractor  for  hindrance 
or  delay  from  any  cause  during  the  progress  of  the  work  em- 
braced in  these  specifications ;  nor  shall  any  claim  be  allo-wed  for 
extra  work  unless  the  same  shall  be  done  in  pursuance  of  a  writ- 
ten order  from  the  Chief  of  Construction.  Any  work  not  herein 
specified,  which  may  be  fairly  implied  as  included  in  this  con- 
tract, of  which  the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  judge,  shall  be 
done  by  the  contractor  without  extra  charge. 

Sec.  2387.  Granite  Curbing. —  1.  Curbing  shall  be  five  inches 
thick,  not  less  than  18  inches  in  depth  and  not  less  than  five  feet 
long  and  made  of  hard  and  durable  stone. 

2.  Must  be  uniformly  and  evenly  drafted  to  a  perfect  line  on 
top  surface  and  sides  for  a  depth  of  one  inch  from  the  corners 
and  then  closely  pointed  to  a  perfect  surface  corresponding  to 
the  draft  on  top  and  sides  to  a  depth  of  ten  inches  on  the  face 
next  the  roadway  and  four  inches  on  the  face  next  the  sidewalk. 
Quarry  surfaces  will  not  be  received.  Curbing  must  show  full 
joints  on  the  ends  for  the  entire  depth  of  the  curb  so  that  when 
the  curb  is  set  in  line  a  perfect  joint  will  be  made  from  top  to 
bottom  of  the  curb.  Curb  must  show  not  less  than  4  inches  in 
thickness  at  the  base  for  the  full  length  of  the  stone. 

■     3.  Top  surface  must  be  so  dressed  as  to  make  a  right    angle 
with  the  face  next  the  roadway. 


M'K(  IKK    \l  M>\S— S'I\M>  \ISI)       (ilt  VM'I  F: — (  0\f  KfOTK — (  ritlll\<;    (171 

4.  Curbstone  to  be  cut  on  a  curve  at  the  corners,  with  true 
and  even  joints  to  be  of  the  same  descri])ti()n  as  curbing  before 
mentioned  or  described,  with  a  radii  as  directed  by  the  Chief  of 
Construction.  Twice  the  price  of  straight  curl)  per  foot  will  be 
a'lowed  for  circle  curb  and  this  applies  only  to  granite  curb. 

f).  Curbing  must  be  set  to  tlie  lines  and  grades  as  gi\en  ])y  the 
Chief  (jf  Construction  and  thoroughly  rammed  and  mauled  in 
place  and  any  settling  that  occurs  within  six  months  after  the 
completion  of  the  work  must  be  corrected  at  the  contractor's  ex- 
pense on  the  requirements  of  the  Chief  of  Construction,  unless 
it  is  apparent  that  the  settlement  was  not  caused  by  the  con- 
tractor's negligence. 

(').  The  sum  of  three  cents  per  lineal  foot  will  be  allowed  for 
an\  curb  ordered  reset  by  the  Chief  of  Construction,  necessitated 
bv  the  change  of  grade  after  the  curb  has  been  set  originally,  and 
this  to  apply  only  to  streets  where  new  curbing  is  set. 

7.  All  curbing  shall  be  similar  in  every  respect,  except  as  to 
length,  to  sample  at  the  Chief  of  Construction's  office,  of  hard, 
durable  granite,  out  of  wind,  and  dressed  to  tlie  true  line  and 
surface  as  above  described. 

Sec.  2388.  Concrete  Curbing. — 1.  Shall  be  tive  inches  in  thick- 
ness. ]8  inches  in  depth  and  cut  through  in  lengths  of  approxi- 
mately 12  feet.  It  shall  be  composed  of  one  part  Portland  Ce- 
ment and  two  parts  of  sand  and  four  parts  of  broken  stone,  or 
approved  gravel,  all  as  above  described,  thoroughly  incorporated 
and  rammed  in  position  so  as  to  form  a  compact  mass  of  material. 
The  top  10  inches  next  to  the  gutter  and  the  top  surface  of  the 
curbing  to  be  finished  with  a  grout  of  neat  cement  to  be  put  on 
the  face  by  insering  a  flat  sharj)  spade  l^etween  the  concrete  and 
the  form  and  filling  this  sjjace  with  the  grout.  The  top  to  be 
trowelled  to  a  smooth  and  true  surface  with  neat  cement  and  the 
edges  rounded  with  a  beveling  trowel.  All  to  be  done  before 
the  concrete  takes  its  initial  set.  so  as  to  form  a  compact  and  ho- 
mogeneous mass.  Xo  plastering  will  be  allowed  after  the  ce- 
ment has  set.  Curved  concrete  curb  will  be  jiaid  for  at  the 
same  price  per  foot  as  straight  curb. 


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2.  AH  boards  used  both  in  the  front  and  back  in  making  forms 
must  'be  smooth  and  true  to  line  and  long  stretches  of  these 
forms  must  be  erected  before  beginning  the  concrete,  to  insure 
perfect  alignment  and  grade.  These  boards  for  front  and  back, 
except  on  curves,  must  not  be  less  than  2  inches  thick,  substan- 
tially put  together  and  braced,  and  as  soon  as  they  become 
warped  or  out  of  line,  nmst  be  discarded  and  new  and  good 
boards  put  in  their  place. 

3.  The  work  niusL  be  done  in  an  expeditious  manner  to  avoid 
premature  setting  and  the  finished  surface  must  be  thoroughly 
protected  from  the  sun  or  weather.  Any  disfigured  work  must 
be  immediately  repaired  while  green,  and  if  allowed  to  set  must 
be  taken  up  and  rcplacd  with  new  work. 

SEWKRS. 

Sec.  2389.  Specifications  for  Sewers. — 1.  Excavations.  llie 
ground  shall  be  excavated  in  open  trenches,  three  (3)  inches 
wider  on  each  side  of  the  exterior  diameter  of  the  sewer,  at  the 
springing  line  of  the  arch,  and  the  in\ert  shall  be  cut  to  the  exact 
size  and  shape  of  its  extrados. 

2.  Rock  Excavations. — \\'here\  cr  rock  is  encountered  in  exca- 
vating these  trenches,  it  shall  be  stripped  of  earth  in  sections  of 
not  less  than  fifty  {'')0)  feet,  and  the  Chief  of  Construction  in 
charge  duly  notified  in  order  that  he  may  measure  or  cross-sec- 
tion same.  All  rock  removed  before  such  measurement  is  made, 
or  rock  exterior  to  the  lines  herein  prescribed,  will  not  be  esti- 
mated. When  rock  is  blasted  it  shall  be  removed,  at  least  'M 
feet  in  advance  of  the  laying  of  the  sewer,  and  (3)  inches  outside 
of  the  lines  of  the  extrados  of  the  invert  of  the  sewer.  Only 
such  ledges  of  rock  as  require  blasting  for  its  removal,  and  bowl- 
ders of  one-half  cubic  yard  or  more,  in  volume,  shall  be  estimated 
as  rock  excavation.  After  the  removal  of  the  rock  as  above  spe- 
cified, the  trench  shall  be  filled  with  sand  or  gravel  to  the  level 
of  grade,  thoroughly  rammed.  In  all  cases  of  blasting  the  blast 
shall  be  covered  with  heavy  timbers  and  brush.  AX'henever  a 
line  of  main  water  pipe  interescts  the  lines  of  the  trench,  any 
rock  necessarv  to  be  removed  for  a  distance  of  five  feet  in  the 


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clear,  on  each  side  of  the  main  pii)e.    shall    in    all    cases   be    re- 
moved withonl  blasting-. 

;{.  Drainage. — The  contractor.  .  .shall  at  his...  expense  keep 
the  excavation  clear  of  water,  while  the  fonndations,  masonr\  or 
jMpe  are  beiiiL;-  laid,  and  shall  do  all  pum])in,n-.  bailing-,  torminj:;-  of 
dams  or  other  work  necessary,  in  affecting-  the  drainage  the 
water  shall  not  be  allowed  to  flow  over  the  invert  sewer,  except 
under  special  conditions  for  protecting;  the  work,  approved  by 
the  Chief  of  Construction. 

4.  Shoring.— The  contractor.  .  .  shall  furnish  and  put  in  place 
at  his  own  exj)ense  suitable  sheet  plankin^^  and  bracing;  wherever 
necessary  t(j  support  the  excavation.  The  sheetinj;-  and  bracing 
shall  be  removed  as  the  work  progresses  in  such  a  manner  as  to 
prevent  the  caving  in  of  the  sides  of  the  excavations;  and  wdiile 
being  drawn  all  vacancies  left  by  the  ])lank  shall  be  filled  by  ram- 
ming with  special  tools,  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction. 'J"he  sheeting  shall  be  drawn  to  the  level  of  the  spring- 
ing line,  before  any  filling  is  placed  on  the  arch,  when  the  Chief 
of  Construction  directs.  Secontl  or  inside  sheeting  shall  be  used 
whenever  directed  by  the  Chief  of  Construction.  The  second 
sheeting  shall  ))e  drawn  before  any  filling  is  placed  on  the  arch, 
and  in  all  cases  the  space  left  by  the  plank  shall  be  filled  with 
sand  and  thoroughly  rammed.  The  Chief  of  Construction  may 
order  the  sheeting  and  bracing  left  in.  when,  in  his  opinion,  it  is 
necessary  for  the  protection  of  the  work,  and  such  lumber  shall 
be  paid  for.  The  contractor.  .  .shall  at...  own  expense,  shore 
up,  protect  and  restore,  and  make  good,  as  may  be  necessary,  al' 
bridges,  buildings,  fences,  sidewalks,  walls  or  other  i)roperties. 
which  may  be  disturbed  or  injured  during  the  progress  of  the 
work;  and  the  said  contractor.  .  .will  be  held  responsible  for  all 
damages  which  may  happen  to  neighboring  properties  or  in  any 
other  way  from  neglect  of  this  ])recaution.  I 

.").  Passage  way  on  sidewalks  to  gates,  etc.,  shall  be  kept  open. 
— The  material  excavated  shall  be  laid  compactly  on  the  side  of 
the  trench  and  kept  turned  up  so  as  to  be  as  little  inconvenience 
as  possible  to  public  travel  or  the  adjoining  tenants  and  so  that 
free  access  may  be  had  at  any  time  to  all  hydrants  and  gates.    In 


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M'i;<  ii'M  \  iioNs  — s  r\  M>  \icii  -  m;\\  i.ns 


case  llic  stifct  is  iidI  wide  eu()ii>;li  l<>  throw    the    earth    without 

stoi)i)in^  the  passajjje-way  on  the  sidewalk,  the  contractor 

shall  at own   expense  erect  a  board  fence  and  keep    a 

passage-wa\-  of  two  feet  six  inches  open  on  the  sidewalks. 

(i.  Backfilling. — The  work  >hall  be  back-hlled  carefully  and 
packed  and  rammed  under  and  around  the  sewers  with  {)ropci' 
tools.  The  back-tilling  to  the  level  of  the  springing  line  of  the 
arch  shall  be  done  before  the  arch  is  turned,  in  refilling  all  the 
trenches,  the  earth  shall  be  failhfull)  rammed  in  layers  oi  not 
more  than  six  inches  in  depth  with  heavy  rammers.  Whenever 
the  material  excavated  from  the  trenches  is.  in  the  opini«m  of  the 
Ivngincer.  not  suitable  for  filling  around  the  sewer,  the  contrac- 
tor shall  at own  expense,  provide  satisfactory  material. 

Whenever  any  back-filling  is  done,  the  number  of  men  back-fill- 
ing shall  never  exceed  the  number  of  men  ramming. 

7.  Foundation. — If,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Lhief  of  Construction, 
the  material  at  or  below  grade  is  of  an  improper  nature  for  a 
foundation,  it  shall  be  removed  to  such  depth  and  width  and  in 
such  manner  as  he  may  direct,  and  other  material,  as  directed 

])y   liim,   ])ul  in   its  place. 

8.  Cement  Mortar. —  The  cement  mortar  shall  be  composed  of 
the  best  quality  of  Portland  cement,  mixed  in  the  proportion  ot 
one  part — by  measure — of  cement,  to  four  parts — by  measure — 
of  clean,  sharp  sand,  free  from  loam,  unless  otherwise  ilirected 
by  the  Chief  of  Construction.  The  cement  and  sand  shall  be 
carefully  mixed  dry,  the  water  afterwards  added,  and  the  mortar 
made  fresh  for  the  work  on  hand.  Any  mortar  that  may  be  left 
over  night  or  that  may  have  been  standing  more  than  two  hours 
is  not  to  be  retempered  and  used  in  any  way.  Water  used  for 
cement  shall  be  free  from  sew^erage  or  other  contagious  contami- 
tions. 

9.  Concrete,  when  required,  shall  be  composed  of  one  part  of 
cement,  2V2  parts  sand  (made  as  previously  described),  and  five 
parts  of  clean  gravel,  or  broken  stone  free  from  dirt  or  dust,  un- 
less otherwise  directed  by  the  Engineer,  and  broken  so  as  to  pass 
through  a  two-inch  ring.      It  shall  be  quickly    and    thoroughly 


M*K<  IKH    VTIO.NS — STA.NDARD — SKW  KRS  ^^- '^ 

mixed,  and  ininiediately  deposited  in  place,  thorouglily  rammed, 
after  which  there  shall  be  no  walking  or  working  over  it  before  it 
is  sufficiently  set. 

10.  Rubble  Masonry. — Rubble  stone  masonry,  when  required, 
shall  be  built  of  sound  and  durable  quarried  stone,  of  shape  and 
form  to  make  neat  and  substantial  work  of  this  class.  They 
shall  be  thoroughly  cleaned  of  earth  and  dust,  and  be  bedded  in 
cement  mortar,  of  the  quality  already  described.  Every  joint 
and  space  being  well  filled  with  mortar;  no  spawling  up  under  a 
stone  will  be  allowed.  The  headers  must  be  of  sufficient  size 
and  frequency  to  insure  a  strong  bond. 

11.  The  brick  masonry  >hall  be  constructed  of  brick  equal  to 
the  best  Chattahoochee  River  clay,  burned  hard  entirely  throui^l 
regular  and  uniform  in  shape  and  size,  and  laid  in  cement  mor- 
tar of  the  quality  before  specified.  They  shall  be  culled  as  thyy 
are  brought  ujxjn  the  gr(»und.  and  all  brick  of  an  inferior  quality, 
and  all  bats  shall  be  immediately  removed.  J'lvery  brick  shall 
be  thoroughly  wet  immediately  before  being  laid  and  shall  have 
full  cement  joints  under  bottom,  sides  and  ends,  which  for  each 
brick  shall  be  formed  at  one  operati(jn,  and  in  no  case  shall  it  be 
made  by  working  in  the  mortar  after  the  brick  is  laid.  livery 
course  of  brick  shall  be  laid  to  a  line  with  the  beds  in  the  line  of 
the  radii  of  the  curve,  and  with  joints  not  exceeding  one-quarter 
of  an  inch  for  the  face  work.  Xo  bats  shall  be  used,  except  in 
man-holes  as  closures  only.  In  laying  the  sewers  the  best  skilled 
mechanics  only  shall  be  employed.  The  brick  sewers  shall  con- 
ft)rm  in  shape  and  dimensions  to  the  cross-secti(jns  shown  on  the 
jjlans,  models  and  drawings  on  file  in  the  Chief  of  Construction's 
office.  All  unfinished  work  must  be  toothed,  and  when  new 
work  is  added  to  it  the  brick  must  be  scraped  thoroughly  clean, 
and  well  moistened.  All  joints  on  the  interior  of  the  sewer 
shall  be  scraped  and  pointed  while  the  mortar  is  fresh,  atul  the 
work  left  in  a  neat  and  smooth  condition. 

12.  Centers  and  Templets. — All  centers  and  templets  shall  be 
strong  and  smooth,  and  conform  to  sections  as  shown  by  draw- 
ings on  file  in  the  Chief  of  Construction's  office,  and  before  use 
shall  be  scraped  clean.     The  center  shall  not  be  drawn  until  the 


tilt; 


si'iuirn  \i'i«»\>     «.i' \  \  i>  \i{i)     si:\\i;hs 


l>ack  lilliii^-  is  at  least  tw<«  feel   (2  ft.)  al)(»ve  the  1^])  oi  tlie  arch, 
witlmut   tile  pennission  of  the  t'hit.t  of  lOnstrueliDii. 

i:!.  Man-holes. —  .Man  holes  and  ealeh-basins  shall  l)e  eonstruct- 
ed  iif  such  si/e  and  at  such  ])laces  as  the  C"hief  of  l"i  )nstrnctii>n 
max  direct.  'i'he\  siiall  be  huilt  i<>  conform  to  liic  i)lans.  drawings 
and  models  of  the  same  on  tile  in  the  C'hief  of  Construction's  of- 
fice. The  walls  shall  he  worked  up  within  nine  inches  (!)  in.) 
of  the  arch  of  the  street,  where  the  opening-  shall  be  twenty-two 
inches  diameter.  Projections  of  iron  or  brick,  as  the  Chief  of 
Construction  may  direct,  fifteen  inches  a])art  to  ser\  i-  as  steps, 
shall  be  built  in  the  sides  of  the  nianliolcs  as  shown  on  the  plans, 
or  as  the  Chief  of  C  onstruction  may  direct.  The  iron  to  be  furn- 
ished bv  the  city.  All  maidioles  and  catclid)asins  shall  be  built 
of  brick. 

14.  Timber  Foundations. —  h'oundation  ])lank.  cradlin'i^-  or  plat- 
form of  L;()od  heart  pine  shall  be  furnished,  excavated  for  and 
laid  in  the  manner  shown  on  the  drawings  or  as  directed  by  the 
Chief  of  Construction  as  tlie  work  procuresses. 

1.").  Pipe. — The  pipe  for  pipe  sewers  and  i>ipe  connections  with 
brick  sewers,  shall  be  of  the  best  vitrified  salt  i^dazed  sewer  pipe, 
shall  be  homogenous  in  texture,  and  burned  hard  entirely 
through.  The  area  shall  not  be  less  than  that  of  a  circle  of  the 
specified  diameter,  and  the  variations  in  diameters  shall  not  ex- 
ceed ;}  per  cent.,  and  in  no  case  be  more  than  one-half  of  one 
inch.  \o  pipe  shall  be  used  wdiich  varies  from  a  straight  cylin- 
der more  than  three-eighths  of  an  inch  in  two  feet.  The  pipe 
must  be  fitted  together  before  being  laid  in  the  trenches,  so  as  to 
form  a  true  and  smooth  line  on  the  lower  part  of  the  pipe  when 
permanently  laid.  Joints  are  to  be  formed  of  equal  parts  of  gcKDd 
cement  (as  previously  specified),  and  clean  sharp  sand,  mixed 
dry,  the  water  afterward  to  be  added  to  give  it  the  proper  con- 
sistency. The  mortar  to  be  made  in  small  quantities  as  required 
for  immediate  use.  The  joints  to  be  carefully  wiped  inside  and 
outside,  and  the  inside  carefully  cleaned  of  all  dirt,  cement  and 
other  material,  by  the  use  of  a  swab  tilling  the  entire  base  of  the 
pipe  and  attached  to  a  rod  long  enough  to  pass  two  joints  of 
pipe  from  the  end  of  the  pipe  last  laid;  and  drawn  forward  as 


«;rM:«*  iKn  viions — s'l-  \  mi  \  im — ».i;\\  i:us 


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the  work  progresses.  The  ends  of  pipe  must  be  carefully  pro- 
tected from  the  entrance  of  earth  or  other  material,  and  the  ex- 
cavation shall  be  completed  fully  twenty  feet  in  advance  of  the 
pipes.  Pipes  having  six  inch  Y  or  socket  branches  moulded 
thereon  at  an  angle  of  45  degrees  for  house  connections,  shall  be 
laid  at  such  points  as  the  Chief  of  Construction  may  direct,  the 
hubs  shall  be  closed  with  vitrified  stoneware  covers.  Pipes  and 
Vs  for  lateral  sewer  connections  shall  be  laid  of  such  size  and 
form  and  at  such  places  as  the  Chief  of  Construction  may  direct, 
as  the  work  progresses.  They  shall  be  closed  with  a  bulkhead  of 
brick  three  inches  thick,  or  stoneware  stoppers. 

Ui.  To  be  built  water-tight  and  in  accordance  with  plans. — 
The  pipe  and  brick  sewers  shall  be  laid  true  to  line  and  grade 
throughout  and  according  to  plans,  drawings  and  models  and  di- 
rections furnished  from  time  to  time.  All  junctions,  curves,  bell 
mouths,  dams  and  other  pieces  required  shall  be  properly  exca- 
vated for  and  laid  as  directed.  The  work  must  be  made  water- 
tight at  all  points,  and  any  leaks  or  other  defects  discoxered  at 
any  time  shall  be  immediately  repaired  or  that  ])<irtion  of  the 
sewer  rebuilt  if  necessary. 

17.  Work  to  be  left  clean. — The  interi(»r  of  brick  and  pipe  sew- 
er>.  manholes,  catch-basins  and  other  i)arts  of  the  work  shall  be 
carefully  freed  from  dirt,  rubbish  or  superfluous  cement,  as  the 
work  proceeds,  and  shall  be  left  clean  and  smooih  upon  the  com- 
pletion of  the  C(  >ntracl. 

Us.  Setting  Iron  Work. — All  ca-ting  or  other  iron  work  re- 
(juired  shall  be  put  in  place  and  fitted  by  contractor — in  the  man- 
ner directed  1)y  the  Chief  of  Construction. 

III.  Manner  of  executing  work. —  In  no  case  from  the  com- 
mencement to  the  completion  of  the  work  aforesaid,  without 
previous  written  j^ermission  of  the  Chief  of  Construction,  shall 
more  than  two  hundred  feet  of  trench  be  oi)ened  in  advance  of 
the  completed  grading  and  cleaning  of  the  street.  The  suri)lus 
earth,  sand  and  rubbish  remaining  more  than  two  hundred  feet 
tractor's  expense  whenever  the  Chief  of  Construction  may  so  di- 
rect, but  the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  allow  twelve  hours  for 


.■-u  si'i:(  ii'n  \iioNS — s'i'AM»\itn     m:\\i.ii> 

I)  (  n 

-aid  i-fuidval  at'lcr  wrillcn  nolilicatioii  tlKTcof  ha-,  bci-ii  -ivcii  the 
contractor. 

20.  Ill  all  cases  the  street  nuist  be  piU  in  as  j^nod  coiidilioii  af- 
ter the  work  is  done  as  it  was  before  the  said  work  was  com- 
menced. Any  surplus  earth  or  rubbish  of  whatever  nature, 
whether  from  the  sewer  trenches  or  already  existinyf  on  the 
street  shall  be  removed  by  the  contractor.  .  .and  the  street  thor- 
oug^hly  cleaned  up  by  the  contractor ...  with<nit  extra  cliar<;e. 

21.  Interrupted  drains. —  The  contractor.  ..  shall  ])ro\ide  for 
the  tlow  of  sewers,  ilrains  or  water  courses  interrupted  durim;^ 
tile  i)rogress  of  the  work,  shall  restore  or  make  <^o(id  all  connec- 
tions, as  may  be  directed  by  the  Chief  of  Construction,  and  shall 
close  all  disconnected  drains  with  an  eij^ht-inch  bulkhead  of 
])rick  masonry,  and  ])e  responsible  for  all  damajj^es  caused  liy 
rains  during-  the  ])ro<:;ress  of  the  work. 

22.  Disorderly  and  incompetent  workmen.  -Any  perMHi  em- 
])loycd  l)y  the  contractor ....  wIk^  appears  to  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction to  be  incompetent  or  disorderly  shall  be  dischar.^cd 
immediately  on  the  requisition  of  the  Chief  <'f  Construction,  and 
such  person  shall  not  as^ain  be  employed. 

23.  Responsibility  of   Contractor. —  The   contractor shall 

have  charge  of  and  ])e  responsible  for  the  entire  line  of  work 
\intil  its  completion  and  acceptance,  and  anv  unfaithful  or  imper- 
fect work  discovered  at  any  time  before  the  final  comi^letion  and 
acceptance  of  the  work  done  under  this  contract,  shall  be  cor- 
rected immetliately  on  the  reciuirement  of  the  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion. 

2-I-.  Rejected  Material. — All   materials  to  be  provided  by    the 

contractor shall  be  of  the  best  description,  and shall 

furnish  all  efficient  labor  and  implements  necessary  for    the  full 

and  complete  performance  of contract.      If  anv  material  or 

implements  shall  be  brought  to  the  ground  wdiich  the  Chief  of 
Construction  or  Inspector  may  deem  to  be  of  improper  descrip- 
tion, or  improper  to  be  used  in  the  work,  the  same  shall  be  re- 
moved by  the  contractor as  soon  as  j^racticable. 


M'i:<  iiic  \  ri(»Ns     s  r  V  Mt  \i(i).  m.:\\  mhs 


(i7!) 


25.  '1  iie  contractor.  .  .shall  he  rc(|uirccl  to  coiifdriu  to  all  the 
ordinances  of  the  city  of  Atlanta,  in  relation  t(j  the  ob.structing 
of  the  .streets,  keeping-  open  passage  ways  and  i)r<»tecting  the 
same  where  they  are  e.xposed  and  would  be  dangerous  to  the 
public  travel,  and will  be  held  responsible  for  all  dam- 
ages that  the  city  of  Atlanta  may  have  to  pay  in  consequence  of 

failure  to  protect  the  public  from  injury,  or  from  any 

damage  caused  by  blasting. 

2ti.  Line  and  level  pegs.— 'I'he  contractor.  .  .shall  afford  the 
necessary  facilities  to  the  Chief  of  Construction  for  giving  line 
and  grade  for  the  work,  and  shall  carefully  protect  such  lines  and 
level  marks  from  being  disturbed. 

27.  Contractor  held  responsible  for  condition  of  streets. — The 

contractor uilj  1)^-  rcjuircd  to  execute  the  work  in  such  a 

maniRr  a>  to  interrupt  as  little  as  possible  the  use  of  the  street 
\^'"  ''^"  li^'ld  responsible  f(jr  all  practicable  and  legal  no- 
tices and  signals  to  the  public,  of  the  condition  of  the  street 
while  the  work  progresses,  and  shall  keep  a  bright  red  light 
burning  during  the  entire  night  at  each  end  of  the  trenches,  and 
at  such  other  points  as  may  be  necosary.  or  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction directs.  .  .  shall  also  provide  watchmen,  fences  and  take 
such  other  precaution^  a>  may  be  necessary  to  protect  life  and 
property..  .  .shall  take  all  risks  as  t<»  the  (piality  f)f  excavation, 
also  its  condition  as  to  the  presence  or  absence  of  water  or  rock 
and  all  contingencies  attending  this  work. 

2S.  Superfluous  earth.— 'Ihe  superfluous  earth  and  other  ma- 
terials from  the  trenches  and  excavations  must  be  deposited  at 
>uch  j.oints  as  the  Chief  of  Construction  may  direct :  provided,  the 
average  haul  of  same  shall  uot  exceed  fifteen  hundred  feet.  'J'he 
contractor.  .  .  shall  furnish  all  necessary  labor  to  level  off  the  su- 
perfluous material,  where  deposited,  and  at own   expense. 

2!t.  Power  to  vary  work. — The  wf)rk  shall  be  carried  on  in 
such  portions  as  the  Chief  of  Construction  may  direct,  and  he 
shall  have  the  power  also,  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council, 
to  vary,  extend  or  diminish  the  quantity  of  the  work  during  its 
l)rogress  without  vitiating  the  contract,  but  no  part  of  the  work 


,..,.  sim:«  II  i<  \  I  n»N'*     sivMivHii     Hi:\\i:its 

shall  l)c  alttTcd  1)_\    tlu-  c<miract«>r I'n.in   ihat   >h«>wii  .>ii   the 

(hawiiii;s  or  (lcsi-nl)e(l  by  the  specification,  without   the  express 
sanction  of  tlie  Chief  of  Construction  in  \vritinJ,^ 

:{().  Disputes. —  In  case  of  any  dispute  a>  to  the  nieanini;  of  any 
])art  of  this  speciticatiou.  the  decision  of  the  I'hief  i>i  C  'instruc- 
tion, oivon   in   \\■^itin.<^^  shall   he   tinal   and  conchi-^ive. 

;{1.  Omissions. — Any  work  not  here  specified  w  hicli  may  I>e 
fairl}-  implied  as  included  in  the  contract,  of  which  the  thief  of 
C'onstructitMi  shall  be  judge,  shall  be  performed  by  the  contrac- 
tor  without    extra   chars^e. 

'A2.  Ring  Stone. —  Kim^-sloue  for  head  \\all>  >hall  be  •  t  cut 
granite,  "four  cut  patent  hammer"  work,  cut  to  i-xacl  dimen- 
sions, as  shown  on  sections  in  the  (d'fice  of  the  Ciiief  of  Con- 
struction. They  shall  be  ])ai(l  for  by  the  cubic  foot,  allowing  a 
rectangular  cubical  form  that  will  enclose  such  stone. 

3;{.  Flagging. —  {"lagging  for  bottoms  of  drops  and  man-holes 
will  be  of  cut  granite  six  inches  thick  and  not  less  than  rtve  feet 
long,  and  of  such  widths  as  shown  on  the  ])lan>^  and  sections,  as 
shown  in  office  of  the  Chief  of  Construction,  and  to  be  of  "four- 
cut  ])atent  hammer"  work. 

;54.  Lumber. —  Lumber  will  be  of  heart  pine,  sound  in  every 
respect,  free  from  shakes  and  large  knots  or  other  defects. 

85.  Classification,  of  excavation. — All  materials  excavaterl 
other  than  that  cla.ssified  as  solid  rock,  as  jjrovided  in  section  2 
of  this  specification,  will  l)e  classed  as  earth. 

86.  Cement  will  be  furnished  by  the  cit}'.  but  the  contrac- 
tor...will  be  held  responsible  for  its  safe  keei)ing  and  protec- 
tion from  rain,  etc.  X'itrified  pipe  and  cast-iron  manlioles,  catcli- 
basins,  etc.,  will  be  furnished  by  the  City. 

37.  Old  Stone. — The  contractor.  .  .  .wall  be  required  to  use  the 

stone  owned  by  the  city  in  bridges,  culverts,  walls,  etc.,  on  the 
line  of  the  work,  and  build  them  into  the  new  work  as  directed 


mm:<  iin  \  I  IONS     st\m»\iu)     ««i.\\  i:hs  OS] 

bv  the  Lliicf  nf  C()n>lriKli<>ii.  i'<>r  wliioli  will  be  charged  diic  dol- 
lar ($1.(X))  ptT  cubic  yard,  measured  iu  the  new  work.  Stone 
to  be  taken  out  of  old  work  without  cost  to  C  ity. 

;i8.  Extra  measurement. —  No  extra  or  customary  mea>ure- 
nients  (jI  any  kind  will  be  allowed  in  measurini.,'-  the  work  un- 
der these  specihcalious.  Hut  the  actual  lenj^th.  areas,  cubic 
contents  or  lunnbers  shall  be  considered.  'I\venty  brick  to  the 
cubic  lo»n  will  be  allowed  in  measurinj.,^  the  work  under  these 
specification,  and  one  rinj;  work  will  be  estimated  four  inches 
thick;  two  rin^'  work  ei};ht  inches  thick;  and  for  every  rins.::  of 
brick,  additional,  four  inches  additional  will  be  estimated  f<)r. 
Ivxcavation  for  brick  sewers  will  be  c(>ni])Ute<l  six  inches  wider 
than  the  outside  diameter  of  the  sewer  at  the  spriui;in.!;  line  of 
the  arch,  and  in  vertical  >^ections.  The  excavation  on  pipe  sew- 
ers will  be  computed  six  inches  wider  than  the  exteri(jr  diam- 
eter of  the  pipe. 

;;!».  Chief  of  Construction.— Wherever  the  word  Chief  of 
Construction  is  used  in  this  sjiecification.  it  refers  to  the  Chief 
ni  Construction,  or  such  a}.jents  as  he  may  select,  to  supermtend 
the  construction  of  the  sewers,  and  all  exi)lanations  or  directions 
necessar\  to  completiii;.,^  satisfactorily  the  different  classes  of 
work  contemi)lated  and  provided  for  under  these  specifications, 
will  be  i^iven  l)\   >aid  Chief  of  Construction. 

40.  Contractor. —  Wherever  the  word  contractor.  ..  is  used  in 
this  specification,  it  refers  ti»  the  i)arly  or  parties  oi  the  second 
l)art.  of  the  ai.creemenl  for  the  construction  of  the  w(jrk  herem 
specified. 

41.  Payments.— Payments  will  be  made  on  nnjuthiy  estimates 
furnished  by  the  Chief  of  Construction,  or  as  provided  in  resolu- 
tions of  Council  as  shown  above,  ten  i)er  cent,  of  which  will  ))e 
retained  until  the  completion  and  acceptance  of  the  work,  but  no 
claim  whatever  shall  be  made  .^r  allowed  the  contractor ..  for 
damaijes  or  interest  in  the  event  said  estimates  are  not  pormptly 
l)aid  by  the  Lity.  or  for  any  delay  caused  by  the  city  or  her 
airents. 


,..,.,  S|'i:<    II    l<     t  I K'N^        s|\M>Vlll»        >I\\IIIN 

42.  Completion. — Sc\\cr>  that  arc  l'»  lie  assessed  a};aiiist  the 
piopcrtv-lioldcrs  imi>l  be  cciupleled  1»>  the  hr>t  (hiy  ..f  (  )ct<>l»er 
of  each  year.  (  )ther  wi'ik  to  he  finished  hy  the  first  day  of  De- 
cember of  each  year. 

4:5.  Bond. — A  security  company  bund  in  the  >nm  of.  . 
dollars  satisfactory  to  the  Mayor  will  be  recpiired  fur  the  iaiih- 
ful  performance  of  the  work   in   strict   accordance   with   t'"-    r.-. 
quircnients  of  the  >pecihcatii)ns. 

44.  Proposals.  -I'ropo.sals  must  be  made  np«)n  l)hiiiks  furn- 
ished herewith,  and  all  proposals  will  be  considered  inl«)rmal 
which  arc  not  in  all  respects  in  conformity  with  this  notice. 

4.J.  Car  tracks. — The  contractor.  ..  will  be  re(|uired  to  art'ord 
the  necessary  facilities  to  the  company  or  companies  owning 
railroad  tracks,  pipes  or  conduits  on  the  line  of  the  work,  or  to 
their  accents,  for  the  preser\ation  of  the  same  from  injury,  either 
b\'  renii^va!  or  otherwise,  without  extra  charj^e  therefor,  and 
shall  keep  said  tracks  open  for  the  passaj^e  of  cars  on  their  rei;- 
ular  schedule. 


46.  Certified  Check. — A  certified  check   payable   to    the    L'ity 

Clerk  in  the  sum  of hundred   dollars   must   accom|)any 

each  bid,  to  be  forfeited  to  the  city  of  .Atlanta  in  case  such  bid- 
der, after  the  acceptance  of  his  bid  shall  not  furnish  the  rc(piired 
bond  and  execute  the  contract  within  ten  days  after  the  award 
of  the  work.  Check  to  be  returned  to  bidders  when  the  con- 
tract is  executed. 

47.  Concrete. — When  concrete  is  used  for  the  construction  of 
sewers  the  proportions  shall  be  as  specified  by  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction, and  shall  be  thoroughly  rammed  in  ])osition.  using 
heavy  forms  and  turnplates  made  to  conform  accurately  to  the 
cross-sections  of  sewers  as  furnished  by  the  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion, and  laid  true  to  grade  and  alignments.  After  ft)rms  and 
turn])lates  are  removed  the  entire  inner  surface  of  the  sewer  must 
])e  plastered  to  a  smooth  and  even  surface  with  nmrtar  mixed  in 
such  proportions  as  the  Chief  of  Construction  may  direct. 


si'ij  II  n  \  I  i«»\s— STANM  Mil)     ^i:\\i;hs  ii^:i 

_\._Aiul  it  i>  further  a^jreed  that  if  any  time  during  a  period 
of  twelve  montlis  from  the  date  of  the  final  estimate,  the  road- 
way over  the  sewers  shall  have  settled,  the  contractor shall, 

after  three  days'  written  notice,  make  such  repairs,  and  on  paved 
streets  take  up  and  relay  the  pavement  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
Chief  of  Omstructic'U.  and  if iiej^dect.  .  .  .tu  make  such  re- 
pairs,     and bondsmen   shall   become   liable   for 

the  cost  of  such  work. 

li.— The  said  part of  the  second  part  further  agrees  that 

the  return  of  the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  be  the  final  ac- 
c.unt  by  which  the  amounts  of  materials  furnished,  and  work 
dune  in  terms  of  this  contract  shall  be  computed,  and  the  con- 
tractor. .  .shall  not  be  entitled  to  demand  or  receive  payment 
f<»r  any  work  upon,  in  or  about  the  said  work  as  extra  work,  un- 
less ordered  in  writing  by  the  Chief  of  Construction  to  do  the 
same  as  e.xtra  work,  and  a  price  therefor  agreed  upon  previous 
to  its  commencement. 

C.  The  said  part... of  the  second  part  further  agrees  that  in 
case  of  failure  to  furnish  materials  or  execute  the  work  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  plans  and  specifications  to  the  satisfaction  of 
the  Chief  of  Construction,  or  shall  not  proceed  with  the  same  as 
rapidly  as  he  shall  direct,  that  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Mayor 
and  (ieneral  Council  after  three  days'  written  notice  so  to  do, 
served  .n  the  contractor...,  to  cancel  this  contract,  and  re-let 
the  work  or  put  a  force  on  the  same,  and  if  the  sum  paid  for  the 
completion  of  the  said  contract  shall  exceed  the  amount  that 

would  have  been  <lue  under  the  contract,  then  the  said  i)art 

of  the  second  part  an<l sureties  shall  become  liable  to 

the  party  of  the  first  i)art  for  any  sum  by  which  the  expense  of 
so  doing  the  w^rk  -hall  exceed  the  sum  due  under  this  contract. 

D.— The  said  part of  the  second  part  further  agrees  to 

do  everything  necessary  to  protect,  support  and  sustain  the  wa- 
ter pipes,  gas  pipes,  lamp  post  service  pipes  and  other  gas  or 
water  fixtures,  telegraph,  telephone  and  electric  light  and  fire 
alarm  poles  which  may  be  liable  to  injury  in  executing  any  of 
the  work  hereinbefore  mentioned,  and  to  have  a  sufficient  quan- 
tity of  timber  constantly  on  the  ground,  and  to  use  the  same  as 


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M'i;<    IIH     \  I  IO\N        s|\M»\|(|i        v|    \\  I    Its 


rf<|iiirc(l  for  Ijraciii^  and  wheeling  iIr-  sido  ni  ilic  excavations 
wIrii  necessary.  Also  to  erect  and  keej)  erect  a  fence  «>r  railing; 
across  the  ends  and  sides,  where  nece>sar\ .  of  thi-  excavation, 
and  place  snfficicnt  red  liy:hts  on  or  near  the  work  and  keep 
them  hnrnin^  from  twilii^iit  nntil  >unri>e,  and  al>o  t"  employ  a 
watchman  as  an  additional  secnrity  wherever  necessary. 

]\. — The  said  part.... of  the  second  part  fnrther  a>^ree...to 
^i\e  notice  at  least  twent-four  honrs  l)eft)re  hreakin;^  j^ronnd.  to 
all  j)ersons  in  charge  of  water  pipe.  ;;as  pipi'.  railroad  tracks, 
steam  pipes,  conduits  and  lire  department,  etc.,  that  may  he  af- 
fected by  said  work  and  to  cause  no  hindrance  or  interference 
with  such  perscjns,  comjjany  or  companies  in  i)roteclin|Lj  their 
said  ])ipes.  etc. 

l'\^lt  is  hereby  fnrther  aj^reed.  that  in  case  an\  ilamaj^e  or 
injury  shall  nv  may  residt  to  the  said  water  pipe,  ijas  i»ipe.  lamp 
])ost  and  tither  works  of  any  persons  or  any  compan\.  thron.i^h 
or  by  reason  of  any  ne}.;ligence,  carelessness  or  want  '>f  skill  on 
part  of  said  part.  .  tif  the  second  part,  the  part.  .  .of  the  second 
part  shall  become  liable  to  pay  snch  amonnt  as  shall  or  may  be 
snflicient  to  cover  the  e\])ense  and  damage  occasioned  bv  such 
nej^lij^^ence,  carelessness  or  unskillfulness,  and  such  amount 
shall  be  charged  against  said  part...  oi  the  second  part,  and 
may  be  dedticted  from  any  sum  or  sums  due  or  payable  to  said 
party  on  account  of  this  contract  and  ])aid  1)\  the  party  of  the 
first  part  or  parties  entitled  thereto. 

Ci. — The  said  i)art\  of  the  second  part  hereby  agrees  to  re- 
ceive the  following  prices  as  full  compensation  for  fnrtiishing  all 
material  except  such  as  is  specified  to  be  furnished  bv  tiie  City 
of  Atlanta,  and  all  labor,  materials,  etc.,  necessary  for  the  com- 
pletion of  the  work  aforesaid  in  the  manner  and  under  the  con- 
ditions before  specified: 

Brick  masonry  per  1000,  at 

Rnbble  masonry  per  cubic  yard,  at    

Cut  stone  per  cubic  foot,  set  in  place,  at   

Cut  flagging  per  square  foot,  at   

Lumber  per  1000  B.  M.,  at   


M'K<  ii'n  \'ri«»N«i — SI  \M)  \iti> — si;\\  KU> — mim;\\  xi.ks  (;g.- 

I"lxcavaliiin>  ami  back  hllinsj;> — 

I'cr  cubic  yard.  10  feet  in  depth  and  under,  at.  . 

Per  cubic  yard.  IT)  feet  in  depth  and  under,  at.  . 

I'er  cubic  \ard.  20  feet  in  depth  and  under,  at.  . 

Per  cubic  yard,  23  feet  in  depth  and  under,  at   .  . 

Concrete,  .set  in  place,  per  cubic  yaril.  at 

Solid  rock  excavation,  per  cul)ic  yard,  at   

l^iyin-^  S  in..  10  in.,  and  12  in.  pipe,  per  fi  m  it  at   ... 

I^yinjr  13  in.  and  18  in.  i)ipc,  per  foot,  at 

Layinj.j'  20  in.  and  24  in.  pipe.  i)er  foot,  at   

11. — The  >aid  party  of  the  second  i)art  further  aj^recs  that., 
will  not  assign,  transfer  or  sub-let  the  aforesaid  work,  or  any 
jnirt  thereof  without  the  written  consent  of  the  Mayor  and  (Icn- 
eral  C'ouncil,  and  that  any  assignment,  transfer  or  subdettinj; 
without   «uch   written  consent,  shall   be  absolutely   void. 

In  witness  whereof  the  parties  to  these  presents  have  hereto 
set  their  hands  and  seals  the  day  and  year  first  above  written. 

THE  LITV  (J\'  .\TL\\T.\. 

\\  itne"-  :  


Contractor. 
.S[l)i:\VALK.^. 

Sec.  2391.  Brick  Sidewalks. — 1.  After  the  foundation  has  been 
prepared,  the  contractor  will  furnish  and  cover  the  same  with 
clean  sharp  sand,  as  above  described  to  a  depth  (»f  two  inches, 
after  beinjj  rolled  with  a  400  jxjund  roller. 

2.  Upon  the  sand  as  above  prepared  the  l)ricks  will  be  laid 
herringbone  to  a  smooth  and  even  surface  and  covered  with 
sand  sufficient  to  fill  all  the  interstices, 

3.  The  bricks  shall  be  of  the  best  (piality  of  whole  bricks  of 
clay  or  shale,  must  be  hard  burned  entirely  through  and  true  in 
shape,  with  square  edges  and  laid  in  close  contact;  no  bats  will 


be  allowed  except  ft-r  closures  aiul  all  cnii.lemiied  material  shall 
be  removed  from  the  work.  After  beiiiK'  laid  sufficient  sand 
shall  be  put  on  the  walks  and  raked  in  with  a  rake  until  all  the 
interstices   are   tilled. 

4.  Three  samples  of  the  bricks  proposed  to  be  used,  marked 
with  the  name  of  the  bidder,  will  i)e  placed  in  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction's office  previous  to  the  consideration  of  the  bids  and  all 
bricks  used  on  the  work  must  be  e<|ual  in  all  respects  thereto. 

Sec.  2392.  Sheet  Cement  Sidewalks. —  1.  Shall  have  a  total 
depth  of  four  inches  and  shall  be  cut  ihro\ij;h  from  top  to  bottom 
in  squares  of  not  less  than  4  feet  or  such  other  dimensions  n-. 
excess  of  this  as  the  Engineer  may  determine. 

2.  The  bottom  3  inches  will  be  composed  of  one  part  ceme:r. . 
two  parts  of  sand  and  four  parts  of  broken  stone  as  above  de- 
scribed, rammed  thoroughly  in  position.  The  top  surface,  oui 
inch  in  thickness,  will  be  composed  of  one  part  cement  and  two 
parts  sand  to  be  trowelled  to  a  smooth  and  even  surface  and  to 
be  pu:  on  before  the  bottom  layer  takes  its  initial  set.  This 
class  of  work  to  be  used  in  ])a\ing  driveways  to  lots  and  shall 
be  corrugated  in  such  nianuer  as  to  afford  a  foi^thold  to  horses. 

Sec.  2393.  Hexagon  Tile  Sidewalks.— h  i  ile  shall  be  18 
inches  by  1  3-4  inches  in  thickness.  The  base  for  one-inch  in 
depth  shall  be  composed  of  one  part  cement,  three  parts  of  sand, 
the  top  3-4  inch,  one  part  cement  and  one  part  sand,  all  thor- 
oughly rammed  in  molds  and  shall  not  be  laid  on  the  street  in 
less  than  20  days  after  being  made,  and  must  be  kept  sprnkled 
until  thoroughly  set. 

2.  They  shall  be  laid  on  solid  foundation,  two  inches  in 
thickness,  composed  of  sand  and  cement  in  the  proportion  of 
one  barrel  of  Portland  cement  to  one  cubic  yard  of  sand,  well 
mixed  and  thoroughly  tamped, 

3.  After  being  laid  they  shall  be  washed  in  with  a  grouting 
made  of  neat  cement,  until  all  the  joints  between  the  tile  are  well 
filled,  and  the  edges  or  sides  of  the  walk  to  be  thoroughly  pro- 


SPEflKICATIONS— STANDARD— VITRIFIi:i»    IMI'K  ggj 

tcctcfl  with  cciiKMit  mortar  with  an  average  width  of  not  less 
than  one  inch  at  the  top  and  three  inches  at  the  bottom,  smooth 
with  surface  of  sidewalk. 


\  ITkll-lF.n  ril'l-.. 

Sec.  2395.  Specifications  for  Vitrified  Pipe. — Pipe  for  sewers 
shall  be  of  tiic  be»t  vitrified,  salt  glazed  pipe  with  socket  joints. 
Shall  be  homogeneous  in  texture,  and  burned  hard  entirely 
through. 

The  area  shall  not  be  less  than  thai  .-i  .i  v-ircie  of  the  specified 

diameter  and  the  variation   in  diameter  shall   not   exceed  -i  per 

ent.  and  in  no  case  be  nxjre  than  one-half  of  an  inch.      \o  pipe 

shall  be  used  which  varies  from  a  straight  cylinder  more  than' 

three-eights  of  an   inch  in  two  feet. 

i'ipc  shall  have  six-inch  hubs  or  s<H:kel-  branches  moldca 
thereon  for  house  connections. — shaFl  he  furnished  with  \itri 
lied  stone  ware  covers  for  each  \. 

Sewer  pijJe  shall  have  n»n  less  than  the  folli  >\\  iui;  tliiikness: 

G,  8  and  10  inch  pipe,  ^^  iA  an  inch. 

]-  inch  pipe,  1   inch. 

jr>  inch  pipe,  1**  inch. 

18  inch  pipe  1^  inch. 

20  inch  pipe,  1  *^  inch. 

22  inch  pipe,  1^  inch. 

24  inch  I)il>e.  1^   inch. 

Sewer  pipe  must  be  delivered  F.  O.  B.  cars  in  Atlanta,  the 
contractor  to  be  responsible  for  all  breakage  en   route. 

Bidders  will  be  required  to  furnish  a  sample  of  their  pipe  to 
the  Chief  of  Construction  prior  to  the  letting.  Such  sample- 
to  be  subject  to  tests  such  as  the  Committee  on  Sewers  and  the 
Chief  of  Construction  may  determine  as  to  quality,  strength  un* 
der  pressure,  etc.,  and  the  right  is  reserved  to  select  such  pipe 
as  the  Committee  and  Chief  of  Construction  may  determine  to 
be  for  the  best  interest  of  the  City.  The  pipe  furnished  will 
be  required  to  conform  to  the  samples  submitted. 


♦IHS 


•.i'i:«  irir  \  rio\>     ^i\NM\itii     \riniiiii»   i-iri-: 


'I'lu'  (|ii:mtitv  to  l»c  ».oiisi(lcrc(l  ;i>  approximate  f'»r  coinpariitK 
bids  and  iKtt  tn  l)c  held  as  entitling  the  contractor  to  any  claini 
for  daiuaj^a-s  if  llie  (|iuuitity  shouUl  pr«»ve  t<>  he  ^;reater  ttr  less 
than  here  estimated. 

The  contractor  will  be  reipiired  to  j^mvc  a  sccnrity  company 
bond  in  the  sniu  of  two  thonsand  ($2,(HK))  dollars  acceptable  to 
the  Mavnr  fi'i-  the  faithfid  j)erformancc  of  the  ct»ntract  and  in 
case  of  failure  to  furiii>h  the  pipi"  "f  >iuh  ipiantity  and  at  such 
times  a>  liie  Chief  of  t  oustructiou  may  direct  within  20  da\> 
from  the  date  <>f  the  order  and  in  case  of  failure  to  furnish  the 
pipe  in  the  specified  time,  he  and  his  bondsmen  shall  forfeit  to 
the  City  of  Atlanta  ten  dollars  ($10.00)  |icr  «lay  for  i-\  ery  da\ 
thereafter  that  is  taken  to  hll  the  order  and  >uch  amount  will 
be  deducted  from  the  amount  of  the  bill. 

I'ayment  will  be  made  on  monthly  .•<tatement>  furni.^hed  b\ 
the   Contractor  and   aj)pri>ved    b\    the   I  hief   of   Construction. 

The  following- are  api)ro.\imate  (pianiitio  upon  which  the  rel- 
ative rates  of  bids  will  be  calculated  and  are  to  be  used  for 
comparison  oidy  : 

14,(KJU  feet  (ji  6  inch  pipe  and  U3o   Vs. 
3,000  feet   10   inch   pipe   and    100   Vs. 
20.000  feet  of  12  inch  pipe  and  !)()()  Vs. 
(i.OOO  feet  15  inch  pipe  and  2()0  Vs. 
4,000   feet  iS  inch  pipe  and  2(K)  Vs. 
500  feet  20  inch  i>ii)e  and  20  Vs. 
500  feet  22  inch  pipe  and  20  Vs. 
1,000  feet  24  inch  pipe  and  40  Vs. 

Contract  to  take  effect  after  apprmal  by  the  Mayor  and  to 
expire  December  'Jlst.  19.  . 

A  certified  check  payable  to  the  City  Clerk  in  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  ($500.00)  dollars  to  accompany  each  bid.  to  be  for- 
feited to  the  City  of  Atlanta  in  case  such  bidder  after  the  ac- 
ceptance of  his  bid  shall  not  furnish  the  required  bond  and  exe- 
cute the  contract  within  ten  days  after  the  award  of  the  work. 
Checks  to  be  returned  to  bidders  after  the  contract  is  executed. 


^i>»:<  ii'K   \'iio\s — s'|- \  \  It  \  It  II     «  i(i:«isu  ri:it    \\<>«ii>    mm  k^ 


t,,^:i 


Sccuriis  coaipany  bund  m  the  .->vun  «>l  two  tlu»u.-Naml  (i^2.(MH(.(M)» 
dollars  satisfactory  to  the  Mayor  will  be  required  for  the  faith- 
ful perfr.rmance  of  the  contract  in  strict  accordance  with  all  the 
rc(juireinints  of  these  specifications. 

Sec.  2396.  General  Specifications  for  Crcosoted  Wood  Block 
Paven:ients. —  1.  All  l)id>  must  he  <>n  the  printed  t<>rin  attached 
and  enclosed  in  a  sealed  envelope  and  atldressed  to  the  City  Clerk 
and  marked  "proposal  to  pave. 

'2.  I'id(ler>  mu>t  fill  out  their  l)id>  in  wriliuj.;  and  in  htjnrcs, 
and  must  j^ive  their  names  and  addre>ses  in  full.  \\  hen  a  tirin 
is  a  bidder,  the  member  of  the  firm  or  aj^ent  who  sij^jns  the  firm's 
name  to  the  proposal,  must  state  in  additi(»n,  the  full  names  of 
all  the  individuals  composinj^  the  firm,  .\nyone  sij^ninj^  the  pro- 
posal a^  the  ajfent  of  another  or  of  others  mu>t  file  with  it  the 
lejjal  e\  idence  of  his  auth(^rity  to  «1  ■ 

;  Certified  Check. —  I'.ach  i>ro|)o>al  shall  be  accompanied  by 
a  certified  check  for  five  hundred  dollars  ($r>(J<J.UO)  drawn  to 
the  order  of  the  City  llerk,  and  which  will  be  forfeited  to  the 
City  a««  Ii<|uidate(l  damaj;e>  in  case  an  award  is  made  and  the 
contract  and  bond  is  not  i)r»»m()tly  and  properly  e.xecuted  within 
ten  «la\^   from  the  date  of  the  award. 

4.  Bond. — The  contractor  shall  furni>h  a  bund  to  the  City  (»f 
Atlanta  to  be  given  by  a  surety  company  authorized  to  do  busi- 
ness in  the  State,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor  and  i;i 
an  amount  equal  to  one-fourth  of  the  amount  of  the  contraci 
for  the  faithful  perfi  irinanie  of  tji,-  uiirk. 

b.  Any  employee  of  the  contractor  who  shall  use  profane  i)V 
abusive  language  to  the  Inspector,  or  other  employee  of  the 
City,  or  otherwise  interfere  with  Jiim  in  the  performance  of  his 
duties,  or  who  shall  disobey  or  evade  his  instructions,  or  who  is 
careless  or  incompetent,  shall  be  discharged  on  the  request  ot 
the  Chief  of  Construction  and  shall  n^i  a^^ain  be  employed,  ex- 
cept with  his  c(jnscnt. 

»1.  Prepared  to  Do  Work. —  I'.idders  mu<t  present  satisfactory 

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M'i:<  ii'M  \iio\.s     sr  \  M)  \Hl> — «  ici;osoi  i;i>   \\<m»i»   mi  <m  k  •> 


evick-iico  that  they  have  l)ccii  nj^iilarly  cii-aj^Lil  in  lay  in;;  the 
l)avenient  wliich  they  propusc  to  put  (li>wi).  ur  are  reasunahly  fa- 
miliar tlierewith,  and  that  they  are  tnll\  prepared  with  the  nec- 
essary capital,  labor,  material  and  machinery  to  conduct  the 
work  for  which  they  propose  to  contract,  to  the  satisfaction  of 
the  Street  Committee,  and  to  bej^in  promptly  within  fifteen  (  1")) 
days  after  notice  to  do  so,  and  to  comi)Icte  the  same  uithin.  .. 

( )   workini;  days,  after  the  date  iji  >aid   notice, 

delays  due  to  bar!  weather  onl\  exce])ted  :  and  the  (."hief  of  (  on- 
struction  shall  be  the  judLje  of  what  days  are  "bad  weath.er." 

7.  The  contractor  must  complete  the  work  by  the  time  named 
and  shall  he  fail  to  complete  the  work  by  that  time,  he  >ha!l  for- 
feit to  the  Citv  as  li(piidated  damat^es,  and  not  a^  a  penalty,  the 
sum  of  ten  dollars  ($10.00)  for  each  and  every  working-  day, 
which  may  elapse  between  the  limitiuL,^  <late  and  the  completion 
of  the  work,  the  sum  forfeited  to  be  taken  out  of  any  money 
due  the  contractor.  Any  claim  that  the  contractor  may  make 
for  exemption  as  above  must  be  made  to  the  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion in  writin<;-  within  48  hours  of  the  time  the  exemption  is 
claimed. 

8.  Material. — None  but  the  best  materials  of  the  several  de- 
scriptions shall  be  used,  and  all  materials  shall  be  e(|ual  in  every 
respect  to  the  requirements  of  the  specifications  and  to  the  sam- 
ples furnished. 

Each  bidder  must  deposit  with  his  proposal,  four  (4)  samples 
of  wood  block,  stating  at  what  factory  it  was  manufactured, 
and  agree  if  the  contract  is  awarded  him  to  use  only  blocks  made 
at   said  factory   and   equal  to   the  samples. 

9.  All  materials  furnished  and  work  done,  not  in  accordance 
with  these  specifications,  shall  be  removed  within  twenty-four 
(24)  hours  after  notice  from  the  Chief  of  Construction,  by  and 
at  the  expense  of  the  contractor;  or  in  case  of  failure  to  do  so, 
it  shall  be  removed  by  the  City  and  the  cost  charged  to  the  con- 
tractor, and  deducted  from  the  amount  due  him. 


«i'K«  iri<  \rHiNH     srwiiAHi) — «n.i)     ^iviKiiivi-  (;f)] 

10.  No  cartiiiji  ur  wliecliiii,'  will  be  allowed  on  the  concrete 
nntil  it  is  sufficiently  >et.  and  then,  if  re(|uired  by  the  Chief  of 
Construction,  only  on  planks  laid  down  for  the  purpose.  In 
hauling  stone,  sand  and  cement  or  other  material  upon  the  work, 
the  sub-grade  surface  shall  be  properly  planked  and  protected 
from  injury,  and  no  materials  shall  be  dumped  except  on  proper 
l)lanking. 

11.  Old  Material.— During  the  progress  of  the  work  all  mate- 
rial taken  up  an<l  new  material  used),  shall  be  piled  and  disposed 
of,  so  that  public  traffic  shall  not  be  interfered  with,  and  all  ma- 
terial piled  on  footways  and  carriageways  shall  be  put  only  at 
such  plac«'«;  a<  directed  by  the  Chief  of  Construction. 

12.  The  hauling  of  all  material  from  one  point  on  the  work 
for  use  at  anv  other  point  shall  be  done  by  the  contractor  at  his 
own  expense. 

]M.  All  old  material  which  the  Chief  of  Construction  orders  to 
be  taken  up  and  removed  shall  become  the  pn.perty  of  the  City 
and  shall  be  rem.)ved  l)y  the  Chief  <.f  Construction. 

14.  rill-  work  of  lowering  and  readjusting  the  tracks  of  the 
Ccorgui  Railway  and  FJectric  Company  will  be  done  by  said 
company,  but  the  c(»ntractor  is  to  remove  the  material  to  tiic 
sub-grade  that  is  recpiired  for  the  pavement. 

1.").  The  i)rice  bid  per  s(|uare  yard  must  cover  the  cost  of  fur- 
nishing all  material  as  provided  in  these  specifications  and  doing 
all  work  necessary  to  complete  the  same  in  accordance  with  the 
terms  of  the  contract.  The  rails  must  be  Mushed  out  even  with 
the  top  flange  <jf  the  rail  on  each  side  with  cement  mortar,  mix- 
ed in  the  ])r(^porti(jn  of  one  of  cement  and  three  of  sand. 

Iti.  Measurement.— The  area  of  paving  to  be  paid  for  will  be 
only  the  actual  area  covered  by  the  entire  pavement. — no  de- 
duction will  be  made  for  fixtures  in  the  street.  The  amount  of 
other  work  to  be  paid  for  will  be  only  the  actual  amount  of  such 
work  done  in  accordance  with  these  specifications. 


17.  Inspection. —  In  i..i>t.-  I'l  aii\  iii--i>iiu  iniwuii  ilic  I'-iiiuiL- 
lor  I  >r  his  rci)rescntative  and  tlif  lnsj)cctor  as  to  materials  or 
llu-  iiiamur  of  <l<>iti,L,'  the  wtirk,  the  Inspector  mx  the  part  of  the 
I  itv  shall  have  the  authority  to  stt>p  the  work  wen  in  liis  jndj^'- 
nitiil  if  is  not  in  acc(<r(lancc  with  these  s pec ifiea lions,  nntil  the 
matter  at  i>>ui-  can  he  referred  to  and  decided  1»\  the  Chief  of 
C"on>tnutioii,  and  lii^  decision  >hall  he  final.  The  hlockN  shall  he 
insi)ected  l)\  the  (hief  of  Ci instruction  or  .some  authorized  aj^ent. 
actin!^-  under  him.  at  the  place  of  manufacture:  ami,  said  thief  of 
I'iMistruction  or  his  aiient.  shall  satisfx  himself  hefore  passing; 
said  hiocks  that  ilu'  same  ha\e  heeii  treated  with  creosote  in 
accordance  with  the  terms  of  these  Specifications. 

is.  Ihe  failure  of  the  Inspector  to  tliscover  and  condemn 
wurk  not  in  accordance  with  these  specifications  shall  not  re- 
lie\e  the  contractor  of  his  ol)li<;atii>n  to  the  t  ity  to  furnish  jjiop. 
cr  materials  and   work   as  jyrovided   in   these   specifications. 

19.  Work  Suspended. —  The  contractor  shall  susjiend  all  work 
under  this  contract  when  notified  hy  the  Chief  of  Construction 
that  the  weather  or  other  condition^  are  imsuitahle  for  carryin!;.j 
il  on.  \i  the  work  is  allowed  during;  had  weather  the  contrac- 
tor shall  take  such  additional  precautions  as  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction shall  re(|uire  without  additional  expense,  and  under  n«» 
circumstance  shall  materials  which  have  been  afTected  hy  weath- 
er, or  otherwise  damaged  be  used. 

20.  Contractor's  Responsibility. — 'I'hc  bidder  is  expected  to 
examine  the  site  before  biddiufj,  and  no  allowance  will  be  made 
tor  any  unusual  difficulties  which  may  arise  either  affecting-  the 

original  construction  or  maintenance  of  the  hnished  work. 

21.  He  must  verify  the  approximate  quantities  given. 

22.  The  contractor  shall  be  responsible  for  au}-  work  done  up- 
on the  street  over  plumber's  cuts  or  other  work  dcjue  before  the 
base  is  laid. 

2;].  The  contractor  must  take  especial  care  to  protect  all  wa- 
ter, gas,  sewer  and  other  fixtures  found  on  the  line  of  the  wt)rk. 


and  must  have  thcin  raised  «.r  lowered,  and  set  to  conform  l..  tin.- 
new  grade  <>i  the  pavement  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  <•!  >aitl 
fixtures. 

24.  The  contractor  will  he  held  responsihle  for  any  dama-e 
dune  to  person  or  property  during  the  progress  of  the  work,  lie 
must  display  lights  as  retpiircd  by  the  City  nr<linances. 

•_'.'».  Extra  Work. —  During  the  progres>  of  the  wt)rk.  if  any 
extra  work,  not  pn>vide<l  for  in  the  contract,  shall  be  re(|uire(l. 
the  contractor  must  have  the  same  done  at  a  price  to  be  mutually 
agreed  u|)on  in  advance  or  at  the  actual  cost  t)f  the  work  pin- 
ten  (10)  per  cent,  for  super\ision  and  use  of  tools.  Xo  extra 
work  will  be  allowed  except  on  the  written  order  of  the  <-  hief 
of  Construction,  in  persi.n. 

2G.  The  Chief  of  Construction  reserves  the  right  to  make  any 
changes  that  he  may  ct»nsider  necessary  in  the  grades  of  the 
street  before  the  work  is  started  and  the  contractor  will  nd  re- 
ceive anv  additional  compensation  on  that  account. 

L'7.  Payments. —  I'.ids  will  be  made  giving  the  property-owner 
ami  the  .street  railway  ct>mpany  the  t)ption  of  paying  all  cash  <ir 
one-fourth  cash  and  the  balance  in  three  ecpial  annual  install- 
ments at  seven  per  cent,  interest  per  annum.  That  proportion 
to  be  paid  by  the  City  Treasurer  will  be  paid  upon  the  comple- 
tion and  acceptance  of  the  wt.)rk  and  no  pa\  nients  will  be  made 
until  the  work  is  completeil. 

28.  Chief  of  Construction. — Wherever  the  woril  Chief  of  Con- 
struction is  mentioned  in  these  specifications  it  is  understood  to 
be  the  City  Chief  of  Construction  in  person,  Assistant  Chief  of 
Construction  or  Inspector  in  charge  of  the  work.  The  Chief  of 
Construction  in  i)erson  shall  decide  all  (juestions  of  interpreta- 
tion of  these  specifications,  and  his  decision  shall  be  final. 

2!).  The  Chief  of  Construction  shall  have  the  right  to  direct 
where  the  work  shall  be  done  on  the  street,  and  no  allowance  will 
be  made  for  delavs  because  work  can  not  be  done  on  some  por- 


.•.,,        s|.i:<  irirvii<»N>     rmi.:r  or  «  on  vi m  «  rio>_..M  mm  n.. 

t>,l4 

lion  ..I"  ilu-  Street  wlu-n  tlur  are  wtlicr  porli-.n^,  wIktc   uork  c^u 

1)C    (li)IK'. 

;j().  Grading  and  Sub-Foundation.— Liiic^  uikI  ^'radcs  will  be 
(Iclcniiincd  by  ihc  Chief  uf  Construction,  and  no  work  will  be 
cuniinenced  before  the  same  are  <,nven.  The  bed  of  the  street 
will  be  L^raded  to  the  depth  and  must  cnforni  to  the  cross-sec- 
tion  furnished  by   the  Chief  of  Constructi<jn. 

;J1.  All  soft  and  spongy  material  below  the  .>ub-.L,'rade  shall  bt 
removed  and  filled  with  clean,  sharp  sand  or  <,M-avel  or  other  ma- 
terial satisfactory  to  the  ('hief  of  eonsiruction.  an<l  thoroii).,ddy 
rammed  and  rolled.  In  excavating,  care  must  be  taken  not  to 
disturb  the  sub-foundation,  except  where  necessary  to  remove 
soft  and  spongy  material. 

32.  Tiie  entire  sub-foundations  must  be  compact  and  hard.  an<i 
the  contractor  will  be  reipiired  to  thoroughly  ram  <>r  n>ll  ii  with 
a  steam  roller  weighing  not  less  than  five  (  "> )  tons,  uidess  the 
Chief  of  Construction  in  charge  shall  be  satisfied  that  the  sub- 
foundation  is  sufficient!)  hard  without  it.  'i'he  excaxation  be- 
tween the  sub-grade  and  the  finished  surface  to  be  included  in 
the  price  for  paving.  All  other  grading  to  be  paid  for  one  way 
at  a  price  per  cubic  yard. 

33.  Concrete  Foundation. — After  the  sub-foundation  has  been 
prepared  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Chief  of  Construction,  a  con- 
crete foundation  six  inches  (6)  thick  will  be  laid  on  it. 

34.  The  grading  and  sul)-foundation  must  be  completed  at 
least  fifty  (50)  feet  in  advance  of  laying  of  the  concrete.  The 
contractor  will  be  required  to  furnish  and  drive  stakes  to  the  true 
grade  and  crown  of  the  concrete  at  intervals  of  from  5  to  10 
feet,  as  directed.  Care  must  be  taken  to  preserve  these  stakes, 
and  if  disturbed  they  must  be  replaced  by  the  contractor. 

35.  When  there  are  tracks,  or  in  narrow  streets,  when  re- 
quested to  do  so,  the  contractor  must  furnish  templets  for  use 
on  the  work,  as  directed. 


«iPi:t  IKir\TIO\.S_<  ON<  RKTK— SAMIM.KS — STHi:><iTII  (J95 

'Ml.  Concrete  Materials. — The  concrete  shall  be  made  of  the 
best  <|ualitv  oi  AnK-rican  TortlaTul  Cement  sand  and  broken 
stone,  in  the  proporiiuiis  of  1  part  cement.  4  parts  sand,  and  8 
parts  broken  >tone.  These  proportions  are  by  volume  wJien  the 
material--  are  well  shaken  or  compacted  in  the  measure.  The 
Lliief  of  L'on>truction  shall  decide  all  (piestions  as  to  how  tiie 
barrows  or  other  measures  are  to  be  tilled  to  obtain  the  above 
proj)orli(.)ns.  and  the  contractor  shall  be  recpiired  tu  furnish  such 
means  of  measurinL,^  the  materials  as  the  Chief  of  Construction 
may  direct. 

:{7.  'Ihe  contractor  >hall  be  recpiired  to  furnish  at  his  own 
expense  sucli  >amples  of  materials  as  are  rcfpiired  to  make  tests 
of  tlu-  -ame. 

:{h.  1  he  Tortland  Lement  mu>t  be  properly  seasoned,  neither 
too  fresh  nor  loo  stale,  must  show  no  signs  of  swelling  after  be- 
ing mixed.  It  must  be  in  the  original  packages  and  be  free  from 
injurv  by  moisture  or  other  causes.  .\\)t  less  than  'J8  per  cent, 
to  pass  through  a  .'>(!  mesh  sieve,  and  not  less  than  !)2  j^er  cent, 
to  pass  a  100  mesh  sieve. 

:{!».  When  made  up  mat  into  wedge  shape  pats  about  three 
inche>  in  <liamett.r  and  onedialf  an  inch  thick  at  the  center  and 
tapering  to  a  fine  cil'^i:.  the  cement  must  show  no  signs  of  crack- 
ing or  warping  after  it  has  had  its  final  set.  when  placed  in  boil- 
ing water  for  six  (ti)  hours,  or  in  water  at  normal  temperature 
for  twenty-eight    (28)    days. 

40.   The  ten>ile  slrtngth  shall  be  as  follows: 

1  day  (in  air  until  hard  set.  rest  of  day  in  water),  neat  ce- 
ment, 200  pounds. 

7  days  (in  air  1  day.  in  water  0  days),  ]  cement  to  :{  sand,  12.') 
pounds. 

7  days  (in  air  ]  day,  in  water  6  days)  neat  cement.  .')()()  pounds. 

28  days  (in  air  1  day.  in  water  27  days)  neat  cement,  must 
show  appreciable  increase. 

28  days  (in  air  1  day,  in  water  27  days)  1  cement  to  3  sand, 
200  pounds. 


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M'i:<lll<VM<)N^        <l)\<l(lll  MIVINt.         I\\IN«. 


41.  When  ci'mcnl  i>  allw\sc»l  lo  he  usctl  hcl'oic  ihc  7  thiy  tot 
is  iiiadf.  tests  will  he  iiiadt-  of  neat  cciucnt  bi-twcfii  the  one  and 
seven  dav  tests  when  there  is  donht  as  to  its  (|nalit\.  an<l  it  must 
I)e  rejected  if  it  does  not  show  increased  stren«.,Mh  proportional  to 
the  time  between  the  re(|uirenient»  for  the  oiu-  and  the  seven 
day  tests. 

42.  'J\'sts  must  also  he  made  of  the  cement  and  >and  n>ed  on 
the  street  in  the  proi)orlion  of  1  part  cement  to  :{  part>  >and.  and 
these  tests  nuist  show  at  least  8.")  jjcr  cent,  of  the  strenjjth  uf 
mortar  made  with  the  cement  and  standard  sand. 

4^5.  The  sand  shall  he  clean,  hard  and  sharp,  free  from  organic 
matter  or  other  impnrities.  It  shall  he  testeil  fur  impurities  by 
shakin<4'  or  stirrinj;  the  sand  in  a  snitahle  i^lass  vessel  partly 
tilled  with  water  and  allowing  the  same  to  settle  for  one  honr. 
riu'  sand  in  the  J4lass  shall  be  at  least  Do  per  cent,  of  the  total 
contents  exclusive  of  clear  water,  otherwise  the  same  ^hall  be 
rejected. 

44.  .Sand  must  also  be  rejected  when  the  cement  stainis  the 
test  with  crushed  cpiartz  but  docs  not  stand  the  test  with  the 
sand  as  given  above. 

4.").  The  broken  stone  shall  be  solid,  hard,  trap,  j^neiss,  gran- 
ite or  limestone,  free  from  dirt  or  dust,  and  of  a  size  that  will 
l^ass  through  a  2V^  inch  ring  and  be  held  on  a  Vi-indi  screen. 
The  stone  must  be  screened  before  it  is  brought  on  the  street. 

46.  Mixing  and  Laying  Concrete. —  If  the  concrete  is  mixed  by 
a  concrete  mixer,  the  cylinder  must  ha\e  at  least  four  complete 
revolutions  after  all  the  materials  are  put  in  and  must  be  thor- 
oughly mixed. 

47.  If  the  concrete  is  mixed  by  liand.  it  must  be  done  on  wa- 
ter tight  boards  10  feet  by  14  feet.  The  sand  and  cement  must 
be  mixed  dry  and  turned  over  until  they  are  thoroughly  mixed  ; 
then  enough  water  added  to  make  a  stiff  mortar,  and  thoroughly- 
mixed;  after  this  the  stone,  previously  wet,  is  to  be  put  on  the 
mortar  which  has  been  spread  out  on  the  concrete  board.     The 


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whole  mass  is  then  to  be  turned  over  four  times   with   shovels 
initil  all  the  stones  are  thoroughly  incorporated  in  the  mortar. 

48.  The  whole  operation  of  mixing  and  laying  the  concrete 
must  be  done  as  quickly  as  possible,  and  no  concrete  or  mortar 
will  be  used  that  has  been  mixed  for  thirtv   i'M))   minutes. 

41>.  After  the  concrete  is  thoroughly  mixed,  it  is  then  to  be 
spread  evenly  on  the  sub-foundation  and  thoroughly  rammed 
until  free  mortar  covers  the  entire  surface.  If  any  spaces  show 
a  deficiency  in  mortar,  it  is  to  be  supplied  at  once  from  the  ma- 
chine or  mortar  boards  and  thoroughly  rammed.  It  is  essential 
that  the  concrete  be  thoroughly  compact  and  that  all  spaces  be- 
tween the  stone  be  filled  with  mortar. 

r>0.  All  curbing  necessary  to  be  re-aligmd  or  reset  will  be 
done  by  the  contractor  and  the  price  allowed  will  be  five  (5) 
cents  per  lineal  foot. 

.')!.  .\11  excavation  needed  in  excess  of  liic  amount  re(|uired 
for  the  depth  of  the  pavement,  which  will  be  the  sum  of  t'^e 
depths  of  concrete,  cushion  and  blocks,  will  be  paid  for  at  the 
rate  of  30  cents  per  cubic  yard,  and  the  material  will  be  disposed 
of  by  the  contractor. 

WOOD  r.i.(  )L  K  i'A\  i;.\ii:xr. 

r>2.  Inspection  of  Blocks. —  1  lie  wood  blocks  shall  be  in.s[jected 
by  the  Chief  of  L"«->nstruclion  or  authorized  agent  at  the  i)lace  of 
manufacture  and  on  arrival  in  the  City  where  they  are  to  be 
used,  or  when  piled  adjacent  to  the  street  to  be  paved.  All 
blocks  not  in  conformity  with  the  requirements  of  these  specifi- 
cations will  be  rejected  and  must  be  removed  from  the  locality 
of  the  pavement  to  be  laid. 

o'-i.  The  wood  blocks  shall  be  of  the  following  dimensions.  3 
inches  or  3^  inches  in  depth,  3  inches  in  width  and  from  six  to 
eight  inches  in  length,  with  the  fiber  of  the  wood  running  in  the 
direction  of  the  depth,  shorter  blocks  than  those  specified  may 
only  be  used  in  starting  courses  or  for  making  closures. 


698  SPKCIFKA'I'IO^X  —  \V(H»n   III.OCKS    -<l»i;o.SO'l'K  oil. 

54.  I'hf  wood  from  which  the  hh)cks  arc  made  mu^t  he  Inn^ 
leaf  yellow  pine,  90  per  cent,  of  which  shall  he  heart,  which  shall 
be  well  manufactured,  free  from  large  coarse  knt)ts.  worm  holes, 
knot  holes,  through,  round,  or  other  objectionable  shakes,  wane, 
checks.  l)ark.  incipient  or  other  decay. 

55.  The  paving  blocks  cut  from  lumber  or  wood  above  speci- 
fied, shall  be  well  manufactured,  truly  rectangular  and  uniform. 
Thev  shall  ])e  sized  and  the  top  and  bottom  shall  be  evenly  and 
smoothlv  sawn.  Xo  bk>ck  shall  vary  in  width  and  depth  more 
than  one-sixteenth  of  an  inch  from  the  other  used  on  the  same 
street  or  contract,  'i'he  depth  shall  be  that  of  the  thickness  spec- 
ified in  bid. 

56.  The  blocks  shall  be  treated  with  creosote  or  some  other 
approA^ed  antisei)tic  or  water  proof  mixtures  as  hereinafter  spe- 
cified, and  each  block  shall  contain  at  least  20  pounds  of  the  mix- 
ture per  cubic  foot  of  wood,  or  when  a  block  contains  nuich  nat- 
ural pitch,  it  shall  receive  as  much  of  the  mixture  as  can  be 
forced  into  it  by  the  same  [)rocess  and  ))ressure  as  is  used  in  the 
treatment  of  the  blocks  of  the  same  kind  of  wo(k1  which  w  ill  re- 
ceive 20  poimds  of  the  mixture  per  cubic  foot. 

57.  Creosote  Oil. — The  creosote  oil  shall  be  a  dead  oil  of  coal 
tar  or  coal  tar  product.  It  shall  not  contain  more  than  8  per 
cent,  of  water  and  if  it  does  contain  this  amount  of  water  a  cor- 
responding correction  must  be  made  so  that  an  equivalent  addi- 
tional amount  of  creosote  is  forced  into  the  blocks.  It  shall 
contain  only  traces  of  acetic  acid  and  acetates.  The  specific 
gravity  of  the  creosote  oil  with  which  the  blocks  are  treated  shall 
)be  at  68  degrees  Fahrenheit,  be  not  less  than  112,  nor  more  than 
115;  the  specific  gravity  residue  not  less  than  115;  the  oil  with 
which  the  blocks  are  treated  shall  not  contain  more  than  2  per 
cent,  free  carbon,  nor  more  than  2  1-2  per  cent,  soluble  in  ben- 
zole. A  sample  of  at  least  one  quart  of  the  mixture  with  wdiich. 
the  blocks  are  to  be  treated  must  be  submitted  with  the  bid. 

58.  After  passing  inspection,  the  blocks  shall  be  placed  in  an 
air-tight  chamber,  where  iby  use  of  superheated  steam  or  dry 
heat,  the  timber  shall  be  properly  seasoned ;  after  the  removal  of 


SPKCIKK    \TIO\S — WOOD    IlI.fXKS — l.\VIN<J  g99 

the  accumulated  sap  and  water,  the  blocks  shall  be  thoroughly 
dried  under  vacuum,  and  when  ready  for  treatment,  there  shall 
be  admitted  under  pressure  and  into  a  vacuum,  maintained  at 
twenty-five  (25)  inches,  the  specified  wood  preservative,  suffi- 
cient to  imprci^nate  the  timber  with  not  less  than  twenty  (20) 
pounds  of  tlie  ])reservati\e  to  the  cubic  foot. 

3!).  The  blocks  shall  be  laid  in  courses  extending  across  the 
street  at  such  angle  with  the  curb  as  may  be  re<|uired  by  the 
Chief  of  Construction.  The  bk^cks  in  adjoining  courses  shall 
break  joints.  The  courses  shall  be  laid  strictly  parallel,  and  the 
blocks  shall  be  driven  close  together.  Three  courses  shall  be 
laid  next  to  and  parallel  with  the  curb.  There  shall  be  i)rovided 
three  (3)  expansion  joints  one-half  of  an  inch  in  width,  next  to 
curbing,  to  be  filled  with  Xo.  6  coal  tar  paving  pitch  poured  at 
a  temperature  (jf  -UH)  degrees  1"\.  which  must  ])e  such  as  not  to 
be  too  soft  in  warm  weather  nor  tuo  brittle  in  cold  weather:  to 
be  a  durable  and  adhesive  filler.  Expansion  joints  of  any  re- 
quired width  shall  be  constructed  at  such  other  locations  as  the 
Chief  of  Construction  may  direct. 

HO.  The  blocks  shall  be  laid  on  a  cushion  of  clean  sand, 
c\enly  spread  over  the  concrete  foundation,  one-half  an  inch  in 
depth,  and  shall  be  rolled  to  an  even  surface  with  a  steam  roller 
of  sufficient  weight  to  insure  an  uniform  surface. 

61.  After  rolling  the  surface  shall  be  covered  with  a  fine  sharp 
sand  which  will  be  swept  until  all  joints  are  thoroughly  filled. 


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CHAPTER   LXXXIV. 

STABLES,  Li\"J':RV   AND  l'Rl\  All".— Kl-t -I'L  A'lK  >NS. 

Sec.  2397.  Livery  Stables  Must  Have  Permits. —  It  shall  he 
unlawful  for  any  person,  tirm  or  oorporaiiitn.  to  open  and  carry 
on  a  livery  stable,  feed  and  sale  stable,  or  other  similar  institu- 
tion in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  at  any  place  not  occupied  f<»r  such 
purposes  at  the  date  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  without 
first  api)lying  to  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  C'ouncil,  ami  f>t)taining 
special  permission  to  open  and  conduct  said  business  at  the  i)lace 
to  be  so  occupied. 

Sec.  2398.  Location  to  Be  Considered  before  Permit  is 
Granted — Not  Kept  near  Churches  and  Schools. —  In  c<m»iderinj.( 
and  passing  upon  the  question  of  granting  permission  to  open  or 
operate  such  livery,  feed  or  sale  stable,  stock  yard,  or  other  simi- 
lar institution,  regard  shall  be  had  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  to  the  proximity  of  the  proposed  stable  or  \ar(l  to  shij)- 
•ping  facilities,  to  the  avoiding  or  prevention  O'f  danger  to  pedes- 
trians in  consequence  of  the  use  of  the  streets  by  large  niimi)ers 
of  animals,  to  the  absence  or  presence  of  densely-poi)ulated  resi- 
dence neighborhoods,  and  to  the  question  whether  the  proposed 
establishments  are  so  near  to  churches,  schools,  or  other  similar 
institutions  as  to  prove  injurious  to  them,  as  well  as  to  the  ques- 
tion of  proper  protection  against  fire  losses. 

Sec.  2399.  Permission  Granted  upon  Petition — Showing 
What. — Every  such  permission  granted  or  passed  upon  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  be  based  on  petition,  showing 
particularly  the  location  intended  to  be  used,  and  the  character 
of  the  buildings,  which  it  is  proposed  to  occupy,  whether  such 
bi]ilding  has  already  been  erected  or  is  only  projected. 

Sec.  2400.  Penalty  for  Violation. — A  violation  of  the  forego- 
ing ordinance  shall  subject  the  offender,  on  conviction  thereof  in 


•iTAIII.KS — IMtI\ATK — THIKT\     IKKT    IH-TWi   IC  7()]^ 

the  Recorder's  Court,  to  punishment  by  fine  not  to  exceed  one 
hundred  de^llars,  or  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  for 
each  offense,  and  such  conviction  and  punishment  shall  not  pre- 
vent the  closinj^  of  any  such  stable,  stock  yard,  or  similar  place, 
by  the  May(Tr  and  (ieneral  Council  in  their  discretion. 

Sec.  2401.  Private  Stables — Not  Nearer  than  Thirty  Feet  to 
Residence  or  Place  of  Business — Penalty  for  Violation. — It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  pcr>'>n.  tirin  « ir  corporation  to  erect  or  use  a 
pri\ate  stable  nearer  than  thiriy  feet  to  any  residence  or  place 
of  business  without  the  consent  of  the  owner  and  occupant  of 
such  adjacent  residence  or  place  of  business,  and  a  violation  of 
this  section  shall  subject  the  offender,  upon  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to  punishment  by  fine  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dtillars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding 
thirtv  davs. 


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STRKKTS— i>tri«<>\  K>it:\'r— assk**>mi:ni  ♦«     ririiiioN 


CHAPTER   LXXXV. 
STREETS  AXIJ   ALIJIVS. 

Sec.  2402.  Petition  for  Street  Improvement — Signed  by  City 
Attorney, — All  petitions  for  street  iinj)rtn  enienis  niu>l  he  siijiied 
in  ink  1)_\-  the  owners  of  the  property  sitjiied  for.  or  their  duly 
authorized  ag-ent,  and  all  ordinances  for  >treet  improvements 
must  be  approved  as  to  tiieir  furni  and  sufficiency  of  jjruperty 
signed  for,  by  the  City  Attorney  before  being  considered  by  the 
(ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  2403  Power  of  Mayor  and  Council  to  Grade  and  Pave 
Streets. — 'i'hc  Alayf)r  and  Cieneral  Council  of  the  C"itv  of  At- 
lanta shall  have  full  power  and  authority  in  their  discretiou  to 
grade,  pave,  macadamize  and  otherwise  im])ro\e  for  travel  and 
drainage  of  the  streets  and  public  lanes  and  alleys  of  >aid  citv. 
and  to  ctjnstruct  sidewalks  and  pa\e  the  same  :  to  i)ut  down  cin-b- 
ing.  cross-drains,  crossings  and  otherwise  improve  the  same. 

Sec.  2404.  Power  of  Mayor  and  General  Council  to  Assess 
Cost  Against  Owner  of  Property. —  In  order  to  fully  carry  into 
efifect  the  authority  abo\'e  delegated,  said  Mayor  and  (reneral 
Council  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  assess  the  cost  of 
paving  and  otherwise  improving  the  sidewalks,  including  all  nec- 
essary curbing  for  the  same  on  the  real  estate  abutting  on  the 
street,  and  on  the  side  of  the  street  on  which  the  sidewalk  is  im- 
proved. 

Sec.  2405.  Manner  of  Obtaining  Jurisdiction — Petition  of 
Owners  of  One-half  Frontage  of  Abutting  Property. — Said 
Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  also  have  full  power  and  au- 
thority to  assess  one-third  of  the  cost  of  grading,  paving,  ma- 
cadamizing, constructing  side-drains,  cross-drains,  crossings  and 
otherwise  improving  the  roadway  or  street  proper  on  the  real  es- 
tate, abutting  on  each  side  of  the  street  improved  ;  provided,  that 


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any  other  street,  or  a  portion  of  a  street,  shall  be  so  inipro\'ed. 
the  persons  owning  the  real  estate,  which  has  at  least  one-half 
i)i  the  frontage  of  the  street,  or  portion  of  a  street,  the  iniprove- 
nuMit  of  which  is  desired,  shall,  in  writini^'.  rc(|uest  the  Mayor  and 
(jeneral  (^ouncil  to  make  such  improvements  and  the  Chief  of 
Construction  shall  have  approved  the  same,  and  shall  forward 
the  same  with  their  api)r()val.  to  the  Mayor  and  Cieneral  Council 
with  a  statement  of  the  character  of  the  improvement  proposed 
to  he  made,  and  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  same,  and  said 
Mayor  and  (ieneral, Council  shall,  by  ordinance,  direct  the  said 
work  to  he  done,  after  advertising-  the  fact  oi  the  filing  of  the 
petition  and  the  time  and  j)lace  of  its  consideration,  and  action 
thereon  ;  provided,  that  the  law  authorizing  the  assessment  by 
the  abutting  property-owners  of  the  whole  cost  of  paving  side- 
walks (including  cost  of  curbing)  is  in  no  way  affected  hereby. 

Sec.  2406.  Assessment  Shall  Be  By  Ordinance,  and  Discre- 
tionary.— i^aul  Ma}ur  and  Central  Council  shall  have  full  power 
to  adopt,  by  ordinance,  such  a  >ystem  of  ctjualizing  assessments 
on  real  estate,  for  the  above  purpose,  as  may  be  just  and  proper, 
estimating  the  total  cost  of  each  improvement  made,  and  prorat- 
ing the  cost  thereon  on  the  real  estate,  according  to  its  frontage 
on  the  street  or  portion  of  a  street  so  improved.  Jt  shall  be 
wholly  discretionary  with  the  Maycir  and  Central  Council 
whether  any  work  asked  for  is  necessary  or  desirable  and  shall 
be  done  or  not;  and  no  application  shall  be  received,  and  no 
work  done  for  less  than  an  entire  block;  provided,  that  the  own- 
ers of  not  less  than  one-half  o{  the  frf)ntage  on  a  block  shall  not, 
by  a  failure  to  apply  for  work,  or  by  objection  thereto,  defeat  an 
application  of  the  owners  of  one-half  of  the  frontage  of  more  than 
a  block,  when  such  application  shall  have  been  regularly  made. 

Sec.  2407.  Lien  of  Assessment. — The  amount  of  assessment 
on  each  piece  of  real  estate  shall  be  a  lien  on  said  real  estate 
from  the  date  of  the  passage  of  the  ordinance  providing  for  the 
Work  and  making  the  assessment. 

Sec.  2408.  Collection  of  Assessment,  Defence. — The  Mayor 
and  General  Council  of  said  city  shall  have  authority  to  enforce 
the   collection   of  the   amount   of   any   assessment   so   made,    for 


704         sTiiioKTS vsskss>ii;ms— i:xi'i:m)iii  i«i>      \<  roi  m> 

work  cither  upon  streets  or  sidewalks,  by  execution,  to  be  issued 
by  the  Clerk  of  Council  against  the  real  estate  so  assessed,  and 
against  the  owner  thereof,  and  the  date  of  the  ordinance  making 
the  assessment,  which  execution  may  be  levied  by  the  .Mar>hal 
of  said  City  on  such  real  estate;  and  after  advertisement  and 
other  proceedings  as  in  cases  of  sales  for  said  city  taxes,  the  same 
shall  be  sold  at  public  outcry  to  the  highest  bidder,  and  such  sale 
shall  vest  in  the  i)urchaser  title,  as  in  the  case  of  tax  sales;  pro- 
vided, that  the  defendant  shall  have  the  right  to  file  an  affidavit 
denving  that  the  whole,  or  any  part  of  the  amount  for  which  the 
execution  issued  is  due,  and  stating  that  the  amount  he  admits 
to  be  due.  which  amount  so  admitted  to  be  due  shall  be  paid  or 
collected  before  the  affidavit  is  received,  and  the  affidavit  re- 
ceived for  the  l-alance.  and  all  such  affidavits  so  received  shall 
be  returned  to  the  Superior  Court  of  l'\dton  County,  and  there 
tried,  and  the  issue  returned  as  in  cases  of  illegality,  subject  to 
all  the  jKiins  and  penalties  provided  in  cases  of  illegality  for  de- 
lav. 


Sec.  2409.  Chief  of  Construction  to  Keep  Separate  Accounts 
of  Expenditures  for  Specific  Appropriations,  etc. —  The  Chief  of 
Construction  is  recpiired  to  keep  an  accurate  account  of  the 
money  expended  on  the  difterent  appropriations  which  may  be 
made  for  any  streets  and  sewers  each  year,  and  specify  the  same 
■on  each  weekly  pay  roll,  with  the  name  of  street  and  sewer,  and 
that  they  be  required  to  stop  the  work  when  the  amount  appro- 
priated for  any  street  or  sewer  is  exhausted,  and  comnumicate 
the  same  to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  2410.  Approval  of  Accounts  and  How  Paid. — All  ac- 
counts for  work  done  on  streets  and  sewers  are  to  l)e  paid  out 
of  the  regular  appropriations,  set  apart  and  appropriated  by  the 
Mayor  and  (General  Council  for  such  work,  shall  before  they  are 
paid,  be  made  out  as  other  accounts  against  the  City  are  made 
out,  be  appro^'ed  by  the  Chief  of  Construction  and  shall  then  ])C 
approved  by  the  Committee  on  Streets  or  Sewers,  and  shall  then 
take  such  course  as  other  accounts  against  the  City.  Accounts 
created  under  the  supervision  of  the  Chief  of  Construction  shall 
have  his  approval. 


sTitioiors — siL>ii:\\  \i,iv> — i'wino — t  i-ka.m.\«  ,(j5 

Sec.  2411.  Widths  of  Sidewalks  and  Granite  Walks. — All 
sidewalks  for  pedestrians  in  the  City  hereafter  constructed  shall 
be  of  the  followini,^  widths:  On  streets  sixty  feet  wide  the  side- 
walks shall  be  ten  feet  in  width  ;  on  streets  fifty  feet  wide,  the 
sidewalks  shall  be  nine  feet  in  width:  on  streets  forty  feet,  side- 
walks shall  be  eight  feet:  and  on  streets  thirty  feet  wide  side- 
walks shall  be  six  feet  in  width.  All  sidewalks  shall  be  laid  full 
width,  except  where  the  sidewalk  is  ten  feet  wide  and  parties 
wish  to  put  down  expensive  sidewalks  of  granite  or  other  mate- 
rial, where  the  walk  may  be  reduced  to  seven  and  a  half  feet 
wide,  and  the  parties  be  then  recpiired  to  sod  the  border  and  keep 
it  in  good  condition  so  that  it  will  not  wash,  it  being  understood 
this  is  in  no  case  to  apply  to  the  law  as  it  nmv  stands  in  regard 
to  the  laying  of  brick  sidewalks.  Sidewalks  laid  with  brick  shall 
be  laid  full  width  from  property  line  to  curbstone,  except  a  space 
of  twelve  bv  twenty-four  inches  around  shade  trees. 

Sec.  2412.  Paving  of  Sidewalks  in  Inman  Park. — lierealter, 
all  sidewalks  in  Inman  Park,  and  the  street  bordering  thereon, 
when  ordered  to  be  jjaved  by  the  Mayor  and  (jeneral  Council  by 
resolution,  shall  be  paved  from  the  property  lines  out,  as  follows: 
Un  sidewalks  twelve  feet  wide  and  above,  the  paving  shall  be 
seven  feet  wide  :  on  sidewalks  under  twelve  feet  wide  and  above 
eight  feet  wide,  shall  be  paved  six  feet  wide,  on  sidewalks  not 
exceeding  eight  feet  wide,  shall  be  paved  six  feet  wide,  provided 
sidewalks  shall  be  laid  with  cement  tiles. 

Sec.  2413.  Paving  of  Space  between  Curbst  ones  and  Side- 

walks in  Inman  Park. — The  space  between  the  paving  and  the 
curljstoiKj  on  all  .sidewalks  ordered  paved  by  the  Mayor  and  (jen- 
eral Council  in  Inman  Park  shall  be  kept  neatly  sodded  in  blue- 
grass  l)y  the  abutting  property-owners,  or  the  Agent  in  charge  of 
said  property,  and  the  same  to  be  kept  properly  trimmed:  and 
upon  the  failure  of  any  property-owner  to  keep  said  space  prop- 
erly sodded  and  grassed,  the  entire  sidewalk  in  front  of  said 
property  shall  be  paved  at  expense  of  said  property-owner. 

Sec.  2414.    Duty  of  Occupants  to  Clean  Snow  from  Sidewalks. 
— When  there  is  a  fall  of  snow  sufficient  to  cover  the  sidewalks 
in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  occupants  of 
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STRKETS — SlUKWAI.IvS — OIISTItl  (  'IIOVS  —  IVWINt; 


houses  fronting  on  said  sidewalks  to  have  the  said  snow  clcaiRiI 
off  of  said  sidewalks  in  front  of  their  houses,  within  twelve  hours 
after  the  snow  ceases  to  fall. 

Sec.  2415.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Law. — Any  per- 
son failing  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  section  2414  >hall 
pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  three  or  more  than  five  dollars,  upon 
conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Chief  of  Police,  to  see  that  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance  is 
carried  out. 

Sec.  2416.  Encroachment  on  Sidewalks. —  Xt»  encroachments 
on  the  sidewalks  or  streets  of  said  city,  in  the  erection  of  build- 
ings, for  area  walks  or  otherwise,  shall  be  permitted,  unless  spe- 
cial authority  therefor  is  expressly  granted  on  petition  setting 
forth  the  encroachment  desired,  with  the  reason  therefor. 

Sec.  2417.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  the  Above  Section. —  1  he 
owner  of  the  ground  adjoining  any  sidewalk  or  street,  where 
an  encroachment  is  made  in  violation  of  section  2416,  and  the  ar- 
chitect and  contractor  who  cause  such  encroachment  to  be  made, 
shall  each  of  them  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  less  than  twenty-five 
($25.00)  dollars,  nor  more  than  five  hundred  ($500.00)  dollars, 
or  to  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  (30)  days,  one  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2418.     Removal  of  Such  Obstruction  by  City  Marshal. — 

Should  such  encroachment  be  made  as  is  prohibited  in  section 
2416,  the  obstruction  shall  be  removed,  and  the  street  or  side- 
walk be  put  in  the  condition  that  it  was  theretofore,  by  the  City 
Marshal,  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  of  the  adjoining  ground, 
should  such  owner  fail  to  remove  the  obstruction  and  place  the 
street  or  sidewalk  in  its  former  condition  on  ten  days'  written 
notice  from  the  Chief  of  Construction  to  do  so. 

Sec.  2419.  Sidewalks — How  Put  Down — Notice  of  Chief  of 
Construction. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  persons  owning  lots  front- 
ing on  streets,  or  property  abutting  on  private  alleys,  in  said 
city,  upon  notice  of  the  Chief  of  Construction  to  put  down  in 
front  of  their  property,  upon  the  grade  given  them  by  the  said 


STRKKTS — SIDKW  AI.KS  —  I* A\  I.\(; — roi,l,KCTI<»N  yf)— 

Chief  ol'  Construction  and  in  accordance  with  his  discretion, 
good  and  substantial  curbing  and  sidewalks  of  such  character  and 
material  as  the  General  Council  shall,  by  resolution,  prescribe. 
In  the  event  the  sidewalks  laid  under  this  ordinance  need  repair, 
the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  give  the  property  owner,  or  if 
such  property-owner  be  a  non-resident  then  to  his  agent,  notice 
that  such  sidewalk  is  in  need  of  repair,  and,  after  the  expiratioa 
of  ten  days  after  such  notice,  same  shall  be  put  in  repair  by  the 
said  Chief  of  Construction  at  the  expense  of  the  lot  owner,  pro- 
vided, that  if  the  lot  owner  dispute  the  correctness  of  the  facts 
stated  in  such  notice  he  may  petition  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  for  an  order  directing  said  Chief  of  Construction  to  re- 
frain from  such  repairs  and  the  decision  of  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council,  as  to  the  necessity  thereof,  shall  be  final ;  pending 
such  decision  the  repairs  shall  not  be  made,  but  if  such  decision, 
sustain  the  Chief  of  Construction  no  further  notice  is  necessary 
before  making  the  repairs;  provided,  that  should  said  sidewalks 
be  in  a  condition  dangerous  to  passers-by,  that  ten  days'  notice 
shall  not  be  necessary,  but  the  said  Chief  of  Construction  may 
have  such  repairs  done  at  once,  and  collect  therefor  in  the  same 
manner  as  though  such  ten  days'  notice  had  been  given. 

Sec.  2420.  City  to  put  Down  if  Owner  Refuses  or  Fails — Exe- 
cution for  Cost — Fees  of  Clerk  and  Marshal. — If  any  property- 
owner  who  shall  be  notitied  as  provided  in  the  preceding  section,. 
and  shall  fail  within  thirty  days  to  comply  therewith,  the  City 
-hall  have  such  curbing  and  sidewalks  put  down  at  such  proper- 
ty-owners' expense.  In  all  such  cases  the  Chief  of  Construction 
shall  have  a  bill  for  the  cost  of  such  work  and  material  presented 
to  the  property-owner,  and  if  same  is  not  paid  within  ten  days 
the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  deliver  the  bill  to  the  Colletcor  of 
Street  Improvements,  who  shall  prepare  an  execution  for  the 
amount  of  such  bill  against  the  property  owner  or  owners,  and 
against  his,  her,  or  their  lands,  goods  or  chattels.  Such  execu- 
tion shall  be  delivered  to  the  Marshal,  who  shall  proceed  to  col- 
lect the  same  by  levy  and  sale,  as  by  law  provided  in  cases  of  tax 
collection.  The  fees  of  the  Clerk  and  Marshal  shall  be  the  same 
as  in  tax  executions,  and  shall  be  collected  and  covered  into  the 
Treasury  through  the  Tax  Collector. 


7,|l:  STItKin> Sll>i;\\  AI.KS— I" A\  IXi— <  I  UIII\«i— Gl  ITKHING 

Sec.  2421.  Sidewalk  Material. — All  sidewalks,  which  may 
hereafter  be  laid  within  the  City  limits,  shall  be  constructed  of 
either  of  the  following  materials  :  Stone,  of  not  less  ilimcnsions 
than  two  feet  by  ten  feet,  asphalt,  cement,  cement  blocks,  Au- 
g-usta,  Macon  or  River,  or  other  first-class  hard  brick,  in  such 
manner  as  is  prescribed  in  Section  G47  of  the  Code  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  for  1883;  provided,  that  new  sidewalks  which  may  be 
hereafter  laid  within  the  limits  hereinafter  indicated,  shall  be 
laid  of  stone  of  not  less  dimensions  than  two  feet  by  ten  feet,  or 
the  width  of  the  sidewalk,  the  limits  herein  prescribed  being  as 
Jollows :  Whitehall  street  from  Trinity  avenue  to  the  railroad: 
Alabama  street  from  Loyd  tn  J-"ursytli  street:  Tr^or  street  from 
Hunter  to  Aul)uru  a\cnue  :  L(jyd  street  Ironi  llunler  tn  Deca- 
tur street:  Broad  street,  frum  \\'-est  Mitchell  to  I'cachtree  street: 
Peachtree  street  from  the  railroad  to  l"^llis  street :  Marietta  street 
from  Peachtree  street  to  horsyth  street:  Hunter  street  from 
Pryor  to  Loyd  street;   Wall  street   from   Loyd  to   I'eachtree. 

Sec.  2422.       Curbing   and     Sidewalks — How    Paid    for. —  The 

whole  expense  of  setting  curbing  and  laying  sidewalks  shall  be 
assessed   against   and   ccjllected    from    the    propert\'    abutting  on 
the  streets  where  sidewalks  arc   laid,  and   the   owners    of    such 
.  abutting  lots. 

Sec.  2423.  Guttering  to  be  Included  in  Sidewalk  and  Curbing 

Resolutions. — All    resolutions   providing   for   the   construction 

of  sidewalks  and  curbing  shall  have  included  therein  a  provision 
covering  and  providing  for  the  constructi(Mi  of  guttering  for  the 
full  length  of  such  curbing  and  sidewalks,  and,  further  proxiding, 
that  the  cost  of  such  guttering  shall  be  included  within  the 
costs  of  the  construction  of  such  sidewalks  and  curbing,  and  as- 
sessed and  collected  from  the  abutting  property-owners  as  a 
part  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  of  said  sidewalks  and  curbing. 

Sec.  2424.  Curbing  and  Sidewalks — How  Assessed  on  Alleys. 

In  all  cases  where  private  alleys,  which  intersect  with  side- 
walks, from  the  dividing  line  between  adjoining  lots,  that  the 
assessment  for  curbing  and  sidewalks  at  the  point  where  the  alley 
intersects  with  the  sidewalk,  shall  be  divided  between  the  lots 
on  each  side  of  such  alley,  treating  the  private  alley  as  belonging 


STin-KTS—SIOKW  \I,KS — DIM   KCTS—I.OOSE    \AII,S,    I:T<    — It  i:i'  \  I  U    7()(j 

fiiuallv  1«»  the  two  adjoining  lots.  Private  alleys  belonging-  to 
only  one  of  the  adjoining  lots  shall  be  treated  as  part  of  that  lot 
in  making  the  assessment  of  curbing  and  sidewalk. 

Sec.  2425.  Dangerous  Places  in  Streets  Fixed. — Order  of 
Chief  of  Construction. — The  Chief  of  Construction  shall  keep 
employed  a  suitable  man.  and  have  under  liim  a  sufficient  fcjrcc 
of  men,  whose  sole  and  exclusive  duty  shall  be  to  repair  danger- 
ous places  on  the  streets,  sidewalks  and  bridges  of  the  city,  and 
any  place  of  the  kind  coming  to  their  knowledge  shall  be  fixed 
at  once. 

Sec.  2426.  To  Prevent  Placing  Loose  Nails,  Etc.  on  Streets 
or  Sidewalks. — It  shall  be  unlawful  fur  any  person  or  persons  to 
place  on  the  streets  or  sidewalks  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  any 
loose  nails,  tacks,  spikes,  broken  glass,  or  any  similar  substance 
or  thing  which  would  be  likely  to  injure  the  feet  of  person  or 
animals  or  cut  or  puncture  tires  of  bicycles  or  other  vehicles. 

Sec.  2427.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Ordinance.— The 
violation  of  the  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance,  shall  subject 
the  offender,  upon  the  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  bv  imprison- 
ment not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  of  these  punish- 
ments, in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2428.  Owners  to  Keep  Sidewalks  in  Good  Repairs. — It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  all  owners  of  property  in  the  Vity,  in  front 
of  wdiich  the  sidewalks  have  been  paved,  to  keep  such  sidewalks 
in  good  repair,  and  to  do  such  repairing  and  other  work  as  may 
be  necessary  to  keep  the  same  in  good,  smooth  con-lition. 

Sec.  2429.  Duty  of  Occupants  and  Owners  to  Keep  Sidewalks 
Clean. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  occupants  of  improved  prop- 
erty and  owners  of  vacant  property,  in  front  of  which  the  side- 
walks have  been  paved,  to  keep  such  sidewalks  clean,  and  to  do 
such  sweeping  and  scraping  as  may  be  necessary  to  remove 
clay,  dirt  and  trash  therefrom,  and  to  render  the  same  passable,. 
comfortable  and  sightly. 


'-ij)       STRKKTS SIUKWAMiS— l>IOHKIS — (ill  V'l  I  >(i— OHSTItl  <  TIONS 

Sec  2430.  Penalty— Cleaning  Up  of  Debris  by  Property- 
Owners- — Any  person  failing  to  comply  with  the  conditions  of 
the  foregoing  section  shall  be  reported  by  the  police  force,  and 
may  be  summoned  to  appear  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  or 
may  be  arrested  by  an  officer  or  member  of  the  police  force  and 
taken  before  said  court,  and  such  person  may,  on  conviction,  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  court,  for  each  offense.  In  all  cases,  where  the  owner 
or  agent  shall  suffer  dirt,  trash,  weeds,  etc..  to  accumulate  on 
paved  sidewalks  in  front  of  or  adjoining  their  property  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  several  Sanitary  Inspectors,  in  addition  to  the 
prosecution  herein  provided  for,  or  where  after  five  days  written 
notice  of  the  necessity  of  the  cleaning  of  such  sidewalks,  and  to 
such  works  as  may  be  necessary  to  render  such  walks  clean  and 
shall  render  a  bill  covering  the  cost  of  such  cleaner  to  the  owner 
or  agent  of  such  property,  in  person,  or  if  such  i)erson  or  agent 
be  a  non-resident,  then  by  mail,  and  upon  the  non-payment  of 
such  bill  within  ten  days  after  service  of  same  as  aforesaid,  the 
Clerk  of  Council  shall  issue  an  execution  against  the  owner  of 
the  abutting  property,  and  said  execution  shall  be  a  lien  upon 
such  property.  Such  execution  shall  be  collected  as  other  exe- 
cutions for  the  repair  of  sidewalks. 

Sec.  2431.     Gratings — Width  of — On  Sidewalks. — No  person, 

in  building  upon  any  of  the  business  streets  of  the  city,  shall 
occupy  more  than  two  feet  of  the  sidewalk  for  area,  grating  and 
lights,  without  special  permission  of  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council. 

Sec,  2432.  Obstructions — Penalty. — No  person  shall  place 
any  trash,  lumber,  wood,  glass,  or  other  obstructions,  in  any  pub- 
lic street,  alley  or  way,  in  said  city,  or  on  any  sidewalk.  Any 
person  who  shall  place  any  obstruction,  as  aforesaid,  in  any 
street,  alley  or  way,  or  on  any  sidewalk,  failing  or  refusing  to 
/remove  the  same  within  six  hours  after  being  notified  by  the 
Chief,  or  any  member  of  the  police  force,  or,  having  removed 
the  said  obstructions,  shall  replace  the  same  or  similar  obstruc- 
tions, shall,  on  conviction,  ibe  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


STRKKTS— Oll-S— OIISTItl  (  TION  S_I>ISOKUKKl,  V     1  OMU  <  T       ~]\ 

Sec.  2433.  To  Prevent  Dripping  or  Spilling,  etc.  of  Oils  of 
Any  Description  on  Streets  Etc.— Xo  person  shall  pour  or  spill 
or  permit  to  drip  upon  any  asphalt  pavement  laid  on  any  street, 
alley  or  public  place  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  any  kerosene,  benzine 
or  other  similar  oil,  or  oily  substance  or  liquid.  All  oil  wagons 
or  tanks  shall  have  securely  fastened  under  the  taps  or  faucets 
thereto  attached  an  absolutely  oil  tight  pan  or  tray  and  in  fill- 
ing any  measure  or  other  vessel  from  such  tray  or  faucet,  such 
measure  or  other  vessel  must  be  held  so  that  any  drip  or  over- 
flow shall  flow  into  said  box  or  tray,  and  in  removing  the  same 
over  the  asphalt  pavement,  no  drip  or  overflow  from  such  meas- 
ure or  vessel  must  be  permitted  to  fall  upon  such  pavement,  and 
no  receptacles  for  holding  oil  shall  be  placed  on  the  asphalt 
pavement. 

Sec.  2434.  Chief  of  Construction  to  Remove  any  Obstruc- 
tions from  Sidewalks.— When  any  street  or  sidewalk  in  the  City 
is  being  paved  or  graded,  the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  have 
authority  to  have  any  obstructions  moved,  such  as  fences,  that 
are  over  the  surveyed  line  on  the  sidewalks,  and  trees  that  are 
too  far  from  the  curb  on  the  sidewalk  that  obstruct  the  free  and 
open  passageway  of  said  sidewalk. 

Sec.  2435.  Disorderly  Conduct  on  Streets — Penalty.— Any 
one  who  stands  or  walks  upon  any  sidewalk  or  street  in  front  or 
near  a  store  or  business  of  any  kind  or  so  near  the  sidewalk  as 
to  obstruct  its  use,  for  the  purpose  of  soliciting  customers  or 
trade  thereof,  by  calling  out  or  "barking"  or  -speiling"  for  such 
business,  or  by  taking  hold  of  passers  by,  and  undertaking  to 
persuade  or  force  them  into  said  store,  or  place  of  business,  or 
does  any  acts  similar  to  these  mentioned  and  for  the  purpose 
named  shall  be  guilty  of  disorderly  conduct,  and  on  conviction 
thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding 
$200.00,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both 
])enalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder;s  Court. 

Sec.  2436.  Barbed  Wire  Fences  Next  to  Sidewalks  Prohib- 
ited—Penalty.— It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  erect, 
build  or  maintain  any  barbed  wire  fence  along  the  margin  of  any 
lot  facing  or  bordering  on  any  public  street  in  the  City  of  At- 


ry)    sTUioKTs_iivi<m:n  \mi<i:_i  si:  oi    srKi:i;i«.  i  ««n  iii  ii  din*. 

lanta,  or  any  other  character  of  fence  that  woiihl  eii<lau-;cr  the 
clothing  of  passers-by,  along-  the  sidewalks  of  the  City,  unless 
such  fence  be  amply  protected  by  a  barrier,  or  unless  such  fence 
ibe  placed  not  less  than  three  feet  from  the  inside  margin  of  the 
sidewalks  of  such  street.  Any  owner  of  any  lot  that  shall  here- 
after maintain  or  erecf  such  fence  shall  be  punished  with  a  fine 
of  not  less  than  ten  and  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars;  and 
the  Chief  of  Police  of  this  City  shall,  upon  request  of  any  citi- 
zen, give  notice  to  the  owner  or  tenant  of  the  property  where 
such  fence  may  be.  and  unless  the  same  is  removed  within  three 
days  after  notice,  the  said  owner  or  tenant  or  both,  shall  be,  by 
the  police  of  this  city,  arraigned  before  the  Recorder  fnr  viola- 
tion of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2437.  Use  of  Streets  in  Building— Penalty.— Any  pcr>..n 
or  persons  actually  building,  or  about  t^»  l)uild  "r  repair  any 
building,  may  collect  and  lay  all  such  materials  as  may  be  nec- 
essary for  such  building  or  repairs  in  the  street,  lane  or  alley 
next  adjoining  to  or  in  front  of,  such  building  or  repairs,  and  any 
person  or  persons  so  building  or  repairing,  shall  have  the  privil- 
ege of  using  one-half  of  the  sidewalk  and  one-half  of  the  width 
of  the  street  adjoining,  or  in  frOnt  of  said  building  or  repairs; 
provided  that  no  person  so  building  or  repairing  shall  interfere 
with  the  running  of  the  cars  upon  any  street  railroad ;  and  pro- 
vided further,  that  such  person  or  persons  shall  keep  any  exca- 
vation securely  covered,  and  keep  one-half  of  the  sidewalk  open 
and  in  good  passable  condition.  During  all  such  time  as  such 
materials  shall  so  lie  in  any  street,  lane  or  alley,  the  owner  or 
proprietor  of  such  materials,  shall  cause  a  lamp  or  lantern,  with 
a  good  and  sufficient  light  therein,  to  be  securely  hung  up,  placed 
or  fixed  on  a  post,  or  otherwise,  at  each  of  the  two  corners  of 
such  inclosures  projecting  into  the  said  street,  lane  or  alley,  and 
in  such  manner  as  clearly  and  plainly  to  show  the  place  and  ex- 
tent occupied  by  such  materials.  The  said  lamp  or  lanterns 
shall  be  lighted  by  said  owner  or  proprietor  at  or  before  dark  in 
the  evening  in  such  manner  as  to  reasonably  suppose  it  shall 
continue  to  burn  until  daylight.  The  use  of  one-half  of  the 
sidewalk  and  one-half  of  the  street  shall  only  be  allowed  twenty 
days  before  a  building  is  actually  commenced,  and  ten  days  af- 
ter its  completion.     Any  one  violating  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 


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tioii  shall,  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  lined  not 
exceedinr^  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2438.  Public  Work  of  City  Using  Roadways  for  ^ch 
Work  to  be  Closed — Mayor  Shall  Have  Power  to  Keep  Any 
Portions  Thereof  Open  by  Recommendation  of  Building  Inspec- 
tor.— Whenever  the  City  undertakes  a  public  work.  >ui:h  as  the 
construction  of  bridges,  viaducts,  or  such  work,  which  necessi- 
tates the  use  of  the  roadway  for  the  erection  of  such  public  work, 
that  the  entire  streets  and  sidewalks  to  be  covered  by  such  pub- 
lic work  shall  be  closed,  provided  that  the  Mayor  shall  have  the 
power  on  the  recommendation  of  the  building  inspector  to  keep 
anv  i)ortions  thereof  temporarily  open,  under  such  requirements 
to  secure  the  i)ublic  safety  as  may  be  necessary,  but  any  permits 
to  alhjvv  any  portions  of  such  streets  or  sidewalks  to  be  kept 
•  'pen  as  above  jjrcnided,  shall  be  subject  to  be  revoked  at  any 
time  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  2439.  IVierchants,  Etc.  not  to  Obstruct  Sidewalk  Longer 
than  Necessary  in  Receiving  or  Delivering  Goods. — Xo  i)erson 
I  occupying  an}-  store,  stall,  shop  or  (jtlur  ])lace  of  business,  shall 
obstruct  the  sidewalk  in  front  of  the  place  so  (jccupied  by  him,  or 
the  view  from  the  street,  to  or  acr(jss  the  sidewalk,  by  placing 
goods  of  any  kind  on  or  over  such  sidewalk,  longer  than  is  really 
necessarv  to  get  the  goods  or  other  articles  into  or  away  from 
such  place  of  business  in  receiving  and  delivering  such  goods  or 
other  articles.  .\ny  person  violating  this  ordinance  shall  be 
>ubject  to  tine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprison- 
ment not  longer  than  thirty  days,  one  or  both  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

S^c.  2440.  Sidewalks — Merchants  May  Use  Two  Feet  to  Dis- 
play Goods — Sidewalks — Boxes,  Etc.  Removed  at  Night. — 
Merchants  shall  be  allowed  tw(»  feet  of  the  Sidewalk  next  to  their 
buildings  on  which  to  display  their  goods.  All  boxes,  steps, 
stands  or  other  things  used  in  the  display  of  such  goods,  shall 
be  removed  from  the  sidewalk  at  night  and  on  the  Sabbath  Day. 
This  shall  apply  to  fruit  stands,  from  which  the  fruit  is  removed. 
Parties  thus  using  the  sidewalks,  shall,  on  Saturday  night,  thor- 


oughly  and  carefully  clean  said  sidewalk.  Any  i)crson.  firm  or 
corporation  violating'  this  ordinance,  shall  be  fined  any  sum  not 
exceeding-  thirty  dollars  or  imprisoned  not  exceediuf;  thirty 
days,  in  the  discretion  of  the   Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2441.  Disorderly  Riding  and  Driving— Penalty.— Any 
person  or  persons  who  shall  drive  a  vehicle  or  ride  in  a  disor- 
derly manner  through  the  street,  or  place  any  wa^'on,  cart  or  ve- 
hicle on  the  sidewalk,  or  stop  such  vehicle  on  a  regular  street 
crossing,  shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a  fine  of. not  exceeding  thirty 
davs  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  C'(»urt. 

Sec.  2442.  Driving  Over  Bridges  Faster  than  a  Walk  Prohib- 
ited— Penalty. — It  .^hali  be  unlawful  to  drive  any  dray,  carriage 
or  other  vehicle  over  or  across  any  public  bridge.'  in  this  city, 
faster  than  a  walk.  Any  person  uv  persons  violatnig  the  above 
provision  shall  be  arrested  and  carried  before  the  Recorder's 
Court,  and,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  one 
dollar,  nor  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  put  under  the 
public  works  not  less  than  one  day  or  exceeding  thirty  days,  one 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2443.  Vehicles  Prohibited  from  Driving  Over  Iron 
Plates  at  Crossings — Penalty. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son to  drive  a  vehicle  on  or  across  the  i''f>n  plates  which  are 
placed  across  gutters  at  the  street  crossings.  .\ny  person  vio- 
lating this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  before  the  Recorder's 
Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days. 

Sec.  2444.  Vehicles  Not  to  Stand  on  Street — Penalty. — It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  the  owner  or  person  in  charge  of  any  car- 
riage, hack,  wagon,  dray,  cart,  hand  cart,  or  other  similar  vehicle 
to  leave  such  vehicle  standing  on  the  street  without  a  team  at- 
tached to  it  and  some  person  either  in  charge  of  the  team  or  near 
at  hand  to  move  it  if  notified  so  to  do,  so  as  to  prevent  the  ob- 
struction or  blocking  of  the  streets  or  endangering  the  public  by- 
runaway  or  otherwise.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violat- 
ing the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  subject,  upon  convic- 
tion thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  to  a  punishment  by  fine  of 


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iMt  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  thirty 
•days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2445.  Bicycle  Whistles.— It  shall  he  unlawful  for  the 
riders  of  bicycles  to  use  whistles  like  those  of  policemen. 

Sec  2446.  Bicycle  Bells.— It  shall  not  be  unlawful  hereafter 
for  the  riders  of  bicycles  to  use  bells  to  give  warning  of  their 
approach. 

Sec.  2447.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Section  2445  .—A  viola- 
tion of  Section  244.3  of  this  ordinance  shall  subject  the  offender, 
upon  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder^  Court  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  to  punishment  by  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  imprisonment  <>\  u..t  exceeding  thirty  days,  in  the  dis- 
■cretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2448.  Digging  Gravel,  Etc.  out  of  Streets — Penalty. — .V 
])erson  who  shall  <lig  «jr  scrape  up  and  carry  away  !.;ravel.  earth, 
dirt,  rocks  or  sand,  from  any  street,  lane  or  alley  of  said  city, 
shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  pay  a  tine  of  not  exceeding  twentv 
dollars  cost  for  each  offense  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding 
thirty  days  in  the  calaboose. 

Sec.  2449.  Auctioneer.  Merchants,  Etc.,  Not  to  Obstruct  Side- 
walks or  Streets — Merchants  May  Use  One-third  of  Sidewalk  in 
Receiving  and  Shipping  Goods. —  .\o  auctioneer,  coininission 
mercliant,  or  otlier  merchant,  shall  be  allowed  to  obstruct  any 
public  street  or  sidewalk  for  the  purpose  of  selling,  vending, 
showing  or  disposing  of  their  wares  and  merchandise,  or  of  de- 
livering the  same ;  nor  shall  an  assembly  of  persons,  as  bidders. 
be  assembled  for  the  purpose  of  bidding  for  the  same,  so  as  to 
obstruct  the  free  passage  on  the  sidewalks  or  streets  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  do  or  cause  the 
same  to  be  done,  or  shall  fail  or  refuse  to  move  the  same,  after 
being  notified  by  the  Marshal  or  his  deputy,  shall,  on  conviction 
in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars  and  cost,  or  be  imprisoned  thirty  days ;  provided, 
merchants  may  use  one-third  of  the  sidewalk  so  long  as  it  may 
be  necessar\  for  receiving  and  shipping  goods. 


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Sec.  2450.  Bids  Open  in  Presence  of  Mayor  and  General 
Council.— All  bids  made  f<.r  work  under  the  advcrliscment  ..f  the 
Chief  <.f  Construction  shall  be  received  by  the  Clerk  in  open 
Council,  and  by  him  opened  in  the  presence  -f  tlw   Mavor  and 

Ccncral  Council. 

Sec.  2451.  To  Require  Certified  Checks  to  Accompany  Bids 
for  Public  Works. — .Ml  lK•rsun^  biildin-  f. >r  \nxh\\c  work  shall  be 
rc(|uirc'd  to  accompany  their  bids  with  a  certified  check  in  such 
amount  as  to  Chief  of  Construction,  or  the  committee  advertis- 
ing for  proposals  in  each  case,  shall,  designate  in  tlie  advertise- 
ment. Such  certified  check  to  be  an  evidence  of  good  faith  on 
the  part  of  the  bidder,  and  to  be  forfeited  to  the  City  of  Atlanta 
in  case  such  bidder,  alter  the  accei)tance  of  this  bid  by  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  shall  not  furnish  the  re(|uirfd  IxukI  and  security  for 
the  performance  of  his  ct)ntract,  but  to  be  returnetl  to  the  bidder 
when  such  b^nd  and  security  are  given  and  acce]>ted. 

Sec.  2452.  Duty  of  Chief  of  Construction  tp  Have  All  Curb- 
ing Turned  at  Corners. —  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  I  hief  of  Con- 
struction, in  future,  in  having  curbing  laid,  to  have  all  corners 
turned  with  curved  curbing,  cut  on  such  radius  as  he  may  deem 
proper,  and  that  the  cost  of  the  same  shall  be  charged  to  the 
owners  of  corner  lots. 

Sec.  2453.  Curbing  Laid  at  Owners'  Expense  After  Notice. — 
If  any  property  owner  who  shall  be  notified  as  provided  in  the 
preceding  section,  shall  fail  within  twenty  days  after  notice  to 
comply  therewith,  in  so  far  as  to  laying  the  curbing,  the  city 
shall  have  such  curbing  put  down  at  each  ])roperty-owner*s  ex- 
pense. Each  property-owner  notified,  as  above  provided,  shall 
have  ten  days  from  the  laying  of  the  curbing  and  completion  of 
grading,  in  which  to  complete  and  lay  sidewalks,  and  on  failure 
to  so  complete  and  lay  sidewalks,  within  said  ten  days,  the  city 
shall  have  the  sidewalks  laid,  and  completed  at  each  property- 
owner's  expense.  In  all  such  cases  the  Chief  of  Construction 
shall  have  a  bill  for  the  cost  of  such  work  and  material  made  out 
and  turned  over  to  the  City  Clerk,  wdio  shall  have  the  same  pre- 
sented to  the  owner,  and  if  the  same  is  not  paid  w^ithin  ten  days, 
after  same  is  so  presented,  said  City  Clerk  shall  issue  an  execu- 


tion  fur  the  amount  ui  such  bill  aj^ainst  the  property-owners, 
and  against  his.  her.  or  their  lands,  goods  and  chattels.  Such 
execution  shall  be  delivered  to  the  Marshal,  who  shall  proceed 
to  collect  tl>c  same  by  levy  and  sale,  as  by  law  provided,  in  cases 
of  tax  execirtion.  The  fee  of  the  Clerk  and  Marshal  shall  be 
the  same  as   in   tax  execution. 


Sec.  2454.  Curbing  and  Sidewalks — Resolutions. —  1  he  L'lin- 
mittee  on  streets  shall  ha\e  no  aulln'rity  I')  C'>n>itler  and  report 
on  any  resuluti<jns  to  lay  curbing  or  sidewalk  on  any  street,  un- 
til after  such  resolution  shall  have  been  inlroduced  at  a  meiting 
of  this  body  and  referre«l  to  said  coniiiiittee. 

Sec.  2455.  ilow  Adopted. —  li  >hall  ii-i  be  legal  to  any  reso- 
lution for  laying  curbing  and  sidewalk  to  be  adoi)ted  earlier 
than  iwtj  weeks  after  such  resoluti<jn  shall  have  been  introduced 
at  a  meeting  of  the  (ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  2456.  Duty  of  Persons  by  Notice  of  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion to  Put  down  Substantial  Curbing  and  Sidewalks  with  His 
Approval. —  it  •^llall  be  the  duty  of  persons  owning  h>{>  front- 
ing on  streets  in  said  City  uiK)n  notice  of  the  Chief  of  Construc- 
li(m.  to  put  down  in  front  of  their  jjroperty,  upon  the  grade  given 
them  bv  the  Chief  of  Construction,  and  in  accordance  with  his 
direction  and  in  .>.uch  a  manner  as  to  meet  with  his  approval, 
good  and  substantial  curbing  and  sidewalks  <^f  such  character 
and  material  as  the  (ieneral  Council  shall,  by  res(jlution.  pre- 
scribe. They  shall  keep  the  same  in  good  repair  whether  jiut 
down  by  themselves  or  the  City,  and  if  they  shouKl  fail  t(j  do  so 
after  ten  days  notice,  the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  have  such 
repairs  done  at  the  expense  of  the  lot  owner  and  collect  for  such 
repairs  as  is  hereinafter  provided  in  cases  where  lot  owners  re- 
fuse or  fail  to  put  down  sidewalks  after  notice;  provided,  that, 
should  said  sidewalks  be  in  such  a  condition  dangerous  to  pas- 
sers by.  ten  days  should  not  be  necessary,  but  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction may  have  such  repairs  done  at  once,  and  collect  there- 
for in  the  same  manner  as  though  such  ten  days  notice  had  been 
given. 


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Sec.  2457.  Failure  of  Property  Owners  to  comply  with  Above 
Ordinance;  Duty  of  City  to  Have  Same  Put  Down  at  Property 
Owner's  Expense. — If  the  property  owner,  who  shall  he  notified 
as  provided  in  the  preceding  sections,  shall  fail  within  thirty 
days  to  comply  therewith,  the  City  shall  have  such  curbing  and 
sidewalks  put  dow^n  at  such  property-owner's  expense.  In  all 
such  cases  the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  have  a  bill  for  such 
work  and  material  made  out  and  turned  over  U>  the  .Street  Im- 
provement Collector,  and  by  him  presented  to  the  property- 
owner,  and,  if  same  is  not  paid  within  thirty  days,  the  Collector 
of  Street  Improvements  shall  deliver  the  bill  to  the  Clerk  of 
Council,  who  shall  issue  an  execution  for  the  amount  of  sucli 
bill  against  the  property  owner  or  owners,  and  against  his,  her 
or  their  lands,  goods  and  chattels.  Such  execution  shall  be  de- 
livered to  the  Marshal  who  shall  proceed  to  collect  the  same  by 
levy  and  sale,  as  by  law  provided  in  cases  of  tax  executions.  The 
fees  of  the  Clerk  and  Marshal  shall  be  the  same  as  in  tax  execu- 
tions. 

Sec.  2458.  Insuring  Proper  Repairing  of  Streets  and  Side- 
walks.— In  order  to  insure  the  proper  repairing  of  streets  and 
sidewalks  and  to  prevent  the  same  being  left  in  holes,  and  ruts, 
when  paving  on  sidewalks  or  streets  is  broken  under  permit,  the 
same  shall  be  replaced  by  the  Chief  of  Construction  or  his  au- 
thorized Agents,  and  the  cost  thereof  charged  against  said  party 
or  corporation  to  whom  the  permit  was  granted.  Bills  for  said 
work  to  be  made  out  by  the  Chief  of  Construction  and  turned 
over  to  the  Collector  of  Street  Improvements. 

Sec.  2459.  Permit  to  Be  Issued  by  the  Chief  of  Construction, 
for  the  Opening  of  Streets,  Sidewalks,  Etc. — No  street  or  side- 
walk whether  paved  or  unpaved,  shall  be  opened  for  the  purpose 
of  laying  conduits,  sewe'rs,  setting  of  poles  or  for  any  purpose 
whatever  by  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  until  a  permit  there- 
for shall  be  issued  by  the  Chief  of  Construction. 

Sec.  2460.  Driving,  Walking  or  Using  Portions  Street  Being 
Guarded,  or  Where  Warned. — In  all  cases  where  streets,  alleys 
or  public  places  are  obstructed  for  the  purpose  of  being  improved 
or  excavations  are  being  made  therein  or  other  circumstances 


exist,  which  render  travel  thereon  liangeruus  for  either  pedes- 
trians or  vehicles  of  any  kind  and  the  officer  or  watchman  in 
charge  thereof,  for  the  purpose  of  protecting  such  travelers,  di- 
rect the  travelers  in  a  certain  direction,  it  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  pedestrian,  driver  of  any  vehicle  such  as  buggy,  wagon,  au- 
tomobile, or  rider  of  bicycles  or  any  form  of  travel,  to  walk  or 
ride  or  drive  on  such  portions  of  such  street  or  crossings  or  pub- 
lic places  as  may  be  guarded  by  such  patrolman  or  officer  and 
over  which  such  travelers  are  warned  not  to  pass,  and  any  per- 
son violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall,  on  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred ($100.00)  dollars  or  imprisoned  upon  the  public  works  not 
exceeding  thirty  (30)   days,  for  each  offense. 

S€c.  2461.  Permits  for  Opening  Streets. —  1  he  provisions  of 
of  Section  2459  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  applied  to  grants  here- 
tofore made  giving  general  permission  to  open  streets  of  the 
■  ity,  as  well  as  to  special  applications  or  grants  for  that  i)urpose. 

Sec.  2462.  Penalty  for  Violation. — .\ny  person  violating  the 
provibioiib  »)i  Section  l!4.')!>  hhall,  on  conviction  in^the  Recorder's 
Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  $100  or  imprisoned  not  e.xceeding 
thirty  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2463.  Dimensions  for  Paving  Sidewalks. — Hereafter  all 
sidewalk.N  ordered  to  be  pa\e»l  with  tile  t)r  cement  by  resolu- 
lion,  of  the  Mayor  and  Ceneral  Ci>uncil  or  paved  by  the  property- 
owner  without  resolution,  shall  be  paved  from  the  property  lines 
lit  as  follows:  On  sidewalks  10  feet  wide  and  above,  the  pav- 
ing shall  be  7  feet  wide;  on  sidewalks  under  10  feet  the  paving 
^hall  be  t>  feet  wide. 

Sec.  2464.  To  Protect  Property  Owners  and  the  City  from 
Inferior  Work  in  the  Paving  of  Sidewalks  in  the  City  of  Atlanta. 
— All  tile  and  sheet  cement  sidewalks  laid  up>on  the  walks  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  whether  by  an  individual,  firm,  or  corporation 
as  a  contractor,  or  by  the  owner  of  the  abutting  property,  him- 
self, shall  be  made  and  laid  in  accordance  with  the  following 
specifications  and  none  other:  That  is,  all  hexagon  tiles  shall  be 
made  of  the  thickness  of  1  3-4  inches  and  the  base  of  same,  that 


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is,  the  l)i)tt(im  of  1  iiicli  in  tluckiic.s.N.  ^lullI  be  of  ilucc  parts  clean 
sharp  sand  to  one  part  of  best  iNjrtlaml  Lenient.  I  he  top  of 
each  tile  tliree-fourths  incli  in  thickness,  shall  be  made  one  pari 
clean  sharp  sand,  and  one  pari  of  the  be>i  I'ortland  Cement,  and 
sheet  cement  shall  be  laid  (jii  fonr  inches  of  c<»ncrete,  mixed  i; 
the  proportion  of  oik-  ])art  cenient,  fonr  parts  sand  and  ei^h; 
parts  broken  stone  or  s^Mavel  nieasnrini^  not  more  than  1  l-'i 
inches  in  out-  direction  and  linisheil  with  one-inch  of  rortland 
cement  niixeij  (juc  ])art  cement  and  one  part  clean  sharp  sand. 

Sec.  2465.  Usage  of  Tile. — No  tile  shall  be  permitted  tu  b. 
laid  earlier  than  thirty  days  after  same  has  been  made. 

Sec.  2466.  Foundation  for  Laying  Tile  on  Sidewalks.  I  lb 
foundation  for  lavini;  tile  on  sidewalks  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
shall  l)c  of  a  ba^e  "f  hard  earth  or  concrete,  with  a  bedtlinij  on 
the  top  thereof,  1  1-2  inches  deep,  composed  of  sand  and  cement 
in  proportion  of  one  barrel  of  cement  to  one  cubic  yard  of  sand. 

Sec.  2467.  Guarantee  of  Laying  Tile  and  Sheet  Cement  Side- 
walks.— An\(iue  conlractinj;  to  lay  tile  or  sheet  cement  side- 
walks in  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  recpiired  to  guarantee  the 
same  for  tive  years,  and  during  the  life  of  said  .L;uarantee  shall 
be  liable  to  repair  and  keep  in  order  all  of  said  work,  if  at  an> 
time  same  proves  necessary  by  reason  of  defective  work  or  infe 
rior  material,  whenever  ordered  or  notified  by  the  City  of  At- 
lanta to  do  the  same;  and  if  at  any  time  in  the  judgment  of  the 
General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  said  work  so  done,  js 
deemed  worn  out,  said  Contractor  shall  be  required  free  of  ex- 
pense to  the  owner  or  the  City  to  entirely  replace  the  same,  and 
upon  failure  so  to  do  within  sixty  days  after  notice  the  City  of 
Atlanta  may  do  such  repair  w-ork  and  recover  the  value  thereof 
from  the  original  contractor  and  the  securi'.'.e-.  of  iii^  bond. 

Sec.  2468.  Duty  of  City  Sidewalk  Inspector  to  Make  Exami- 
nation of  Materials  Used. — The  City  Sidewalk  Inspector  shall, 
as  often  as  may  be  necessary  visit  the  shops  and  manufacturing 
sites  of  different  Tile  Companies  doing  business  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta  whether  the  same  are  located  within  the  limits  of  the 
City  or  outside  thereof  for  the  purpose  of  examination  of  ma- 


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terials  and  quantities  of  same  used  and  work  employed  in  the 
making  of  the  tile  themselves,  and  his  report  thereon  shall  be 
evidence  of  the  fact  as  to  whether  said  Company  or  firm  is  com- 
plying with  the  terms  hereof,  and  his  judgment  upon  inspection 
of  the  walks  as  being  laid,  shall  be  equally  binding  in  the  inves- 
tigation of  any  charge  made  against  anyone  doing  work  on  the 
streets  and  walks  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  as  in  the  provision  for 
inspection  of  the  shops  as  above  specified. 


Sec.  2469.  Permit  for  Laying  Tile  or  Sheet  Cement  Walks.— 
iso  person,  firm  or  corporation  laying  tile  or  sheet  cement  walks 
in  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  allowed  to  commence  work 
thereon  until  first  gaining  a  permit  in  writing  from  the  authori- 
licb  of  the  City  charged  with  superintendence  of  such  work. 

Sec.  2470.  Duty  of  Contractor  to  File  Bond  for  Doing  above 
Work. — i-or  the  faithful  performance  and  carrying  out  of  ihc 
obligations  by  this  ordinance  imposed  each  and  every  contractor 
of  tile  and  cement  work  shall  be  re<iuired  t<j  file  with  the  City  of 
Atlanta  a  good  and  solvent  bond  in  the  sum  of  $3,000  condi- 
tioned to  faithfully  carry  out  the  terms  imposed  in  the  construc- 
tion of  any  paving  work  hereafter  done  by  sai-d  contractor,  and 
for  the  period  of  h\c  years  from  the  tlatc  <jf  the  completittn  of 
each  and  every  piece  of  sidewalk  paving  so  done  by  said  con- 
tractor, and  said  bond  is  to  be  executed  either  by  a  solvent  guar- 
anty bonding  company  as  security  ^J^  with  two  satisfactory  in- 
dividual bondsmen  ;  the  solvency  of  the  same  to  be  passed  upon 
by  the  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2471.  Council  Contract  Without  Advertisement — Direct 
— Only  Charter  Limitations  Retained. — Any  and  all  laws  or  or- 
dinances which  place  any  limitations  on  the  power  of  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  to  contract  directly  and  without  advertise- 
ment or  other  procedure  are  hereby  repeated;  and  hereafter,  the 
Council  of  Atlanta,  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  shall 
have  full  power  and  authority  to  make  any  and  all  contracts, 
subject  only  to  limitations  prescribed  by  the  City  or  laws  of  the 
State. 

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Sec.  2472.      Distance  of  Awnings  from  Sidewalk. — Penalty. — 

All  awnings  erected  in  the  city  of  Atlanta,  in  front  of  booths. 
stores  and  residence,  shall  be  at  their  lowest  point  eight  feet 
from  the  sidewalk,  and  the  pillars  supporting  said  awning  shall 
be  placed  on  the  extreme  otiter  edge  of  the  sidewalk  ;  and  any 
person  violating  this  ordinance  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and 
costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Court.  Occupants  of  booths,  stores  and 
residences  shall  be  responsible  for  the  location  of  the  awnings 
in  front  of  said  booths,  stores  and  residences. 

Sec.  2473.  Horses  Not  to  be  Fastened,  Etc. — Penalty. — Any 
person  who  shall  wilfully  destroy  any  shade  trees  or  who  shall 
fasten  any  horse  or  animal  to  any  sha<le  tree,  or  fasten  or  leave 
such  animal  close  enough  to  injure  any  shade  tree  in  the  city 
limits  or  in  Piedmont  Park,  or  to  any  lamp-post  or  fence  within 
the  City  limits,  shall,  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court, 
pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  twenty-i'ive  dollars  and  costs,  or  im- 
prisonment not  exceeding  thirty  days,  and  the  police  force  shall 
m  every  case  seize  the  horse  or  other  animal  and  retain  it  until 
the  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Sec.  2474,  Liquids  thrown  on  Streets — Penalty. — .Any  per- 
son who  shall  throw  t)r  discharge  from  any  lot  or  building  any 
water  or  fluids  or  li([uid  substance  so  as  to  affect  injuriously  any 
street,  lane,  alley  way  orsidewalk  in  said  City,  shall,  on  convic- 
sion  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or 
both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court,  for  every  twenty-four  hours 
it  is  suffered  to  remain,  after  notice  by  an  officer  or  member  of 
the  police  force,  to  remove  the  same;  but  a  citizen  may,  by  per- 
mission of  the  Street  Committee,  construct  a  drain  or  hollow 
pavement  for  the  water  or  fluid  substance  to  pass  off. 

Sec.  2475.  Wagons  Hauling  Dirt  to  Have  Close  Bodies  with 
Stationary  Bottoms — Penalty. — Any  person  or  persons  engaged 
in  hauling  or  transporting  dirt  for  any  purpose  whatever  through 
any  paved  street,  lane,  alley  or  way  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall 
haul  or  transport  said  dirt  in  wagons  or  carts  with  close  bodies 


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with  statiunary  bottom,  and  with  movable  ends  and  sides  not 
less  than  one  and  one-half  feet  high,  so  as  not  to  spill  any  of  the 
dirt  on  the  streets ;  and  no  wagon  or  other  vehicle  engaged  in 
hauling  or  transporting  dirt  shall  be  driven  faster  than  a  walk. 
Any  person  violating  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  h\'e 
dollars,  nor  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court. 

Sec.  2476.  Sweepings — Penalty. — .\iiy  person  or  persons 
who  reside  on.  or  do  business  on  any  of  the  streets  in  the  boun- 
daries known  as  the  sanitary  limits,  or  any  other  i)erson  who 
shall  deposit  on  any  of  the  aforesaid  streets,  or  the  sidewalks  of 
said  streets,  any  sweepings  from  any  stores,  or  dwelling  houses, 
or  place  of  business,  or  any  paper,  hair,  fuel,  slop  or  washings 
of  any  kind,  watermelon  rinds  and  seeds,  fruit  parings,  any  veg- 
etable matter,  or  any  kind  of  garbage,  shall,  on  conviction  in 
the  Kect»r(ler's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars  for  each  and  every  oflfense,  or  be  impris(3ned  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2477.  Box  or  Receptacle — Penalty. — li»r  the  convenience 
of  all  persons  aflected  by  the  preceding  section,  it  shall  be  their 
duty  to  place  all  accumulations,  therein  mentioned,  in  a  sound 
and  suitable  box,  or  other  proper  receptacle,  and  place  the  same 
on  the  outside  of  the  sidewalk  every  morning  between  the  hours 
of  seven  and  eight  o'clock  except  Sunday,  on  which  day  said 
boxes  or  receptacles  shall  not  be  placed  on  the  sidewalks.  Af- 
ter they  have  been  emptied,  they  shall  be  immediately  removed 
and  shall  not  be  replaced  until  the  appointed  hour  on  the  follow- 
ing morning.  Any  person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions 
of  this  section,  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be 
punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  -dollars,  or  imprison- 
ment not  longer  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2478.  Separate  Receptacles  for  Garbage  and  Ashes — 
Penalty. —  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  occupant  of  any  build- 
ing, residence  or  place  of  business  in  the  City  of  .\tlanta.  to  pro- 
vide and  keep  within  or  near  such  building,  residence  or  place 
of  business,  two  receptacles,  one  for  garbage  and  the  other  for 


ashes.  Ashes  sliall  be  kept  entirely  sejiaraic  iioiii  ihe  j^arba^e. 
etc.  Receptacles  for  all  buildings.  <jther  than  roideiiccs.  shall 
be  placed  on  the  outer  margin  uf  the  sidewalk  every  day,  be- 
tween the  hours  of  seven  and  eight  o'clock  A.  M.,  except  Sun 
<lays,  when  said  vessels  shall  not  be  placed  uj)on  the  sidewalks. 
When  said  vessels  are  emptied  by  the  sanitary  men  they  shall 
be  immediately  removed  from  the  sidewalk.  Any  person  violat 
ing  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  conviction  thereof. 
before  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  a  sum  not  exceeding  ten 
dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  longer  tlian  tliirtv  davs,  either  or 
both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2479.      Dangerous  Lots  Enclosed — Penalty  for  Failure. — 

All  persons  who  (.)vvn  property  adjoining  >ireet>.  and  whose  lot> 
are  below  the  street  so  as  to  make  a  dangerous  f)ff-sct,  shall  bv 
required  to  securely  enclose  the  same  so  as  to  prevent  danger  to 
persons  passing  along  the  streets.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Chief  of  Police,  through  the  police  force,  to  give  notice  to  all  per- 
sons wlio  come  within  this  section,  to  comply  herewith,  ami  on 
failure  to  do  so,  after  five  day's  notice  such  person  shall  be  ar- 
rested and  brought  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and  on  convic- 
tion, punished  by  a. fine  of  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars 
and  costs,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2480.  Selling  at  Auction  on  Street  Prohibited.— .\ny  per- 
son who  shall  sell  at  auction  on  the  streets  or  alleys  of  Atlanta 
any  live  stock,  goods  or  merchandise  of  any  character,  shall  up- 
on conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars  or  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  2481.  Vending  of  Patent  Medicines,  Etc.  at  Auction  on 
Streets  Prohibited. — Xo  person  or  persons,  under  an  Auction- 
•eer's,  or  peddler's  license,  shall  auction  off  in  any  street  or  alley 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  any  patent 
medicine  or  articles  or  personal  propertv. 

Sec.  2482.  Penalty. — Any  person  or  persons  violating  the 
foregoing  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and, 
on  conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum 


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not  to  exceed  $1UU.(X)  or  put  to  work  in  the  public  streets  for  a 
term  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion 
r.f  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2483.  Vicious  Animals— Penalty  for  Allowing  them  to 
Run  at  Large.— it  >liall  be  unlawful  tor  the  owner  of  any  vicious 
•r  (lan^arou-  animals  to  allow  such  animals  t(.  run  at  large,  and 
any  person  who  shall  allow  or  permit  such  animals  to  run  at 
large  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  hned  not 
exceeding  $UM)  or  be  imprisoned  not  longer  than  thirty  days. 

Sec.  2484.  Owners  Shall  Trim  Shade  Trees— Upon  Failure 
Chief  of  Construction  Shall  Have  Work  Done.— it  shall  be  the 
.luly  of  the  property ■ovvner^  in  this  Lily  to  cau>e  all  shade-trees 
along  the  sidewalks  in  front  of  their  property  to  be  trimmed  up 
to  a  distance  of  eight,  feet  from  the  ground.  If  said  property- 
.wners  shall  fail  to  do  the  same  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Park 
Commission  to  cause  it  done  and  report  the  same  with  the  cost 
thereof  to  the  Clerk  of  Council,  who  shall  issue  execution  against 
^uch  for  the  amount,  and  .said  execution  shall  be  collected  as  tax 
executions. 

Sec  2485.  File  Plats  of  Property  Laid  Off  for  Sale— Penalty 
for  Failure  to  Comply.— It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  and  every 
property-owner  or  agent  of  such  owner  having  property  in 
charge  who  sub-divides  any  property  in  said  City  for  the  pur- 
pose of  division  or  for  sale,  to  file  with  the  city  a  true  copy  ol 
the  plat  or  place  of  such  division,  giving  dimensions  of  such  i)ro- 
l)OS€d  lots  and  width  of  such  proposed  streets.  Any  person  who 
shall  fail  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  within 
ten  davs  notice  after  such  sale  or  su-b-division  shall,  (m  conviction 
in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  not  more  than  $25.00. 

Sec.  2486.  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Poles  to  be  Painted. — 
All  telegraph  or  telephone  poles  erected  in  the  streets  of  the  City 
shall  be  painted,  and  said  painting  shall  be  kept  in  good  repair. 
The  Chief  of  Construction  may  at  any  time  notify  the  owners 
of  said  poles  to  paint  or  repair  the  same,  and  upon  their  failure 
to  do  so  within  ten  days,  the  poles  shall  be  removed. 


Sec.  2487.      Telephone  and  Other  Poles  under  Control  of  City. 

All  Tclc^^raph  and   ickphunc  Lonipaiiic>.  l-Jcciric  .^trcct  Kail- 

Avay  Companies  and  ICkctric  Light  Companies,  owning  or  using 
poles  heretofore  or  hereafter  placed  in  the  City  of  .Atlanta,  slialf 
have  the  right  to  keep  and  use  such  poles,  subject  to  the  jKJwer 
and  authority  of  the  Board  of  Electrical  Control,  to  regulate  :he 
placing  and  removal  of  such  poles,  and  the  lioard  of  Klectrica! 
Control  shall  iiavc  authority,  in  their  discretion,  to  rcjecl  atiy 
l)C)les  already  in  use,  or  which  any  of  said  Companies  propo>e  lo 
erect,  and  in  case  of  the  rejection  of  any  poles  already  in  us' .  t  . 
require  their  removal  and  to  prevent  the  use  of  the  pole.s  which 
they  deem  to  be  unsuitable  or  unsafe,  and  it  shall  also  be  witli-p 
the  power  and  authority  of  the  Hoard  of  Electrical  Control  to 
require  the  removal  of  i)olcs  belonging  to  any  of  said  C'ompanies 
when  necessary,  in  their  judgment,  to  facilitate  the  improve- 
ment of  anv  street,  or  portion  of  the  street,  or  the  improvement 
•or  convenient  use  of  any  lot  abutting  on  any  street  or  ])ortion  nf 
a  street. 

Sec.  2488.      Penalty   for  not   Removing    Condemned    Poles. — 

Any  person  or  Company  owning  or  using  any  such  poles,  who 
shall  fail  or  refuse  within  five  days  after  notice  from  the  said 
Board  of  Electrical  Control,  to  remove  any  pole  or  poles  deemed 
by  them  to  be  unsuitable,  imsafe  or  im])roj)erly  located,  or  the 
location  of  which  they  shall  re(juire  to  be  changed,  shall  upon 
•conviction  thereof  be  punished  by  fine  not  to  exceed  $liK).()(>,  or 
imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the 
■discretion  of  the  Court,  and  the  erection  and  use  of  any  pole  re- 
jected or  condemned  by  such  Electrician  shall  subject  the  ofFen- 
^der,  on  conviction,  to  the  same  penalty  as  hereinbefore  described. 

Sec.  2489.  Slectric  Wires — Height  Twenty  seven  Feet  Above 
-Street. — All  telegraph,  telephone,  electric  light,  burglar  alarm. 
fire  alarm,  or  other  wires  which  shall  be  erected  over  the  streets 
or  sidewalks  of  said  City,  shall  not  l^c  less  than  twenty-seven  (27) 
feet  in  height,  or  higher,  if  this  General  Council  should  herein- 
after determine  to  increase  the  height  of  same,  from  the  surface 
■of  said  street;  or  sidewalk,  and  that  all  of  said  wires  when  con- 
nected with  any  building  shall  run  at  right  angle  from  the  poles 
ito  the  building,  so  that  no  portion  of  said  wire  being  over  the 


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street  or  sidewalk  shall  be  of  less  height  than  twenty -seven  feet 
from  the  snrface  of  said  street  or  sidewalk. 

Sec.  24&0.  Change— Thirty  Days'  Notice  by  Chief  of  Fire  De 
partment.  or  Any  Person  Acting  for  Him, — All  such  wires.  n(jw 
.stretched  in  .said  City,  shall  coniorni  m  the  provisitjns  of  jireced- 
iri;,'  sections,  and  that  all  persons  in  charge  thereof,  shall,  within 
thirty  days  after  notification  by  the  Chief  of  I'ire  Department, 
or  other  persons  acting  for  him.  and  under  his  authority,  chanj^e 
their  wire  so  as  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance. 
A  written  notice  signed  by  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  an<l 
left  at  the  principal  business  office  of  any  person,  corporation  or 
company  engaged  in  any  such  business  described,  shall  be  deem- 
ed, and  held  to  be.  sufficient  notice  under  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2491.  Penalty.  \ii\'  person,  hrni  or  cor]n)ration  \iolai- 
ing  any  of  the  preceding  provisions,  shall,  on  cf^iviction  before 
the  Recorder's  Court,  in  this  City,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding One  Hundred  Dollars,  <.r  imprisoned  for  thirty  days, 
either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court,  and  that  service 
left  at  the  principal  business  office  oi  any  such  person,  companv 
or  corporation,  so  engaged  in  such  business  in  said  City,  shall 
be  deemed  to  be  sufficient  notice  to  any  such  person.  comj)anv 
or  coqxiration,  to  appear  before  the  Kecorder's  Court,  to  answer 
the  charge  recited. 

Sec.  2492.  Fire  Department  May  Cut  Wire.—  1  he  Chief  of  the 
1-ire  Department,  or  other  authority  acting  under  him.  is  herebv 
authorized  to  cut  any  and  all  of  said  wires  which  they  shall  deem 
necessary  to  cut  on  the  occasion  of  tire  alarm  without  expense 
to  the  City  for  so  doing;  providetl,  that  nothing  herein  contained 
shall  imply  that  the  City  authorizes  any  person  to  undertake  the 
risk  of  cutting  any  of  said  wires  <^r  renders  itself  liable  for  anv 
injury  to  the  person  so  doing. 

Sec.  2493.  Electric  Wires  Twenty-four  Feet  from  Surface  of 
Ground. — 1-Vom  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  all  elec- 
tric wires  shall  be  placed  at  a  distance  from  the  surface  of  the 
ground  at  not  less  than  twenty-four  feet,  and  any  violation  of 
-this  ordinance  shall  subject  the  offender  to  fine  or  imprisonment. 


7«>,s  sthi:i;ts wiitKs i,i  miii.ii  \      siitKin    sniNs     si'uinui.i  Nt. 

as  in  Section  24!H,  ])cnalty.  in  the  discretion  «>t  tlie  Rec«)nler'> 
Court. 

Sec.  2494.  City  Not  Liable  for  Any  Accident  by  Electric 
Wires,  Etc. — Nothing  contained  in  any  of  the  ordinances,  resu- 
lutions,  or  acts  of  the  General  Council  in  relation  to  the  erection 
of  telegraph,  telephone,  electric,  burglar  ahum,  or  other  wires 
shall  be  construed  to  mean  that  the  City  of  Atlanta  holds  itself 
in  any  manner  responsible  or  liable  for  damages  to  persons  or 
property  by  reason  of  any  accident,  or  occurrence,  but  that  the 
city  disclaims  any  liability  whatever  in  the  premises. 

Sec.  2495.      Penalty  for  Injuring  Street  Directory  Boards,  etc. 

— Any  peri^on  or  i)ersons  who  shall  remove,  or  cause  to  be  re- 
moved, or  who  shall  mutilate,  deface,  destroy  or  injure  any  of 
the  street  directory  boards,  shall,  on  conviction  before  the  Mayor. 
Recorder  or  three  members  of  Council,  pay  fine  of  not  more  than 
Five  Hundred  Dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court;  provided,  un- 
less it  should  become  necessary  to  remove  the  same  for  building 
or  repairing  purposes,  in  which  case  the  owner  of  the  property, 
or  the  person  who  removes  the  board,  must  place  the  same  in 
its  correct  or  original  position,  immediately  after  the  completion 
of  such  building  or  repairing. 

Sec.  2496.  Street  Sprinkling. — Sprinkling  the  streets,  side- 
walks or  crossings  with  water  shall  be,  and  is  hereby  prohibited, 
excepting  between  the  hours  of  5  and  7  o'clock  A.  M. ;  12  and  1 
o'clock  P.  M.,  and  6  and  8  o'clock  P.  M. ;  provided,  that  from 
September  1st  to  May  1st,  the  hours  for  sprinkling  shall  be  from 
6  to  8  o'clock  A.  M.,  from  12  o'clock  M.  to  one  o'clock  P.  M., 
and  from  5  to  7  o'clock  P.  M.  A  violation  of  this  section  shall, 
on  conviction,  subject  the  oiTender  to  a  fine  not  to  exceed  $100 
and  costs,  or  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  one  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Court.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person 
in  sprnkling  water  in  said  city,  from  a  hose  pipe  or  otherwise, 
wilfully  or  carelessly  to  sprinkle  the  same  against  or  upon  any 
person  or  persons,  horses  or  carriages;  provided,  that  on  the 
trial  of  any  person  charged  with  a  violation  of  this  section,  it 
shall  be  competent  for  the  accused  to  introduce  testimony  to 


STUKKTS— SIMtl.NKI,i:U.S_I'OLES_KKI'AlK*i    KHOM  72'J 

the  effect  that  proper  diligence  had  been  used,  and  precaution 
exercised,  and  that  the  occurrence  was  purely  accidental  and 
not  the  result  of  criminal  negligence,  or  malicious  or  mischiev- 
ous purpose.  Any  person  violating  this  section  shall,  on  convic- 
tion, be  punished  as  prescribed  in  this  ordinance.  The  provis-, 
ions  of  this  section,  with  reference  to  sprinkling  and  the  subse- 
quent ordinance  with  reference  to  sprinkling  or  throwing  water 
upon  asphalt  pavements,  shall  not  be  applied  to  regular  sprink- 
ling wagons  or  carts,  except  as  to  Whitehall  street  viaduct,  ap- 
proaches thereto,  and  the  asphalt  pavements  north  of  Houston 
street  and  south  and  southwest  of  Trinity  avenue,  and  those  in 
charge  of  such  wagons  and  carts  shall  be  allowed  to  sprinkle  all 
streets,  save  as  herein  excepted,  at  such  hours  as  they  shall  deem 
best,  provided  asphalt  streets,  herein  permitted  to  be  sprinkled, 
shall  be  sprinkled  with  such  force  and  quantity  of  water  as  to 
thoroughly  cleanse  same. 

Sec.  2497.  Street  Sprinklers  Not  Required  to  Cut  Off  Water 
at  Crossings.— Ihe  street  sprinklers  shall  not  be  required  to  cut 
oft  water  when  sprinkling  crossings  of  streets  on  which  belgian 

blocks  or  rubble  stones  have  been  placed. 

» 

Sec.  2498.      Regulations  for  Setting  Poles  in  Streets — Penalty. 

— All  telegraph,  telephone,  electric  light,  and  all  other  compa- 
nies who  set  poles  for  the  purpose  of  business  in  this  City,  shall 
remove  any  and  all  surplus  dirt  after  setting  such  poles.  Any 
person  who  shall  violate  the  foregoing  ordinance  shall,  on  con- 
viction thereof,  be  imprisoned  in  the  calaboose  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  or  fined  not  exceeding,  $100  either  or  both,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2499.  Sidewalks  to  Be  Left  in  Good  Condition  when 
Poles  are  Removed. — Telegraph,  telephone,  electric  and  other 
companies  which  erect  or  remove  poles  on  the  sidewalks,  shall 
leave  the  sidewalk  in  as  good  condition  as  it  was  found  before 
said  work  was  done,  and  it  shall  not  be  sufficient  in  removing 
poles,  to  saw  off  the  said  pole  with  a  level  with  the  sidewalk  and 
leave  the  body  thereof  on  the  ground,  but  the  same  shall  be  re- 
moved, and  the  hole  filled,  and  the  sidewalk  be  replaced  with 
material  similar  to  that  already  on  said  sidewalk. 


7;;()  MUKirrs     -i-|(\<ks  i>  \\  1:11  -  iiorsio  m  Miii:iti\r; — roNiuoi.  oi- 

Sec.  2500.      Penalty. —  Any  i)crsuii  or  persons  violatinj*^  prccefl- 
ing  section  shall,  on  conviction  before  tlie  Recorder's  Court,  he 
subject  to  a  tine  not  exceeding  twenty-tive  dollars  or  imprison- 
ment n<it  exceediiiij-  tliirlx    days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretiiju 
«of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2501.  Rubble  Between  Street  Railroad  to  Be  Placed 
with  Belgian  Blocks — Penalty. — W  hcnevcr  any  street  railroad 
company,  in  rei)airing-  its  tracks,  removed  its  rubl)le  between  the 
tracks,  the  re])airing  between  said  tracks  shall  be  done  with  Bel- 
gian blocks ;  provided,  the  balance  of  said  street  is  paved  with 
Belgian  block  and  for  a  violation  of  this  ordinance,  the  officer 
of  the  ofTcndiut;;  company  sliall  be  liable  to  a  fine  not  exceeding 
five  hundred  dollars  or  work  on  the  public  works  for  a  term  not" 
exceeding  thirty  days,  upon  conxiction  in  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2502.  Provisions  for  System  of  House  Numbering. — 
J'rom  the  sur\e}s  recently  made  for  a  new  city  map,  the  Chief 
of  Construction  shall  devise  a  system  of  numbers  for  streets 
and  houses;  that  all  the  numbers  which  are  consecutive,  remaiif 
intact,  and  fr(.)m  a  point  where  the  first  gas  occurs,  beyond  the 
tire  limit,  the  spacing  of  distances  be  extentled  to  city  limits  in 
each  direction. 

Sec.  2503.  Numbers — How  Obtained. — Mach  owner  or  occu- 
pant of  a  house,  or  a  part  of  a  house,  shall  apply  to  the  Chief  of 
Construction  for  the  proper  number  to  his  or  her  house,  for 
which  the  apj)licant.  shall  ])ay  a  fee  of  twenty-five  cents,  which 
the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  turn  into  the  hands  of  the  Tax 
Collector. 

Sec.  2504.  How  Done — Two  Numbers — Direction  of  Chief  of 
Construction. — The  numbers  shall  be  arranged  so  as  to  change  as 
few  numbers  on  houses  that  are  now  numbered  as  possible,  but 
the  unnumbered  liouses  shall  be  numbered  as  nearly  as  conven- 
iently can  be,  conforming  as  near  as  practicable  to  the  houses 
already  numbered.  When  two  houses  on  the  same  street  have 
the  same  number,  it  shall  be  in  the  discretion  of  the  Chief  of 
Construction  to  determine  which  is  the  proper  number. 


sTiti:i;r«. iiolsk  m  mmkiiix; — im:<;i  i. \  tions — oktails      7.^1^ 

Sec.  2505.  Owner's  Privilege. — The  owner  or  occupant  of 
any  house  shall  have  the  right  to  determine  the  form,  size,  ma- 
terial dnd  location  of  such  numbers,  except  they  shall  be  in- 
scribed or  affixed  in  a  conspicuous  place  ;  but  such  owner  or  oc- 
cupant shall  obtain  from  the  Chief  of  Construction  the  proper 
number. 

Sec.  2506.  Penalty. — Any  owner  or  occupant  of  a  building 
who  shall  affix  or  retain  any  number,  contrary  to  preceding  sec- 
tions and  direction  of  the  Chief  of  Construction,  for  one  week, 
after  being  notified  to  change  the  same,  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
one  or  l)oth.  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2507.  Details  of  Numbering. — .Ml  houses  fronting  on 
the  varicnis  streets  or  alleys  in  the  various  streets  in  Atlant?. 
shall  be  numbered  by  or  under  the  direction  or  supervision  of 
the  Cliief  of  Construction  and  that  this  be  dorc  without  any 
charge  to  the  owners  of  the  property  already  iuiproved  In 
making  these  surveys  necessary  to  this  renumbering  ihe  plats  cf 
such  surveys  shall  also  indicate  the  proper  numbers  for  the 
houses  to  be  hereafter  erected  on  property  now  vacant,  any  per- 
sons improving  such  property  shall  number  it  at  their  own  ex- 
pense. In  making  these  surveys,  the  present  plan  of  house  num- 
bering shall  be  observed  and  followed  s(j  far  as  it  is  practicable 
to  do  so;  but  streets,  where  numbers  run  in  wrong  direction, 
shall  have  this  irregularity  corrected.  And  twenty-five  feet 
front  shall  be  the  space  retjuired  for  a  number,  except  where  the 
present  condition  of  the  i)roperty  recpiircs  a  number  of  a  less  or 
smaller  frontage.  After  the  houses  are  renumbered,  as  herein- 
before provided  for.  and  plats  are  made  showing  proper  numbers 
for  houses  to  be  erected  on  property  now  vacant,  it  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  any  ov/ner.  agent,  or  occupant  to  have  any  house  in 
said  city  improperly  numbered :  or  without  a  number ;  and  any 
person,  whether  owrfer,  agent  in  charge  of  or  occupant  of  such 
house,  who  shall  knowingl}'-  have  the  same,  or  allow  the  same  to 
continue  improperly  numbered,  or  to  remain  without  a  number, 
for  the  space  of  ten  days,  after  the  beginning  of  such  ownership, 
agency,  or  occupancy,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  in   the  Re- 


732  St'REETS — CHAAGE  OK  CEKTAIN  XAMES    VXD  AVIDTHS 

corder's  Court,  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding-  one  hundred  dollars, 
or  be  imprisoned  in  the  station  house  or  public  works  not  ex- 
ceeding- thirty  days. 

Sec.  2508.  Marietta  Street  Widened. — Marietta  Street,  com- 
mencing at  the  incorporation  line  of  said  city,  on  the  east  side  of 
said  street  and  running  southwardly  in  a  straight  line  with  Payn's 
line,  is  hereby  opened  and  widened  on  the  west,  so  as  to  be  50 
feet  wide,  and  said  street  shall  thence  continue  in  a  straight  line, 
with  Payne's  and  Mill's  fences,  of  said  width,  until  it  intersects 
with  what  is  now  known  as  Marietta  St.,  and  thence  50  feet  un- 
til it  intersects  with  Walton  street. 

Sec.  2509.  Change  of  Names. — The  name  of  Pierce  street  is. 
changed  to  Decatur  St.,  and  that  portion  now  known  as  Decatur 
St.  from  Pratt  St.  to  the  Georgia  Railroad,  shall  take  the  name 
of  Shipley  Street,  and  the  nanie  of  Payne  Street  is  changed  to 
Marietta  St.,  and  the  name  of  Cobb  street  is  changed  to  Hunter 
street;  and  the  said  street  shall  be  hereafter  known  in  the  plan 
of  the  city  of  Atlanta  by  the  names  hereby  given  them.  The 
name  of  Wadley  street  is  changed  to  Forsyth  street,  and  the 
name  of  Stockton  street  to  ]Mitchell  street. 

Sec.  2510.  Whitehall  Street  between  Railroads  and  Marietta 
street — Sixty  Feet  Wide — Change  of  Name  to  Peachtree  street. 

— ^Whitehall  street,  in  said  city,  from  the  railroad  crossing  to  the 
junction  of  Marietta  and  Decatur  streets,  shall  be  sixty  feet  wide, 
and  no  less;  and  the  name  of  that  portion  of  said  street  is 
changed  to  Peachtree  street. 

Sec.  2511.  Pryor  Street — Extends  from  Alabama  Street  to 
Decatur  Street. — That  portion  of  Pryor  street  heretofore  ob- 
structed by  the  Macon  and  Western  Railroad  Depot  is  re-opened, 
so  that  said  street  shall  extend  uninterruptedly  from  Alabama 
street  to  Decatur  street  of  the  same  width  as  the  remaining  por- 
tion of  said  street. 

Sec.  2512.  Alleys  Changed  to  Streets. — The  following  named 
alleys  are  hereby  changed  into  streets,  bearing  the  foriowmg 
names,  to-wit : 


STItEETS — NAMES   OF.  CHANGED 


733 


Jones  Alley  changed  into  Jones  street. 

Faith  Alley  changed  into  Rawson  street. 

Clarke  Allej-  changed  into  Clarke  street. 

John's  Alley  changed  into  Fulton  street. 

Henry  Alley  changed  into  Richardson  street. 

Mobb's  Alley  changed  into  Crumley  street. 

An  alley  from  Peck  and  Schofield's  Planing  Mill,  in  a  northern 
direction  to  the  corporation  line,  shall  be  called  Fort  street.  All 
of  said  streets  shall  be  forty  feet  wide,  the  same  being  widened 
by  taking  five  feet  on  each  side  from  the  land  adjoining  said 
streets. 

Sec.  2513.  Bartow  Street. — The  street  recently  opened,  ex- 
tending from  the  Western  and  Atlantic  Railroad,  and  intersect- 
ing Cain  street,  shall  I)e  named  Bartow  street. 

Sec.  2514.  Width  of  Streets  Hereafter. — All  streets  hereafter 
laid  out  in  said  city  shall  not  be  less  than  fifty  feet  wide. 

Sec.  2515.  More  Names  Changed. — The  name  of  Branch  Al- 
ley is  changed  to  Brotherton  street  in  honor  of  W.  H.  Brother- 
ton. 

The  name  of  Racetrack  street  is  changed  to  Chapel  street. 

The  name  of  Barracks  street  is  changed  to  Leonard  street. 

The  name  of  Trebursey  street  is  changed  to  Tatnall  street. 

The  name  of  Mayes  alley  is  changed  to  Mayes  street. 

The  name  of  Booth's  alley  is  changed  to  Hayne  street. 

An  alley  running  parallel  with  Hunnicutt  and  Mills  street, 
from  West  Peachtree,  to  a  point  near  Marietta  street,  is  hereby 
named  Baker  street. 

Sec.  2516.  Peachtree  Street. — Oak  street,  running  from 
Peachtree  street  to  Ivy  street,  shall  be  known  as  Peachtree 
street,  and  that  portion  of  the  street  heretofore  known  as  Ivy 
street,  running  from  the  street  heretofore  known  as  Oak  street 
to  the  corporaion  line,  shall  be  known  as  Peachtree  street. 

Sec.  2517.  West  Peachtree  Street.— That  portion  of  'the 
street  heretofore  known  and  designated  as  Peachtree  street,  run- 
aiing  from  the  junction  of  Peachtree  and  the  street  heretofore 


„.,,  sriti:i;'rs \\>ii>  or  iiiv\<.i-:i» 

known  as  Oak  strt-c.  l<.  the  corporate  limits,  ^hall  he  l.n<.un  :i^ 
West  I'eachtree  street. 

Sec.  2518.  Waverly  Place  (later  closed).— That  portion  of 
East  Alabama  street  from  Loyd  to  \Vashin.<,-ton  shall  he  knuwu 
as  Waverly  Place. 

Sec.  2519.      Capitol   Avenue— Logan    Street— Park    Avenue.— 

McDonough  street,  where  it  intersect.-^  Hunter  street,  running 
thence  southerly  to  the  City  limits,  is  chann^ed  to  Capito'  avr/nue. 
Johnson  street,  in  the  Third  Ward,  is  chanp:ed  to  Looan  street. 
The  new  sixty  feet  street  donated  to  the  City  by  Col.  L.  P. 
Grant,  extending-  from  1-air  street  to  the  L.  F'.  Cirant  Park,  is 
hereby  £,nven  the  name  of   I'ark    Vvenue. 

Sec.  2520.  Magnolia  Street — Magazine  and  Part  of  Cain 
Changed  to. — 'J'he  street  known  as  Maj;iiolia  street,  and  that 
part  of  Cain  street  between  Marietta  street  and  the  W.  lS:  A.  Rail- 
road, is  changed  to  Magnolia  street,  and  the  bridge  across  the 
W.  &  A.  Railroad,  connectinj;  the  same,  is  known  as  Matj^nolia 
Bridge. 

Sec.  2521.  Milledge  Street — Courtland  Street. — Rree  street, 
in  the  Southeast  of  the  City,  is  changed  to  Milledge  street.  The 
portion  of  Collins  street  beginning  at  Decatur  street,  and  ex- 
tending in  a  Northerly  direction  to  its  terminus,  is  changed  from 

'Collins   street,   and   named   Courtland  avenue. 

Sec.  2522.  Berrien  Street — Logan  Street. — Mills  Street  in  the 
Third  Ward,  from  Tennell  street  south  to  East  Fair  street,  is 
changed  to  Berrien  street.  The  name  of  Pettis  street,  its  entire 
leng'th,  is  changed  to  Logan  street. 

Sec.  2523.  Exchange  Place — Edgewood  Avenue — Jennings. 
Street. — The  name  of  Line  street,  from  Peachtree  street  to  Ivy 
street,  was  first  changed  to  Exchange  Place,  and  afterwards  from 
Exchange  Place  to  Edgewood  avenue.  The  name  of  Jennings- 
alley  is  changed  from  Jennings  alley  to  Jennings  street. 


STiiKET>! — \  \>iK>  oi-  <  if  v>(;i:i> 


I'A'y 


Sec.  2524.  Hammock  Street — West  Harris  Street. —  Jhe  al- 
ky situated  between  I'ulton  and  Richardson  streets,  and  running- 
from  Frazier  to  Martin  streets,  shall  be  called  Hammock  street. 
The  name  of  that  portion  of  Foundry  street  between  Marietta 
street  and  Luckie  street  is  clianged  t<>  West  Harri-;  >^trect. 

Sec.  2525.  Earl  Street — Smith  Street. —  The  uanu-  «•!  that  ])or- 
tion  of  1-oundry  street  between  Marietta  street  and  Luckie 
street  is  changed  to  West  Harris  street.  The  name  of  that  por- 
tion of  West  Harris  street  as  heretofore  known,  between  Ma- 
rietta and  Luckie  streets,  is  changed  U>  Ivari  street,  (iate  City 
street  is  clianged  to  Smith  street. 

Sec.  2526.  Dercy  Street. —  The  >treet  running  from  Decatur 
>treet  to  (Jartrell  street,  running  parallel  with  and  between  litz- 
gerald  and  Antionette  streets,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  named 
and  designated  Deroy  street. 

Sec.  2527.  Linden  Street. —  .Mayer  >treet  is  changed  tn  Lin- 
den street. 

Sec.  2528.  Extension  of  Garnett  Street. —  The  street  connect- 
ing <  jarnett  street   with  J'ulliam  street  is  named  (iarnett  street. 

Sec.  2529.  Capitol  Square. —  That  portion  of  JCast  .Mitchell 
street  from  Washington  street  to  Capitol  avenue,  and  that  por- 
tion of  Capitol  avenue  between  Ilimter  and  Mitchell  street,  shall 
be  known  as  Cajjitol  scjuare. 

Sec.  2530.  Hill  Street. —  The  name  of  South  Bell  Sereet,  be- 
tween Bell  street  Bridge  and  Fast  Hunter  street,  is  changed  to 
Hill  street. 

Sec.  2531.  Georgia  Avenue. — .\nderson  street  is  changed  to 
Georgia  avenue. 

Sec.  2532.  \Voodward  Avenue. — The  name  of  Jours  Street  is 
changed  to  Wooflw  ard  avenue. 

Sec.  2533.  Sunset  Avenue. —  1  he  name  of  .\rthur  street  is 
hereby  changed  tti  Sunset  avenue. 


TM 


.STUKKTH — N»»ll>    OI--     <lt\M.i:ll 


Sec.  2534.  Lyon  Avenue. — Jackskoii  avcniK-  hetwecn  llilliard 
and  Jackson  streets,  and  Cokcr  avenue  between  Jackson  strct' 
and  IJouIevard,  is  clianiied  and  cDMsoIidated  to  Ih-  known  as  F^yon 
a\enuc. 

Sec.  2535.      Change  of  Names  of  Several  Streets. —  The  names 

of  the  li)ll<)win^^"  streets  are  chan};c(l  a>  foll<nv>:  ICUa  street 
from  Leonard  to  L'il\'  Luiiits.  to  Drake  street  ;  Henry  street  frou' 
Elliott  to  Davis,  to  Tyler  street;  Herbert  street,  from  Smipson 
to  Belhvood,  to  (Iriffin  street;  Wallace  street  from  l)ecati;r 
North  to  Richmond  and  Danville  Railroad,  to  Krojj  street:  Pearl 
street  from  IJndeii  to  North  avenue  to  Nuttinpf  street. 

Sec.  2536.  Heinphill  Avenue. —  I  hi-  new  ;f\  eiuie  to  the  reser- 
voir from  the  I'ity  is  j.,Mven  the  iiami-  Hemphill  a\emie  in 
honor  of  the  Mayir,  under  whose  a(hninistration  the  new  svstem 
of  waterworks  will  be  coiupleted.  The  name  of  Wallace  street, 
from  Marietta  street  to  its  terminus,  i^  chanj.jed  to  .State  strert. 
The  name  of  Korbe  street  is  changed  to  I'owell  street. 

Sec.  2537.  Porter  Place. —  I  iu-  name  of  Porter's  .\lley.  lead 
ing-  from  Peachtree  street  to  West  Peachtree  street,  is  chanjjed 
to  Porter  Place. 

Sec.  2538.  Gaskill  Street. — The  nanu-  of  Pisewald  street  i> 
changed   to   (Jaskill   street. 

Sec.  2539.  Auburn  Avenue. — The  name  of  Wheat  street  from 
Peachtree  to  Irwin  street  is  changed  to  Auburn  avenue. 

Sec.  2540.  Madison  Street. — The  name  of  Thompson  street  is 
changed  to  Madison  street. 

Sec.  2541.  Kingsley  Street — Keystone  Street. — The  street 
extending  Northwardly  from  East  I'air  to  East  Hunter  street, 
between  Erazier  and  Terry  streets,  and  immediately  east  of  the 
jail  property,  is  named  Kingsley  street.  The  street  extending 
Eastwardly  from  Kingsley  street  to  Terry  street,  between  East 
Hunter  and  East  Eair  street,  is  named  Kevstone  street. 

Sec.  2542.  Battle  Hill  Avenue. — The  name  of  the  street  called 
"New  Green's  Eerry  Road,"  which  runs  West  from  the  work  of 


>iiti:i:'i'.N  _  N  v>ii..««  ui-    «  II  VN<.i:i>  7;;7 

( iititi  l\rrv  and  Ma\si>n's  anil  Turner's  l-'erry  Roads  at  l'>aki.*r'> 
StiTi-  tM  the  City  limits,  is  chantjed  to  ISattlc  Hill  avenue. 

Sec.  2543.  Piedmont  Avenue — North  Avenue. —  liie  name  mi 
(.  uIImuu  street  is  chanj^ed  to  Piedmont  a\enue.  The  name  ot* 
ITnma  street  is  chanj^ed  to  North  .\venue. 

Sec.  2544.  Whitehall  Place. —  The-  street  runnin<;  from  I'.roth- 
:  ton  street  to  |-air  street  is  ^iven  the  name  of  Whitehall  I'laee. 

Sec.  2545.  Evans  Street. —  The  name  of  Blanche  street  is 
.iani,'ed  to   I-l\an>-   street. 

Sec.  2546.  Murphy  Avenue — English  Avenue — York  Avenue. 
—The  name  of  Mel'liersun  avenue  is  chan.i;ed  to  Murphy  avenue. 

The  name  of  Milledge  street  in  hifth  Ward  is  changed  to  lui- 
glisli  avenue.      Thf  name  of  Caldwell  avenue  is  chanj^ed  to  York 

.1  venue. 

Sec.  2547.  Cherokee  Avenue. —  The  name  of  Madison  avenue. 
HI  the    Third  \\  ard.  is  ehani,'ed  to  Cherokee  avenue. 

Sec.  2548.  Name  of  Railroad  Avenue  Changed. —  The  name  of 
Ivailroad  a\euue.  from  junction  oi  Whitehall  and  I'eters  street 
•.i.>  ( lordun  a\enue  is  chan;.jed  to  Whitehall  street. 

Sec.  2549.  Glenwood  Avenue. —  The  name  of  (ilynn  street  is 
haiii^'ed  to  (ilenvvocjil  avenue. 

Sec.  2550.  To  Change  the  Name  of  Jenkins  Street. — W  hereas 
Joseph  (jatins.  and  a  number  of  other  eiti/ens  li\in<.j  and  ownini^ 
propert}  on  Jenkins  street  petition  for  change  of  the  name  of 
that  street;  and  whereas  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  deem 
it  tittinjL,'  to  i^rant  such  re(|Uest  ;  the  name  of  Jenkins  street  froiu 
Piedmont  .\venue  to  Pratt  street  is  chan}.,'ed  to  .Xrmstronj.,^  street. 

Sec.  2551.  Central  Place. —  The  name  of  that  j)ortion  of  Putler 
street  lyini^  between  Capitol  avenue  and  Hunter  street,  is  hereby 
ohaui^ed  to  Central  Place. 

Sec.  2552.  Whitehall  Terrace. — The  name  of  Smith  street 
from  Whitehall  street  to  Clenn  street  is  hereby  changed  to  the 
name  of  Whitehall  Terrace. 

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Sec.  2553.  Lena  Street. —  I'lu-  street  recently  laid  .nit  ilirou^il* 
tlie  Elliott  property  at  a  point  on  Asliby  street  G50  feet  north  of 
Hunter  street,  and  extending  west  to  the  City  limits,  is  named 
Lena  street. 

Sec.  2554.  Continuation  of  Cherokee  Avenue. —  The  newly 
opened  street  coininoiily  called  Thomas  street,  e.\ten(Ung  north 
from  Georgia  avenue  on  the  west  side  <»f  L.  1'.  Grant  Park,  it 
being  a  continuation  of  Cherokee  avenue,  ami  reaching  to  l\ast 
Fair  street,  is  named  Cherokee  avenue. 

Sec.  2555.  Signs  to  be  Placed  Accordingly.  I'roper  sign>. 
having  on  them  the  name  of  Chercjkee  avenue,  shall  be  placed 
on  said  street  throughout,  and  the  houses  thereon  shall  be  cor- 
rectlv  numbered  imder  the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  Construction. 

Sec.  2556.  Continuation  of  Cherokee  Avenue — Oakland  Ave- 
nue.— The  street  heretofore  known  as  Thomas  street,  extending 
from  I'air  street  to  Sydney  street,  is  changed  to  Cherokee  av. 
nue ;  and  the  street  heretofore  known  as  (iullatt  street  extending 
from  the  Georgia  Railroad  to  Glenn  street,  is  changed  to  Oak- 
land avenue;  and  the  unnamed  alley  extending  from  Decatur 
street  to  the  Georgia  Railroad  between  I'.utler  street  and  Moore 
street  is  known  as  McCord  Place. 

Sec.  2557.  West  Peachtree  Place. —  The  nair.e  of  that  portion 
Powers  street  between  West  Peachtree  and  Williams  streets,  is 
changed  to  West  Peachtree  Place. 

Sec.  2558.  Columbus  Avenue. — The  name  of  the  street  in  the 
First  Ward  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  which  is  called  Mule  street, 
is  changed  to  Columbus  avenue,  in  honor  of  Christopher  C:>lum- 
bus,  the  celebrated  discoverer  of  America. 

Sec.  2559.  Central  Avenue. — The  name  of  Loyd  street  is 
changed  from  Loyd  to  Central  avenue,  and  the  street  beginning 
at  the  South  Side  of  Decatur  street,  and  running  south  to  Dodd 
avenue  along  east  side  of  passenger  depot,  heretofore  known  as 
Loyd  street,  shall  be  hereafter  known  and  recognized  as  Central 
avenue. 


MTRKKTS — >.%MKS   OK.   <   llVXiKU  7;{<| 

Sec.  2560.  Angier  Place. — 1  Lowell  street,  extending  from  An- 
gier  avenue  to  Kicc  .street,  is  changed  to  Angier  Place. 

Sec.  2561.  Armistead  Place. —  The  street  two  hundred  and 
forty  feet  west  of  Fourth  street,  running  from  West  Peachtree 
street  to  Spring  street,  is  named  Armistead  Place. 

Sec.  2562.  Cherokee  Place. — The  name  of  Glenn  street,  from 
Garden  street  to  Oierokee  avenue,  is  changed  to  Cherokee  Place. 

Sec.  2563.  Changing  Name  of  Portion  of  Ivy  Street. — The 
name  of  that  portion  of  Ivy  street  between  the  south  side  of 
iMjrrest  avenue,  and  a  point  two  hundred  feet  south  of  the  be- 
ginning p<jint.  as  shown  in  the  annexed  plat,  is  hereby  changed 
to  Peachtree  street. 

Sec.  2564.  West  Avenue. —  1  lie-  name  <jf  KluMles  street  is 
changed   lo   West  avenue- 

Sec.  2565.  Carnegie  Place. —  In  recognition  ot  the  generosity 
oi  .\ndrew  Lurnegie,  11.m|.,  of  I'ittsburg,  Pa.,  in  donating  $145,- 
000  to  the  building  and  e(|uipmcnt  of  a  public  library  in  our  city, 
and  as  an  expression  of  our  gratitude  to  this  distinguished  citi- 
zen and  noble  philanthropist,  the  name  of  the  street,  upon  which 
the  library  is,  for  the  most  part,  situated,  namely  Church  street, 
is  changed  to  Carnegie  Place. 

Sec.  2566.  Dickson  Place. — iJickson  i'lace.  being  a  street 
which  runs  north  from  Eleventh  street,  terminating  within  the 
block,  and  constructed  by  Mrs,  Dickson,  and  heretofore  tenderecf 
to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  accepted  as 
one  of  the  public  streets  of  the  City  under  the  name  of  Dickson 
Place. 

Sec.  2567.  Carroll  Street. — The  name  of  Factory  street  run- 
ning from  Georgia  Railroad  to  South  Boulevard  is  changed  to 
Carroll  street. 

Sec.  2568.  Changing  Name  of  Part  of  Magnolia  Street. — The 
name  of  Magnolia  street  between  Marietta  street  and  Luckie 
street  is  hereby  changed  to  West  Cain  street. 


■J^^)  si'ni:i:'i>      \\>ii:>  oi  ,  «  ii\n«.i:i> 

Sec.  2569.  Pie  Street. —  I  he  alk\  hit  uicii  .\<«rth  I  Ionics  ard 
and  Jackksoii  strctt.  will  hr  luicatU-r  known  and  calli-tl  I'p 
slrc'i-l,  instead  ol'   llralcr's  allf>. 

Sec.  2570.  Grace  Street. —  I  lu-  name  of  street  known  as 
(iiaee  street,  soiilli  of  I  lonslon  >treet.  he  ehanj^'ed  frt>ni  (iraee 
street  to  ( Iracc  I  Mai  e. 

Sec.  2571.      Stewart  Avenue. —  (he  name  of  (  )cmuli,'ee    street 
from    Whitehall   >lreet    to    Well.'^   street.   i>    herehy     chanj^'ed     t 
.Stewart   a\  enui-.  and  the  name  of   Kries  >treel   Ironi   \\  elU  street 
to  (ilenii  street   is  herehy   clian-ed   to  .Stewart   a\enne. 

Sec.  2572.  Tabernacle  Place. —  The  name  i^i  that  portion  of 
West  Harris  street,  which  extend.s  from  Luckie  to  .Marietta 
.street,  is  chaiii^t-d  from  West  Harris  street  to  Tahernacle  I'laee. 
and  said  street  will  he  hereafter  known  and  desii^natcd  h_\  that 
name. 

Sec.  2573.  Bedford  Place. —  That  i)oition  of  I'.nt  street  from 
h'orrest  a\enne  north  to  the  (,'ily  limits  is  ehan;.;ed  to  I'.edford 
IMace. 

Sec.  2574.  DeKalb  Avenue. —  That  portion  of  Hieatnr  street 
from  W'addell  street  to  the  City  limits  is  ehanj^ed  to  |)id\a!li 
avenue. 

Sec.  2575.  Ccnnally  Place. — The  short  street  extending;  from 
Crtimley  street  northwardly  alont;  the  rear  of  Ira  street  school 
lot  is  named   Corbally   Place. 

Sec.  2576,  Sinclair  Avenue. — The  nortliern  branch  of  Lake 
avenue  from  Lake  a\enue  to  Aui^usta  avenue  is  chanq-ed  to  .Sin- 
clair avenue. 

Sec.  2577.  Boulevard  Place. — The  name  of  l^ast  Linden  ave- 
nue from  l>oulevard  east  to  the  City  limits  is  chan.s^cd  to  I'oule- 
vard  Place,  and  five  dollars  is  appropriated  from  streets  f)rdinar} 
to  change  the  .street  signs  and  numbers. 

Sec.  2578.  Electric  Avenue.— The  name  f)f  street  now  called 
Love  street  is  changed  to  that  of  Electric  avenue..   , 


««i'iih:i:'i"s — \\MKs  oi".  (ii\\(.i:i> 


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Sec.  2579.  Eleventh  Street. —  llie  street  ti<.\v  callt<l  I'oaclitrt'c 
\  icw  cxltndiiij,^  from  rcaolitree  street  U>  \\  est  I'eachtree  street 
is  changed  to  Kleventli  street,  this  heintj^  its  numerical  order  in 
the  position  of  those  streets  rnmiint^  east  and  west  at  ri^lu  aiii^les 
with  Peaclitree  street. 

Sec.  2580.  Western  Avenue. —  P.iish  street  from  (lra\  Street 
west  to  the  ("ity  limit>  i>  elianj^ed  t<>  \\'c>^terii  a\eiiue. 

Sec.  2581.  How  to  Spell  Forrest  Avenue. —  It  is  the  >eiise  of 
this  Coimcil  that  the  street  known  a>  l"rre^t  avenue  was  name<l 
as  an  honor  to  the  gallant  (ieneral  .\.  I'..  I'orrest.  and  that  the 
name  of  tiu-  street  shoidd  he  spelled  with  two  "rV." 

Sec.  2582.  Summit  Avenue — East  Avenue. —  lilackman  street 
from  l-'orre>t  a\enue  to  Jackson  street,  is  cliatiged  to  Summit 
avenue.  Morris  street  from  |ack■^<)n  street  to  City  limits,  is 
changed  to  I""asl  avenue. 

Sec.  2583.  Trinity  Avenue. —  i'eters  street  from  |"or>yth  east 
to  junction  with  I'air  i>>  changed  to  Trinity  a\enue. 

Sec.  2584.  Painting — Printing,  Etc. — On  Sidewalks  and  Win- 
dows Prohibited — Penalty. —  It  --hall  he  unlawful  for  any  person 
to  write,  print,  paint  or  paste,  any  letter  or  letters,  or  other  ad- 
\ertising  device,  upon  tlu-  sidewalks  of  the  C  ity  of  .\tlanta,  or 
u[X)n  the  walls,  windows,  doors,  or  fence  of  another  without  the 
consent  of  the  owner.  Any  i)ersoTi  violating  this  section  shalL 
on  conv-iction  before  the  Recorder's  LOurt.  be  fined  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  cither  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  C  ourt. 

Sec.  2585.  Ponce  de  Leon  Avenue — Sidewalks. — The  brick 
sidewalks  on  I'oncc  de  Leon  Avenue  shall  be  laid  so  as  to  leave 
a  grass  plat  of  four  feet  between  the  brick  and  curbing. 

Sec.  2586.  Washington  Terrace. — The  name  of  the  street  now 
known  as  Love  street,  between  Washington  and  Pulliam  streets. 
is  changed  to  Washington  Terrace. 

Sec.  2587.  Gammon  Place. —  The  name  of  iJarron  avenue  ex- 
tending from  Jonesboro  Road  to  the  rrammon  Theological  Semi- 
nary, is  changed  to  Gammon  Place. 


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Sec.  2588.  Tift  Avenue. —  I'lu-  namo  oi  Jaino  slrcct  and  llen- 
janiin  street,  from  (lleiin  to  i'ierce  street,  is  chanj^ed  to  Tift 
avenue. 

Sec.  2589.  North  Lawn  Street. —  I  he  name  of  thai  part  of 
Ella  street,  e.xteiidini^  from  Lawn  street  to  Lee  street,  is  chanj^ed 
to  North  Lawn  street. 

Sec.  2590.      Gordon   Place. —  ihc   name  of      Wilson      Place,    a 
street  in  the  Seventh  Ward  running  from  (iordon  street  to  Oj^le 
thorpe  avenue,  is  chanq^ed  to  (i^irdon  Place. 

Sec.  2591.  Boulevard  Terrace. —  The  name  of  Morrison  ave- 
nue is  changed  to  lioulevard    Terrace. 

Sec.  2592.    Bradberry  Street. — Lradberry     .\lley.     extending 
from  Haynes  street  to  West  I'^air  street,  is  hereby  accepted  as  a 
.street  and  named  Bradberry  street. 

Sec.  2593.  Griffin  Street. — The  names  of  Granger  street,  from 
West  Hunter  to  l-'oundry  street,  and  Herbert  street,  from  Foun- 
dry to  Simpson  street,  are  changed  to  Griffin  street,  connecting 
with  Griffin  street,  which  extends  from  Simpson  street  to  City 
limits. 

Sec.  2594.  Flat  Shoals  Avenue. — The  street  beginning  at  W  y- 
lie  street,  and  running  thence  in  a  soutiierly  direction  to  the 
southeastern  limits  of  the  city,  is  named  Mat  Shoals  avenue. 

Sec.  2595.  Blue  Ridge  Avenue. — The  street  known  as  Lavo- 
nia  avenue,  extending  from  Highland  to  (ilenwood  avenue,  is 
-changed  to  Blue  Ridge  avenue. 

Sec.  2596.  Seminole  Street. — The  street  recently  graded,  from 
the  south  side  of  Ponce  de  Leon  avenue,  between  Highland  and 
Moreland  avenue,  and  running  south  to  Cleburne  avenue  is 
named  Seminole  street. 

Sec.  2597.  St.  Charles  Avenue. — The  street  beginning  at  the 
intersection  of  Moreland  and  St.  Charles  avenue,  an  extension 
of  St.  Giarles  avenue,  is  made  and  named  a  part  of  St.  Charles 
^venue^ 


STRKKTS — NAMKS   OF,   ('iIA.\(iKI)  J^lj 

Sec.  2598.  Glenwood  Avenue. — Glenvvood  Avenue,  liegins  at 
the  licvilevard  aiul  runs  tu  a  point  near  the  city  limits,  tliencc 
the  road  or  street  extends  eastvvardly  to  a  point  near  Marhut  and 
Minor's  store  (now  called  Magazine  road),  thence  continues 
castwardly,  called  W'ellham  avenue ;  all  of  said  streets  or  road 
should  have  the  same  name  within  the  city  limits  and  it  is  hereby 
ordained  that  all  of  said  streets  tjr  roads  shall  be  called  Glen- 
wof>d  a\  enue. 

Sec.  2599.  Cleburne  Avenue. —  The  name  of  the  avenue  sit- 
uated in  the  eastern  portion  of  the  city,  known  as  Augusta  ave- 
nue, is  changed  to  Cleburne  avenue. 

Sec.  2600.  Walker  Street,  from  Cleburne  A\e.  east  to  ICuclid 
^\eniie.  is  named  lliunies  street. 

Sec.  2601.  Scott  Street. — l-"rom  luiclid  a\cnue  east  to  W'hilc- 
ioord  avenue.  i>  named  .Mien  street. 

Sec.   2602.    Edgewood  Avenue. —  l-"rom  Candler  street  east  to 
^lell  avenue,  is  named  Iverson  street. 

Sec.  2603.  Baker  Street. —  IVom  Mell  avenue  east  to  limits  is 
named   Ro.'^>  street. 

Sec.  2604.  Oak  Street. —  l-'rom  DcKalb  avenue  north  to  Mc- 
LeiKJi'ii   a\enue,   i>   named    l'"crguson   street. 

Sec.  2605.  Stephens  Street. — l>om  Haas  street  northwest  to 
.\!etroi)olitan  a\enue.  i>  named  (jranbury  street. 

Sec.  2606.  Central  Avenue. —  From  LaFrance  street  south  and 
Avest  to  Maude  street,  is  named  Lowrey  street. 

Sec.  2607.  George  Street — I->om  M(jre!and  avenue  east  to 
I'lora  street,  is  named  Govan  street. 

Sec.  2608.  Peachtree  Avenue. —  I'rom  Boulevard  DcKalb 
north  to  Hardee  street,  is  named  Maney  street. 

Sec.  2609.  Baker  Street. — 1-rom  Flora  street  east  to  W'hite- 
foord  a\enue,  is  named   I-'inlev  street. 


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Sec.  2610.      Oliver  Street. —  Irmn   \\  liitii<M.rtl  a\<.rim'  west    in 

MuiMiiit  ;i\i'iiiii\  1^  iiauu'd  (  ii'^l  >lrcct. 

«^ 

Sec.  2611.      Metropolitan  Avenue. —  lr«iin    \\  IiiU'ftxird  aviiiur 

fast   t<)   .\1<  nitjL,'^' MiuTN  .   is   naimd    I.rwis   strcit. 

Sec.  2612.  Middle  Street.  Irom  \\  liitit<M.rd  avciuic  ca^i 
.M(inl,L;<»iiuTy.  is  naiiu-d  \  au.i;lin  >trret. 

Sec.  2613.  Center  Street. — l-rom  .Middle  sin-it  north  ii>  .\lci- 
r<>j)()litan    axciuu-.    i>   nanifd    .^tralil    >irfit. 

Sec.  2614.  Newton  Street. —  Iroin  Ltj^^fti  aNciuic  ca>i  lu 
limits,   is   named    .Mercer   street. 

Sec.  2615.      Capitol  Street. —  lr<im  .^(UiiJi  Delta  I'.ast  Waliuii  i-v 
named  C  ummiiiL^'^s  street. 

Sec.  2616.  Myrtle  Street. —  I'roni  (ieor.^ia  l\ailwa\  and  l-.lec- 
tric  Co.'s  tracks  sontli  is  named   I  )eas  street. 

Sec.  2617.  Pine  Street. —  I'rom  Kirkwoiuj  avenue  south  is 
named  1  h^ltzclaw  street. 

Stc.  2618.  Willow  Street.  -I'rom  Lei^j^^ett  avenue  south  i.s 
named  ("iibs()n  street. 

Sec.  2619.  Walnut  Street. — IVonr  Kirkwood  Avenue  >oulh  is 
named   Stovall   street. 

Sec.  2620.  Porter  Street, —  i'Vom  Lcj^gett  avenue  nurtli  to 
Wylie  street  is  named  Walthall  street. 

Sec.  2621.  Clay  Street. —  l-rom  Leggett  avenue  east  t(j  I'orler 
is  named  Manigault  street. 

Sec.  2622.  McDonald  Street. — From  (ieorgia  Railroad  to 
IMoreland  avenue  is  named  lirantley  street. 

Sec.  2623.  Arnold  Street. — From  Mayson  venue  east  to  Pearcc 
street  is  changed  to  Pearce  street,  as  it  is  a  continuation  of  the 
same   street. 


«<IKI-:KT*» — illVM.Ks    IN  74.') 

Sec.  2624.      Candler  Street— Several  Streets  Consolidated  Into. 
—Tin-  several   streets   located   n,   the  City  of   Atlanta,  and   now 
known  as  Candler  street,  extendin^^  ..r  supposed  to  extend  from 
DeKall,  avenue  n..rtluvard  to  McLendon  street.  Koyston  street, 
extendinji  or  supposed  to  extend  from   McLendon  street  north- 
ward  to    Kuclid   avenue,  and    Daley   avenue,   extending  ..r    >up- 
,>«>>ed    u>    extend    from    lluelid    avenue    northward    to    Pairview 
avenue.  ..r  street,  in    Druid   Hill>.  be  an<l  the  same  are  hereby 
c.nsolidated  and  ma<le  into  one  and  the  same  street,  which  >aid 
street    shall    from    and    after   the    passage   of    this   onlinance.    be 
km.wn  and  called  by  the  name  of  Candler  street:  That,  as  soon 
as  is  convenient,  the  said  several  streets,  herein  cmsolidaled  and 
,uade  into  <me.  known  as  Candler  street,  shall   be  exten.led  m 
such  a  way  as  to  be  one  ccmtinuous  --treet  fr.mi  DeKalb  avenue 
to  Fairview  avenue.  ..r  street,  except  it   i>  n..t  intended  by  this 
ordinance   to   make   said   streets   exactly   continuous   in   a   direct 
line  at  McLendon  street  and  Kucli<l  avenue,  but  the  jo«s  ..r  an- 
gles, as  now  exists,  are  n-.t  to  be  affected  by  thi^  ordinance. 

Sec.  2625.  Michigan  Avenue— Oakland  Avenue  in  Oakland 
City  changed  to.  11. c  name  ..i  (  )akhin<l  avenue  in  that  part  of 
the  Citv  of  Atlanta  formerly  known  as  (  )akland  City,  be  and  the 
same  is  hereby  changed  to  Michi^^an  avenue;  that  part  thereof 
east  of  Lee  street  to  bo  known  as  I'last  Michij-au  avenue  :  and 
that  part  thereof  west  ...  L.-,-  street  to  be  known  as  West  .Michi- 
gan avenue. 

Sec.  2626.  Hollins  Street— Shifted.— Hollin-^  street,  a  >ireet 
runum-  from  W  ells  street  cmi  the-  n..rth  t<.  the  S..uthern  Railroad 
in  the  rear,  be  shifted  an<l  changed  fn.m  its  present  location  to 
lu.sitiou  shown  ..n  attached  plat,  and  marked  "proposed  street." 
except  the  part  lyinij  between  Morris  street  and  Southern  Kail- 
way  rij^dit  of  way.  which  will  remain  as  now  located.  The 
shiftinj,-  or  change  herein  ordained.  i)laces  Hollins  street  12::5..) 
feet  east  of  its  present  location,  on  Wells  street,  and  50  feet  <m 
Morris  street,  and  between  said  Wells  and  Morris  streets,  said 
Hollins  street  has  an  irregular  chair  shape,  and  is  20  feet  m 
width  for  the  lenjjth  of  the  proposed  change. 

Sec.  2627.      Donnelly  Avenue.— The  street  on  the  south  side  of 


i4»> 


«»'ruKi:i>     \\>ii:s     oiM:\i><i«» — >oin  i:  iim.  «  iiii:r 


the  1^.  iK:  N.  kailinad  cxtciufinj;  from  the  Eix^r  I'-'int  Koa<l  to 
Cascade  avenue   be  irainetl   Donnelly  avenue. 

Sec.  2628.      Barnett  Street. — Kearsage  Avenue  changed  to. — 

The  .^treel  in  the  Ninth  Ward,  runnui}^  north  and  >oulh  from 
(ireenwuod  avenue  to  W  ilhams  Mill  Road,  between  I'once  dc 
Leon  Sprinj^^  and  lli^hlaml  a\eiuie.  and  sometimes  called,  in 
part,  JJarnett  street,  and  at  other  places  Kearsaf,je  avenue,  he 
hereafter  calleil  IJarnett  >treet  in  memory  of  Dr.  Harnett,  the 
former  beloved  pastor  of  the   h'irst   Presbyterian   Church. 

Sec.  2629.  West  Tenth  Street — Change  from  Emmett  Street. 
— The  name  of  Emmett  street,  a  >treet  runninj^;  fron>  West 
I'eachtree  street  to  the  W.  i\:  .\.  Railroad,  be  ehanj;ed  from 
Emmett  street   lo   West  Tenth  .street. 

Sec.  2630.      Cooledge  Place — Part  of  Boss  Avenue  Changed  to. 

— The  name  of  Mean^  ^lreet,  between  r.o>>  asiinie  and  .Mur- 
phy street,  is  changed  to  Cooledge  Place. 

Sec.  2631.  Certificate  as  to  Street  Openings — By  Whom 
Signed. —  l-or  every  opening  necessary  tt>  be  made  in  any  street 
paved  or  unpaved,  a  certificate  shall  issue,  and  be  signed  by  tlie 
Secretary  or  Superintendent  of  the  Waterworks,  which  shall 
show  that  the  person  doing  the  work  is  an  employee  of  the  wa- 
terworks department,  and  is  authorized  to  do  the  j)articular 
work,  upon  which  he  is  engaged.  Such  a  certificate  shall  be 
necessary  and  sufficient  for  the  protection  of  the  workmen  in 
the  case  of  each  opening  made. 

Sec.  2632.  Shall  Notify  Chief  of  Fire  Department— Of  What 
— When. — The  workman  in  charge  of  each  opening  shall  notify 
the  Chief  or  Acting  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  of  such  open- 
ing, which  is  not  to  be  closed  ])efore  night,  by  two  (2)  o'clock  1'. 
M.  daily,  and  shall  also  see  to  it  that  every  such  opening  is  prop- 
erly protected  by  lights  at  night  to  prevent  injury  to  persons  or 
property  of  persons  traveling  the  street. 

Sec.  2633.      May  Notify  Chief  of  Construction — His   Duty. — 


sTHKKTs 4»i*i-:m\<.«» — \oriK\    ^■lul:  «  iiii;k — i*kiimit>        -j-^-;- 

The  workman  in  charge  of  any  such  opening,  at  which  his  WDrk 
is  completed,  may  reheve  himself  and  the  Waterworks  Depart- 
ment from  responsibility  therefor  by  notifying  the  Chief  of  Con- 
struction in  writing  by  two  (2)  o'clock  V.  M.  of  the  existence, 
location,  and  character  of  such  opening,  and  that  it  is  ready  for 
re-filling,  and  it  shall  then  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Chief  of  Con- 
-itruction  to  refill  the  same,  antl  until  it  is  refilled  to  give  the 
Kire  Department  notice  of  its  existence  and  location,  and  also  to 
have  the  necessary  lights  placed  and  kej)t  in  position  at  such 
openings. 

Sec.  2634.  Cannot  Remove  Pavement  without  Permit  or  Cer- 
tificate.— Penalty. — .\ny  person  found  by  the  «)fficers  «)r  mem- 
ber.s  of  the  police  force  remtning  the  belgian  blocks,  rubble,  ma- 
-cadam,  or  sand  or  earth  from  the  streets  or  sidewalks  without  a 
permit  from  the  Chief  of  Construction,  or  a  certificate  from  the 
water  office,  as  provided  for  by  this  ordinance,  shall  be  arrested, 
and  upon  conviction  shall  be  punished  by  fine  of  not  more  than 
one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days. 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court,  and  any  person  vi(dat- 
ing  any  other  provision  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  .subject  to  the 
same  punishment  herein  stated. 

Sec.  2635.  Notify  Chief  of  Fire  Department  of  Any  Work  in 
Streets. —  It  shall  be  the  duty  '>i  all  persons  doing  any  kind  of 
\vork  on  the  streets  of  this  City,  such  as  paving,  laying  sewers, 
sidewalks,  and  curbing,  moving  buildings,  t)r  any  other  work, 
that  in  any  way  obstructs  the  free  passage  of  the  same,  to  n<itify 
the  Chief  of  the  I'ire  Department  oi  tlie  same  before  such  woik 
is  commenced  and  on  the  completion  of  the  same. 

Sec.  2636.  Penalty  for  Failure. — A  violation  of  preceding  sec- 
tion shall  be  punishe<l.  ui>on  conviction  before  the  Recorder's 
Court,  by  a  fine  of  not  over  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprison- 
ment for  tliirtN   days,  or  both. 

Sec.  2637.  Old  Belgian  Blocks— City  Takes^Pays  Property- 
owner  25c  per  squeu-e  yard — Used  to  Repair  Other  Streets. — Dn 
all  streets  where  Belgian  blocks  are  ordered  taken  up  and    the 


-_^^        sTiMMi'rs     iii.ii  iii:i.<.i\\   iii.tM  ivs — I  iii;iMi    i  um      itoi>i. 

street  ordered  repav  ed  with  otlier  and  ditTrrciit  pavement,  suclr 
I5elpiaii  blocks,  when  so  remo\ed.  shall  l»e  taken  pi>sscssii)n  of  by 
the  t  ity  and  used  for  the  puri)()se  of  rcpairin;^'^  the  streets  and 
public  places  of  the   (ity,  provided   that    in   all   such  cases    the 

(  ity  of  Atlanta  shall  pay  to  the  tluii  property-owjiers  the  sum 
of  2rK-  per  s(piare  yard,  on  account  of  each  yard  of  block  paid 
for  by  said  abuttini;  property-owners  or  other  person  or  corpora- 
t  ii  m. 

Sec.  2638.  Property  Owner  Not  to  Take  Old  Blocks  or  Stone 
Removed  in  Re-paving— Same  Used  on  other  Streets.— No  per- 
son or  street  car  company  shall  take  possession  of  any  blocks, 
lieljj^ian  or  stone,  when  removed  from  the  streets  ordered  re- 
paved,  but  such  blocks,  where  condemned,  shall  be  used  by  the 
City  for  the  benefit  of  the  jjublic  in  repairini,^  other  streets  or 
public  places,  and  in  all  cases  where  such  removed  pavement  is 
of  material  different  from  llel^Man  block,  then  the  Ceneral  Coun- 
cil shall  provide  a  resolution  hxinj^-  the  value  on  such  material 
and  order  same  })aid  over  to  the  then  abuttini;^  propertv  owners 
or  street  car  company  thereon. 

Sec.  2639.  Rope  and  Bridges  for  Excavations.— All  persons, 
firms  or  cori)orations  oi)enini;  streets.  >i(Iewalks  or  public  places 
for  any  jjurpose.  with  or  without  special  i)ermission  therefor. 
shall  ertxn  around  said  excavation  a  rope  fence,  secured  l)y  iron 
stakes  or  iron  j)ipe.  these  stakes  to  be  driven  at  the  corners  of 
the  excavation  and  alonq-  same,  where  such  excavation  is  lonj^er 
than  fifteen  feet  in  len.y^th.at  distances  not  excecdinj:^  six  feet 
ai)art.  When  the  stakes  are  made  of  iron,  same  shall  be  not  less 
than  one  inch  in  diameter,  and  when  made  of  j)ipe,  shall  be  not 
less  than  one  and  oire-fourth  inches  in  diameter.  The  corner 
stakes  shall  have  two  braces  and  all  of  the  stakes  shall  be  sup- 
plied with  rings  or  tees  around  which  the  rope  shall  be  passed, 
and  said  rope  shall  stand  not  less  than  two  nor  more  than  four 
feet  above  the  ground.  The  rope  shall  not  be  less  than  one  inch 
in  diameter  and  of  good  minally  hemp. 

Sec.  2640.  Bridge  Over  Sidewalk.^Where  excavations  are 
made  across  sidewalks,  a  bridge  shall  be  constructed  over  such 
excavation  for  the  use  of  pedestrians,  same  to  be  of  wood    or 


>riti:i:i'«»     oi'i;m>«.<«     iiitiix.i;  o\  i:u  w  iii;n-- i.k.hi  "^ — I'l.ioins  y^i) 

iron,  not  lcs>  than  three  feet  in  witltli.  with  j^nard  rails  on  cither 
side;  bnt.  when  this  bridg^e  is  ci»nstructecl,  tlie  ahi>\c  portion  or 
[xirtions  nf  the  excavation  sliall  l)e  ])rotected  as  al)ove  provided. 

Sec.  2641.  Red  Lights — Fastened. —  That  the  al)ii\e  i)rovi.s- 
it)ns  shall  not  excuse  the  parties  causini^'  or  niaintainint,'^  >ucii  ex- 
cavations from  placini;  and  niaintaininj.;  red  lij^-^hts  alonj^  same 
as  now  provided  by  law.  except  that  such  red  lij^hts  shall  be  se- 
curely fastened  to  the  stakes  erected  tindrr  thi-  nrdinancr  and 
not  set  alon}^  the  j^Tound. 

Sec.  2642.  Penalty. —  .\'o  Person,  tirin  or  corporation  erecting 
or  maintainin}.;.  eitiier  as  principal  or  ai^ent.  any  excavation 
without  complyinij  with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  both  as 
to  stakes.  roj)e  and  lanterns,  shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  be  punished  by  a  tine  not  exccedini^  'I'wo  Hundred  ($200) 
Dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  exccedin}.,^  thirty  days,  <»ne  or  both 
penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  tli,.  d'~   r.-ti.m  .,f  ilu-  Iv'i-.-,  .rder. 

Sec.  2643.  Streets  Not  to  be  Torn  Up  nor  Disturbed — Permits 
Required. —  .\o  per>o!i.  hrm  or  corporation  shall  enter  ujjon  any 
street  crosMUg  or  public  way  and  excavate  therein  or  interfere 
with  the  surface  therenf  without  a  permit  therefor  from  the  Chief 
of  ConstructitMi.  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  official  to  see 
that  indiscriminate  interference  and  tearini;  up  of  pa\ement>, 
streets  and  sidewalks  shall  cease  and  no  permit  >hall  be  i>sued 
therefor  except  in  cases  of  absolute  necessity. 

Sec.  2644.   City  Employees  must  Have  Permit  to  Tear  up  or 
Excavate  Streets. —  This  pr«)vision  sliall  appl>  i"  employees  of  the 
City  as  well  as  other  persons. 

Sec.  2645.  Penalty  for  Volaton. — .\ny  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion, their  agents  or  employees,  or  City  employees  violating  the 
terms  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction  in  Recorder  s 
Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100.00  or  imprisoned 
on  the  public  works  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both 
penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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sTitKKTS-    >o'rn  f;  iikkoici:  i-win*.      \ii    i  mphm\  i;%n;Ni  s 


Sec.  2646.  Notice,  Thirty  Days,  Before  Street  Paved— After- 
wards Not  Broken  without  Permit  of  Council. — It  is  hcrcb> 
made  the  (Inly  of  tlie  Cliiel  of  Coiistruclioii  t.*  j^'ive  thirty  (:iU> 
days'  notice  to  persons  owning  property  on  whuh  pavement  of 
streets,  sidewalks,  etc.,  have  been  ordered  by  the  Mayor  and 
(ieneral  Council,  recjuiring  such  owners  to  enter  into  the  street 
and  make  all  connections  recpiired  for  their  property  with  pipe<. 
conduits,  or  similar  service  furnished  either  by  the  City  or  public 
service  corporations,  before  the  time  at  which  >uch  pavement  i- 
beg-nn  and  thereafter  said  pavement  or  public  improvement  shall 
not  be  disturbed  for  the  purpose  of  laying  pipes,  conduits  or  con- 
necting therewith  except  by  permission  of  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council.  The  Lhief  of  C\)nstruction  is  likewise  recpiiretl  to 
give  similar  notice  to  persons  or  cor|)orations  operating  public 
utilities  so  that  such  persons  or  corjx^rations  may  make  such 
changes  of  their  pipes  or  conduits  as  are  allowed  by  the  ordinance 
of  the  City,  prior  to  the  begiiming  of  the  j)avement  or  other  im- 
provement, and.  after  such  pavements  or  improvement  is  begun, 
and  finished,  same  shall  not  be  disturbed  for  any  of  these  |)ur- 
poses  except  by  permission  of  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  2647.  Permits  Refused,  Appeal  to  Street  Committee. — 
Should  said  Chief  of  Construction  refuse  to  issue  a  permit  to 
any  applicant  therefor,  as  herein  recpiired  and  said  applicant 
shall  be  dissatisfied  with  the  decision  of  said  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion, he  shall  have  the  right  to  appeal  to  the  Committee  on 
Streets  of  the  General  Council  and  shall  be  given  a  hearing,  be- 
fore said  Committee,  and  the  finding  of  the  Committee  on  said 
hearing  shall  be  final.  If  they  decide  in  favor  of  the  applicant, 
then  a  permit  shall  be  issued  as  requested.  If  they  find  against 
applicant,  no  permit  shall  be  issued. 

Sec.  2648.  Stairs  or  Any  Private  Obstructions  on  Streets, 
Prohibited. — Xo  person,  firm  or  corporatioit  shall  liereafter  be 
permitted  to  build  stands,  or  windows  or  stairways  or  obstruc- 
tions for  private  or  business  purposes,  on  the  streets  and  side- 
walks of  this  'City,  where  such  obstructions  are  permanent  in 
character. 

Sec  2649.    Council  May  Grant  Permit  for — How. — All  appli- 


«TKEKTS_M.    Htl  i:    l\\KMKM_Hl   1»    OK   TIIK    ll»»AI)  y.,! 

cations  for  permits  to  build  such  obstructions  on  sidewalks  or 
streets,  for  private  or  business  purposes,  shall  be  held  out  of  or- 
der when  introduced  in  any  meeting  of  the  General  Council  and 
shall  so  be  declared  by  the  chair  and  -hall  not  \n-  entertained 
nor  referred  to  any  Committee  for  consideration. 

S€C.  2650.  Penalty.— .\ny  person,  hrm  or  corporation  budd- 
ing any  stand,  window  or  obstruction  of  any  kind,  or  making  a 
staicway  of  the  kind  herein  prohibited,  on  any  street  ur  sidewalk 
of  this  City,  shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  pun- 
ished by  a  fine  not  e.xcecding  .)ne  hundred  dollars  or  imprisoned 
not  exceeding  thirty  davi  upon  the  public  works,  either  or  both 
penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2651.  Free  Pavement  Unlawful.— N"  street  <'r  public 
places  shall  hereafter  be  paved  with  chert  an<l  broken  stone,  o. 
similar  pavements,  free  of  cost  to  the  abutting  i>r.»perty-owne'-< 
and  all  resolutions  or  ordinances  introduced  providing  for  such 
free  pavements  s],aU  be  declared  out  of  order. 

Sec.  2652.  Petitions  for  Broken  Stone  and  Chert  or  Similar 
Pavement.— .\ny  pcr^.ns  desiring  streets  paved  with  broken 
stone  ..r  chert,  or  similar  i>avements.  shall  petition  therefor  in 
the  manner  now  re(iuired  for  pavements  of  streets  upon  the  as- 
sessment plan,  and  all  such  petitions  shall  be  prepared  with  the 
formality  required  fo  rassessment  pavements  and  it  shall  have 
the  signature  of  the  owners  of  at  least  one-half  of  the  real  estate 
abutting  on  such  streets,  and  shall  otherwise  conform  to  existing 
ordinances  providing  for  such  assessment  pavement. 

RCLM^  OF   IHE  ROAD. 
S«:.  2653.      Direction— Stopping— Passing.— It  shall  hereafter 
be  unlawful  for  any  person  by  himself  or  driver  or  agent  to  vif> 
late  any  one  or  more  of  the  following  rules  of  the  road  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta. 

Rule  1. — Keep  to  the  righf  of  the  street. 

Rule  2.— Keep  to  the  right  when  permitting  another  vehicle 
to  overtake  you,  which  vehicle  shall  pass  to  the  left  of  the  vehi- 
cle or  street  car  overtaken.  ;  , 


--.,  siiii:i:'is — Id  i.i>  or   riii.  i«o\i) 

Rule  3.— Ill  order  that  all  vehicles  on  each  •^idc  of  the  street 
shall  he  headed  in  tlie  same  direction,  o\vner>.  (hivcrs  or  a^jcnts 
of  vehicles  are  re(|nired  lo  turn,  if  necessary,  when  stoppinjr  at 
the  sidewalk  so  thai  the  >itle\valk  will  he  to  the  v\'^\n  .»f  such 
driver  when  said  stop  is  made. 

Rule  4. —  \o  vehicle  shall  sloj)  or  he  left  in  front  of  the  entrance 
to  office  huildinj^s,  theaters,  hotels.  (le])artment  stores  or  other 
entrances  to  places  of  cun<;estion  for  an\  time  loni^'cr  than  is 
sufficient  to  deliver  occupants  or  -oods  intended  for  such  huild- 
inj^-  and  the  driver  in  charge  of  such  \ehicle  shall  move  up 
jiromptlv   to   permit   others  to  arrixe   for   like   purposes. 

Rule  5.  — When  a  car  >toi)>  to  take  on  or  let  olV  pa>sen!^a-r>. 
all  vehicles  .i^oino  in  the  same  direction  >hall  check  speeil  and 
keep  checkini;-  so  they  can  come  to  a  standstill  if  same  he  nec- 
essar\  to  kee])  from  runninj^  over  any  jjcrson  alit^htini;  trom  sai<l 
car. 

Rule  6. — Slow  moving-  or  >iandini;  velncles  must  not  only  keep 
to  the  riL;ht  hm  near  the  curb,  ^o  as  to  permit  other  vehicles  to 
overtake  and  pass  them.  This  rule  shall  not  apply  to  slow-j^o- 
in«>-  vehicles,  or  resident  streets,  when  o\  erhani;in|L,'-  shade  iree.s 
prevent  the  passage  of  such  vehicles  near  the  curb. 

Rule  7. —  In  overlakinj;-  a  street  car.  pass  it  on  the  right.  If 
there  is  not  sufficient  sjjace  to  i)a>>  the  car  on  the  right,  lollow 
the  car  until  there  is  space  vn  the  right. 

Rule  8. — No  street  car  shall  stand  so  as  to  obstruct  pa.ssage  of 
vehicles  in  legal  way  longer  than  necessary  to  take  on  and  let 
oil  passengers. 

Sec.  2654.  Vehicle  Defined. — The  word  "vehicle"  as  herein 
used  shall  be  construed  to  include  bicycles  and  motor  cycles, 
and  all  provisions  of  said  .ordinance  shall  apply  thereto. 

Sec.  2655.    Penalty. — Any  person  violating  this  ordinance    or 
causing  the  same  to  be  done,  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Record- 
ers Court,  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  Fifty  ($50.00)  Dol- 
■  lairs,  of  iihprisoned  on  the  public  works  not    exceeding    fifteen 
'"dayk,  either  penalty  to  be  inflicted  at  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder. 


STRKKTS M'HI  NKI.INti  — l:^«   K«»  V«   IOIi;Nr«»       lU  ll.l)IN<i  7,',;^ 

MlSLi:LLAXEOrS  l'K(J\  ISIUXS. 

Sec.  2656.  As  to  Sprinkling  Streets  Paved  With  Asphalt.— 
Xo  unc,  whether  abuttinj,^  property-owners  or  others,  shall  be 
allowed  to  sprinkle  water  upon  any  street  in  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
paved  w  ith  asphalt,  except  as  authorized  by  the  lioard  (»f  Health, 
provided  thi>  prohil)ition  shall  nut  apply  to  that  portion  of  West 
Mitchell  street  between  the  Atlanta  Terminal  Station  and  \\hite- 
hall   street 

Sec.  2657.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  'Hie  convicted  of  vio- 
lating the  above  section  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  ten  and  not 
less  than  <jnc  dollar  for  each  offense,  upon  conviction  in  the  Re- 
corder's Court. 

Sec.  2658.  Encroachments  Upon  Sidewalks  Prohibited — Use 
of  Sidewalks  in  Building — Permission  Necessary. —  It  shall  be 
unlawful  lor  any  one  to  creel  an\  peruKineni  ulj>iruction  in.  upon 
or  below  the  streets  or  sidewalks  of  said  City.  Xo  windows, 
steps  or  other  such  obstruction  shall  be  put  in  any  building  so  as 
to  extend  in  or  upon  any  sidewalk  or  street  in  said  City  or  over- 
hang the  same.  Xo  step  shall  be  constructed  from  a  cellar  up 
to  the  sidewalk,  where  the  same  extends  out  upon  the  sidewalk. 
Any  party  in  building  or  repairing,  or  a<lding  to  a  building  in 
said  City,  desiring  to  build  a  bay-window  over  the  sidewalk,  or 
to  erect  steps  from  a  cellar  up  to  and  upon  the  sidewalk,  to  be 
protected  by  iron  bar>  or  railing;  or  to  excavate  and  use  space 
under  sidewalk,  shall  obtain  permission  from  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council.  The  petition  asking  for  such  i)rivilege  shall 
set  out  fully  the  plan  of  the  building,  the  use  intended  therefor, 
and  the  reason  for  said  obstruction  desired. 

Sec.  2659.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  violating  pre- 
ceding section  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the  Record- 
er's Court  of  said  City,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  five  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  five  hundred  dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not 
exceeding  thirty  (30)  days.  Said  party  shall  also  remove  said 
obstruction  instanter,  and  failing  to  do  so.  shall  be  liable  to  be 
punished  as  aforesaid  for  each  day  said  obstruction  is  allowed  to 


--I   si'i«i:i:is_\  i:iin  i.i>  ni\mh\«.      i m  \<ix^      i  <•.   \ii..> 

stHiul.  'Ihis  ordinance  >hall  not  in  any  wi>c  interfere  with  the 
riglil  of  the  City  to  tear  llie  same  down,  as  now  e\i>ts.  (The 
above  two  >ections  also  a|)i)ear  in  Chapter  on  I'.niKIini;  Inspec- 
tor.^l 

Sec.  2660.  Vehicles  Not  in  Use  Must  Be  Kept  off  Streets.— 
Penalty. — it  shall  be  unlawfnl  for  any  person  to  leave  on  the 
streets  any  vehicle  not  then  in  actual  use.  without  written  con- 
sent of  both  the  Chiefs  of  I'irc  and  Police  Departments.  Any 
person  convicted  of  vi<jlatin,t;  this  section  shall  jK'iy  a  fine  of  not 
less  than  one  dollar,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  m  the- 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2661.  Bootblacks — Chief  of  Police  to  Station  Them— 
Penalty  for  Disobedience. — Every  person,  who  desires  to  enL;aj;o 
in  the  business  of  blackin^^  .oiling-,  or  shining;  bigots  and  shoes  on 
the  streets  of  Atlanta,  shall  register  his  name  with  the  Chief  of 
Police  in  a  book  to  be  kei)t  by  him  for  said  purpo>e.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  assif^n  each  pers<jn  certain 
space  on  the  streets,  within  which  they  shall  work,  cxercisinc: 
discretion  when  he  shall  chan,u:e  their  places  in  order  to  g^ivc  a 
fair  and  e(|ual  opportunity  to  each.  .\ny  person  failing  to  regis- 
ter with  the  Chief,  or  failing  to  obey  the  orders  (jf  the  Chief, 
given  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  hned  not 
less  than  one  nor  more  than  ten  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not  less 
than  one  nor  more  than  ten  days. 

Sec.  2662.  Registration  Tax  for  Bootblacks. — Any  person 
maintaining  a  place  on  any  street  or  public  alley,  or  on  ground 
immediately  contiguous  to  a  street  or  public  alley,  for  blacking 
or  polishing  footwear,  shall  pay  a  registration  tax  of  five  ($5.00) 
dollars  per  annum  on  each  chair  or  seat  used  for  such  purposes. 

Sec.  2663.  Location  Still  Under  Supervision  of  Chief  of  Police 
— Not  Applicable  to  Whom. — The  location  of  boot  or  shoe  black- 
ing stands  on  the  streets  or  public  alleys,  or  near  them,  shall  still 
be  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  Police;  provided  nothing 
in  this  or  preceding  sections  shall  be  construed  as  applicable  to 
dealers  in  boots  and  shoes,  who  maintain  facilities  for  polishing 
shoes  for  their  customers  without  charge. 


IHIMKKI* K  \  l>  -       III   II.IHN*'     >IVII.in\l        t.UMUM.    I.O|v         y  -  -^ 

Sec.  2664.  Roller  Skates  on  Sidewalks— Prohibited.— Xo  per- 
son >hall  ui^e  roller  ^katt•^  fur  the  purpusc  of  skatin^:,-  upon  any  uf 
the  streets  or  sidewalks  of  said  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2665.  Penalty  for  Violation. — Any  person  viuiaiiui;  pre- 
ceding' ^ectu.n  -shall  be  hned  not  more  than  twenty-five  dollars. 
or  imprisoned  not  more  than  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the 
<liscretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2666.  Section  of  Markham  Street  to  Be  Vacated  as  a 
Street. —  That  iu»rti<>n  nf  Markliam  street,  conveyed  to  the  South- 
ern Railway  Company,  in  e.xchan^e.  shall  l)c  vacated  as  a  street. 

Sec.  2667.  Building  Material  not  to  Occupy  Both  Sides  of 
Any  Street.— 1 1  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per.son  or  persons,  tirm 
or  firms,  corporation  or  corporations,  to  make  excavations,  or 
place  building'  material  on  both  sides  of  the  same  street  on  any 
block  in  the  City  at  the  same  time,  unless  authority  of  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  be  obtained.  .Any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion, violating;  the  terms  of  this  section  shall,  on  convicticMi.  be 
punished  by  fine  not  e.xceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprison- 
ment not  exceedini;  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Rec<.r<l- 
cr's  Court. 

Sec.  2668.  Private  Property  Not  to  be  Graded  where  Claim 
for  Damages  on  Account  of  Street  Grading.— No  work  siiull  be 
done  by  the  City  on  private  pn^perty  abutting  on  street  which 
has  been  graded  by  the  City,  unless  the  same  is  done  in  settle^ 
ment  of  all  claims  for  damages  on  account  of  said  grading,  ex- 
cept that  the  Chief  of  Construction  may  cut  or  arrange  steps  at 
the  owner's  recpiest  for  ingress  or  egress  into  or  from  said  prop- 
erty. 

Sec.  2669.  Any  Work  Done  Must  be  in  Settlement  of  Claims. 
— When  w(>rk  is  done  in  .setlleuKui  of  any  claim  tor  damages,  it 
must  be  done  on  the  written  request  of  the  owner,  which  shall 
show  what  is  to  be  done,  and  that  it  will  be  accepted,  when  done, 
in  settlement  of  any  claim  for  damages  on  account  of  grading  of 
the  street,  upon  which  the  property  abut';. 


rj-r       si'Hi;i:'i"s  -(  i.\i>i'» «  o>ii'inoi,i,i:it — si;  ri  i.i;>ii:\  r«»     v\\i. 

Sec.  2670.      Release  from  Claims  to  be  Filed  with  Comptroller. 

On  the  completion  of  the  work,  a  release  shall  he  drawn  1)>   the 

City  Attorney,  si^^ned  hy  the  property-owner,  lor  whom  the 
work  was  done,  which  recpiest  for  the  work  and  relea>e  >hall  he 
filed  in  Com]nroller's  office. 

Sec.  2671.  Comptroller  to  Keep  a  Book  Showing  the  Work 
Done. — The  LomptroUer  shall  keep  a  houk.  in  which  ^hall  he  en- 
tered, in  alphabetical  e)rder.  tlie  names  of  all  ))arties.  for  whom 
work  is  done,  and  the  anionnt  of  work  done,  tlie  place  where  it 
is  done,  and  the  anionnt  of  money  paid. 

Sec.  2672.  The  Settlement  to  be  Entered  by  the  Comptroller 
in  a  Book. — The  Comi)troller  shall  also  enter  in  >nch  book  in 
like  manner  the  names,  date,  and  the  anionnt  paid  by  the  City  in 
all  settlements  made  by  the  City  on  acconnt  of  daniaij:cs  ft.r  t^rail- 
ing  streets  and  injnries  to  person  or  in-operty. 

Sec.  2673.  Grade  or  Part  of  Marietta  Street  Fixed. —  The  pres- 
ent g-rade  ol  thai  ])ortion  of  Marietta  .Street,  npon  which  the  i)rop- 
erty  of  Dr.  Abner  W  .  Calhonn,  between  Forsyth  and  Spring- 
streets,  abnts,  is  hereby  fixed  as  the  permanent  grade  of  that 
portion  of  said  street. 

Sec.  2674.  Fifteenth  Street  Grade  Fixed.— The  grade  of  Fif- 
teenth street  from  Peachtree  street  to  West  Peachtree  street,  is 
fixed,  as  shown  by  the  red  line  on  profile  hereto  attached. 

Sec.  2675.  Grade  of  Part  of  West  Mitchell  Street  Fixed.— 
The  permanent  grade  of  West  Mitchell  street  from  Forsyth  street 
to  Madison  street  is  established,  as  shown  by  blue  line  on  profile 
hereto  attached. 

Sec.  2676.  New  Sand  to  be  Used  in  Replacing  Paving  Mate- 
rials— Penalty  for  Violation. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief 
of  Construction,  whenever  any  Belgian  blocks  or  other  paving 
material  laid  in  sand  is  taken  up,  to  permit  the  laying  of  water 
pipes,  sewer  pipes,  gas  pipes,  conduits,  or  other  underground 
structures,  or  for  the  purpose  of  building,  repairing  or  rebuilding 
street  railway  tracks,  or  for  any  other  purpose,  to  use  or  to  re- 


»*'iiti:K'i> — ni'i;M\<. — ui;r  v\  i;>ii:\i — mu.t  i.  \ii«>\s  y-y 

(juii'c  lilt"  use  of  new  saiul.  Any  person  i>v  corporation  violating 
the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding;  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  ($100.00)  dollars  or  be  imprisoned  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recor- 
der's Court. 

Sec.  2677.  Citizens  Opening  Pavement  Must  Pay  Wages  of 
City  Inspector. — Anv  per.>»on  or  corporation,  who  shall  take  u])  or 
oi>en  the  pavement,  or  any  portion  thereof,  of  any  street,  shall 
pa\  the  Inspector  appointed  by  the  City  to  inspect  the  repaving 
of  the  same  the  sum  of  three  dollars  per  day  for  the  time  occu- 
l)ied  in  repaying  said  portion  of  the  street  pavement  so  removed 
or  opened.  The  provisions  of  this  ordinance  not  to  apply  to 
work  di'iie  by  the  City  employees,  for  which  other  parties  pay. 

Sec.  2677(a).  Waverly  Place  Changed.  -Waverly  I  Mace  as 
now  located  be.  and  the  >aine  is,  changed  and  altered  >o  that 
the  said  Waverly  IMace  will  begin  at  a  point  on  the  Mast  side 
of  Central  .\venue  174.8  feet  North  iunw  the  Northeast  ci)rner 
of  said  Central  Avenue  and  Hunter  street,  and  running  thence 
North  along  rhe  luist  side  of  Central  .\\  enue  tiO  feel  ;  llience 
Ivast.  in  a  straight  line.  421.7  feet  U)  a  point  on  the  West  line  of 
Washington  street  2.iO.\)  feet  North  of  the  Northwest  corner  of 
Washington  and  Hunter  streets;  thence  South  «i()  feet  along  the 
West  >ide  of  Washington  street;  thence  West  parallel  with  the 
North  line  aforesaid  421.7  feet,  to  the  beginning  point,  making 
said  street  HO  feet  wide  throughout  its  length  from  Central  ave- 
nue to  Washington  street. 


--C  siiiKKT  oii'uox  i:mi;m   t  «u.i.i:<  roit     s\i.\im      im»mi     in  tiks 


CHAPTER  LXXXVI. 
STREET  IMl'Kcni-MEXT  COLLECTOR. 

Sec.  2678.  Collector  of  Street  Improvement  Assessments — 
How  Appointed — Removable  by  Whom. —  Ihe  officer  known  as 
Street  Improvement  Collector  shall  be  appointed  or  elected  by 
the  Finance  Committee  of  the  General  Conncil.  and  shall  be  re- 
movable by  said  Committee  at  its  pleasure. 

Sec.  2679.      Salary — Bond     Required— Amount. —  The     Street 

Improvement  Colleclur  shall  have  an  annual  salary  of  $1,200, 
pavable  in  monthly  installments,  and  shall  ^ivc  bond  for  the 
faithful  ])erformance  of  his  duties,  and  for  the  faithful  account- 
ino-  for  and  paying-  over  all  moneys  collected  by  him,  in  the  sum 
of  $5,000,  with  surety  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  2680..  Duties — Prescribed  by  Whom.— The  duties  of 
Street  lm])rovement  Collector  shall  be  such  as  are  prescribed  by 
existing-  ordinances,  and  such  as  shall  hereafter  be  made  appli- 
cable to  that  office  either  by  the  Cencral  Council  or  I^nance 
Committee. 

Sec.  2681.  Chief  of  Construction  Makes  out  Paving  Bills — 
Street  Improvement  Collector  Collects  Them. — The  Chief  of 
Construction  shall  make  out  all  bills  for  curbing,  sidewalks, 
street  paving,  sewer  assessments,  etc.,  which  shall  be  numbered 
consecutively,  and  entered  by  him  in  books  prepared  for  that 
purpose,  which  he  shall  turn  over  to  the  Comptroller  and  the 
bills  to  the  Street  Improvement  Collector  for  collection,  and  he 
shall  be  receipted  for  by  the  Street  Improvement  Collector  to 
the  Comptroller. 

Sec.  2682.  To  be  Collected  by  Tax  Collector— Daily  Settle- 
ments and  Reports. — The  Street  Improvement  Collector  shall 
receive  credit  for  collections  on  above  accounts,  and  the  Tax 
Collector  be  charged  with  the  same  upon  presentation  of    daily 


STHKKT    l>ll'm)\  K>IK\T    <  OM.IU    I'Olt — IH  WSKKItS — XO'I'U  i;s 


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receipts  from  the  Tax  Collector.  Tlie  Street  Improvement  Col- 
lector shall  make  execution  dockets  aj^ainst  delinquents  under 
this  head,  as  set  forth  in  cases  of  (lelin(|uents  for  general  tax, 
and  the  Comptroller  shall  credit  the  Street  Improvement  Col- 
lector, and  debit  the  Marshal  for  such  ti  fas. 

Sec.  2683.  Transfers  of  Paving  Bills — Executions  for  Street 
Curbing  Etc. —  in  oriler  to  carry  into  effect  the  Act  of  the  (ien- 
eral  A?>embly  oi  ( ieorgia,  apprt)ved  August  22nd,  1891,  provid- 
ing for  the  transfer  of  bills  and  executions  for  granite  curbing 
and  street  i)aving,  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  City  Tax 
Collector  to  transfer  claims  against  the  City  of  Atlanta  against 
abutting  property-owners  and  the  street  railroad  companies  for 
granite  curbing  furnished  and  set,  and  street  paving  done  on  the 
streets,  on  whicn  such  curbing  and  i)aving  is  done,  in  tlie  fL>rm 
of  bills  or  executions  at  the  o])tion  of  the  contractors  or  other 
l)ersons  asking  for  such  transfers,  in  either  case  to  be  made  with- 
out recourse  c»n  the  City  of  .\tlanta. 

Sec.  2684.  Abutting  Owner  to  Have  Ten  Days'  Notice — Ap- 
plies to  Venable  Contract — Cash  Installment — How  Much. — So 

^oon  a>  the  granite  curbing  on  any  >treet  has  been  furnished  and 
set  u])  under  the  order  (jf  the  Mayor  and  (General  Council,  it 
shall  bf  the  duly  nf  the  Chief  of  (.'onslruction  to  make  out  bills 
against  all  parties  liable  to  pay  for  such  curbing,  and  place  them 
in  the  hands  of  the  City  Tax  Collector  for  presentation  and  col- 
lection, and  upon  presentation  of  a  bill  thus  made  out,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  any  proi)ert\  -owner  desiring  to  have  the  i^rivilege 
of  paying  f(^r  such  curbing  in  installments,  shall  give  the  con- 
tractor written  notice  of  this  desire,  and  the  written  notice  shall 
state  the  time  required  by  such  abutting  owner,  and  to  pay  the 
one-fourth  (l-4j  cash  installment  on  said  curbing  within  thirty 
(30)  days  from  the  presentation  of  the  bill  as  aforesaid;  and  on 
the  failure  of  any  property-owner  to  give  the  notice,  and  make 
the  cash  installment  payment,  as  aforesaid,  then,  upon  the  com- 
I)letion  of  the  laying  of  the  sidewalk  in  front  of  the  propert}', 
where  said  curbing  has  been  furnished,  execution  shall  issue  for 
the  whole  amount  due  for  such  curbing  and  sidewalk,  and  be 
collected  without  reference  to  the  installment  feature  of  the  con- 


-,,,     siui;i;i    nii'uox  i:mi:m    <  (m,i,i:<  i  ni{_iti:<  oni»>     <  oi.i.ii  rn)\s 

traol  alorcsaid,  such  failure  l<)  i;ive  writlcu  n.aicc  upcratiii^^  us  a 
waivt-r  of  the  rij^nit  of  such  prupcrly  mvncT  to  pay  for  such  curh- 
iu^-  in  iiistalhncnts. 

Sec.  2685.  Shall  Keep  Complete  Record— Its  Contents.— The 
Street  Improvement  Collector  sliall  keep  a  complete  record  of 
all  hills  for  permanent  improvements  delivered  to  him  for  collec- 
tion, which  shall  show  the  names  of  the  parties  lialde.  etc.. 
amount  of  each  hill,  for  what  work  the  hill  is  tine,  the  location 
of  the  prc^pcrty,  and  the  disposition  made  of  the  bill,  whether  by 
collection,  transfer  and  to  whom,  or  the  issue  of  the  execution; 
and  when  such  bill  or  executions  are  paid,  this  fact  must  be 
noted  on  said  record  in  the  office  of  the  Street  Improvement 
Collector,  which  shall  be  open  at  all  times  to  the  insi)ection  of 
the  public.  And  the  daily  reports  of  the  Street  Improvement 
Collector  to  the  City  Comptroller  shall  contain  a  full  minute  of 
bills  for  permanent  improvements  received  by  the  Collector,  the 
amounts  collected  thereon,  the  bills  transferred  by  him  and  to 
whom,  the  bills  handed  to  the  City  Clerk  for  the  issue  of  execu- 
tions, and  the  nund^er  of  bills  and  executions  reported  to  him 
as  having-  been  collected  and  by  whom  and  the  amount>  thereof. 

Sec.  2686.  Books  in  Comptroller's  Office  Show  Like  Record 
— Check. —  The  lH)oks  in  the  office  of  the  City  C'omptroller  shall 
show  a  like  record  of  all  bills  and  executions  for  permanent  im- 
provements, so  as  to  furnish  a  complete  check  upon  the  records 
of  the  Chief  of  Construction,  Collector,  City  Clerk  and  Marshal, 
with  reference  to  all  such  bills  and  executions. 

Sec.  2687.  Transferrees— How  They  Collect  Bills  Trans- 
ferred to  them. — Whenever  the  contractors,  or  other  transferees, 
after  taking-  the  transfer  oi  any  bill  for  paving-  and  curbing,  or 
paving-  or  curbing,  shall  find  it  to  be  necessary  to  have  execution 
issued  for  the  whole  or  any  part  of  the  amount  of  such  bill,  they 
may  return  such  bill  to  the  Street  Improvement  Collector,  and 
have  such  return  entered  upon  the  record  of  bills  kept  by  that  of- 
licer.  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  deliver  said  bill  to  the  Clerk  of 
Council,  who  shall  issue  execution  in  favor  of  the  City  against 
the  party  owning  such  bill  for  the  amount  due  thereon,  wdiich 
execution  shall  be  transferred  by  the  Tax  Collector,  and  levied 


•»TKKKT    IMIMtO\  1:MK\  1     <  <U.I,K<    I  t»U  — i  N  I  KUKS  I — Ui;«.l  l.Vri«»>>    ^jj] 

aiul  collected  by  the  Marshall  fur  the  use  of  such  contractors  or 
other  transferees  as  if  issued  and  transferred  in  the  tirst  instance. 

Sec.  2688.     Interest  on  Bills  for  Street  Improvements — Rate 

— How  Collected. — All  bills  for  i)ul)lic  iniprovenunts  in  the  City 
of  Atlanta  against  abuttinj^  property-owners  and  street  railroad 
companies,  whether  for  street  pavini;.  curbinj:]^.  sidewalks  or 
sewer  assessments,  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  seven  per 
cent,  per  annum  from  the  date,  when  execution  is.  or  by  law 
oui;ht  to  be.  issued  for  any  such  assessment,  such  interest  to  be 
collected  with  the  principal  of  each  execution  from  the  defendant 
in  ti  fa.  or  from  the  property  .subject  to  the  lien  t>f  such  assess- 
ment. 

Sec.  2689.  Postponement  of  Collections  not  Allowed  by  Of- 
ficers— Permission  in  Certain  Cases — By  Whom — Limitation  of 
Permission. —  Neither  the  Tax  t'ollector.  Street  Improvement 
Collector,  nor  the  Marshal,  shall  have  auth<jrity  to  postpone  the 
collection  of  any  bill  or  execution  for  public  improvements  due 
the  City  of  .Atlanta  for  more  than  thirty  days  after  it  is  placed 
in  the  hands  of  such  officer  for  collecti»)n,  without  the  jjermission 
of  the  l-'inance  Committee  to  make  a  l«>n<^'er  extension  of  time 
for  special  reasons  in  any  case;  nor  shall  the  I-inance  Committee 
postpone  a  collectif>n  in  apy  case  for  more  than  three  months 
from  the  date  of  the  issue  «)f  the  execution,  without  express  ac- 
tion of  the  Mayor  and  (ieneral  Council  authori/.ini.^  them. 

Sec.  2690.  Street  Improvement  Collector  Must  Report 
Monthly  to  Finance  Committee — Contents  of  Report. —  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  .Street  Impro\ement  Collector  and  the  Mar- 
shal U)  rej>ort  on  the  first  day  of  each  month  to  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee all  uncollected  bills  and  fi  fas.  due  the  City  of  .\tlanta 
for  public  improvements,  licenses  or  taxes  in  their  hands,  and  to 
state  the  reasons  why  such  bills  or  executions  have  not  been  col- 
lected, these  reports  to  show  the  names  of  the  parties  owing 
such  bills  or  executions,  and  also  the  amount  and  character  of 
the  demand  in  each  case. 

Sec.  2691.  Penalty  for  Violation  by  Any  Officer  of  Above 
Ordinances. — .\nv   officer   con\icted   of   violating-   either   of    the 


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STItlOIO'l'    l^irUO\  KIIIONT    (  OI.I.KC'I'Olt — toi,i-i:<  'IIO  \  M 


foregoing"  sections  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  subject  to  a  line  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  and 
upon  such  conviction  the  Mayor  shall  suspend  the  officer  so  con- 
victed until  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  (ieneral  CDuncil. 
when  such  officer  may  be  remoNcd  from  office  in  the  discretion 
of  the  (Ieneral  Council. 

Sec.  2692.  Manner  of  Collecting  Bills— Custody  of  Bills— Re- 
ports to  Whom — General  Duties  Prescribed  for  Collecting  Of- 
ficers.— The  manner  of  making  collections  for  permanent  street 
improxements.  sidewalk  and  curbing  bills,  sewer  assessments, 
removing  and  re})lacing  i)avement,  repairs  to  sidewalks,  and  all 
other  bills  for  work  done  for  propert)-owners  on  the  streets,  al- 
leys, and  sewers  of  Atlanta,  whenever  such  work  is  done  by  the 
City,  and  collected  from  property-owners  by  the  Citv.  shall  be  as 
follows:  iJills  for  work  done,  as  above  specified,  shall  be  made 
out  by  the  Chief  of  Construction,  such  bills  to  be  made  out  on 
receipts  with  two  stubs  or  coupons  attached,  and  turned  o\er 
by  said  officers  to  the  CV)llector  of  Street  lmpro\ements,  taking 
his  receipt  therefor.  The  Collector  of  Street  improvements 
shall  keep  all  such  l)ills  in  his  custody,  until  they  are  called  for  to 
be  paid,  when  he  shall  retain  one  stub  to  make  u})  liis  accounts, 
and  send  the  receipt  and  other  stub  or  coupon  to  the  City  Tax 
Collector,  who  shall  receive  the  money  and  give  the  recei])t  to 
the  person  paying  the  bill,  and  file  the  coupon  to  make  up  his 
accounts.  On  the  same  day  the  Collector  of  Street  Improve- 
ments shall  report  to  the  Comptroller  all  coupons  so  turned  over 
■to  the  City  Tax  Collector,  giving  numbers,  names,  and  amounts, 
and  the  City  Tax  Collector  shall  on  the  same  day  report  to  the 
Comptroller  the  amounts  so  collected  by  him,  accompanied  with 
the  coupons,  which  had  been  turned  over  to  him  by  the  Collector 
of  Street  Improvements,  with  the  receipt  of  the  City  Treasurer 
attached  thereto.  The  Collector  of  Street  Improvements  and 
the  City  Tax  Collector  to  make  daily  and  monthly  reports  to  the 
Comptroller. 

Sec.  2693.  Street  Improvement  Collector  Keeps  Record — 
Shows  Streets,  on  Which  Curbing  or  Sewers  Have  Been  Ordered 
Laid — Record  Indexed. — From  and  after  the  passage  of  this  or- 
dinance the  Street  Improvement  Collector  shall  procure  and  keep 


STKKET     l>ll'Kn\  lOMIONT    (  IM.MOi  'i'oK — rol.l.KC  'riO>  S  Y(;;] 

Oil  file  a  record  showing-  all  the  streets  and  portions  of  streets, 
on  which  curbing  has  been  ordered  to  be  laid  by  the  General 
Council,  and  shall  also  procure  suitable  indexes  to  said  records, 
and  shall  keep  these  records  in  his  office  for  the  inspection  of  the 
l)ublic. 

Sec.  2694.  Above  in  No  Wise  Interferes  with  Existing  Ordi- 
nances.— The  provisions  of  preceding  sections  shall  in  no  wise 
interfere  with  the  existing  ordinances  providing-  for  a  lien  in  fa- 
vor of  the  City  on  the  passage  of  a  resolution  for  the  laying  of 
curbing  on  streets  or  portions  thereof,  or  for  the  laying  of  sew- 
ers in  streets  or  jHjrtions  thereof,  but  is  only  intended  for  the 
convcPK-nce  of  the  public  who  may  desire  to  inspect  said  iniex 
for  such  information  as  it  mav  furnish. 


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CHAPTER  LXXXVII. 

STREET  R.\ll.l<<  )A1)  (  (  ).\1 1'AX  II'.S. 

Sec.  2695.  Conform  to  Existing  Grades — Submit  Plans  of 
Proposed  Railway  Lines  to  Street  Committee. —  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  street  railroad  C(>nii)anies  to  conlurni  to  the  surveys,  ve^- 
ulations.  and  j^rades  as  they  are  now.  or  may  hereafter  be,  estab- 
lished by  law  or  an  ordinance  of  the  City  «-)f  .\tlanta.  They 
shall  submit  all  proposed  i)lans.  courses,  styles  of  rails,  and  th 
manner  of  layino-  the  same,  to  the  Street  Connnittee.  for  their 
approval  and  sanction,  which  shall  be  t)btained  betore  tliey  pro- 
ceed to  break  around  or  (jccujjy  any  of  the  liiL;h\va\>  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2696.  Maintain  Streets,  Upon  which  Tracks  Are  Laid — 
Clear  Away  Rubbish  and  Obstructions — Penalty  for  Failure. — 

The  said  railroad  companies  shall  be  at  the  entire  cost  and  ex- 
pense of  the  maintaining;"  and  repairinc^,  that  mar  be  necessary 
upon  any  road,  street,  a\enue  or  alle_\'.  occu[)ietl  by  tliem,  for 
the  width  recpiired.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  the  Lonijiany 
to  clear  the  streets  or  other  public  highways,  that  they  may  oc- 
cupy, of  any  obstructions  placed  upon  them  by  said  Company, 
when  the  same  impedes  the  trade  upon  such  highway;  and  for 
any  neglect  on  their  part  to  do  so  for  a  period  of  three  days,  they 
shall  be  punishable  by  a  tine  of  twenty  dollars  for  each  otlensc, 
upon  complaint  of  five  citizens  on  oath  or  affirmation. 

Sec,  2697.  Charges  for  Fare  on  Road — (This  section  had  ref- 
erence to  old  lines  of  the  Atlanta  Street  R.  R.  Company.)  The 
charges  for  passage  on  said  roads  shall  not  exceed  twenty  cents 
for  any  through  line,  and  ten  cents  for  half  lines  or  short  dist- 
ances. 

Sec.  2698.      Numbers  Required  on  Cars — Penalty  for  Failure. 

— It  shall  be  incumbent  on  all  street  car  companies  before  plac- 
ing cars  on  their  road  to  have  the  number  painted  on  some  con- 


STIIKKT    l<  Ml.ltli  \l»s       (    \|{     M   Ml|i:us — lli;i.l.s       s|»|:i:i)       HI  i.K«»    yg-j 

spicunus  place  on  each  car.  aiul  any  omission  or  neglect  to  com- 
j)l\'  with  this  provision  >hall  he  punishahle  hy  a  fine  of  ten  dol- 
lars. 

Sec.  2699.  Street  Car  Bells  Not  Used  near  Churches  During 
Worship  on  Sabbath — Penalty. — It  shall  he  unlawful  for  any 
aj^eni.  uiiiccr,  or  employee  of  a  >treet  car  company  to  use  hells 
on  any  animals,  or  street  cars,  within  fifty  yards  of  any  church 
on  the  Sabbath  day  durinj^  divine  wxjrship,  and  any  person  so 
rt'endinj^.  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall 
,>u\  a  fine  unt  to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars,  or  he  imprisoned 
not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 

Sec.  2700.  Speed  of  Street  Cars — Limit — Variations  of  Speed 
at  Certain  Places. —  The  runniu}.,'  speed  of  street  railroads  in  the 
City  of  Atlanta  shall  not  he  at  a  L;reater  rate  than  ten  miles  per 
liour  within  a  radius  of  one  (juarter  of  a  mile  from  the  Northeast 
corner  of  the  L'nioii  I'assengcr  Depot,  and  not  j^reater  than  fif- 
teen miles  jitr  hour  beyond  .said  radius,  and  never  to  be  greater 
tlian  si.\  miles  per  lu>ur  at  crossings  within  said  radius  of  one- 
(piarter  of  a  mile  of  said  L'nit^n  Passenger  Depot,  and  the  sj)eed 
at  crossings  outside  of  said  radius  shall  not  exceed  ten  miles  per 
hour;  provided  the  right  to  lower  these  rates  of  speed,  if  deemed 
wise  hereafter,  is  reserved  by  the  Mayor  and  (General  Council. 

Sec.  2701.  Macadamizing  Streets — Amount  to  Be  Done  by 
Street  Railroad  Companies — Location  of  Tracks — Under  Whose 
Supervision. — Said  companies  shall  be  re(|uired  to  macadamize 
-r  pave  the  width  of  the  track,  and  for  tliree  feet  on  each  side  of 
every  line  of  track  in  cases  of  necessity,  to  be  judged  of  by  the 
Committee  on  Streets;  they  shall  be  governed  in  locating  the 
tracks  by  the  Street  Committee;  nor  shall  they  locate  any  track 
without  the  c«jnscnt  of  said  Committee,  or  a  majority  thereof. 

Sec.  2702.      Rules  for  Company — (  lliis  section  had  reference 

to  the  cdd  horse-car  lines.)      The   Mayor  and   Cieneral   Council 

f  the  City  of  Atlanta  hereby  reserve  to  themselves  the  right,  in 

conjunction  with  the  President  and  Directors  of  said  companies. 


-,;,;      STKKKT     l«\ll.l«0\l)^       I.  K  %  l>|.:s_l' \  SSI  :N  «.  I   !«  -       IIVIinllMs 

Ic.  make  all  needful  rules  and  ret,nilati(.ns  f..r  ihe  -..xerninenl  ..f 
said  L'onipanies. 

Sec.  2703.  Grades  Furnished  on  Application— Company  May- 
Occupy  Surface,  Intermediate,  or  Permanent  Grade. —  W  hen  any 

street  railroad  company  shall  apply  lor  permanent  grades  of  any 
street,  on  which  it  is  proposed  to  construct  a  street  railroad,  it 
shall  be  furnished  with  b(jth  the  surface  and  permanent  ^^rade. 
and  said  Company  or  Ct)mpanies  may  occupy  either  the  surface, 
intermediate,  or  permanent  ,L,M-ade. 

Sec.  2704.  Duty  of  Companies  as  to  Streets  Adjacent  to  One 
Occupied. — W  hen  the  said  Company  or  Companies  shall  occupy 
the  surface,  intermediate,  or  permanent  jjradcs,  the  said  Company 
or  Companies  shall,  at  their  own  cost  and  expense,  place  the  said 
street  and  sidewalks,  and  all  adjacent  cross  streets,  lanes  and  al- 
leys, in  as  good  condition  as  they  were  before  they  were  so  occu- 
pied, and  be  held  liable  for  any  damage  accruing  to  [)roperty- 
holders. 

Sec.  2705.      Passengers  Refusing  to  Pay  Fare — Penalty.— Any 

person,  who  shall  enter  any  of  the  cars  of  any  street  railroad 
company  for  the  i)urpose  of  riding  therein,  and  who  shall  fail  or 
refuse,  on  request,  to  pay  the  usual  and  proper  fare  or  charge  for 
the  same,  with  intent  to  defraud  the  said  street  railroad  company, 
shall,  on  conviction,  be  subject  to  a  fine  not  to  exceed  ten  dol- 
lars and  costs,  or  imprisonment  for  ten  days,  one  or  l)oth,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court, 

Sec.  2706.  Obstructing  Platform — Penalty. — Any  person  not 
being  a  regular  passenger  on  such  car  or  cars,  who  shall  obstruct 
or  occupy  the  platform  of  such  car  or  cars,  either  by  standing 
upon,  leaning  against,  or  swinging  to  the  same,  shall,  on  convic- 
tion, be  subject  to  the  same  penalty  prescribed  in  the  section 
next  preceding. 

Sec.  2707.  Interference  with  Track— Willful  Obstruction  of 
Same— Leaving  Vehicles  on  Track— All  Unlawful— Penalty.— 

It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  willfully  to  place  any  ob- 
struction on  the  track  or  roadbed  of  any  line  of  any  street  rail- 


<«liti:^.i    It  iii.Ku  \ii»      oils  I  HI  «   II  \«.  —  |-|(\Mii|s|> (;it\\'i'«.      -,- 

roa.l  company  locau-d  or  ruiuuiig^  m  or  lhroiij;th  ihc  .>aid  Lily  of 
Atlanta,  or  unnecessarily  to  interfere  with  or  obstruct  the  free 
Ijassag-e  of  any  car.  or  to  endanger  the  safety  of  any  car.  or  any 
person  in  any  car.  running  in  or  through  the  City  of  Atlanta,  bv 
willfully  allowing  their  vehicles  to  remain  on  or  about  the  track 
of  said  railroad  company,  or  by  any  other  careless,  negligent,  or 
willful  means  whatever.  A  vitdation  of  this  section  shall  sub- 
ject the  ofTender,  on  conviction,  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  ten  dol- 
lars, or  impriMinment  not  longer  than  ten  day>.  in  the  Recorders 
C'ourt, 

Sec.  2708.  To  Prevent  Passage  of  Grants  or  Franchises  at 
Same  Meeting,  at  Which  Introduced.— All  applications  by  anv 
l)erson.  firm  or  C"»rpt)rati.jii.  for  authority  and  consent  to  use  the 
-treets,  alleys,  and  public  places  •»f  the  City  for  the  purpose  of 
cijnstructing  and  electrically  e<|uipping  a  line  or  lines  of  street 
railway  or  telephone  poles  and  ducts  or  telegrai)h  [Miles  and 
ducts,  or  lighting  p(jles  and  ducts,  or  heating  ducts  and  connec- 
tions, or  any  other  franchises  requiring  the  consent  of  the  City 
for  the  u>v  of  the  streets,  alleys,  and  public  places  of  the  City,  <.r 
for  any  of  the  privileges  and  grants  usually  included  in  such' 
franchises.  ->hall  not  be  ctjnsidered  or  passed  or  granted  in  anv 
way  or  to  any  extent  at  the  same  meeting  of  the  (ieneral  C«nni- 
cil,  at  which  same  were  introduced,  but  shall  be  referred  to  some 
Committee  and  consideretl.  if  desired,  not  before  the  next  regu- 
lar meeting  following  the  introduction  of  such  apjdication. 

In  no  event  shall  such  applications  be  read  the  second  time 
and  passed  at  such  first  meetings,  and  motions  of  that  character 
-liall  be  out  of  order. 

Sec.  2709.  Clerk  Prepares  Copies  of  Application— Submit  to 
Each  Member  of  General  Council  Within  Five  Days. — I'ollowing 

ihe  meeting  of  the  Liciieral  Council,  at  which  such  applications 
are  introduced,  the  Clerk  of  Council  shall  prepare  typewritten 
copies  of  such  applications,  and  furnish  (Jiie  <jf  such  copies  to 
each  member  of  the  General  Council  within  five  days  after  the 
ilate  of  introduction. 

Sec.  2710.  Reservation  of  Right  to  Grant  Franchises  to  Oth- 
er Companies— New  Company  to  Pro  Rate  Expenses — (Sec  later 


768 


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Ordinance,  Section  l-oUowinj^^ ) — The  Mayor  and  (jcncral  Coun- 
cil of  the  City  of  Atlanta  in  i^ranting  franchise  to  street  railroads 
and  street  car  companies  of  whatever  niotixe  power,  reserves  the 
rig^ht  to  p-ant  a  franchise  to  another  company  or  companies, 
when,  in  their  jnds^ment,  the  pnhlic  interest  and  welfare  is  sul)- 
served  thereby,  over  any  j^art  of  any  street  or  streets,  not  to  ex- 
ceed three  blocks,  or  1200  feet,  upon  the  petitioning  party  or 
company  payinjj;'  a  pro-rata  part  of  the  orij^inal  cost  of  construc- 
tion, and  a  pro-rata  part  of  keepinii;-  up  in  j^ood  repair  ui  iliat 
part  of  the  road-bed  used  by  them  jointly. 

Sec.  2711.  Reservation  of  Right  to  Condemn  Five  Blocks. — 
(See  above  ordinance,  saying  three). — Tiie  City  ui  Atlanta  re- 
serves the  right  to  subject  any  part  of  the  lines  and  tracks  of  all 
street  railway  companies,  not  exceeding  five  blocks  at  any  one 

point,  on  such  line  or  lines,  to  use  by  other  companies  upon  pay- 
ment of  just  compensation,  to  l)e  judged  of  and  fixed  by  the 
Mayor  and  Ceneral  Council,  either  upon  the  basis  (»f  a  certain 
sum  in  full  for  such  use,  or  of  annual  payments  therefor,  except 
in  so  far  as  this  ordinance  may  conllict  with  prior  and  subsisting 
grants  to  any  comi)any  or  companies. 

Sec.  2712.  Above  Reservation  Applicable  to  all  Companies 
Asking  Additional  Privileges. — Any  street  railroad  company  or 
street  car  company,  of  whatever  motive  power,  having  the  fran- 
chise granted  prior  to  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  and  petition- 
ing the  General  Council  for  additional  privileges  or  amendments 
as  regards  power,  or  additional  streets,  or  any  other  material 
change,  agree  to  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  sectioiv,  other- 
wise any  material  addition  or  amendment  shall  be  denied  to  any 
such  street  railroad  or  street  car  company. 

Sec.  2713.      Penalty  for  Laying  Tracks  Without  Authority. — 

Any  street  railroad  company,  its  servants  or  agents,  who,  with- 
out authority  from  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  shall  lay  any 
tracks  on  any  street  or  portion  of  a  street,  or  shall  displace  any 
permanent  improvement  for  making  repairs,  without  written  au- 
thority from  the  Chief  of  Construction,  shall,  upon  conviction 
thereof,  be  fined  not  more  than  five  hundred  dollars  for  each  of- 
fense, or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 


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Sec.  2714.  Extends  to  All  Companies — Existing  or  to  Exist 
— This  ordinance  is  construed  and  hereby  made  a  part  of  the 
agreement  on  the  part  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  against  any  indi- 
vidual c<»mpany  or  corporation,  who  may  petition  to  extend  rail- 
road lines,  or  for  any  material  privileges  or  changes,  or  to  con- 
struct new  lines  through  any  street  or  part  of  streets  in  said  City. 

Sec.  2715.  Cost  of  Privilege  of  Crossing  Broad  Street  Bridge 
— Shall  Help  Keep  it  in  Repair. — Every  street  railroad  Company 
crossing  liroad  street  bridge  with  its  tracks  or  cars,  shall  be  re- 
quired to  pay  into  the  City  Treasury  the  sum  of  five  thousand 
dollars  for  the  privilege  of  crossing  said  bridge,  and  shall  there- 
after be  rtMjuired  to  pay  such  [)ropurtion  of  tiic  expense  of  keep- 
ing saitl  bridge  in  go(jd  repair  as  may  be  just  and  proper  in  the 
judgment  of  the  Mayor  and  (icncr.il  Council  in  ..ffiic  ;it  the  time 
when  -«uch  repairs  are  madt . 

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Sec.  2716.  Street  and  Other  Railroads— Taxed— On  What— 
How  Much. — <  )n  every  hundred  dollars  in  value  of  all  property, 
both  real  and  j)ersonal,  including  easements  and  franchises,  and 
on  all  mtineys,  lK)nds,  stocks,  and  solvent  debts  of  any  street  or 
other  railroad  company  in  the  City  ui  Atlanta,  held  or  owned  by 
such  Company  on  the  31st  day  of  January,  l'J07,  and  11)08  res- 
pectively, there  shall  be  levied  a  lax  of  one  dollar  and  twenty- 
five  cent.^  per  annum. 

Sec.  2717.  Not  to  Exceed  Four  Miles  an  Hour  at  Crossings, 
Etc. — And  to  Stop  at  Such  Places.  — (Later  ordinance,  however, 
in  a  preceding  section  in  this  C  hapter.)  —  It  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  street  car,  electric,  horse-power,  or  otherwise,  to  run  over 
any  street  crossing,  or  at  an  intersecting  street,  at  a  greater  speed 
than  four  miles  an  hour,  and  without  giving  warning  by  repeat- 
edly ringing  a  bell  or  gong;  provided,  this  ordinaiKe  shall  not 
be  so  construed  as  to  permit  the  violation  of  the  ordinance  ap- 
proved Septeml)er  5.  1887.  prohibiting  the  use  of  bells  on  ani- 
mals or  street  cars  within  fifty  yards  of  any  church  on  the  Sab- 
bath   Day  during  divine   worship. 

Sec.  2718.      Line  Having  Heavy  Grade  Has    Right    of    Way, 
But  Must  Stop. — When  two  roads  or  tracks  cross  each  other,  it 
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shall  be  the  duty  ui  the  i)ersons  in  charge  of  the  motive  power  of 
the  cars  to  come  to  a  stand,  to  see  tliat  the  crossing  is  clear.  In 
cases  of  heavy  grades  the  line  having  the  heavy  grade  shall  have 
the  right  of  way. 

Sec.  2719.  Cars  Go  To  Right  on  Forsyth  Street  Bridge.— it 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  street  railway  company  to  run  electric 
cars  across  Forsyth  street  bridge,  excei)t  by  entering  and  passing 
across  on  the  right  side  of  the  bridge,  looking  from  the  direction 
from  which  the  car  is  approaching  the  bridge;  or  to  cause  a  car 
to  pass  partly  over  the  bridge,  and  return  on  the  same  track  to 
the  point  of  entrance. 

Sec.  2720.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Section. — Any 
street  railway  company  convicted  of  a  violation  of  above  section 
shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than 
one  Iiundred  dollars,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2721.      Limit  of  Charge  for  Fare  by  Street  Railways. — 

It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  company  operating  electric  or  other 
railways  in  or  upon  the  streets  of  Atlanta,  by  itself  or  its  agents, 
directly  or  indirectly,  io  charge  or  collect  more  than  fi\e  cents 
for  the  transportation  of  any  person  from  any  point  on  said  line 
or  lines'  to  any  other  point  on  any  line  or  lines  owned  or  ui)erated 
by  said  Company,  w  hether  the  same  be  for  a  cojitinuous  passage 
on  a  through  line  or  by  transfer  to  any  other  line  or  lines  owned 
and  operated  by  said  comi)an\. 

Sec.  2722.  Transfers  Shall  Be  Issued  upon  Payment  of  Fare 
— No  Additional  Charge. — L'pon  the  payment  fo  one  full  fare,  as 
above  provided,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  railway  company  to 
transport  such  passenger  to  his  destination,  upon  any  line  or 
lines  of  said  company,  and  to  furnish  a  transfer  ticket,  without 
additional  charge,  whenever  it  is  necessary  for  such  passenger 
to  change  to  the  car  of  any  other  line  or  lines  operated  by  said 
company,  in  order  to  reach  his  said  destination. 

Sec.  2723.      Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above    Transfer    Ordi- 
nance— Proviso. — Anv  violation  of  the  above  sections,  or    any 


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refusal  to  furnish  a  transfer  ticket,  as  above  provided  for.  by  any 
officer  or  agent  of  any  street  railway  company  in  said  city,  shall 
be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10.00)  dollars,  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  ($l(X).0O)  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not 
less  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder;  provided, 
that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  apply  to  any  transfer  beyond 
the.cori>orate  limits  of  the  Cit\  on  any  outlining  car. 

Sec.  2724.  Street  Railroads — Duty  of— Must  Repair  Track- 
City  May  Do  So  at  Their  Expense- Clerk  to  Issue  P^i  Fas.—  1  he 
Street  inspector,  or  per&on  api>uinled  by  the  Chief  of  Construc- 
tion, is  directed  to  notify  the  several  street  railroad  companies 
now,  or  hereafter,  doing  business  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  what 
parts  of  the  sidewalks  or  streets  of  the  City  crossed  or  used  by 
>uch  street  railroad  companies  are  out  of  repair  on  account  of 
the  tracks  or  running  t>f  the  cars  of  such  street  railroad  compa- 
nies, or  from  the  manner,  in  which  said  street  railroad  is  built  and 
operated  on  the  public  sidewalks  and  streets  of  the  City  of  .\i- 
lanta,  and  such  street  railroad  company  failing,  on  five  days'  no- 
nce. t(j  keep  and  put  such  ^idewalks  and  streets  so  crossed  or 
used  by  such  street  railroad  company,  in  good,  smooth,  passa- 
i»le  con<liiion.  it  shall  be  the  «hity  of  the  Chief  of  Construction  tu 
prevent  such  street  railroad  company  from  crossing  or  using 
-treet  or  sidewalk  so  out  of  repair,  and  not  in  good,  smooth,  pas- 
sable condition,  on  account  of  such  street  railroad  company,  un- 
til same  can  be  properly  repaired,  and  placed  in  good  condition 
for  pedestrians  or  vehicles,  which  shall  be  done  by  the  Chief  of 
Construction,  and  the  cost  of  such  work  shall  be  estimated  by 
the  Chief  of  Construction  and  returned  to  the  Clerk  of  Council, 
whtt  shall  issue  execution  therefor  against  such  street  railroad 
i  ompan\ ,  an<l  place  the  same  in  the  hands  of  the  Marshal,  who 
>hall  collect  and  levy  the  same  on  any  property  of  the  street 
railroad  company  as  usual  in  such  cases  for  sales  under  City 
tax  fi  fas. 


Sec.  2725.  Street  Railways  Using  Electricity  Shall  Erect 
Guard  Wires. — Street  railway  conipames  u-'ing  elcciricitv  as  a 
motive  power  with  an  overhead  system  of  wires  shall  erect  and 
keep  in  good  repair  a  guard  wire  (of  not  less  than  No.  6  gauge) 


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tiyi-htly  striiii}^-  two  feet  above  the  wire  or  wires  used  to  convey 
the  current  to  tlie  car  motor. 

Sec.  2726.  Shall  Set  Poles  for  Stringing  Wires — Re-set,  when 
Required. — h  shall  he  tiie  duty  oi  any  street  railway  company, 
electric  lii;ht  comi)any,  or  telephone  or  telegraph  company,  now- 
existing  or  hereafter  authorized  to  set  poles  for  the  stringing  of 
wires  thereon,  ui)on  notice  from  the  Mayor  and  (leneral  Council 
or  Chief  of  Construction  or  the  City  Electrician  to  that  effect,  to 
remove  or  re-set  an)  poles  belonging  to  any  such  company,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  when  such  removal  or  re-setting  of  poles 
is  necessary  in  the  judgment  of  the  Mayor  and  (iencral  Council, 
the  Chief  of  Construction,  or  City  Electrician,  to  facilitate  the 
improvement  of  any  street  or  ]H)rtion  of  street  by  changing  the 
grade  thereof  or  otherwise,  or  to  allow  the  improvement,  or  pro- 
mote the  convenience  of  any  lot  t>n  such  street,  the  expense  of 
the  removal  t(^  be  borne  by  the  ci>mpany  using  the  poles. 

Sec.  2727.  Flat  Wheels  Prohibited  from  Use— Penalty  for 
Doing  So — Proviso. — It  shall  be  unlawful  to  run  or  use  on  the 
streets  of  Atlanta  any  street  car  or  cars  with  what  is  known  as 
"flat"  wheels,  and  any  superintendent  or  person  acting  as  super- 
iiitcncUnt  of  moti\-e  power  for  tlie  company  using  such  "tiat" 
wheels,  who  shall  direct  or  permit  any  car  or  cars  with  such  "flat" 
wheel  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  the  sum  of  ten  dol- 
lars, or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  five  days,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Court:  provided  that  there  shall  be  no  conviction  for  a 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  until  the  motorman  op- 
erating such  car,  or  the  Superintendent,  or  General  Manager  of 
such  railway  company,  shall  have  two  (2)  hours  notice  of  the 
condition  of  such  defective  wheel,  such  notice  to  be  given  by  any 
police  officer  of  the  City,  and  the  use  of  a  car  with  such  "flat" 
wheel  is  persisted  in  or  continued  after  the  expiration  of  the 
two  (2)  hours  notice  given. 

Sec.  2728.  All  Poles  to  be  Stamped  with  Name  of  Company. 
— All  companies  or  corporations  having  poles  erected  on  the 
streets  or  sidewalks  shall  be  required  to  have  the  name  of  said 
company  or  corporation  stamped  or  printed  on  each  pole. 


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Sec.  2729.     Shall  Not  Permit  Weeds  or  Grass  Between  Tracks. 

— It  >liall  be  unlawuil  lor  any  street  railway  company  opcrat- 
infj  a  line  or  lines  of  street  railway  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to  per- 
mit weeds  or  ^rass  to  grow  between  its  tracks,  or  within  one 
foot  of  the  rails  on  either  side  thereof,  within  the  incorporate 
limits  of  the  City  of  .Atlanta. 

Sec.  2730.  Penalty  for  Violation. — For  a  violation  of  the 
above  section  the  .sui)crintcndent  of  the  street  railway  company 
so  offending  shall  be  liable  to  fine  and  imprisonment  by  the  Re- 
corder of  the  City  of  .\tlanta,  and  iqion  conviction  shall,  for  each 
offense,  be  fined  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  stockade  not  less  than  one  nor 
more  than  thirty  days,  either  or  ln.tli  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder. 

Sec.  2731.  Passengers  with  Offensive  Odors  upon  Them 
Must  Not  Board  Streetcars. —  It  ^hall  be  unlawful  for  auNonc. 
who  has  on  or  about  his  or  her  per.son  an>'  disgusting  or  offen- 
sive smell  or  odor  by  reason  of  working  in  or  about  guano  fac- 
tories, to  bctard  or  attempt  to  board  any  street  car  in  the  City 
of  .\tlanta  f«>r  the  purpose  of  becoming  a  passenger  thereon,  or 
for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to  ride  upon  any  street  car  in  the 
City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2732.  When  Such  Arc  Ordered  Off.  Shall  Not  Remain 
on  the  Car. —  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  such  person  m  persons 
to  remain  on  said  car.  when  recjuested  t»j  quit  said  car  by  the 
conductor  thereof. 

Sec.  2733.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above. — If  an\  person 
shall  violate  either  .Sections  27.11  or  2732  he  shall,  upon  convic- 
tion beft>re  the  Recorder,  be  fined  in  a  sum  nijt  greater  than  $100 
or  be  sent  to  the  City  Stockade  for  a  period  not  longer  than  thirty 
days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2734.  Setting  Posts  for  Fences — Not  included  in  Restric- 
tions of  Ordinances  as  to  Setting  Poles. — Persons,  who  are  set- 
ting posts  at  the  edge  of  sidewalks  for  the  purpose  of  bulding 
fences,  will  not  be  required  to  apply  to  the  Chief  of  Construction 


—  ,  H  \ii,Ho\i)S— HOHsr.s— >iKr.TiN«;  oi'r\u>     vi-i:i;i> 

for  a  permit  to  do  so,  but  may  remove  the  brick  lu-ccssary  to  set 
said  posts,  and  replace  same  after  being  set.  The  u(;rk  of  re- 
placing to  be  done  in  a  proper  and  workmanlike  manner.  ;ind  it 
not  so  done,  then  the  Chief  of  Construction  shall  have  it  done  at 
the  expense  of  the  property-owner. 

Sec.  2735.  In  Case  of  Frightened  Horses— Motormen  Slack- 
ens Speed.— When  an  engineer,  or  party  in  charge  of  the  motive 
power  of  any  car,  shall  see  that  his  car  is  the  cause  of  frighten- 
ing horses  attached  to  vehicles,  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  slacken 
his  speed,  and  cease  the  cause  of  fright  as  much  as  possible,  and 
give  the  party  driving  the  horses  an  opportunity  of  getting  off 
the  street  at  the  first  crossing.  In  case  of  damage  to  life  or  prop- 
erty, that  party  in  charge  of  the  motive  power  of  the  car  is  to  be 
held  responsible,  for  it  is  clearly  his  duty  to  deep  a  close  watch- 
out  as  to  what  is  going  o  nin  front  of  his  car. 

Sec.  2736.  Provision  for  Safe  Meeting  of  Cars  on  Parallel 
Tracks,  Where  One  Car  is  Receiving  or  Discharging  Passengers. 

All  persons  operating  street  cars  in  this  City,  upon  a  street 

where  there  are  parallel  tracks,  shall,  when  approaching  a  car, 
which  has  stopped  at  a  crossing  for  the  purpose  of  discharging 
or  embarking  passengers,  check  and  keep  checking  the  speed  of 
their  car  until  same  is  under  control,  and  shall  simultaneously 
give  warning  by  sounding  the  gong,  of  its  ai)proach,  which 
checking  of  speed  and  warning  shall  continue  until  the  stationary 
car  is  passed. 

Sec.  2737.  Penalty  for  Violation. — A  violation  of  foregoing 
section  by  any  person  shall  subject  the  offender  to  a  fine  of  not 
exceeding  $25.00  or  imprisonment  of  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
at  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2738.  Penalty  for  Failure  to  Slacken  Speed,  when  Horses 
Are  Frightened. — Any  engineer  or  person  in  charge  of  the  mo- 
tive power  of  any  car  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  the 
above  ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Recorder's 
Court  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  ten  dollars  and  cost,  or  be  im- 
prisoned not  less  than  ten  days  upon  the  public  works  ;  and  any 


It  \ii.ito  \ii<> — i'\\i\«.    inxriv^      \vrii  M/r     ini  m>  viion         --- 

manager  or  agent  in  charge  of  any  line  of  street  railroad  in  thi? 
City,  who  shall  give  or  cause  to  be  enforced  orders  in  conflict 
with  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall,  upon  conviction  before 
the  Recc>rder,  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars,  or 
serve  n<jt  less  than  twenty-five  days  upon  the  jiublic  works. 

Sec.  2739.  To  Pay  for  Eleven  Feet  of  Paved  Streets  Before 
Franchise  Is  Granted — Condition — Disposition  of  Such  Fund. — 
in  all  ca<es  where  a  -street  railroajl  company,  shall  desire  to  place 
tracks  on  any  street,  which  has  already  been  paved,  such  street 
railroad  company  shall  first  pay  into  the  City  the  cost  of  paving 
such  >treet.  the  width  of  eleven  feet  thereof  being  the  space  be- 
tween the  track,  and  for  three  feet  on  each  side  therof,  and 
said  City  shall  pay  of  said  amount  so  paid  into  abutting  property- 
owners,  the  pro  rata,  to  which  they  are  entitled. 

Sec.  2740.  In  Case  of  Asphalt  Pavement — Duty  of  Street 
Railroads. — \\  hcnevcr  an  ordinance  shall  i)e  jjassed  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council  providing  for  the  i)avement  oi  a 
>treet  or  portion  of  a  >treet  with  asphalt  pavement,  and  a  street 
railway  company  has  tracks  there(jn,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such 
railway  company,  and  they  arc  hereijy  required,  i)ri(jr  to  the  lad- 
ing of  said  pavement,  to  construct  such  foundation  for  their 
tracks  as  will  prevent  the  vibration  of  the  rails.  The  foundation 
thereof  is  hereby  defined  and  established  as  follows,  to  wit :  the 
preparation,  construction,  and  laying  of  concrete  under  and  be- 
Iwcen  the  ties  and  uj)  to  the  sub-grade  for  street  pavement;  all 
to  be  thoroughly  rammed  in  position,  and  left  in  this  condition 
a  sufficient  length  of  time  to  become  fi.xed  and  firm  before  cars 
are  run  over  same. 

Sec.  2741.  Alternate  Foundation — How  and  of  What  Con- 
structed.— If  de>irecl  by  such  >ireet  railway  company,  the  foun- 
dation provided  for  in  the  alx)ve  section  may  be  substituted  as 
follows,  to-wit :  the  laying  or  re-laying  of  tracks  on  a  concrete 
stringer,  not  less  than  eighteen  inches  in  width  at  the  base  of 
the  rail,  and  sixteen  inches  in  width  at  the  bottom  of  the  trench, 
same  to  have  a  depth  of  not  less  than  nine  inches  below  the  base 
of  the  rail.  Said  concrete  stringers  to  be  made  by  excavating 
a  trench  along  the  track  between  the  ties,  so  that,  when  the  con- 


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creto  is  rammed  in  position,  the  rail,  wlicn  properly  aligned, 
shall  be  in  the  center  of  the  stringer.  After  the  raiU  are  in 
proper  position,  the  trench  shall  he  tilled  with  cuncrete.  nnder 
and  around  the  rail,  and  brought  to  the  proper  height  recpiired 
by  the  sub-grade  ui  the  proposed  pavement. 

"  Sec.  2742.  Concrete  for  Foundation — Material — How  Mixed. 
— All  concrete  mentioned  in  the  two  foregoing  sections  shall  be 
made  from  the  best  brands  of  I'ortland  cement,  and  nii.xed  in 
such  proportion  as  to  make  first  class  work,  acceptable  to  the 

L"liief  of  Construction. 

Sec.  2743.  As  to  Paving  of  Eleven  Feet. —  Section  L'Ta'J  of  this 
Code  shall  be  the  basis  and  rule  of  contribution  to  be  retpiired 
of  street  railroad  or  street  railway  companies  on  account  of  the 
paving  of  streets  paved  before  the  occupancy  of  such  >treets 
by  any  street  railroad  or  street  railway  ct^mpany  ;  provided, 
nevertheless,  that  it  shall  be  competent  for  the  Mayt)r  and  Gen- 
eral Council,  in  particular  cases,  on  account  of  the  worn  condi- 
tion of  the  pavement  on  any  such  i)avetl  street,  to  ree|uire  con- 
tribution of  a  smaller  amount  than  the  full  cost  of  eleven  (11) 
feet,  as  recpiired  by   .Section  2731)  of  such  Code  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2744.  Double  Track  Does  not  Make  Railway  Company 
Dqubly  Liable — Must  be  Laid,  However,  In  Proper  Condition. 

— A  second  track  shall  not  make  any  -street  railway  comp,any 
laying  it  liable  for  belgian  blocks  or  other  improvements  al- 
ready made,  but  the  ]:)locks  or  other  improvements  shall  be  re- 
placed after  said  second  track  is  laid  in  condition  acceptable  to 
the  Chief  of  Construction. 

Sec.  2745.  Rebate  on  Street  Paving — Disposition  of  Fund — 
To  Whom. — In  any  case  where  a  street  railroad  company  pays 
into  the  City  Treasury  any  money  as  a  rebate  on  account  of 
street  paving  done  before  the  laying  of  railroad  tracks  on  a  par- 
ticular street,  that  part  of  such  money  going  to  abutting  owners 
shall  be  distributed  pro  rata  according  to  frontage  amongst 
the  owners  of  the  property  abutting  on  the  portion  of  the  street 
occupied  by  the  railroad  tracks. 


Sec.  2746.  s^all  Provide  Fenders  or  Other  Device  to  Pro- 
tect Life. — All  electric  railroad  companies  operatinj^  a  line  or 
lines  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  pro\  ide  fenders,  or  souk*  life- 
savinj;  device  in  front  of  the  truck  or  wheels  of  each  car,  and 
such  lenders  or  device  shall  be  of  the  best  and  most  improved 
design,  ttj  the  end  that  injuries  to  persons  shall  be  prevented 
and  human  life  preserved. 

Sec.  2747.  Penalty  for  Operating  without  Fenders. — .\ny  per- 
son, whether  I're^iilent,  \  ice-l're>ideni.  NUperinicndent,  mana- 
ger, conductor,  mot«)rman,  or  i»ther  officer  or  empK^yec  i»f  any 
such  railroad  company,  who  shall,  after  said  date,  operate  in 
said  City,  or  cause  to  be  operated,  any  electric  car.  which  is  n(jt 
equipped  with  fenders  or  life-saving  device,  as  hereinabove  pro- 
vided, shall,  for  each  offense,  upon  conviction  thereof,  he  pun- 
ished by  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  ($1(X).(XJ)  dollars,  or 
imprisonment  not  e.xceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorders  Court ;  provided,  that  nothing  herein 
contained  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  a  car  that  has  been  dis- 
abled out  on  a  line  fronj  being  operated  thr«iugh  any  of  thif 
streets  of  .\tlanta  on  its  way  to  the  sh«»ps  of  an>  company  for 
necessary  repairs;  or  cju  e.\traordinary  occasions,  when  the 
Mayor,  with  the  Klcctric  and  (  )ther  Railroad  Committee,  in 
their  judgment,  may  grant  permission  t<»  oj)erate  fenderless  cars; 
the  Company   assuming  all   resjJonsibilitN . 

Sec.  2748.  Transfers  not  Transferable. —  .\o  transfer  ticket 
or  written  instrument  giving  or  purporting  t«j  give  the  right  ot 
transfer  to  any  pers«jn  or  per.>ions  from  a  street  railroad  car.  oj)- 
erated  upon  the  same  or  another  line,  or  route,  of  said  street 
railroa^l.  in  said  City,  shall  be  issued,  sold,  or  given  awav.  ex- 
cept to  a  passenger  lawfully  entitled  thereto,  and  by  <.r  from  a 
duly  authorized  agent  of  the  said  strert  railroad  company. 

Sec.  2749.  Penalty  for  Selling  or  Giving  Away  Transfers  to 
Be  Used  by  Other  Persons — Applies  Alike  to  Transferer  anj 
Transferree. — .\iiy  person,  other  than  a  duly  authorized  agent 
of  the  aforesaid  street  railroad  company,  who  shall,  in  said  Citv.. 
issue,  sell,  exchange,  or  give  away  such  a  transfer  ticket  with 


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intent  to  have  the  .^aiiie  u^ed  for  passage,  and  any  person  or 
persons  not  hivvfully  entitled  thereto,  wL'o  shall  offer  for  pas- 
sage such  a  transfer  ticket.  >hall  be  guilty  of  an  offense  for  each 
and  every  act.  and  nn  conviction  tliereof  shall  he  j)nnishcd  hy 
imprisonment  not  to  exceed  thirty  days,  or  fined  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder's Court  for  each  an«|  every  such  offense. 

Sec.  2750.  The  Construction  and  Regulation  of  Street  Rail- 
ways— All  New  Lines,  including  Extension  of  Any  Existing 
Line,  Come  under  Provisions.— All  street  railways  and  lines, 
and  parts  of  lines  hereafter  constructed,  and  put  into  operation 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  as  now  or  hereafter  de- 
fined, shall  he  constructed  and  operated  inidcr  the  provisions  of 
this  chapter,  and  amendments  thereto,  which  may  be  hereafter 
made  concerning  the  regulation  of  the  operation  of  street  rail- 
ways, and  all  existing  street  railway  companies,  having  lines  al- 
ready constructed,  and  in  operation  in  the  limits  of  the  Citv  of, 
Atlanta,  which  shall  apply  for  an<l  accejjt  ])rivileges  to  construct 
a  new  line  or  lines,  to  extend  an  existing  line  or  lines,  or  to 
connect  or  otherwise  change  existing  lines,  shall  thereupon  be- 
come and  thereafter  be  subject  to  said  provisions  of  and  amend- 
ments thereto,  which  may  be  hereafter  made  touching  regula- 
tions as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2751.      Part  of  Future  Contracts  in  Granting  Franchises. 

— These  provisions  shall  enter  into  and  form  part  of  the  con- 
tract granting  power  and  authority  by  the  City  of  Atlanta  to 
any  street  railway  company,  or  to  any  person,  firm  or  associa- 
tion to  construct  and  operate  a  line,  or  an  extension,  or  addition 
to  any  existing  line  or  system  of  street  railways  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  subject,  however,  to  the  right  of  the  City  to  amend  said 
ordinance,  as  to  matters  of  regulation  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2752.  Street  Railway  Company  Pays  for  Eleven  Feet  of 
Paving. — In  all  cases,  where  ordinances  or  resolutions  shall  be 
passed  and  approved,  authorizing  and  directing  the  macadam- 
izing or  paving  of  streets  or  portions  of  streets  occupied  in 
whole  or  in  part  by  street    railway    tracks,    the    Chief    of    Con- 


I(\lll(i>\l>^        l"\\IM.         KIt.llVIKiN  > «    (ll.l.l*     IKlNv  --,( 

structioii  .".hall,  upon  ihc  direction  ui  the  Street  Lumniittee 
of  the  (jeneral  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  require  the  street 
railway  ouupany  or  companies,  owning  or  usinj^  tracks  therein, 
ti)  pave  «»r  macadamize,  ur  pay  for  the  paving  or  macadamizing 
of  the  >pace  between  the  tracks,  and  for  three  feet  on  each  side 
thereof,  that  is  to  say  eleven  feet  in  width.  The  paving,  if  done 
by  the  street  railway  company,  to  proceed  and  be  executed  at 
the  same  time  that  the  paving  or  macadamizing  »»f  the  balance 
of  the  roadway  of  the  streets  is  <lone  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  antl 
the  contribution  re(|uire(l  of  the  street  railway  company,  if  the 
work  i->  all  done  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to  be  in  the  proporti(»n 
that  eleven  feet  bears  to  the  whole  roa<lway  of  the  >lreet. 

Sec.  2753.  If  Street  Railway  Fails  to  Pave  or  Macadamize — 
City  Docs  the  Work — Collects  for  It — How.  — 15c  it  further  ur 
dained  by  the  authority  aforesaid,  that  in  case  of  the  failure  of 
any  street  rialway  company  to  proceetl  with  the  work  of  paving 
or  macadamizing  the  portion  of  the  street  accupied  by  its 
tracks,  a>  hereinbefore  defined,  at  the  time  that  the  work  of  pav- 
ing or  macadamizing  by  the  City  of  Atlatita  is  commence<l,  and 
continuou^ly  with  the  progress  of  said  work  by  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, it  >hall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Construction  to  pave 
or  macadamize  .>uch  space  with  the  same  material  as  the  balance 
of  the  roadway  of  the  street,  and  to  keep  an  account  of  the  cost 
thereof  «»n  the  basis  of  contribution  prescribed  in  the  first  section 
of  this  ordinance,  and  present  a  bill  to  the  street  railway  com- 
pany liable  for  such  paving  or  macadamizing,  and,  if  such  bill 
is  not  paid  within  ten  days  after  presentation,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Clerk  of  Council  to  issue  an  e.xecution  against  such  street 
railway  company,  and  its  property,  for  said  amount,  which  shall 
be  levied  an<l  collected  by  the  Marshal  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  as 
in  case  of  ta.x  executions;  provided  that  such  street  railway  com- 
pany shall  be  given  thirty  days  notice  in  writing  of  the  recjuire- 
ment  t«»  pave  or  macadamize  each  street  or  portion  of  street  oc- 
cupied by  its  tracks,  and  of  the  time  and  place,  at  which  the 
work  of  paving  or  macadamizing  will  be  commenced  by  the 
Cliief  of  Construction,  and  of  the  class  of  material  to  be  used  on 
such  street  before  such  work  is  entered  ujjon. 

Sec.  2754.      The   General   Ordinance   as    to    Construction    of 


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Street  Railways  Etc.  Not  to  Affect  Existing  Laws  as  to  Paving. 

—The  duty  and  oljlij4ation  of  street  railway  euinijaiue.-.  lu  pay 
for  paving,  repairing  and  keeping  in  repair  the  proportion  of  the 
roadway  of  streets  and  alleys  occupied  by  their  track-  required 
by  the  City  charter,  to  pay  ad  valorem  taxes  on  their  proper- 
ties, and  to  pay  occupation  taxes  on  their  business,  are  in  no 
way  to  be  impaired  by  the  operation  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2755.  City  May  Order  Change  of  Location  of  Tracks, 
Poles,  or  Wires  in  Any  Street — Expense  Borne  by  Whom.— The 
City  of  Atlanta  reserves  the  right  to  regulate  the  location  of 
the  street  railway  tracks,  wires,  poles,  and  conduits,  and  their 
construction,  and  to  require  the  change  of  such  location,  when  in 
the  judgment  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  such  ciiange  is 
required  by  tiie  public  interest;  the  expense  of  such  change  to  be 
borne  biy  the  railway  company  or  companies ;  provided,  when  a 
change  of  location  is  ordered  to  allow  another  company  to  lay 
a  track  on  the  same  street,  the  expense  of  removal  shall  fall  on 
the  company,  for  whose  benefit  the  change  is  made. 

Sec.  2756.  Conditions,  under  which  a  Percentage  of  Gross 
Receipts  of  Street  Railway  Companies  Must  be  Paid  the  City  of 
Atlanta. — It  shall  not  be  lawful  hereafter  for  power  and  author- 
ity to  be  granted  to  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  or  associa- 
tion of  persons  to  construct  and  operate  a  street  railway  sys- 
tem, or  line  or  extension  of.  or  addition  to  an  existing  siystem, 
or  line  of  street  railway  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  except  upon  con- 
dition, requiring  the  payment  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  by  such 
person,  firm,  corporation,  or  association  of  jjersons  of  a  percen- 
tage, to  be  fixed  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  of  not  ex- 
ceed'mg  five  per  centum  per  annum  of  the  gross  receipts  of  the 
street  railway  business  conducted  by  such  person,  firm,  corpora- 
tion, or  association  of  persons  from  fares  for  carr3ing  passen- 
gers, as  partial  compensation  for  the  use  of  the  streets  occupied 
and  used  by  the  tracks,  poles,  wires,  cars,  and  ap])liances  of  such 
street  railways ;  provided  that  no  such  percentage  from  gross 
receipts  will  be  required  to  be  paid  by  any  company  until  the 
expiration  of  the  grants  made  to  or  for  the  use  of  the  Atlanta 
Consolidated  Street  Railway  Company,  approved  May  20th, 
1891,  unless  the  company  obtaining  such  grant,   its   successors 


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or  assigns,  should  consolidate,  unite,  or  l>v  any  manner  of  means, 
direct  or  indirect,  have  the  same  or  reciprocal  management,  or 
an  understanding  of  any  sort,  as  to  the  operation  of  such  line 
in  connection  with  any  other  existing  line,  in  which  event  said 
five  per  cent,  shall  become  at  once  a  charge  on  said  road,  and 
the  existing  road  entering  into  such  combination  or  arrange- 
ment shall  also  be  liable  to  pay  such  five  per  cent.  :  provided,  a 
reciporctcal  use  of  transfer  tickets  l)y  two  or  more  lines,  if  as- 
sented to  bv  the  Mayor  and  fieneral  C«nincil.  shall  not  subject 
the  companies  to  the  payment  t>f  tax  on  gross  receipts  before 
the  expiration  of  the  grants  rif  May  2(lth.  1891. 

Sec.  2757.  Street  Railways  Must  Contribute  to  the  Construc- 
tion and  Maintenance  of  Bridges  Crossed  by  their  Tracks. —  llie 
CiLv  of  Atlanta  rc>erve>  tiic  right  to  rc(juire  a  n-asoiiable  contri- 
bution, to  be  judged  of  by  the  Mayor  and  (ieiieral  Council,  from 
any  and  all  street  railways  toward  the  cost  oi  building,  rebuild- 
ing, and  keeping  in  repair  bridges  crossed  by  their  tracks, 
whether  such  bridge  be  erecte<l  before  ur  after  the  occupation  of 
the  street,  in  which  the  bridge  is  situated,  by  the  tracks. 

Sec.  2758.  Maximum  Fares — Hours  Collected. — No  person, 
firm,  corporation,  or  a>.>ocialion.  hereafter  obtaining  authority 
or  consent  to  construct  or  operate  a  line  or  >\.>lem  of  >treet  rail- 
ways  in  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  as  now  ur  herealter  de- 
fined, shall  be  permitted  to  collect  fur  fares  for  single  passengers 
from  one  point  of  the  line  ur  system  of  such  company  to  any 
other  point  on  the  line  or  system  of  such  company  in  the  Lity 
limits  as  afuresaid  more  than  for  one  continuous  trip  from  '>  a. 
ni.  to  12  p.  m.  five  cents,  nor  more  than  for  one  c<jntinuous  trip 
from  12  p.  m.  to  5  a.  m.  ten  cents. 

Sec.  2759.      Street  Railways  in  City  Cannot  Haul  Freight. — 

No  street  railway  company  shall  ever  be  j>ermiited  to  liaul 
freights  on  any  portion  of  its  lines  in  the  streets  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta. 

Sec.  2760.  Section  Intended  Simply  to  Enlarge  Previous  Re- 
servations of  Power  on  Part  of  City  to  Control  Street  Railways 
— Applies   to   Successors  of   Railway  Companies. —  Xo     reserva- 


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tion  of  power  heretofore  made  by  the  City  in  ^^eiieral  or  special 
ordinances,  or  contracts,  with  reference  to  street  railways  or 
other  .business,  is  hereby  repealed  or  niodifjed,  except  as  the 
same  may  be  liereby  enlarged,  nor  is  aivy  reciuirement  as  to  the 
payment  of  rentals  by  street  railway  companies  for  the  use  of 
tracks  across  any  bridge  or  bridges  in  any  way  hereby  impaired. 
All  the  provisions  of  this  chapter  and  of  amendments,  which 
may  be  made  thereto,  shall  apply  to  the  successors  or  assigns 
of  street  railway  companies  e(|ually  with  (.xisting  companies  or 
those  first  taking  the  grants. 

Sec.  2761.      Expirations  of  Grants  to  Extend  Lines — When. — 

All  grants  of  consent  and  authority  to  extend  exi>liiig  line>.  or 
enlarge  an  additional  system  of  street  railway,  shall  expire  with 
the  date  of  the  expiration  of  the  first  grant  to  the  Company 
owning  or  operating  the  original  line  or  system  so  added  to  or 
enlarged. 

Sec.  2762.  Rails  to  be  Laid  to  be  Under  the  Direction  of 
Committee  on  Electric  and  Other  Railroads. —  The  style  and 
size  of  rails,  to  be  used  by  any  street  railway  coiupany.  in  lay- 
ing new  tracks  or  in  renewing  tracks,  shall  be  subject  to  ap- 
proval by  the  Committee  of  the  General  Council  on  Electric 
and  Other  Railroads,  and  the  City  also  reserves  the  rigiit  to  re- 
quire a  change  of  the  kind  of  rails  used  in  order  to  conform  to 
the  pavement  used,  or  to  be  used  on  the  street  or  portion  of 
street,  or  in  order  to  promote  the  safety  of  travel  along  the 
street,  (Applications  for  franchise  must  be  advertised.  This 
provided  for  in  an  ordinannce  on  another  subject.) 

Sec.  2763.  Conductors  and  Motormen  Require  State  Laws 
to  be  Obeyed  on  their  Cars. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief 
of  Police  and  other  police  officers  and  policement  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  to  give  special  attention  to  the  fact  that  conductors 
or  other  employees  in  charge  of  street  cars  and  other  railroad 
cars,  while  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
require  passengers  in  their  trains  or  cars  to  comply  with  thQ 
provisions  of  the  laws  of  Georgia  herein  above  cited  (as  to  sep- 
aration of  white  and  colored  races)  and  in  case  of  the  violation 
of  the  said  laws  by  the  conductors  or  other  employees  of  rail- 
road or  street  railroad  companies  to  arrest  such  persons  so  vio- 


lating  said  laws,  and  prosecute  them  in  the  Lriniinal  Court  of 
Atlanta  for  such  offenses. 

Sec.  2764.  Passengers  Must  Observe  Penal  Laws  of  the 
State — As  to  Separation  of  Races — Penalty  for  Failure  to  Re- 
spect Orders  of  Conductor  in  this  Regard. — I'as^engcrs  on 
-ireet  cars  operated  in  tlie  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  in 
territory  outside  of  the  regular  limits  of  said  City,  which  has 
been  incorporated  as  a  part  of  said  City  for  police  purposes, 
must  observe  and  obey  the  re(|uirements  of  said  penal  laws  «>f 
the  State  as  to  the  separate  seating  of  the  races  in  >uch  cars, 
and  any  passenger  failing  to  obey  tlie  directions  of  the  conduc- 
tor or  persons  in  charge  of  the  car  in  this  respect,  when  and  in 
>-<>  far  as  it  is  practicable  to  do  so,  shall  on  conviction  of  such 
violation  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  »jf  Atlanta,  he  pun- 
i-^hed  by  fine  not  exceeding  $100.(H),  or  imprisonment  not  longer 
than  thirty  day^,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2765.      Oiling  or  Greasing   Tracks — Dirt     Removed. —  In 

greasing,  oiling  or  othcr\\i>c  dealing  with  >lrecl  car  tracks  lor 
the  purpose  of  rendering  the  contact  of  wheels  thereon  easy  an<l 
decreasing  friction,  the  corporation,  person,  agent  (»r  em|)loyee 
using  such  grease  or  similar  substance  shall  first  clean  or  cause 
to  be  cleaned  the  tracks  and  gro<jves  in  or  about  which  such 
grease  or  similar  sub>tance  is  placed  and,  in  such  cleaning,  the 
sand  or  dirt  or  similar  substance  removed  therefrom  shall  be 
carried  or  caused  to  be  carried  to  the  gutter  or  side  of  the  street 
so  that  when  the  grease  or  oil  is  used,  as  above  stated,  people 
stepping  on  same  will  not  come  in  contact  with  sand  or  dirt  fil- 
led with  grease  or  similar  substance,  thus  endangering  their 
travel  and  unfitting  the  streets,  at  such  points,  for  safe  u>c. 

Sec.  2766.  Penalty.  —  .\ny  corporation,  person,  agent  or  cm- 
ploN  ee,  using  grease  or  similar  substance  on  the  street  car 
tracks  of  the  city  without  removing  or  causing  to  be  removed, 
the  sand  or  dirt,  or  other  substance,  as  herein  provided,  shall 
be  guilty  of  an  offense  and  on  conviction  thereof,  in  the  Recor- 
der's Court,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars 
for  each  offense  or  sentenced  to  work  not  exceeding  thirty  days 
on  the  public  works,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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CHAPTER  LXXXVIII. 

TAX   COLLECTOR— ASSESSORS  AND    RECEIVERS. 

Sec.  2767.  Tax  Collector — How  Elected — Duties,  Compen- 
sation, Bond — How  Defined  and  Fixed. — The  office  of  Tax  Col- 
lector shall  be  a  separate  and  distinct  office,  and  he  shall  be 
elected  by  the  people  at  the  same  time  the  other  City  officers 
are  elected,  and  his  duties  shall  be  defined  'by  resolution  or  ordi- 
nance— tog-ether  with  the  compensation  to  be  allowed  him,  and 
the  bond  and  security  to  -be  given — before  his  election  each  and 
every  term. 

Sec.  2768.      Bond— By  Whom  Approved— Oath  of    Office.— 

Before  the  Tax  Collector  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  enters  on  the 
duties  of  his  office,  he  shall  give  bond,  with  good  and  sufficient 
security,  in  such  sum  as  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall, 
by  resolution,  determine,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  du- 
ties of  his  office,  and  take  the  oath  prescribed  for  other  officers. 

Sec.  2769.  Office— Where  Located.— The  said  Tax  Collector 
shall  have  his  office  at  the  City  Hall,  in  the  room  now  known 
as  the  City  Clerk's  office. 

Sec.  2770.        Returns     to    Comptroller— Other     Duties.— The 

said  Collector  of  taxes  shall  make  a  return  to  the  Comptroller, 
who  shall  enter  the  same  on  his  books,  and  pay  over  to  the 
City  Treasurer  at  least  once  a  day  all  moneys  belonging  to  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  and  shall  do  and  perform  all  such  duties  as  are 
now  or  may  hereafter  be  designated  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council. 

Sec.  2771.  Collector  and  Assessors  and  Receivers  Separate 
Officers. — The  Tax  Collectors  and  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Re- 
ceivers shall  be  separate  and  distinct  officers,  and  shall  each 
perform  such  duties  as  are  prescribed  for  their  conduct  and  ob- 


TAX    COM.KCTOK — ASSESSOKS — IQLECTION — DUTIES  735 

servance,  and  shall  be  known  as  Tax  Collector  and  Tax  Asses- 
sors and  Receivers,  respectively. 

Sec.  2772.     Assessors  and  Receivers — How  Elected — Duties. 

— The  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  said  City  shall  elect  three 
Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  assess 
the  real  estate  in  said  City  for  taxation,  and  to  receive  returns 
of  property,  both  real  and  personal,  and  in  cases  of  failure  to  re- 
turn personal  property  for  taxation,  or  failure  to  make  a  true 
return,  or  attempted  fraud  in  returning  the  same,  to  assess  the 
value  of  personal  property  for  taxation. 

Sec.  2773.      Term  of  Office— Compensation— Oath  of  Office. 

— They  shall  be  elected,  as  their  terms  expire,  on  first  Monday 
in  July  respectively,  and  hold  their  offices  for  two  years,  and 
until  their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified.  They  shall 
have  such  compensation  as  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall 
prescribe  before  their  election,  which  shall  not  be  changed  dur- 
ing their  term.  They  shall  take  such  oath  and  give  such  bond 
as  may  be  required  by  said  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Sec.  2774.  Collector,  Assessors  and  Receivers — Give  Whole 
Time  to  City — Hours  Fixed  by  Mayor  and  General  Council. — 
The  Assessors  and  Receivers  and  the  Tax  Collector  of  said  City 
shall  give  their  whole  time  to  the  service  of  the  City  during  such 
business  hours  as  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  may  pre- 
scribe during  their  terms. 

Sec.  2775.  Bond  and  Oath. — The  Tax  Receivers  and  Tax  Col- 
lector of  said  City  shall  discharge  the  duties  above  specified,  in 
addition  to  those  now  required  by  law,  and  shall  give  sufficient 
bond  w^ith' sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council,  and  shall  take  such  oath  before  the  Mayor  as  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  may  prescribe. 

Sec.  2776.  In  Case  of  Failure  to  Return — How  Property  As- 
sessed.— If  an}'  person  fails,  neglects,  or  refuses  to  make  a  r,e- 
turn  of  his  or  her  personal  property,  subject  to  taxation  under 
the  charter  and  ordinances  of  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers, 
or  to  truly  answer  such  questions  as  may  be  asked,  or  to  sub- 
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mit  his  personal  property  for  the  inspection  and  valuation  of 
the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  as  provided,  then  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers,  jointly,  from  the 
best  information  they  can  get  in  reference  to  the  amount  and 
value  of  the  personal  property  owned  and  posscscd  by  such 
person,  to  arrive  at  the  true  value  of  the  same,  and  place  it  upon 
their  books. 

Sec.  2777.  Names  of  Persons  Failing  to  Return  Kept  on 
Books — For  What  Purpose. — They  shall  also  enter  upon  their 
books  the  name  of  any  person,  firm,  joint  stock  company,  or  cor- 
poration, who  shall  either  fail  or  refuse  to  give  in  their  property, 
and  of  all  they  are  unable  to  find,  and  whom  they  may  believe 
to  be  subject  to  tax  on  personal  property,  and  of  all  persons  sub- 
ject to  street  tax. 

Sec.  2778.  Shall  Not  Enter  Private  Residences  Without  Con- 
sent.— In  the  discharge  of  the  duties  above  specified,  the  Tax 
Assessors  and  Receivers  shall  not  enter  the  private  residence 
of  any  person  against  the  consent  of  the  occupants. 

Sec.  2779.  False  or  Fraudulent  Returns — Procedure. — In 
case  of  false,  fraudulent,  or  unfair  returns,  the  Tax  Assessors 
and  Receivers  shall  cite  the  person  making  the  same  to  appear 
before  them  on  some  day  to  be  fixed  by  them,  and  show  cause 
why  the  return  should  not  be  corrected. 

Sec.  2780.  In  such  Proceeding,  Shall  Hear  Proof — Failure  to 
Appear — Return,  How  Made.— L'pou  any  such  person  so  cited 
appearing  before  them,  they  may,  and  shall  if  requested,  hear 
evidence  as  to  the  real  value  of  the  property  in  dispute,  and  de- 
termine the  same.  If  such  person  so  cited  refuses  or  neglects 
to  appear,  his  return  shall  be  corrected  by  the  Tax*  Assessors 
and  Receivers,  accordng  to  the  best  information  they  can  get. 

Sec.  2781.     Tax  Digest— By  Whom  Prepared.— After  all    the 

returns  are  in  and  corrected  (where  corrections  are  necessary), 
the  Tax  Assessors  and-  Receivers  shall  enter  the  same  upon 
the  usual  Tax  Digest  of  the  City,  in  the  proper  column  of  said 
book. 


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Sec.  2782.  Books  to  Be  Provided.— It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  to  have  prepared  suitable 
books  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  returns,  as  provided  in  the 
foregoing  sections. 

Sec.  2783.  Oath  Prescribed  for  Tax  Receivers  and  Assessors. 
— The  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall 
take  and  subscribe  before  the  Mayor  the  following  oath  or  af- 
firmation:  "Vou  do  solemnly  swear  (or  affirm)  that  you  will 
well  and  truly  discharge  the  duties  of  Tax  Assessors  and  Re- 
ceivers of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  that  you  will  endeavor,  to 
the  best  of  your  knowledge  and  ability,  to  obtain  a  just,  full,  and 
complete  return  of  all  personal  property  subject  to  taxation  by 
the  charter  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  also  a 
full  and  complete  return  of  all  persons  subject  to  street  duty  in 
said  City.  And  you  do  further  swear  (or  affirm)  that  you  will 
truly  and  correctly  administer  the  oath  prescribed  by  the  City 
ordinance  to  each  and  every  person  making  return  for  taxation, 
so  iielp  you  (jod." 

Sec.  2784.  Oath  Prescribed  for  Personal  Property  Tax  Pay- 
ers.— The  following  oath  (or  affirmation)  shall  be  administered 
to  each  and  every  person  makiiig  returns  for  taxation  to  the 
Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers:  "You  do  solemnly  swear  (or  af- 
firm) that  the  return,  which  ynu  are  about  to  make,  shall  be  a 
just  and  true  statement  of  all  personal  property  of  every  kind, 
which  you  held  or  owned  on  the  31st  day  of  January  (inserting 
here  the  year),  or  were  interested  in,  either  in  your  right,  or  the 
right  of  any  person  or  persons  whomsoever,  either  as  parent, 
guadian.  executor,  administrator,  agent,  or  trustee,  or  in  any 
other  maimer  whatsoever,  to  the  best  of  your  knowledge,  infor- 
mation, and  belief.  You  do  further  swear  that  you  will  cor- 
rectly answer  all  questions  asked  you  by  the  Tax  -Assessors  and 
Receivers  in  reference  to  said  return  and  that  you  have  not  con- 
veyed or  assigned  to  others,  or  removed  out  of  the  city,  any 
property  to  avoid   returning  the  same   for  taxation." 

Sec.  2785.  Questions  to  Be  Propounded  by  Assessors  in  Re- 
ceiving Returns. — The  City  Tax  Assessors  in  receiving  and  as- 
-t.'s>itig  pr<,>|)criy  in  this  City,  subject  to  be  assessed  and  taxed, 


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shall  require  all  persons,  or  their  agents,  inakin|L^  returns  for 
them,  to  answer  questions  prepared  in  the  form  of  blank  return, 
as  follows : 

1.  Real  estate,  see  Assessors'   Book,  page    .... 

2.  What  amount  of  insurance  do,  or  did,  you  carry  on  per- 
sonal property  within  past  12  months,  exilusivc  of  stock  of 
goods  and  merchandise. 

3.  Horses. 

4.  Mules. 

5.  Carriages,   buggies,  drays,   wagon?>,   bicycles,   aiii'miobiles, 

etc. 

6.  Cattle  and  sheep. 

(Pianos,  Organs,  Musical  Instruments  and  Sewing  Ma- 
chines; Kinetoscopcs,  Graphophones,   Iron  Safe,  Office.) 

7.  Painting  and  works  of  art. 

(Diamonds,  watches,  jewelry,  clocks,  etc.  Cold,  silver 
and  plate  ware.) 

8.  Medical,   Law,  and  other   Libraries. 

9.  Billiard  and  Pool  tables  and  Bar   i-ixtures. 

10.  Merchandise  of  all  kinds. 

(Money.) 

11.  Notes.    (Accounts,   including   debts    not   wholly    insolvent. 

Bonds  and  stocks  of  all  kinds  not  exempt  on  face.) 

12.  Medical   and   Dental    Instruments   and    Mechanical   Tools. 

(Printing  Presses,  Type,  Typewriters,  Printing  Mate- 
rials and  machinery  of  all  kinds.  Store  Fixtures,  Guns. 
Pistols  and  all  other  personal  property  not  heretofore 
enumerated). 

13.  Does  your  wife  or  children  own  any  personal  property? 

14.  Do  you  represent  anyone  as  Guardian,  Executor,  Trustee, 

administrator,  agent,  or  in  any  manner  whatever?) 

15.  If  so,  whom? 

16.  Household  and  kitchen  furniture? 

Street  Tax. 
Sanitary  Tax. 
Total. 

Each  person  or  agent  in  making  said  returns  shall,  in  addi- 
tion to  answering  questions  aforesaid,  in  person  sign  and  sub- 


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scribe  in  writing'  in  the  presence  of.  and  after  beinj,^  duly  sworn 
bv  one  of  the  Tax  Assessors,  the  oath  published  in  Section  1426 
of  the  Code  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  1899  (Section  2784  of  this 
Code).  No  return  shall  be  accepted  by  the  Assessors  unless 
the  same  is  sij:i^ned  and  sworn  to  in  writing^  as  provided  above. 

Sec.  2786.  Assessors  Shall  Ask  E^ch  of  the  Above  Questions 
— Repeal  in  Full  the  Oath. —  The  City  Tax  .\sscssurs  shall  fur- 
thermore be  required,  and  it  is  hereby  made  their  duty,  to  ask 
of  each  person  making  returns,  as  required  by  the  ordinances 
f>f  the  City,  each  and  every  (juestion  printed  on  said  blank  re- 
turn, antl  then  ami  there  note  that  answer  of  each  person  sepa- 
rately to  each  (juestion.  and  to  repeat  in  full  the  said  oath,  be- 
fore receiving  the  signature  and  written  affidavit  of  such  person 
thereto. 

Sec  2787.  Omissions  in  Returns — Ordinances  as  to  Same  to 
be  Enforced  Officer  Aiding  Tax-Payer  to  Elscape  Taxes — Every- 
body Shall  Make  Return — Defaulters. —  1  he  penalty  provided 
by  existing  ordinances  for  not  making  returns  or  omissions 
therein  shall  hereafter  be  enforced,  and  it  shall  be  a  breach  of 
duty  c»ii  the  part  of  any  officer  to  omit  same,  or  to  aid  any  i)rop- 
erty-owiier  'v  •  -■  tping  same. 

It  is  hereby  made  the  specific  duty  of  the  City  Tax  Assessors 
to  see  that  each  and  every  property-owner  shall  make  returns  of 
his  personal  property,  and  that  both  personal  and  real  estate, 
owned  by  each  property-owner,  shall  be  taxed  as  required  by 
law. 

If  any  jiroperty-owner  shall  fail  to  make  any  return  <■!  ins 
personal  property,  the  City  Tax  Assessors  shall  enter  same  in 
default,  under  the  provisions  of  existing  ordinances,  and  see 
that  the  full  amount  thereof  is  assessed  for  taxation,  and  the 
penalties  therefor  fully  and  strictly  enforced. 

Sec.  2788.  Petitions  for  Exemption — Conditions  Precedent. 
— Before  any  petition  or  application  for  exemption  from  the 
payment  of  any  character  of  taxes,  fx  fas.  or  other  costs,  or  for 
any  such  taxes  or  costs,  or  any  portion  thereof,  that  may  have 
been  collected  by  the  City,  to  be  refunded,  shall  be  considered 


790 


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by  the  Mayor  and  (Icncral   Council,  the  facts  set  forth  in  such 
petition  or  apj)lication  shall  be  made  under  oath. 

Sec.  2789.  Consideration  of  Petitions  for  Exemptions — Pro- 
cedure.— In  the  consideration  of  all  claims  of  the  character  pre- 
scribed in  the  foregoing  section,  the  Committee  of  the  General 
Council  having  the  same  under  consideration,  shall  be  author- 
ized to  summons  witnesses,  and  examine  them  under  oath,  in- 
cluding such  examination  of  the  applicant  or  apj^licaiits  in  all 
such  cases. 

Sec.  2790.  Assessors  and  Receivers  Perform  Duties  of  Tax 
Investigator — Investigate  Doubtful  Cases — Defaulters — Listed, 
How  Often — Report. — Ihe  City  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers 
shall  hereafter  perform  the  duties  hithert(j  performed  by  Mr. 
Collier  as  Tax  Investigator,  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  closely 
investigate  the  names  of  all  persons  or  corporations,  who  fail  to 
return  their  property  for  taxation,  together  with  the  amount  of 
property,  real  or  personal,  concealed  or  not  returned  by  them,  as 
well  as  the  names  of  all  persons  or  corporations,  who  may  have 
made  inadequate  or  partial  returns  of  their  property,  real  or 
personal,  and  from  the  investigations  thus  made  to  cause  the 
names  of  such  persons  or  corporations  to  be  properly  entered 
upon  the  Tax  Digest  or  book  of  defaulters,  as  required  by  ex- 
isting ordinances,  together  with  a  proper  assessment  of  their 
real  or  personal  property  concealed,  not  returned,  or  in  default. 
It  shall  further  be  the  duty  of  said  Assessors  each  month  to 
make  up  a  list  of  such  defaulters,  together  with  a  statement  of 
the  property  concealed  from  taxation,  which  they  have  caused 
to  be  properly  assessed  during  said  month,  and  transmit  a  copy 
thereof  to  the  meeting  of  the  Committee  of  Tax,  as  directed  by 
said  Committee, 

Sec.  2791.  Rate  of  Taxation  One  and  One-fourth  Per  Cen- 
tum Per  Annum. — As  provided  by  an  amendment  to  the  Char- 
ter of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  made  by  Act  of  the  Legislature  of 
Georgia,  approved  on  the  23rd  day  of  December,  1896,  the  rate 
of  taxation  to  be  levied  on  all  taxable  property,  real  and  per- 
sonal, within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  City,  shall  be  one  and 
one-fourth  per  centum,  or  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents    on 


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every  one  hundred  dollars  in  value  of  such  taxable  property;  and 
the  rate  shall  be  the  same  for  property  of  less  value  than  one 
hundred  dollars;  such  annual  rate  of  taxation  shall  remain  in 
force  until  lawfully  changed. 

Sec.  2792.  Real  Estate  to  be  Assessed  at  Cash  Market  Value 
— Date  to  Complete  Assessments. — The  taxes  levied  by  the  lore- 
going  section  shall  be  assessed  and  collected  in  the  manner 
herein  prescribed,  to-wit:  The  taxable  real  estate  in  said  City 
shall  be  assessed  by  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  at  its  cash 
market  value,  and  such  assessments  shall  be  compared  by  the 
first  day  of  h'ebruary  of  each  year. 

Sec.  2793.  Books  Open  February  1st— Close  March  15th — 
Tax  Digest — Contents — Duties  of  Tax  Collector. — The 
Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  shall  open  their  books  for  receiv- 
ing returns  of  taxable  property  on  the  first  day  of  February  of 
each  year,  and  close  such  books  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  March 
of  each  year;  and  the  returns  of  all  property  subject  to  taxation 
shall  be  made  within  the  dates  just  before  named,  'i'he  said 
Assessors  and  Receivers  shall  receive  returns  upon  blanks  pre- 
pared in  conformity  with  ordinances  governing  the  same.  They 
shall  make  one  Digest  annually,  wHich  shall  be  kept  in  the  of- 
fice of  the  said  Assessors  and  Receivers.  .\  copy  of  this  Digest 
shall  be  made,  and  kept  in  the  office  of  the  City  Comptroller. 
The  columns  on  these  digests  shall  be  so  prepared  as  that  the 
footings  will  show  the  amounts  collectible  on  real  estate,  per- 
sonalty, street  tax,  sanitary  assessments,  etc.  separately,  and 
the  amounts  collected  by  the  Tax  Collector  upon  receipts  writ- 
ten and  turned  over  to  him  by  the  Assessors  and  Receivers,  to- 
gether with  the  amounts  of  the  blank  executions  prepared  and 
turned  over  bv  the  said  Assessors  and  Receivers  for  executions 
to  be  issued  as  prescribed  by  law,  each  year,  shall  equal,  the  sum 
of  the  footings  on  the  annual  tax  Digest,  less  the  discounts,  that 
may  be  allowed  any  one  year  for  the  prepayment  of  taxes.  The 
Tax  Collector  shall  make  daily  deposits  of  taxes  collected,  as 
well  as  of  all  other  collections,  with  the  City  Treasurer,  taking 
his  receipts  for  the  same,  and  both  the  Tax  Collector  and  the 
Treasurer  shall  make  daily  and  monthly  reports  to  the  Comp- 
troller, who  shall  debit  the  one  and  credit  the  other. 


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Sec.  2794.      Property  Not  Returned — Ten  Per  Cent.   Penalty 

Authority  of  Assessors  and  Receivers  Continued  in  Force. — 

Any  property,  real  or  personal,  not  exempt  from  taxation  by 
the  laws  of  the  State,  or  whose  return  is  not  otherwise  provided 
for  by  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  which  is  not  returned 
bv  the  owner,  ajjenl,  administrator,  trustee,  receiver,  or  other 
person  in  charge  thereof,  before  the  closing  of  the  books  for  re- 
ceiving returns,  shall  have  ten  per  centum  added  to  the  assessed 
value  thereof  as  a  penalty  for  failure  to  make  returns,  and  be 
taxed  on  the  basis  of  the  assessment  w^ith  such  i)eiialty  added, 
unless  such  property  be  relieved  from  the  penalty  named  by  the 
Mayor  and  General  Council.  The  power  of  the  Tax  Assessors 
and  Receivers  to  make  assessments  of  personal  property  not 
fully  and  fairly  returned  by  its  owners,  or  not  returned  at  all 
bv  such  owners,  is  continued  in  full  force. 


Sec.  2795.  Taxes — How  Payable — Installments — Interest  on 
Deferred  Payments. — The  tax  ts  due  the  City  of  Atlanta  on  real 
estate  and  personal  propert}-  of  all  kinds  shall  be  due  and  paya- 
ble in  three  installments,  as  follows:  The  hrst  installment  of 
twenty-five  per  centum  of  such  taxes  on  the  fifteenth  day  of 
April  in  each  year;  the  second  installment  of  twenty-five  per 
centum  on  the  first  day  of  July  in  each  year;  and  the  third  in- 
stallment of  fifty  per  centum  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  October  in 
each  year.  The  first  installment  may  be  paid  at  any  time  be- 
tween the  first  and  fifteenth  days  of  April,  inclusive  of  both 
days,  in  each  year;  and  if  not  paid  on  or  before  the  fifteenth  day 
of  April  in  each  year  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  seven  per 
centum  per  annum  until  paid.  The  second  installment  may  be 
paid  at  any  time  between  the  fifteenth  day  of  June  and  the  first 
day  of  July,  both  inclusive,  in  each  year;  and  this  installment, 
if  not  paid  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  July,  shall  bear  interest 
at  the  rate  of  seven  per  centum  per  annum  until  paid.  The 
third  and  final  installment  may  be  paid  at  any  time  between  the 
first  day  of  September  and  the  fifteenth  day  of  October,  both  in- 
clusive, in  each  year :  and  this  installment,  if  not  paid  on  or  be- 
fore the  fifteenth  day  of  October,  shall  bear  interest  at  the  rate 
of  seven  per  centum  until  paid. 


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Sec.  2796.  Discounts  for  Prepayment  of  Taxes — May  Pay  in 
Full  When  Any  Installment  is  Due  and  Payable.— Am  tax-payer 
>iiall  have  tlie  option  of  payinj,'  his  taxes  in  full  for  the  year 
with  the  first  installment  thereof,  and  in  case  of  st)  doing  shall 
be  allowed  a  discount  of  one-half  of  one  per  centum  t-)n  the  taxes 
so  paid.  Any  tax-payer  shall  likewise  have  the  privilege  of 
paying  his  taxes  in  full  for  the  year  with  the  second  installment 
there»)f.  and  u{)on  stj  doing  shall  be  allowed  a  discount  of  one- 
fourth  of  one  per  centum  on  the  taxes  due  under  the  third  in- 
stallment. Any  tax-payer  may  stop  the  ruiming  of  interest  on 
any  ])ast  due  installment  or  installments  of  taxes  upon  paying 
the  same  after  they  are  due.  and  before  the  issuance  of  an  exe- 
cution theref(»r;  that  is  to  say  that,  upon  the  payment  of  such 
l)ast  due  iijstallment  or  installments,  interest  shall  be  comjiuted 
from  the  fifteenth  day  of  April  an<I  the  first  day  of  Jtily,  respect- 
i\tl\',   until   till-   (l.iff  (>r  ii.'i\tm-iit 

Sec.  2797,      Sanitary    Tax — Divided    Same    Way — Amount. — 
1  he  sanitary  a^se^.•«nlent  tax  i>f  three  dollars  a  lot  shall  be  col- 
lected with  tiu*  general  ]>rMperiy  taxes,  and  divided  into  similar 
installments. 

Sec.  2798.  Street  Tax— Must  Be  Paid— When.— Ihc  commu- 
tation ta.xes  of  one  <lollar  per  annum  on  persons  subject  to  road 
duty,  ill  lieu  of  such  road  dutN,  levied  by  the  annual  tax  ordi- 
nance, may  be  returned  at  any  time  between  the  first  day  of  heb- 
ruary  and  the  first  day  of  July  in  each  year.  Every  person  lia- 
ble to  road  duty,  who  has  not  paid  such  commutation  tax  on  r»r 
befnre  the  first  day  of  July  in  each  year,  shall  be  liable  to  exe- 
cution for  such  tax  with  costs  of  collection,  as  prescribed  by  ex- 
isting ordinances,  or  In  be  summt^ned  to  work  the  streets,  and 
to  fine,  or  other  penalty  for  failure  to  obey  such  summons,  as 
prescribed  by  existing  ordinances. 

Sec.  2799.  Executions — How  Issued  Against  Delinquents — 
Levied  and  Collected — When — By  Whom.— On  the  first  busi- 
ness day  after  the  fifteenth  day  of  October  in  each  year  execu- 
tions shall  be  prepared  by  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers,  and 
issued  by  the  Clerk  of  Council,  to  enforce  the  collection  of  all 
unpaid  taxes,  or  installment  of  taxes,  with  the  interest  accrued 


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thereon,  and  the  costs  of  collccuoii.  as  prcseiibd  i.>  vM>in.K  w. - 
dinances;  but  only  one  execution  shall  issue  annually  aj^ainst 
each  tax-payer,  which  executicjn  shall  cover  all  arrearages  of 
taxes  against  such  taxpayer  for  the  year.  Such  tax  execution 
shall  be  levied  and  collected  by  the  Marshal  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, as  prescribed  by  existing  ordinances  under  the  rules  and 
reg-tilations  as  to  the  manner  of  levy,  advertisement,  notice  and 
sale  prescribed  by  law. 

Sec.  2800.      Oath  of  Person  Giving  in  Taxes.— (Sec  previous 

section  of  this  chapter.)  Tive  oath  to  be  administered  by  the 
Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  for  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  as 
follows,  to-wit:  '"You  do  solemnly  swear  (or  affirm)  that  the 
amount,  which  you  now  give  in,  is  just  and  true  account  of  all 
the  taxable  property,  which  you  possessed,  held,  or  claimed,  on 
the  thirty-first  day  of  January  last,  or  were  interested  in  or  en- 
titled to,  either  in  your  own  right,  or  the  right  of  any  person  or 
persons  whomsoever,  as  parent,  guardian,  executor,  administra- 
tor, agent,  or  trustee,  or  in  any  other  manner  whatever,  accord- 
ing to  the  tax  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  to  the  best  of 
your  knowledge,  information  and  belief;  so  julj)  you  (jod. 

Sec.  2801.  Persons  Making  False  Returns — How  Dealt  With. 
— Any  person,  who  shall  knowingly  make  any  false,  incomplete, 
or  unfaithful  returns  under  these  ordinances  shall,  on  conviction, 
be  fined  at  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court  not  exceeding 
fifty  dollars  and  costs,  or  be  imj^risoncd  in  the  calaboijse  or  com- 
mon jail  of  the  county  not  more  than  thirty  days,  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2802.  Superintendent  of  Schools — Makes  Roster  of  Par- 
ents and  Guardians  of  Children — Furnishes  Same  to  City  Tax 
Assessors — When. — The  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  shall 
cause  a  canvas  to  be  made  of  the  scholars  enrolled  in  the  schools 
of  the  City  during  each  calendar  year,  and  from  this  canvas  shall 
have  prepared  a  complete  list  or  roster  of  the  parents  or  guar- 
dians of  each  child  in  attendance ;  and  shall,  on  or  before  the  first 
day  of  January  of  each  succeeding  year,  furnish  said  list  or  ros- 
ter to  the  City  Tax  Assessors  for  information,  and  as  an  aid  in 
their  investigation  of  persons  and  property  subject  to  be  taxed 


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under  ihc  laws  and  ordinances  of  this  Lity,  a  fund  shall  be  i)ro- 
vided  therefor. 

Sec.  2803.  Chief  Clerk  to  Assessors.— The  office  of  Chief  Clerk 
to  Tax  Assessors  is  hereby  ordained  and  such  officer  shall  have 
the  powers  heretofore  exercised. 

Sec.  2804.  Fund  Fixed  for  Such  Compilation — Work  to  Be 
Done — Condition,  if  Work  Done  by  Assessors. — Said  fund  is 
fixed  at  the  amount  oi  five  hundred  dollars  ^$oOO.UO)  fur  the  year 
1904,  and  shall  be  paid  to  the  Tax  .\ssessors  to  cover  this  work 
from  the  special  apix*rtionment  therefor,  and  they  arc  hereby  au- 
thorized to  have  same  done  at  an  amount  not  exceeding  the  above 
appropriation;  provided,  if  sai<l  work  is  done  by  themselves,  the 
said  amount  shall  be  pai»l  to  said  .\sscssors  therefor  as  extra 
work,  but  in  no  event  shall  payments  for  said  extra  work  in- 
crease their  annual  compensation  above  two  thousand  dollars 
($2.(J00.00)  per  year. 

Sec.  2805.  Tax  Levied— For  What  Year— For  What  Pur- 
poses.— .\s  authorized  by  the  Lily  Charter,  and  for  the  support 
of  the  government  t)f  the  City  of  .\tlanta.  for  paying  the  inter- 
est on  the  bonded  debt,  reducing  the  bonded  debt,  supporting 
and  maintaining  the  public  schooU,  and  sustaining  the  credit 
thereof,  sinking  fund,  and  for  other  purposes  ordinary  and  con- 
tingent, the  following  taxes  are  hereby  levied  and  assessed,  and 
shall  continue  in  force  f«)r  an«i  during  ilu-  filial  \car  cmliiiL,'  June 
:M)th.  1908.  and  until  repealed. 

Sec.  2806.  Real  Estate — Merchandise — Solvent  Debts — All  tc 
Be  Returned  for  Taxation. — <.'m  tvcry  h')U>c.  buil«ling-loi,  or 
other  real  estate  in  said  City,  not  exempt  from  taxation  by  law. 
which  shall  be  assessed  in  accordance  with  the  charter,  and  on 
all  merchandise,  machinery,  cash,  solvent  debts,  franchises  or 
special  privileges,  and  on  all  tether  personal  property  of  every 
kind  held  or  owned  by  each  merchant,  trader,  or  other  persons, 
whether  held  by  them  individually  or  as  trustee,  guardian,  ad- 
ministrator, receiver,  assignee,  or  agent,  or  otherwise,  on  the  31st 
day  of  January.  1907  and  on  the  31st  day  of  January,  1908,  there 
shall  be  levied  a  tax  of  one  dollar  and  twenty  five  cents  on  every 


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one  hundred  dollars  of  the  value  thereof,  and  on  less  than  one 
hundred  dollars  in  value  in  proportion,  for  the  respective  years; 
and  any  person  or  persons,  hrm,  joint  stock  company  or  corpo- 
ration, who  may  have  held  or  owned  such  real  estate,  merchan- 
dise, machinery,  cash  or  solvent  debts,  franchises  or  special  priv- 
ileges or  other  personal  property  on  the  31st  day  of  January, 
1907,  and  on  the  31st  day  of  January.  1908,  respectively,  make 
return  to  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  under  oath,  of  the 
amount  of  such  merchandise,  machinery,  cash,  solvent  debts, 
franchises  or  special  privileges,  and  all  other  property  of  every 
kind,  or  real  estate,  and  in  default  of  making  return  as  aforesaid, 
the  defaulter  shall  be  subject  to  execution,  levy  and  cost. 

Sec.  2807.  Stocks  and  Bonds— All  except  those  Exempt  on 
Face  Taxed — Duties  of  Presidents  of  Corporations. — On  every 
hundred  dollars  of  the 'market  value  of  all  stocks.  State,  munici- 
pal and  other  corporation  bonds,  other  than  the  bonds  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  or  State  of  Georgia,  and  all  money  loaned  at  in- 
terest, or  money  or  solvent  debts  not  exempt  from  taxation  by 
law,  owned  or  held  by  any  person,  firm,  company  or  corporation, 
including  brokers,  residing  or  doing  business  in  said  City,  in  his, 
her  or  their  own  right,  or  as  guardian,  trustee,  executor,  admin- 
istrator, receiver,  agent  or  otherwise,  on  the  31st  day  of  January, 
1907,  and  the  31st  day  of  January,  1908,  there  shall  be  levied  a 
tax  of  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  annum,  and  on  less 
than  one  hundred  dollars  in  value  in  proportion,  for  the  respec- 
tive years ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President,  or  other 
principal  officer,  or  agent  of  any  corporation,  to  make  return, 
under  oath,  to  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  of  the  amount  of 
their  capital  stock,  surplus,  and  other  property. 

Sec.  2808.  Bonds  and  Stocks  of  Non-Residents  Invested  in 
the  City. — 'On  every  hundred  dollars  in  money  and  solvent  debts, 
and  the  values  of  all  stocks,  State,  municipal,  or  other  corporate 
bonds  and  debts  subject  to  taxation  by  the  City,  owned  by  non- 
residents, and  in  the 'City  of  Atlanta,  there  shall  be  levied  a  tax 
of  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  annum,  and  on  less  than 
one  hundred  dollars  in  value  in  proportion. 


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Sec.  2809.  Musical  Instruments — Furniture — Patent  Rights — 
Other  Personal  Property — All  Taxable. — On  every  hundred  dol- 
lars in  value  <Jt  furniture,  musical  instruments,  sewinj^  machines, 
patent  rights  and  stock  held  in  patent  right  companies  or  corpo- 
rations, iron  safes,  paintings,  works  of  art,  diamonds,  watches, 
clocks,  jewelry,  libraries — both  professional  and  literary — dental 
and  surgical  instruments,  gold,  silver,  and  plated  ware,  printing 
presses  and  material,  and  all  other  personal  property  not  herein 
enumerated,  held  or  owned  by  any  person,  tirm,  corporation,  or 
joint  stock  company  in  said  city,  on  the  31st  day  of  January, 
1907,  and  on  the  31st  day  of  January,  1908.  there  shall  be  levied 
a  tax  vi  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  annum,  and  on  less 
than  one  hundred  dollars  in  value  in  proportion. 

Sec.  2810.  Carriages — Wagons — Carts — Horses — Mules — Oth- 
er Personal  Property — Taxable. — <  )n  every  one  hundred  dollars 
ill  value  of  each  carriage,  buggy,  wagon,  cart,  bicycle,  or  other 
vehicle,  and  of  every  horse  or  mule  or  cow  held  or  owned  by  any 
person,  firm,  joint  stock  company,  or  corporation,  and  en  each 
hundred  dollars  of  all  other  personal  property  not  heretofore 
enumerated  in  this  ordinance,  taxable  by  law,  held  or  owned  by 
any  person,  firm,  joint  stock  company  or  corporation,  on  the  31st 
days  of  January  1907  and  1908.  respectively,  there  shall  be  levied 
a  tax  of  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  annum,  and  on  less 
than  one  hundre(>  dollars  in  value  in  proportion,  for  the  respec- 
tive years. 

Sec.  2810(a).  Assessments  Against  Defaulters. — The  City  Tax 
Assessors  and  Receivers  shall  assess  the  personal  prop&rty  of  all 
defaulters  and  of  all  making  fraudulent  or  incomplete  returns. 

Sec.  2811.  Street  Tax  Commutations  for  Road  Duty — Failure 
to  Pay  Same — Work  on  the  Streets.  On  each  and  every  male 
person,  who  is  a  resident  of  the  City  on  the  first  day  of  July  1907, 
between  the  ages  of  twenty-one  and  fifty  years,  there  shall  be 
levied  and  collected  a  tax  of  one  dollar  as  a  commutation  for 
road  and  street  duty  for  the  current  year;  and  all  persons  liable 
to  pay  said  tax,  and  failure  after  notification  to  do  so,  shall  be  re- 
quired to  work  five  days  on  the  streets,  under  the  supervision  of 
the  Chief  of  Construction.  Upon  failure  of  any  person  lia- 
ble for  said  tax  to  pay  the  same   by  the  time  the  books  for  the 


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collection  of  tax  shall  be  closed,  the  clerk  of  the  Council  shall 
issue  execution  therefor  against  the  person  so  liable;  upon  fail- 
ure to  pay  after  five  days'  notice,  said  execution  may  be  levied 
and  collected  by  the  Marshal  as  other  tax  executions;  cost  on 
same  not  to  exceed  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents ;  and  upon  failure 
of  any  person  to  pay  said  execution,  and  the  legal  cost  thereon, 
such  person  may  be  notified  by  the  Marshal  or  his  deputies  to 
appear  and  work  the  streets,  and  upon  failure  to  appear  and 
work  the  streets,  after  five  days,  notification,  such  person  shall 
be  arrested  by  said  officers  and  brought  before  the  Recorder's 
Court,  and,  upon  conviction,  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  five 
dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  or  hv  imprisoned  not  ex- 
ceeding thirtyi  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court.  There  shall  be  no  exception  to  this  section,  except 
those  especially  allowed  by  the  United  States  and  State  enact- 
ments. 

Sec.  2812.    Annual  Tax  Ordinances — By  Whom  Passed.     The 

Mayor  and  General  Council  shall  each  year  j)ass  such  tax  ordi- 
nances, not  contrary  to  the  law,  as  they  may  deem  proper. 

Sec.  2813.  Powers  of  the  Recorder's  Court  in  Investigations 
as  to  Violation  of  These  Ordinances.  In  all  investigations  un- 
der these  ordinances,  where  charges  of  the  violation  of  the  same 
are  being  tried  before  the  Recorder's  Court,  he  or  they  shall 
have  power  to  send  for  persons  and  papers,  and  compel  attend- 
ance of  parties  and  witnesses,  and  the  production  of  books, 
papers,  and  other  evidence  on  the  trial. 

Sec.  2SI4.  Mayor  to  Enforce — Do  Not  Apply  to  Vendue 
Masters.  It  shall  be,  and  is  hereby,  made  the  duty  of  the  Mayor 
to  adopt  such  measures  as  he  may  think  best  and  proper  to  insure 
a  rigid  enforcement  of  these  ordinances.  The  provisions  of 
these  ordinances  do  not  and  are  not  to  be  applied  to  sales  made 
by  properly  licensed  vendue  masters,  nor  to  any  property  sold 
under  legal  process. 

Sec.  2815.  Persons  Failing  to  Make  Returns — Double-Taxed 
— Executions    Issue — How.      In    case    any    person    or    persons, 


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firm  or  firms,  corporation  or  company,  subject  or  liable  under 
the  tax  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  that  may  be  passed 
in  and  for  any  year,  to  make  a  return  or  returns  of  sales  or  re- 
ceipts, of  any  business  under  said  ordinance,  shall  fail  to  make 
said  return  or  returns  within,  the  time  specified  in  said  ordinance, 
he.  she.  it  or  they  shall  be  assessed  at  double  the  amount  of  the 
immediately  precedinj^  return,  and,  if  no  return  shall  have  been 
made,  then  assessed  in  the  discretion  of  the  Clerk  of  Coun- 
cil, and  in  all  such  cases  of  default  in  makinj:^  returns,  or  in 
I)ayment  of  taxes  so  assessed,  execution  shall  issue  and  be  col- 
lected as  other  executions  issued  by  the  authority  of  the  said 
May<tr  and  (ieiieral  C(»uncil. 

Sec.  2816.  Assessors  Keep  Defaulters'  Digest — Contents — 
Penalty  for  Defaulters,  lif  cum-  <>i  the  failure  of  tiie  owner  or 
agent,  trustee,  guardian,  or  person  in  charge  of  any  property, 
which  ought  to  appear  on  the  tax  books,  to  go  to  the  office  of 
the  City  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers,  and  take  the  oath,  and 
make  the  returns  retjuired  by  law,  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Re- 
ceivers shall  keep  a  digest,  to  be  known  as  the  "Defaulters' 
Digest,"  in  which  all  ^uch  names  and  the  amounts  returned  by 
them  asssessed  against  them  i,hall  be  recorded;  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Marshal,  before  settling  with  them,  to  require, 
all  defaulting  Tax  payers  to  go  to  the  office  of  the  City  Tax 
Assessors  and  Receivers,  and  take  the  oath  and  make  the  re- 
turns recpiired  by  law.  atul  any  defaulter,  failing'  to  comply  with 
this  section,  when  thus  retjuired  by  the  Marshall,  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  or  imprisoned  not 
exceeding  twenty  «lays,  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court. 

Sec.  2817.  Assessors  Books — Description  of  Property — Tax 
Assessors  Records.  The  City  shall  order  for  each  year  for  the 
use  of  the  City  Tax  Assessors  a  book  for  each  ward,  in  which 
shall  be  recorded  an  accurate  description  of  each  parcel  of  prop- 
ertv  assessed,  giving  the  numbers  of  ward,  land  lot.  and  district 
in  which  it  is  located,  the  number  of  front  feet  and  on  what 
side,  whether  north,  south,  etc.  of  street  on  which  it  is  located, 
with  number  and  name  of  street ;  between  what  streets  located ; 


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how  many  feet  runiiiiij:;  hack  and  in  what  direction,  whi-thi: 
Northerly,  Southerly,  etc;  whether  vacant  or  improved,  ad- 
joining whose  property;  name  of  nwner,  his  or  her  street,  and 
number  of  residence,  and  if  non-rt^siilent,  with  correct  address, 
tax  assessment  and  remarks.  The  'l\'ix  Assessors  are  re- 
quired to  keep  their  records  so  as  to  comply  with  this  section 
as  fully  as  practicable.  Two  blank  books,  comprising  the  eight 
ward  books,  shall  be  also  (jrdered.  with  the  following  additional 
columns,  viz.:  whether  returned  f(^r  taxes,  and  by  whom,  and 
for  what  amount. 

Sec.  2818.  Selling  Real  Estate — Notify  Tax  Assessors  and 
Receivers.  All  owners  of  real  estate  in  the  L  ity  selling  a  part  or 
the  whole  of  any  lot,  are  hereby  repuired  to  file  within  ti'.ree 
months  of  the  date  of  such  sale,  with  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Ri 
ceivers,  information  of  said  sale,  or  sul)-<livision  of  his  lot,  and 
that  the  Assessors  keep  a  sei)arate  book  for  this  purpose. 

Sec.  2819.  Railroad  Taxes — Assessors  Call  on  Comptroller 
— General — Receive  Returns — Enter  Same  as  Other  Returns. — 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta  to  call  upon  the  Comptroller-General  of  the 
State  of  Georgia  at  the  time  the  said  Coiuptroller-General  is 
ready  to  make  a  statement  of  the  returns  oi  the  Railroad  Compan- 
ies, subject  to  the  taxation  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  of  the  as- 
sessments against  said  companies,  and  receive  annually  from  the 
said  Comptroller-General  the  various  returns,  that  he  is  re- 
quired to  receive  for  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  nuinicipal  taxation. 
And  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  shall  enter  such  returns 
upon  the  same  books  that  contains  the  returns  of  other  tax-pay- 
ers. 

Sec.  2820.  Executions  Against  Railroad  Companies — How 
Issued — How  Collected  and  Enforced.  The  method  for  the  col- 
lection of  taxes  due  by  Railroad  Companies  shall  be  the  same  as 
is  observed  in  the  case  of  other  tax-payers,  except  that,  if  any 
railroad  company  shall  fail  to  pay  its  taxes  due  the  City  of  At- 
lanta by  the  15th  day  of  October  in  any  year,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Tax  Assessors  and  Receivers  to  notify  the  Comptroller- 


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.eneral  of  the  State  of  (ieor^ia  of  the  fact  an,!  aniMuiu  (jf  such 
unpaid  in>tallnieiit  or  instaUments  of  tax,  together  with  interest 
<lue  thereon,  and  have  an  execution  issued  as  prescribetl  l)y  law. 
The  date>  and  amounts  of  all  such  executions  shall  be  rejiorted 

V  the  Tax  Assessors  an<l  Receivers  to  the  Comptroller  and 
Clerk  of  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  who  shall  keep  a  record 
of  all  such  executions.  The  City  Tax  Collector  shall  receive  fur 
the  City  «jf  Atlanta  the  |)roceeds  of  such  executions,  and  issue 
receipts  therefor,  written  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Council  in  conform- 
ity with  the  coupon  system. 


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CHAPTER   LXXXIX. 

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Sec.  2821.  Ticket  Brokers — Defined. — A  lickci  l>r<.kcr  or  dcaKr 
is  (Ictined  to  he  one  who  huys  or  sells  or  otherwise  deals  in  rail- 
road, railway,  steamhoat.  or  steamship  passenger  tickets,  or 
other  evidences  of  passenger  transportatiitn.  which  tnay  he  law- 
fully sold  hy  others  than  the  duly  authorized  agents  of  tiie  rail- 
road, railway,  steamhoat.  or  steamship  lines,  over  which  such 
tickets  purport  to  c-ntilc  the  lawful  owner  to  ride. 

Sec.  2822.  License  or  Occupation  Tax — License  Issued — 
for  How  Long — Contents — License  for  each  Place. —  l.ai.  ii  per- 
son. ])arliK'rslii]),  or  corporation  hcfori-  entering  into  the  business 
of  being  a  ticket  broker  or  dealer  in  the  C"ity  of  .\tlanta  shall  pay 
to  the  City  Clerk  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  as  a  license  or 
occupation  tax,  in  consideration  of  which  a  license  shall  be  issued 
to  the  said  person,  partiurship.  or  cori)orati"n.  ])ermitting  said 
])erson,  partnership,  or  c*)rporation  to  engage  in  the  business 
of  ticket  broker  or  dealer  for  a  peritxl  of  one  year  at  one 
l)lacc  in  the  City  of  .-\tlanta.  which  said  place  shall  be  described 
by  the  street  and  number  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  and  said  li- 
cense shall  authorize  the  said  ])erson,  partnershij)  or  corpc^ration, 
to  have  only  one  such  place  of  business;  and  a  like  license  shall 
be  required  for  each  place,  in  which  the  business  of  ticket  broker 
or  dealer  is  conducted  by  said  person,  partnership,  or  corpora- 
tion. Xo  license  shall  be  issued  under  this  ordinance  for  a  less 
period  than  one  year. 

Sec.  2823.  Shall  Furnish  Daily  to  Chief  of  Police  Certificate 
Contenta — Places  of  Business  Open  to  Inspection  by  Police. 
Each  person,  partnership,  or  corporation,  engaged  in  the  business 
of  being  a  ticket  broker  or  dealer  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall 
each  day  furnish  to  the  Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  a 
certificate,  stating  the  number  of  tickets,  or  other  evidences  of 


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railroad,  railway,  steamboat,  or  steamship  transportation  bought 
r  acquired  by  him  during  tl>e  preceeding  day,  and  also  the  num- 
ber "sold  by  him  during  the  preceding  day  ;  and  said  certificate 
jhall  minutely  describe  each  of  saitl  tickets  or  other  evidences  Qi 
transportation  so  acquired  or  bought  i>r  sold,  giving  the  name  of 
the  Lonjpany  issuing  the  same,  the  point  of  <»rigin,  the  place  of 
destination,  the  route,  the  number  and  f<»rm  of  ticket  or  other 
evidence  of  transportati«jn,  the  date  of  issue,  and  shall  also  show 
irom  whom  the  said  ticket  or  other  evidence  of  transportation 
was  ac(|uired  and  to  whom  sold;  the  consideration  paid  for  the 
-ame,  an<i  the  price,  at  which  the  same  was  soUl.  And  the  of- 
fice and  place  of  business  shall  at  all  limes  l)c  open  to  inspectit)n 
bv  the  C  hiei  nf  I'olice  «»f  Atlanta,  or  any  City  police  or  detective 
officer,  who  may  be  designated  by  the  Chief  of  I'olicc. 

Sec  2824.  Failure  to  Report — Penalty — Fine  and  Revocation 
of  License.  A  failure  tu  rep«>rt  the  purvha>e,  aci|uiremeiil,  or 
sale  of  any  ticket  or  other  evidence  of  transi>ortation.  as  above 
rc<|uircd,  an<l  in  the  manner  above  rci|uirc<l,  at  the  time  above 
required,  shall  subject  the  said  ticket  broker,  and  each  employee 
of  sai(l  ticket  broker,  an<l  each  member  of  the  partnership,  if  the 
same  be  a  partner>hip.  and  each  officer  of  the  cor]>oration,  if  the 
same  be  a  coriH»ration,  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  $5(KMK).  or  to  -iO 
days  imprisonment,  one  or  both  to  he  inflicted  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder.  an<l  a  c»»nviclit»n  thereof  shall  of  itself  work  a 
revocation  of  the  license  granted  to  said  person,  partnership  or 
corporation  ;  and  a  failure  to  submit  to  such  inspection  shall  like- 
wise be  a  crime  punishable  as  above  provided.  an<l  shall  likewise 
result  in  a  revocation  of  said  license,  and  the  sai<I  jjcrson.  part- 
nership, or  coriH)ration  shall  not  again  be  eligible  fop  like  license, 
ami  they  shall  have  no  action  to  recover  any  unearned  part  of 
said  license. 

Sec.  2825.  Shall  Post  License  in  Conspicuous  place — Failure 
— Penalty.  The  license  issued  to  such  person,  partnership,  or 
corporation  shall  be  posted  in  a  consjjicuous  place  in  the  place  of 
business  of  said  person,  partnership,  or  corporation,  and  a  failure 
to  so  post  shall  for  each  day  be  a  crime  punishable  as  alxtvc  pro- 
vided  in  the  section  next  preceeding. 


o-ji  'IK  lv^:'l    iiKdivi  i(x     iti  i.i  I  \  MiiNN     niiMi 

Sec.  2826.  Shall  Give  Bond — License  Depends  Upon  Same- 
May  Be  Sued  On — Hov/. —  .\.»  licciisL'  >liall  be  {.(ranted  under  tlu> 
ordinance  until  the  person,  partnersliip.  or  cori)oration  applyini,' 
for  the  same  shall  ^Mve  hon<l  in  the  sum  of  two  thous^ind  dollar> 
with  two  fjood  sureties,  conditioned  upon  the  faithful  performance 
of  the  conditions  of  this  (irdinaiue.  and  the  full  amount  thereoi 
may  he  recovered  upon  the  information  or  suit  of  any  person. 
and  one-half  of  such  recovery  shall  he  paid  to  the  informer,  and 
the  other  half  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 
Said  bond  shall  be  made  U>  tlie  Lit>  ..f  .\llanla.  and  >hall  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Clerk  of  the  L'ity  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2827.  Connot  Do  This  Business  Without  License — Pun- 
ishable— Employees   Punishable — In   What    Event. — Xo   license 

for  the  business  of  beinj,^  a  ticket  broker  or  dealer,  as  defined 
herein,  shall  be  issued,  except  on  terms  of  this  ordinance,  and  it  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  a  crime  to  do  said  btisiness  without  a  li- 
cense, and  upon  convictit)n  thereof  the  jjcrson  or  persons  so  con- 
victed shall  be  i)unished,as  provided  in  the  above  section  oi  this 
ordinance.  It  is  further  ordained  that  every  person  accept ini^ 
employment  in  the  business  of  such  person,  partnership,  or  cor- 
poration conducting  said  business  without  said  license  shall  be 
g-uilty  as  though  he  was  conducting  said  business,  and  on  convic- 
tion shall  be  so  punished. 

— Sec.  2828.  Cannot  Buy  Passes  or  Free  Transportation — Ex- 
cursion or  Mileage  Tickets — Punishable. —  It  shall  be  imlawful 
for  any  person,  partnership,  or  corporation,  to  buy,  sell,  or  other- 
wise acquire  or  deal  in  or  solicit  the  purchase  or  sale  of  any  pass, 
or  other  evidence  of  transportation  issued  by  any  railroad,  rail- 
way, steamship,  or  steamboat  line,  or  the  person  operating  the 
same,  which  shows  on  its  face  that  it  was  issued  for  free  fans- 
portation ;  it  shall  likewise  be  unlawful  for  any  such  person,  part- 
nership, or  corporation,  to  buy,  sell,  or  otherwise  acquire  or  deal 
in  or  solicit  the  purchase  or  sale  of  any  railroad,  railway,  steam- 
ship, or  steamboat  passenger  ticket,  or  other  evidence  of  passen- 
ger transportation,  which  is  by  its  terms  plainly  on  its  face  a  mil- 
eage, excursion,  or  commutation  ticket,  where  it  appears  upon 
such  ticket  that  the  same  was  issued  and  sold  below  the  regular 


'l'l<K^:i    iiKiMv  i:i(o  —  i(i:4.i  I.  \  1  IONS i>\>si:s  y^fvr 

schedule  rate  under  contract  with  the  ori^nal  purchaser  entered 
upon  such  ticket,  and  si^rm-d  by  such  orij(nal  purchaser  that  such 
ticket  is  nun-transferable,  and  void  in  the  liands  of  any  other  per- 
son than  the  orij^nal  purchaser  thereof.  Such  person  shall  upon 
conviction  for  any  of  the  offenses  provided  f<»r  in  thi*  section,  be 
puni>hed  as  provided  in  the  precedinjj  section  of  this  Chapter. 


806 


iiii:  \i'ai:«»     m  ii  mini."      w  m 


CHAPTER  XC. 

THEATRf-:S— (  )I'i;k  A  IK  >ISRS— IK  )  ri'.LS— KTC. 
I  11I:A  I  Kl".   klJ.lL  \l  K  ).\S. 

Sec.  2829.    Theaters — Halls — Building  Regulations.  -1  hai  no 

buildini.,^  licroat'tcr  cTt-clcd  or  uliicli.  at  ihc  liiiic  »'!  llio  passage  of 
this  ordinance,  not  in  actual  use  as  an  assembly  liall  or  theater. 
shall  he  used  as  such,  or  for  public  eiUertainuient  or  gatherings 
in  which  stage  scenery  or  apparatus  is  employed,  unless  it  shall 
conform  to  the  rc(|uirements  o{  this  ordinance.  .\nd  all  biiiUl- 
ings  which,  at  the  time  of  the  i)assage  of  this  ordinance,  are  in 
use  or  in  the  course  of  construction,  as  theatres.  >hall  immediate- 
ly thereafter  comply  with  the  re<|uirement-;  of  section  1»!,  IS.  22, 
25  (b).  82.  :}7.  ;W.  40.  41.  42.  44.  4.'.  and  4»i  ..f  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2830.  Walls — Fire  Proof. — .\11  theatres  containing  a  seat- 
ing capacity  (.)f  seven  humlred  and  tifty  (7.")())  people  or  more, 
shall  have  enclosing  walls  of  brick  the  proper  thickness  as  pre- 
scribed by  the  lUiilding  Code.  All  theatres  seating  less  than 
seven  hundred  and  fifty  (750)  persons  used  without  any  balcony, 
or  gallery,  and  located  outside  the  hire  Limits,  may  be  of  frame 
construction,  provided,  they  comply  with  this  (  )rdinance  with 
reference  to  seats,  aisles,  exits,  etc.  Structures  of  any  kind  and 
for  any  purpose  wdiatever  erected  above  the  ceiling  of  any  audi- 
torium which  has  a  seating  capacity  of  five  hundred  (500)  or 
more  people  shall  be  entirely  of  fireproof  construction. 

Sec.  2831.    Thickness  of  Walls,  Where  not  Fire  Proof.     In  all 

cases  where  fireproof  construction  is  not  used  for  the  whole  of 
such  connected  buildings,  there  shall  be  a  fire-wall  of  such  thick- 
ness as  is  prescribed  for  enclosing  walls  of  same  height,  with 
each  connecting  opening  double  fireproof  doors  between  such 
assembly  halls  and  theatres,  and  the  building  connected  there- 
with. 


TIIKITKKH — I--I.IMIIIH — <  0|  MI'H — t  OHnillOU^ 


807 


S€c.  2832.  Floor  Levels. —  1  lie  following  litnitatit>n>  of  rioor 
level>  in  theatres  shall  be  observed  in  all  cases  «->f  new  construc- 
tion »»r  alternatinii  of  exi>tinj^  builiiinjjs. 

'Ihe  floor  level  of  the  auditorium  of  theatres  shall  be  maintain 
ed  within  the  limits  of  the  first  story  thereof,  and  where  such 
floors  are  banked,  the  floor  of  the  lowest  bank  shall  not  be  above 
the  siilewalk  level.  If  the  tl<M>r  of  the  first  >tory  is  level  it  shall 
not  be  hi|L;her  than  four  (4i  feet  above  the  sidewalk  level,  but  in 
no  case  shall  the  th)or  at  the  main  entrance  be  more  than  two  (2) 
feel  at»o\f  the  building  grade  level. 

Sec.  2833.  Don't  Apply — Where. — W  lure  an  assembly  hall  or 
theatre  t»f  less  seating  capacity  than  five  hundred  (7AH))  persi»n> 
is  located  in  a  building  «)f  fireproof  construction  and  is  provided 
with  two  (2)  llights  of  stairs,  each  five  (."i)  feel  wide  in  the  clear, 
from  the  floor  «»n  wlrich  it  shall  be  located  to  the  ground,  the 
pr   \  isions  of  the  preceding  section  shall  n«»t  apply  thereto. 

Sec.  2834.  Open  Court. — l-\er\  a>Nenibly  hall  and  theatre 
shall,  for  service  in  case  of  emergency.  I>e  pr<»\  ided  with  an  open 
'urt  or  court-way  on  the  side  not  bor<lering  on  the  street,  where 
.>aid  building  is  l<K*ated  on  a  corner,  and  on  both  sides  of  said 
building  where  there  is  but  one  ( 1 )  frontage  on  the  street.  The 
width  of  such  open  court  or  courts  shall  not  be  less  than  six  (G) 
feet  wiure  the  seating  capacity  i>  ni»t  »)ver  one  th«>usand 
(l.(XHh  pe^)ple;  alH»ve  one  thousand  (  HMH))  people  and  not  iimre 
than  fifteen  hundred  I  1500)  people,  seven  (7)  feet  in  wi<lth;  and 
above  fifteen  hundred  (  loOO)  people,  eight  (H)  feet  in  width,  to 
which  one  ft>ot  shall  be  added  f«)r  every  five  hundred  (.'»(M))  or 
part  thereof  in  e-xcess  of  twi>  tlh>usand  (2000)  people. 

Said  open  courts  shall  begin  on  a  line  with  or  near  tiie  pro- 
enium  wall  and  shall    extend    the    length    of    the    auditorium 
proper,  to  or  near  the  wall  sefiarating  tin-  same  from  the  entrance 
lobby  t>r  vestibule. 

Sec.  2835.  Corridors. — If  such  court  recpiircd  in  the  preceding 
^cciit-n  fie  an  inierior  court,  a  separate,  distinct  passageway,  or 
corridor,  shall  continue  to  the  street  froni  each  open  court  through 


0/-|0  TIIKATKKS — 4«>H  It  I  IMilC  ^ IMHiH".       i;\iih 

such  sui)er-structurc  as  he  built  <>n  the  street-side  r>f  the  auditor- 
ium, with  cuntinuiius  walls  of  brick  or  other  tirejjroof  materials 
on  each  side  of  the  entire  lenj^th  of  said  iiassa^eway  or  corridor, 
and  tiie  ceiling^s  and  floors  thereof  shall  be  fireproof.  Said  corri- 
dors shall  not  be  reduced  in  width  to  more  than  two  (2)  feet  less 
than  the  widtli  of  the  oi)en  court  or  court>.  and  there  >hall  be  no 
j)rojectit)n  in  the  same;  the  outer  opcninj^'S  shall  be  i)rovi<ied  with 
doors  or  gates  oi)ening  toward  the  street. 

The  said  open  courts.  i)assag-ewa\  j:  or  corrid«>rs.  shall  not  be 
used  for  storage  or  any  other  purpose  whatsoever  except  for  exit 
and  entrance  from  and  to  the  auditorium  .iiul  sta^e. 

Sec.  2836.  Corridors — Doors — Levels. —  The  level  of  said  corri- 
dors, at  the  street  entrance  of  the  same,  shall  not  be  more  than 
six  (tl)  inches  above  the  level  of  the  sidewalks  at  such  entrance. 
To  overcome  any  difference  of  level  in  and  between  courts,  cor- 
ridors, lobbies,  passages,  auditorium  and  aisles  on  the  ground 
lloor,  gradients  shall  he  emjiloytd  of  not  over  otie  foot  in  twelve 
feet,  with  no  perpendicular  rises;  within  the  auditorium  no  steej)- 
er  gradient  than  two  (2)  in  ten  (10).  rising  toward  the  exit  shall 
be  employed. 

h'loors  at  all  exits  shall  be  so  ilesigned  as  to  he  level  and  flush 
with  adjacent  floors,  and  shall  extend  from  an  unbroken  width 
of  not  less  than  four  (4)  feet  in  front  of  each  exit,  and  shall  be 
two  (2)  feet  wider  than  such  exit.    • 

Sec.  2837.  Exits. — h'rom  the  auditorium  opening  into  the  said 
courts  or  side  street,  there  shall  not  be  less  than  two  (2)  exits  on 
each  side,  in  each  tier,  from  and  including  the  parquet,  and  each 
and  every  gallery.  One  shall  be  located  near  the  lowermost,  and 
the  other  near  the  highest  level  of  each  such  tier. 

Each  exit  shall  be  at  least  five  (5)  feet  in  width  in  the  clear, 
and  provided  with  doors  of  wired  glass  or  wood,  and  if  of  wood 
doors  shall  be  covered  with  metal.  Said  doors  shall  open  out- 
ward, be  hung  from  the  inside  corner  of  the  jamb,  and  so  con- 
structed as  to  project,  when  opened,  beyond  the  outside  face  of 
wall,  and  outer  shutters,  shall    not    be    permitted.     All    of  said 


|lli:\ll(l^        ll\l«oMI.«.        -IVIHWWS        lUuN     Woltlv  ^^)9 

doors,  and  all  other  c.\i:  doors  prescribed  in  this  ordinance,  shall 
open  outwardl>  and  be  unlocked  or  open  durin^^  performances. 

Sec.  2838.  Balconies. —  Ihere  shall  be  balconies  not  less  than 
tour  (4  I  feet  in  width  in  the  said  open  court  or  courts  at  each 
level  or  tier  alnjve  the  partpiet.  on  each  side  of  the  auditorium, 
of  suflficient  length  to  embrace  the  two  (2)  exits,  and  from  said 
balconies  there  shall  be  stair^vays  exten<linj;  to  the  ground  level, 
with  a  ri>e  of  not  over  ei^ht  (8)  inches  to  a  stej).  and  not  less 
than  nine  (9)  inch  tread.  The  stairway  from  the  upper  balcony 
to  the  next  below  shall  ni»t  be  less  than  thirty  i'M))  inches  in 
width  in  the  clear,  and  from  the  first  balcony  to  the  jjround  not 
less  than  three  (3>  feet  in  the  clear  where  the  seating  capacaty  of 
the  auditorium  is  one  thousand  (  UMKh  pe..ple  i>r  less;  three  feet 
six  (G)  inches  in  the  clear,  where  abcr.e  one  tlujusand  (KMK)). 
and  n(»t  more  than  fifteen  humlretl  (1.')<K))  people;  and  four  (4) 
feet  in  the  clear  when  above  fifteen  hun<lred  ( l.'MMh  and  not  more 
than  iwenty-tive  hundred  (2500)  people;  and  not  less  than  four 
(4)  feet  six  (♦>)  inches  in  the  clerr  where  above  twenty-five  hun- 
dred (25(H))  people.  The  stairway  from  the  upper  balcony  to  the 
next  below  shall  increase  pr<»portionately. 

Sec.  2839.  Stairways — Balconies.— W  here  one  side  of  the 
bujldinj;  borders  on  a  public  hi^'hway  there  .shall  be  stairways 
and  balconies  of  like  capacity  and  kind  a>  heretofor  mentioned, 
and  the  buildinj,'  set  back  or  recessed  far  enough  t.»  admit  such 
stairways  with(»ut  using  any  part  of  the  public  street,  alley  or 
courlway;  if  situate<l  >o  the  building  has  three  (3)  street  fronts, 
exits  must  be  made  fnmi  the  three  (3)  street  fronts,  and  con- 
structed with  recesses  as  alM»ve  described. 

Nothing  in  this  lirdinance  shall  prohibit  the  building  of  such 
emergency  exits  and  stairways  inside  the  walls  of  the  building, 
provided  they  are  surrounded  by  a  fire  i>roof  partition  not  less 
than  four  (4)  inches  thick  sei)arating  the  exits  and  stairways  from 
the  audience  room  or  auditorium,  and  .otherwise  enclosed  as  an 
outside  stair. 

Sec.  2840.  Iron  Construction. — .Ml  of  the  above  mentioned  bal- 


ui,,     iiiKVTUKM— NO  i.ihk.i:h«*  i>_in.nnN_si  \«.i;   ri«oTK«  rn»^ 

conies  and  stairways  shall  he  constructed  of  iron  throu^^'hout.  in- 
clndiuK^  the  floors,  and  ho  of  ample  strength  t.>  sn>tain  tlie  load 
to  he  carried  hy  them,  and  they  shall  he  kept  clear  and  free  from 
snow  and  ice  and  all  other  ithstructions. 

Wherever  any  such  cmeri^ency  stairway  p.i>-^e>  o\er  an  exit 
door  or  window  or  other  oijcninj^-.  said  stairway  shall  he  com- 
pletely enclosed  on  the  soffit  for  a   s]>ace  ni  thrie  (•'{)  feet  greater 

in  width  than  said  openiiii;.  hy  iron.  stei-I  or  other  incomhusti 
ble  material. 


Sec.  2841.  No  Hotels — or  Lodgings  in. —  No  p<>rii<.ii  <>i  any 
Iniildinj,^  used  •)r  intended  to  l.c  u-^vd  for  theatrical  ])ur|)oses  as 
herein  specified,  .hall  he  occupied  or  unccI  as  a  hotel,  hoardinp 
or  lodging  house,  factory  or  work-shop,  or  for  storage  purposes, 
except  as  may  he  provided  for  in  this  ordinance.  Said  restriction 
relates  not  only  to  that  portion  of  the  building  which  contains  the 
stage,  but  applies  to  the  entire  structure  in  conjunction  therewith. 

No  store  or  room  contained  in  the  building  or  the  offices,  stores 
or  apartments  adjoining  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  let  or  used  for  car 
rying  on  any  business  dealing  in  articles  hazardous  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Chief  of  the  I'ire  Department. 

No  lodging  accomodations  shall  be  allowed  in  any  |)art  of  the 
building  communication  with  the  auditorium  or  stage. 

Sec.  2842.  Doors — Open  Where. — -Xit  door  >hall  i>pen  immed- 
iately upon  a  flight  of  stairs,  but  a  landing  of  at  least  two  (2)  feet 
wider  than  the  width  of  the  doors  opening  shall  be  provided  be- 
tween such  stairs  and  such  door. 

Sec.  2843.  Stage,  How  Protected. —  The  stage  shall  be  sepa- 
rated from  the  autlitorium  by  a  brick  wall  and  not  less  than  two 
(2)  brick  thick,  or  its  equivalent,  the  entire  width  of  the  building 
and  topped  out  at  least  two  (2)  feet,  and  in  non-fireproofed  build- 
ings, six  (6)  feet,  above  the  roof  of  the  auditorium.  1  here  shall 
be  no  openings  in  the  wall  except  the  curtain  opening,  and  not 
more  than  three  (3)  others,  two  which  are  to  be  located  below  the 
stage.     These  later  openings  shall  not  exceed  twenty-one   (21) 


TMKATMKS— PM«»«»t  KMl  M^<  I  KTAI>  — \  I:M  II.  \  1  oK-*  g|| 

superficial  feet  each,  with  tinnetl  wu(»d  and  self-closinj^  doors  se- 
curely hung  to  rebates  in  the  brick  work.  The  wall  over  the  cur- 
tain opening  shall  be  carried  by  a  fireproof  iron  girder  with  a  re- 
lieving arch  above  <»r  by  a  brick  arch  of  >utTicicnt  capacity  and 
abutment  or  security  on  each  side  of  the  opening,  to  insure  sta- 
bility against  the  thrust  of  the  arch. 

Sec.  2844.  Proscenium  Opening — Curtain — Material  for.—  1  lie 
proscenium  opening  >hall  be  provided  with  a  hreprof  curtain  of 
steel,  asbestos,  or  other  approve<l  fire  roisting  material,  to  be 
subject  to  te^t  and  apjiroval  of  the  City  Huilding  Inspector.  If  of 
metal  it  shall  slide  in  gnnes  of  metal  extending  six  inches  on  each 
side  of  the  opening.  an«l  securely  fastened  to  the  brick  proscenium 
wall.  If  of  asbestos,  it  shall  lap  over  sides  and  top  of  opening 
not  less  than  twelve  inches,  and  run  on  steel  wire  cables  with  eyes 
riveted  to  sai<I  curtain,  and  have  not  less  than  one  inch  iron  pij>e 
attached  to  the  top  and  l>oitom  «»f  same.  All  curtains  shall  be 
hung  with  steel  wire  cable  parsing  through  metal  blocks,  and  bal- 
anced to  work  easy  fn»m  both  the  stage  fiiMjr  and  Hy  gallery,  and 
shall  be  raised  an<llowere«|  at  least  once  during  each  perf«>rmance. 
Said  fireproof  curtain  shall  be  raised  and  lowere«l  before  and  at 
the  close  i>f  each  perforniance.  and  once  during  each  performance, 
and  be  placed  at  least  three  (3)  feet  distant  from  the  footlights, 
at  the  nearest  ixjint,  if  gas  is  used. 

Act  drop  curtain  shall  also  be  of  fireproof  material  or  mate- 
rials firepr«»ofed. 

Sec.  2845.  Ventilators.  — In  all  theatres  two  (2)  skylighted 
ventilators  constructed  of  incombustible  materials,  having  total 
ftpcnings  ecpial  in  area  to  one-twentieth  (1-20)  the  area  of  the 
stage  floor,  having  the  whole  top  s«»  constructed  and  counter- 
balanced to  open  automatically,  <»perated  by  cords  or  wires  from 
at  least  two  (2)  points  near  the  exits  on  opposite  sides  of  the 
stage,  and  having  an  arrangement  of  combustible  cords  or  fu>ible 
connections  to  open  the  ventilating  valves  automatically  by  the 
action  of  the  fire  on  the  stage,  shall  be  placed  near  the  center 
and  above  he  highest  part  of  the  stage. 

Skylight  covering  of  ventilators  shall  be  sheet  metal  frames  set 


with  (luul)lf  thick  Khi>>.  ^'^^'i  P»"^'  thcrn.i  mcaMirin;,'  ivH  mnrv 
tlian  three  hundred  {'MX))  square  inches,  and  immediately  under- 
neath such  j^dass  there  shall  be  a  wired  nettinj,'.  W  ired  i^la- 
shall  not  l)e  used  as  a  substitute  f«>r  >uch  nettinj;. 

Sec.  2846.    Scenery— Material. — All  permanent  ami    transient 

stat,^'  sccncrv,  made  of  c. .nd)U>tn)le  material  bel.>nj;in*>,'  to  the 
buildint,^  or  to  transient  comi)anies  performinj;  therein,  shall  l)e 
l)ainted  or  saturated  with  >ome  ii..n-combu>tible  material  c^r  oth- 
erwise rendered  safe  ajL^ainst  fire. 

(iasolinc  must  not  be  used  for  any  purp.  i^e  in  the  buihliiiK. 
An  iron  receptacle  must  be  provided  to  keep  therein  all  powder, 
red  fire,  (puck  niatclio.  and  Mther  dan-;erous  combustibles. 

Sec.  2847.      Dressing  Rooms — Protected.— 1  lie  waii>  >ep.ii.ii 
ing  the   employee   or  dre>.-inj;    room-    from   the   stai(e   shall     be 
constructed  of  tireproof  material.      All  (hx.rs  in  same    shall    be 
constructed  of  iron  or  wood  as  heretofore  docribed  and  be  au- 
tomatic. 

Sec.  2848.  Seats — How  Constructed. — .Ml  seats  in  the  audi- 
torium, exceptintj  those  contained  in  l)oxes,  shall  be  not  less  than 
thirty-two  (32)  inches  from  back  to  back,  and  twenty  (20)  inches 
in  width  on  the  main  Hoor  or  twenty  (20)  inches  by  thirty  (30) 
inches  in  any  balcony  or  gallery,  measured  in  a  horizontal  direc- 
tion, and  shall  be  tirmly  secured  to  the  floor.  Xo  seMt  in  the 
auditorium  on  the  main  tioor  shall  have  more  than  si.\  seats,  in 
the  first  gallery  or  balcony,  six  {6)  seats,  and  in  the  upper  gal- 
leries, five  (5)  seats  intervening  between  it,  and  an  aisle  leading 
direct  without  turn  to  within  not  m(.)re  than  four  (4)  feet  of  an 
exit.  In  assembly  halls  the  intervening  number  of  seats  as 
herein  provided  may  be  increased  by  one  (1),  if  the  seats  are 
fixed,  but  shall  be  decreased  by  one  (1).  if  the  seats  or  chairs 
are  movable,  and  in  such  cases  the  allotted  floor  space  shall  never 
be  less  than  twenty  (20)  by  thirty  (30)  inches  per  seat  or  chair. 
In  all  auditoriums  seating  five  hundred  (500)  and  upward  tTie 
seats  shall  be  fixed.  Provided,  if  an  additional  exit  be  placed 
on  each  side  ground  floor  or  aisles  thereon,  be    widened    two 


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inches,  then  and  in   that   event   the    .eats     thc.cu    mus     be    30 
inches  from  back  to  back. 

Sec.  2849.      Aislcs-Sizc-Construction......  aisle,  on  the  rc- 

>|»e  tivc  tlcM.rs  in  the  au-litoninn  luivin^^  seats  ..n  both  >ides  ..| 
the  same,  shall  not  be  less  than  two  and  one-half  (2  l-2>  feet 
wide  where  they  begin,  and  shall  be  increased  in  width  i..ward 
the  exits  in  the  ratio  of  one  an.l  one-half  (1  1-2)  inches  m  every 
five  (5,  rnnnin^'  feet.  Aisles  havinjj  .^eats  one  (1)  >ide  onlv. 
shall  not  be  less  than  two  (2)  feet  wide  at  their  beginning?  and 
increased  in  width  the  same  a>  aisles  having  seats  on  b..th  sides. 
Where  the  aisles  are  of  uniform  widin  thronghont  their  width 
shall  be  the  average  width  proiH.rtione<l  as  above,  bnt  n..  such 
aisle  shall  he  !es.  than  three  CU  feet  six  (i\)  in.lu>  u  I.?.- 

>uj.^    ..i.ui   I,., I   be   permitted   in  ai.sles  except    a>    extending 
from  bank  to  bank  of  .scats,  and  wherever  the  rise  fr..m  bank    to 
I>ank  is  two  (2)  in  ten  (10)  or  less,  the  Hoor  of  the  aisles  shall  be 
made  as  an  inclined  plane,  and  where  steps  arc  plaved  in  outside 
ai>les  or  corridors,  they  shall    not    be    isolated,    but    shall     be 
^roupe<|  together,  and  a  light  shall  be  placed  ami  maintained  .o 
■IS  to  clearly  light    very  place  where  then-  ar.   ......  ;,.  .  ..,  i.^j,,.^ 

lisls  of  corridor- 

Sec.  2850.  No  Stools,  ct...  m  Aisles.  All  u:>lc>  and  passage- 
ways in  assembly  hall>  an.l  tluatre.  shall  be  kept  free  fn,m  canip 

tools,  chairs,  sofas  and  other  obstructions,  and  no  person  shall 
be  allowed  to  stand  in  or  occupy  any  of  the  aisles  or  passageways, 
except  in  the  f.ner  or  space  behin.l  last  row  of  seals  or  railing  on 
hrst  fl(x>r.  during  any  performance,  serv- v.,if,itio„.  lecture. 

'Mcert.  ball  or  any  public  assemblage. 

Sec.  2851.  Capacity-Fixed.-The  aggregate  capacity  of  the 
vers,  lobbies,  corridors,  passages  and  rooms,  unless  main  exit 
pen  directly  on  street,  for  the  uses  of  the  audience.  n..t  includ- 
ig  aisle  space  between  seats,  shall  on  each  Hoor  or  gallerv.  be 
efficient  to  contain  the  entire  number  to  be  accommodatt^I  .m 
lid  floor  or  gallery,  in  the  ratio  of  one  hundred  and  f^fty  (150) 
.uperficial  feet  of  rtoor  room  ..r  every  one  hundred  (  KM))  person*^ 


uil  TIIKATIIKS— KM  r«»       IMUillW   \\  ••    «>l      i;\I'Ih — I    \IM\N<   K 

or  part  thereof,  but  iki  i)ul)lic  main  liall.  corridor,  or  lobby  shall 
be  less  than  six  (H)  feet  wide  in  any  of  it^  parts.  No  foM-r  shall 
open  from  the  auditorium  except  throuj^li  tlie  exits. 


Sec.  2852.  Exits — Additional. — 1"\  ery  theatre  accominodatin^j 
three  hundred  (IJOOj  or  more  persons,  shall  have  at  least  two  (2( 
exits;  when  accomiuodatin^  five  hundred  (r>(M))  (»r  more  person-. 
at  least  three  {A)  exits  or  additional  exit  widths  >hall  be  providc<l 
These  exits  not  referrinj^^  to  (ir  ineludinj,'  the  exits  to  the  open 
•court  at  the  side  of  the  theatre. 

All  exits,  exclu^ive  of  the  enier>;euc\  exits,  in  assembly  halls 
and  tlieatres,  shall  l)e  located  directly  and  without  turn  in  tin 
rear  of  the  rear  bank  of  seats,  atid  within  not  more  than  four  (4) 
feet  opposite  each  aisle  provided  in  each  floor,  balcony  or  ijallery. 

Sec.  2853.  Doorways  of  Exits — Entrance. — l)oorwa\>  of  ex- 
its or  entrance  for  the  general  and  rej^MiIar  use  of  the  public 
shall  not  be  less  than  five  ( ."> )  feet  in  width,  and  for  every  addi- 
tional one  hundred  (100)  persons,  or  portion  thereof,  to  be  ac- 
commodated, in  excess  of  five  hundrcvl  (500),  an  additional 
twenty  (20)  inches  of  exit  door  width  and  a  two  (2)  foot  increase 
of  width  for  corridors  lobbies  or  passageways  shall  be  allowed. 
No  single  door  shall  be  less  than  three  (3)  feet  wide,  but  two 
(2)  such  doors  may  be  used  in  lieu  of  each  five  ('))  foot  doorway 
prescribed  in  this  ordinance,  but  no  single  door  or  leaf  of  a  dou- 
ble door  shall  exceed  four  (4)  feet  in  width. 

No  mirrors  shall  be  so  arranged  as  to  give  the  appearance  of 
a  doorway,  exit,  hailway,  or  corridor,  when  no  such  doorway, 
exit,  hallway,  or  corridor  is  really  in  existence  at  said  mirrors, 
nor  shall  there  be  any  false  doors  or  windows  giving  the  ap])ear- 
ance  of  an  opening  where  none  really  exists. 

there  shall  be  no  less  than  one  (1)  exit  door,  not  less  than 
three  feet  in  width,  for  the  stage,  located  on  opposite  sides  of  the 
stage  and  opening  directly  upon  a  street,  alley,  court,  courtway 
leading  to  a  public  thoroughfare. 


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ol  i> 

Sec.  2854.  Entrance— Exits— Stairways.— A  aMiimon  place  c»f 
exit  and  entrance  may  serve  for  the  main  Hour  of  the  auditorium 
and  the  rtrst  gallery  provided  its  capacity  be  etiual  to  the  aggre- 
gate capacity  i.f  the  outlets  from  main  rio..r  and  the  said  gallery. 
Provided,  that  the  lowermost  run  ..f  any  >tairvvay  leading  from 
a  gallery  does  not  (jpen  directly  at  right  angles  with  the  central 
axis  of  a  cx>mm<)n  exit  unless  there  is  a  clear  space  of  landing  of 
at  least  .>ne  and  one-quarter  1 1  M>  times  the  width  of  the  stairs, 
between  the  fuot  of  such  stairs  and  such  center  liju  >>r  luar.-.t 
exit  d<x>rway. 

Sec.  2865.  Passages— Size— Corndors,  Stairways— Size.-. \., 
passage  leading  to  any  .stairway  comn.unicating  with  anv  en- 
trance or  exit  shall  be  less  than  four  (4)  feet  in  wi.lih  in  anv 
part  there«if. 

All  corridors,  passageways,  hallways,  and  stairwavs.  leading 
from  any  balony  or  gallery  to  any  toilet  r.M.nj.  retiring  nx»ni. 
smoking  r,H,m.  check  room,  or  private  office.  ^haIl  permit  of  free 
passage,  without  returning  to  an  outer  exit  of  the  building.  Said 
corridors,  passageways,  hallways  and  stairwa>s  shall  be  at  least 
three  ('A)  feet  in  width  in  every  part  between  said  balcony  or 
gallery  an<l  sai.j  outer  exit,  and  shall  be  unobstructed  in  every 
part  except  by  doors,  not  less  than  three  (.i)  feet  in  width,  in  the 
clear,  which  shall  swing  outward,  and  which  shall  be  provided 
with  no  locks  or  catches  of  any  kind  whatever. 

Sec.  2856.  Entrance— First  Stairway.— Ihe  entrance  and  tir^i 
gallery  or  main  stairway  shall  be  in  width  e«|uivalent  V>  ten  (10) 
inches  for  every  fifty  persons  or  fractional  part  of  fifty  (50)  of 
the  seating  capacity  of  such  floor  or  galkry.  but  no  such  stair- 
way shall  be  less  than  five  (5)  feet  in  width  in  the  clear,  and  there 
shall  be  at  least  two  such  stairways  leading  t(.  the  first  gallerv. 
No  circular  or  winding  stair  ..r  fire  escapes  for  the  use  of  the 
piil.i;.-  vhall  be  permitterl. 

Sec.  2857.  Exits— Gallery.— Distinct  and  separate  places  of 
exit  and  rntrance  shall  be  provided  for  each  gallerv  above  the 
first,  and  where  the  seating  capacity  is  more  than  one  thou.^and 
(1000)  people,  there  shall  be  at  least  two  (2)  indepen.jent  stair- 


iMi:\iui;s     i:\ii>     s  i  \«;i:_m:  \th ^i\iit\\\^s 

o  1  '• 

ways,  with  direct  exterior  outlet-,  i)ru\  idcd  for  each  gallery  in  the 
auditorium  where  there  are  not  more  than  two  (2)  galleries,  and 
the  same  shall  be  located  ou  opposite  sides  of  said  galleries. 

W  here  there  are  more  than  two  (2)  galleries,  one  (1)  <^r  more 
additional  stairways  shall  be  i)rovi(led,  the  nutlets  from  which 
shall  connect  directly  with  the  principal  exit  or  other  exterior 
outlets. 

Where  the  seatiu-  capacity  i>  for  one  tliou-and  (1(MM))  people 
or  less,  onlv  two  (2)  direct  lines  of  stairs  shall  be  re.piired.  !<»- 
cated  on  opposite  sides  of  the  galleries,  and  in  both  cases  shall 
extend  from  the  sidewalk  level  to  the  upper  gallery,  with  outlets 
from  each  gallery  to  each  of  -aid  vt:iiru;i\s. 

All  gallery  stairways  shall  >tari  \\ii;i  a  u!<iih  oi  n-i  n--  than 
four  (4)  feet  at  the  uppermost  gallery  an<l  increase  nine  (9) 
inches  in  width  instead  of  ten  (10)  inches  as  jirescribed  in  Sec. 
2856.      Stairs  from  balcc»nie>  and  galleries  >hall  not  communicate 

■with  the  basement  or  cellar. 

Sec.  2858.  Exits — Stage.-  At  least  twu  (2)  independent  >tair- 
wavs  or  ladders,  with  direct  exterior  outlets.  .>>hall  be  provided 
for  the  service  of  the  stage,  and  shall  be  locatetl  on  opposite  sides 
of  the  same. 

There  shall  be  iron  stairways  or  ladders  from  the  gridircm  and 
from  the  fly  galleries  above  the  stage  to  a  scuttle  hole  in  the  roof 
of  the  building,  leading  t(^  a  hre  escape  or  to  some  fireproof  pas- 
sageway or  exit. 

All  stairs  or  ladders  on  the  stage  side  of  the  proscenium  wall 
shall  not  be  less  than  two  (2)  feet  wide. 

Sec.  2859.  Stairs — Construction. — Xo  stairs  in  any  assembly 
hall  or  theater  shall  have  more  than  twelve  (12)  foot  run  without 
a  level  landing.  The  outer  line  of  landings  shallbe  curved  to  a 
radius  of  at  least  two  (2)  feet  to  avoid  square  angles. 

Sec.  2860.  Stairways — Enclosed. — All  inclosed  stairways 
shall  have,  on  both  sides,  strong  hand  rails,  firmly  secured  to  the 


'iiii.\iiiF>     iiuii.t:ii<»     1(1^:1. is'i'i:itN — rii'i> — si/k     ii«»sk        ^jy 

wall,  about  three  i'.i)  inches  distant  therefrom  and  about  three 
(3)  feet  hi^^h  above  tlie  stairs. 

Sec,  2861.  Boilers — Furnaces  in. — Xu  steam  boiler  or  furnace 
which  may  be  rec|uired  fc^r  heatinjj  or  t>ther  purpose  shall  be  !«>- 
<  ated  under  the  auditorium  nor  any  passage  or  stairway  or  exit 

•  f  the  building',  and  the  space  alloted  to  the  .same  shall  be  en- 
closed by  walls  of  ma.snnry  «>n  ln>th  sides,  and  the  ceilintj  of  such 
-pace  shall  be  constructed  of  rtre|)n)of  materials.  .Ml  d«  <»rwa\> 
in  sai<i  walK  shall  have  firepro(jf  doors. 

Sec.  2862.  Registers — Heat. — No  flour  register  for  heatinj^ 
^hall  be  permitted  in  aisles  or  passageways.  No  coil  or  radiator 
>hall  be  placed  in  any  aisle  or  passageway  usetl  as  exit ;  but  such 
coils  or  ra<liators  shall  be  placed  in  recesses  formed  in  the  wall 
or  partition  Ut  receive  them. 

All  supply,  return  «)r  exhau»t  pipes  shall  be  properly  incased 
ind  protected  where  passing  through  flcxirs  or  near  woodwork. 
All  ducts  and  shafts  used  for  conducting  healed  air  froni  the 
main  chandelier,  or  from  any  other  light  or  lights,  shall  be  con- 
Ntructcd  *>i  metal. 

Sec.  2863.     Stand  Pipe — Size,     .^t.ui'i  ^l!^>^•^  i<iur  (4,i  nnho  in 

•  liameter  «-haIl  be  jtrovided  witii  h»*se  attachments  on  every  floor 
and  gallery,  as  follows,  namely:  One  (1)  on  each  side  of  the  au- 
ditorium in  each  tier;  also  on  each  side  of  the  stage  in  each  tier, 
and  at  least  one  (1)  in  the  property  room,  and  one  (1)  in  the 
carpenter  shop,  if  the  same  be  contiguous,  to  the  building.  .Ml 
stand  pipes  shall  be  kept  clear  from  obstruction.  Said  stand 
pipes  shall  be  separate  and  distinct,  receiving  their  supply  oi  wa- 
ter direct  from  the  street  main. 

Sec.  2864.  Hose — Size. — .\  i)roper  and  sufficient  quantity  of 
one  and  onehalf  (1  1-2)  inch  hose,  and  with  nozzles  attached 
threto,  and  with  hose  spanners  at  each  outlet,  shall  always  be 
kept  to  each  hose  attachment,  said  hose  to  be  tested  at  least  once 
every  twelve  (12)  months,  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  the 
Fire  Department. 

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Sec.  2865.  Fire  Extinguishers. —  I  bcrc  shall  also  be  provideil 
vu  the  ^.l-cv^i.'  ten  (10)  three  (.'i)  j.,'allini  ai)i)rove(l  chemical  fire  ex- 
tinj^uisher.s,  and  at  least  fdur  (4)  axes,  tw(j  (2)  fifteen  foot  hook>i 
and  two  (2)  ten  foot  hooks;  on  each  tier  or  floor  of  the  sta^'c. 

Sec.  2866. — Lights— Building — Exits — Electric — Gas  Lights — 
Cut-Offs. — ICvery  purlimi  ol  the  InuKlin^  devoted  to  the  ii>e>  or 
accommodations  of  the  public,  exce|)t  the  auditorium,  also  all 
outlets  ieadiut,^  to  the  streets,  includini;  the  open  court  and  corri- 
dors, shall  be  well  and  i)roperly  lij^hted  during  every  perform- 
ance, and  the  same  shall  be  lighted  until  tiie  entire  audience  has 
left  the  premises.  All  i;a<,  or  electric  lif^jhts  in  the  iialls.  Itjbby  or 
other  parts  of  said  buildings  used  by  the  audience,  excejjt  the 
auditorium,  must  be  controlled  by  a  sei)arate  cut-otT,  located  in 
tile  lobby  and  controlled  only  in  that  particular  i)lace. 

Sec.  2867.  Gas  Mains.— The  .i^as  mains  supply iiij.j  the  build- 
int,^  shall  have  independent  connections  f<»r  the  auditorium  and 
the  stage,  and  provisions  shall  be  luade  for  cutting  off  the  gas 
from  the  outside  of  the  building. 

Sec.  2868. — Interior  Gas  Lights. — When  interior  gas  lights  arc 
not  lighted  by  electricity,  other  suitable  appliances,  approved  by 
the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  be  provided. 

Sec.  2869.  Gas  Lights — Electric  Lights — Where — Construc- 
tion.— No  gas  or  electric  light  shall  be  inserted  in  the  walls, 
woodwork,  ceilings,  or  any  part  of  the  building  unless  protected 
by  fireproof  materials.  All  light  in  passages  and  corridors  in 
said  Iniildings,  and  whenever  deemed  necessary  by  the  City  Elec- 
trician or  Chief  of  tire  Department,  shall  be  protected  by  proper 
wire  net  works. 

Sec.  2870.  Foot-Lights — Stage  Lights — Lime,  Calcium  Lights, 

— All  foot-lights,  except  electric  lights,  in  addition  to  the  wire 
net  works,  shall  be  protected  by  a  strong  wire  guard  and  chain 
placed  not  less  than  two  (2)  feet  distant  from  said  footlights  and 
the  trough  within  which  said  lights  are  placed,  shall  be  formed  of. 
and  surroundedby  fireproof  materials.  All  border  lights  shall  be 


•H1K%  lUKH  — Mlilll*— Kl.m    IHU_»iH.>*— KXITS  ^\\) 

electric,  c<jn5tructed  according  to  the  reiiuirements  of  the  Board 
f  Electrical  Control,  and  shall  be  suspended  for  ten  (lU)  feet  by 

wire  rope.      For  lime  lights,  calcium,  or  arc  stage  lights,  there 

-liall  be  a  competent  attendant  for  each  fifteen  feet  of  space,  to 
perate  same,  who  !»hall   be  in  constant   attendance   during  the 

.:me  any  such  light  or  lamps  are  in  operation. 

/Ml  stage  lights,  except  electric  liglits,  shall  have  strong  metal 
wire  guards,  or  screens,  not  less  tlian  ten  (10)  inches  in  diame- 
ter, so  constructed  that  any  material  in  contact  tiu-rcwith  shall 
be  out  of  reach  «)f  the  flames  of  said  stage  lights,  and  the  said 
-uards  shall  be  soldered  t(»  the  fixtures  in  all  case*>. 

Sec.  2871.  Electric  Lights— Arrangement— Gas.  Water  Pipes, 
Metal.— .\sscn>bly  halls  and  theatres  lighted  by  electric  lights 
unl>  shall  have  at  least  three  {.i)  separate  and  distinct  circuits; 
(a)  for  the  stage,  (b>  and  (c)  for  the  auditorium,  corridors  and 
exits.  The  circuits  referred  to  in  (b)  and  (c)  shall  be  so  ar- 
ranged that  half  of  the  lights  in  each  division  of  the  auditorium 
and  half  of  those  in  each  corridor  and  exit  sliall  be  on  (b),  and 
the  other  half  on  (c)  circuit.  When  the  current  is  supplied  by 
a  public  lighting  company  these  circuits  shall  be  taken  separately 
from  the  street  mains. 

Under  all  circumstances  complete  metallic  circuits  must  be 
employed.  Gas  and  water  pipes  shall  never  form  a  part  of  any 
circuit.  The  number  of  lamps  shall  be  so  divided  that  no  sub- 
circuit  shall  carry  any  more  than  sixty  (GO)  amperes,  and  each 
sub-circuit  shall  start  from  a  distributing  boar<l. 

Sec.  2872.— Exit— Signs — Red  Lights.— I'.ach  and  every  exit 
of  an  assembly  hall,  theatre,  or  other  public  place  of  amusement 
which  can  be  used  in  case  of  fire,  shall  be  designated  by  the 
word  "Exit"  in  letters  of  such  size  that  they  can  be  read  from 
the  opposite  side  «)f  the  auditorium  or  gallery,  and  so  situated 
immediately  over  or  on  the  exits  that  they  can  be  readily  seen 
from  any  part  of  said  auditorium  or  gallery.  A  red  light  other 
than  an  electric  light  shall  be  placed  over  each  of  said  signs  and 
kept  burning  during  the  time  of  the  entertainment  or  perform- 


HL'O 


I'lii;  V  ri(i:s     sixno  i-ii'i-*     i'Iii.i.i\«.    hums      iki  >hi: 


aiuc,  aii<l  no  dtlur  fi\c(l  red  lij^hts  will  be  pcrniittctl  in  the  aiuli- 
toriiim,  and  the  fact  that  such  rvd  lij^l)ts  indicate  an  exit  tu  be 
used  in  case  of  euierj^ency  shall  be  conspicuously  printed  on  the 
programme  used  in  the  theatre  or  other  public  place  of  amuse- 
ment at  each  entertainment.  All  such  exits  as  >hall  be  directed 
by  the  Chief  of  the  hire  Department  >liall  be  opened  at  the  end 
of  each  entertainment  or  performance. 

Sec.  2873.     Stand  Pipes. —  The  >iand  jjipes.  pas  pipes,  electric 

wires,  hose,  footlights,  and  all  apparatus  f. »r  the  extin;;uishinj^  of 
tire  or  guarding  against  the  same,  as  in  this  ordinance  specified. 
shall  be  in  charge  of  and  under  the  control  of  the  ['"ire  Depart- 
ment and  the  Chief  of  said  (le])artment.  in  c<»nnection  with  the 
Insi)ector  of  IWiildings  and  I'ity  l-.lectrician.  is  hereby  directed 
to  see  that  the  arrangement^  in  respect  hereto  are  carried  out 
and  enforced. 

Sec.  2874.  Transient  Companies — Plugging  Boxes. —  Transient 
companies  shall  be  re(|uired  to  furni>h  all  neces.sary  plugging 
l)(jxes  and  ])lugs.  or  use  house  plugs  and  boxes,  and  all  necessary 
wire  for  the  consruction  of  the  lights  carried  by  the  conii)any . 
It  shall  he  the  duty  of  the  City  h'Icctrician  to  make  inspection  in 
his  discretion  of  all  electrical  effects  belonging  to  transient  com- 
panies. The  theatre  electrician  shall  be  a  comj)etent  electrician, 
and  shall  b  required  to  pass  a  satisfactory  examination  to  be  con- 
ducted by  the  City  Electrician.  He  shall  notify  City  Electrician 
of  all  transient  C(,)mi)anies  that  will  use  electrical  aj)paratus,  at 
least  one  day  before  the  play,  and  on  failure  so  to  do  his  i)crmit 
shall  be  revoked. 

Sec.  2875.  License — How  Issued. — Xo  license  for  theatre  or 
assembly  hall  shall  be  i.ssued  by  the  City  Clerk  until  the  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department,  City  Building  Inspector,  and  City  Electri- 
cian shall  have  given  their  written  certificate  that  the    building 

for  which  same  is  desired  complies  with  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2876.  Building  Inspector.— The  City  Building  Inspector 
shall  construe  this  ordinance  on  all  doubtful  provisions  herein  in 
all  matters  regarding  the  construction,  repairs  and  operation  for 


riiK\ri{K> — \Mi»i;>ii:\i    r\nK' — (ii'i:ic\    in»i  m  s      ii\i.i. 


"    M'l 


all  buildinj^'s  lu  be  used  as  theatres  or  assembly  halls,  and    his 
ci»nstruction  shall  be  binding  and  final. 

Sec.  2877.  Penalty.— .\nv  pcr>on.  firm  .;i  t.-HiuuniMn,  mcir 
aj,'ents  ..r  employees,  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, or  maintaining,  operating,  leasing  or  controlling  theatres 
or  halls  not  constructed  as  herein  provided,  shall,  on  conviction 
in  the  Rec«.rder*s  Court,  be  fined  ni.t  exceeding  Two  Hundred 
Dollars  ($2(MM)0)  or  imprisoned  nut  e.\ceeding  thirty  (.iO)  days, 
one  ..r  l>.>th  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  tliscretion  of  the  Re- 
order. Provided,  that  all  buildings  used  or  in  course  of  con- 
struction at  the  time  t>f  the  passage  i.f  this  ordinance,  as  theatre.s. 
in  accordance  with  section  2H2i»  .»f  this  ..rdiii.u..  .•  .liall  have 
until  September  1.  lD(»tJ,  to  comply  herewith. 

Sec.  2878.  Places  of  Amusement  in  Parks  or  ELsewhcre— 
Within  Police  Incorporation— Shall  Be  Licensed— Under  One 
Management— .\ny  person,  firm  .ir  ci.rpi.ration  owning,  operat- 
ing or  conducting  a  park  or  like  place,  where  amusements  «,f  va- 
rious kinds  are  <.wned  and  operated— such  as  theatres,  seating  as 
many  as  r>(Ml.  .,r  small  shows.  merry-g«.-rounds.  etc.— shall  pay  a 
license  of  $2->0.(H)  per  year,  pn.vided  such  parks  or  places'  of 
amusements  shall  be  situated  withr.ut  the  cor|M,rate  limits  of  the 
City  of  .\tlanta  but  within  the  sectitms  incorporated  for  police 
purposes,  and  provided  such  amusements  shall  be  located  at  one 
general  place  and  under  one  general  management,  wlure  the 
theatres  in  such  parks  seat  less  than  rWM).  the  park  license  shall 
br  $2n( ).()(). 

Sec.  2879.  Opera  Houses  and  Halls— Indoor  Shows— Shall 
Be  Licensed — Panorama  Exhibitions — Moving  Picture  Shows, 
Etc.— Regulation.— All  theatres,  opera  Ik. uses  or  halls,  where 
theatrical.  >Ieight-ot-hand,  legerdermain  or  minstrel  performances 
are  held  or  other  performance  of  like  character,  shall  pay  the  sum 
"f  four  hundred  dollars  pe  annum,  in  semi-annual  installments, 
or  ten  dollars  for  each  exhibiti(»n  or  perf<jrmance.  Provided, 
theatres,  opera  houses,  etc.  having  a  seating  capacity  of  (1.800) 
eighteen  hundred  or  less  shall  pay  a  registration  tax  of  two  hun- 
dred dollars  per  annum  payable  in  semi-annual  installments;  and 


Qoo  'riii;  \'i'iii>     iuMtus      \iM.i>     i.\mi>  m\i> 

all  panorama  exhibitions  or  other  shows  ^hall  pay  ten  (l(»!lars  fur 
each   exhihilion   or  i)erf()riiiaiue :   provided,    that    do<^    or    |)i>n> 
shows  be  recpiircd  to  pay  tvventy-rtve  dollars  i)er  day,  and  tha 
minstrel  troups  showinj^  under,a  tent  he  recpiired  to  pay  a  licen-' 
of  tvventv-five  dollars  a  performance.      Electric  or  movinfj  pi^ 
ture  shows  shall  pay  a  license  of  $60.00  per  aniuiin. 

Sec.  2880.  Construction  of  Theatre  Doors — Penalty  for  Fail- 
ure to  Comply. — (Sec  also  chapter  nn   linildini;    lnsj)ector.")  —  It 

shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  proprietor,  or  owner,  of  any  theatre  or 
opera  house,  to  lease,  rent,  or  permit  to  be  used  in  any  way,  such 
theatre  or  opera  house,  unless  all  the  doors  of  inj^ress  and  cjjfress 
to  them  are  so  constructed  as  to  oj^cn  outward  fr<»m  the  inside. 
Any  person  or  persons  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinan^ 
shall  be  fine<l  by  the  Recorder's  Court  not  exceeding:  one  hundred 
dollars  and  costs,  or  thirty  days  imprisonment  in  the  stati*m- 
house,  one  or  both. 

Sec.  2881.  Aisles  to  be  Kept  Clear — Exits  Marked  Plainly 
with  Large  Letters — Penalty  for  Violation. —  It  ^hall  not*  be  law- 
ful for  the  i)roprietor  or  owner  of  any  theatre,  ojjcra  house,  or 
cither  house  used  for  public  amusement,  to  lease,  rent,  or  permit 
to  be  used,  the  aisles  leading  to  and  from  the  seats  and  doors 
used  as  entrances  and  exits,  or  about  or  in  the  doorways,  perma- 
nently or  temporarily  at  any  time,  by  persons  standing  therein 
or  by  the  chairs,  stools,  or  other  movable  seats  placed  therein  ; 
and  all  doors  of  exit  or  entrance  shall  be  designated  by  large  let- 
ters in  plain  view  of  the  audience.  Any  j^crson  or  persons  vio- 
lating this  section  shall  be  punished  by  line  not  to  exceed  five 
hundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment  not  longer  than  thirty  days,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court. 

Sec.  2882.  Ladies  Required  to  Remove  Their  Hats  in  Opera 
Houses  and  Theatres  and  Moving-Picture  Shows. — Vaudeville. — 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  proprietor,  lessee,  or  other  person  in 
charge  of  eacl:  and  every  opera  house  or  theatre,  or  moving-pic- 
ture shows,  vaudeville  performances  or  similar  exhibitions,  in 
the  Cityi  of  Atlanta,  to  require  ladies,  w^ho  attend  performances  in 


TiiKATUK!*     <  i»\«.ini  (HUN — ^iM-.n  i.\ruH^ — <i\^  ^9^ 

such  theatre  or  opera  house,  to  remove  their  hats  before  the  per- 
formance begins,  and  to  keep  them  .»ff  durinjr  the  performance. 

Sec.  2883.  Penalty  for  Failure  to  Require  Ladies  to  Remove 
Hats.-  All V  >uch  pn.prui..r,  losee.  .>r  other  person  in  charj;e  of 
an  opera  house  or  theatre,  who  shall  violate  the  preceding  section. 
upon  c.»nviction  shall  be  finetl  in  the  Recorder's  Court  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars.  .)r  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty 
day^. 

Sec.  2884.  Owners  of  Theatres— Construction  of  Interior.— 
The  owners  ..1  all  ..i)era  hou>e>.  iheairo.  and  public  i)lacc>  ot 
amusements,  where  an  orchestra  is  use<l.  shall  have  a  railing 
place<l  around  said  orchestra  and  a  passage-way  or  aisle  of  Jiot 
less  than  two  feet  between  said  railing  and  all  seals  shall  be 
kept  open,  as  required  by  the  above  secticm  of  this  City  ordinance. 

Sec.  2885.  Speculators  in  Theatre  Tickets— License  Five 
Hundred  Dollars— Penally  for  Violation.— No  person  shall  be 
permitted  to  .^peculate  in  i.cket^  for  theatrical  or  other  like  per- 
formances, without  first  taking  out  a  licen>c  from  the  City  Clerk, 
which  license  shall  be  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum.  .\n>  per- 
son violating  this  section  shall  be  punished,  on  conviction  before 
Ihe  Recorder's  Court,  by  a  hue  of  mn  le^s  than  .^ne  hundred  dol- 
lars and  costs,  and  imprisoned  not  less  than  thirty  days  for  each 
offense;  but  the  Mayor  shall  have  power,  in  his  discretion,  to  re- 
mit the  penalty  of  imprisonment. 

Sec.  2886.     Gas  in  Hotels  and  Boarding  Houses  Not  Cut  Off 

Except  When — Penally  for  Violation.- It  >hall  not  be    lawful 

for  the  proprietor  or  proprietors  (either  themselves  or  by  their 
employees)  of  any  hotel  or  boarding  house  in  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
where  any  kind  of  gas  is  used  in  bedrooms  for  lights,  to  cut  the 
gas  off  at  any  time  during  the  night,  except  in  cases  where  the 
premises  may  be  on  fire.  Any  proprietor  or  proprietors  of  any 
hotel  or  boarding  house  violating  this  section  shall,  on  conviction 
before  the  Recorder's  Court,  pay  a  tine  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars  for  each  and  every  violation.  It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  see  that  this  ordinance  is  enforced. 


ELFXTRK"rill.\rKi:S. 

Sec.  2887.  Electric  Theatres — Moving  Pictures — Permits — 
Construction. — Electric  lhcalrc>  nr  aiulil<'riiiin>.  where  moving 
l)ictures  are  disjilaycd,  hereinafter  called  electric  theatres,  shall 
not  be  conslriKted.  lilted  up.  operated  <>r  licensed  until  a  permit 
therefor  has  been  issued  by  tiie  r.uildin«;  Inspector  an«l  City 
Electrician.  Said  officers  are  hereby  directed  and  autiiorized  to 
issue  such  permits  for  electric  theatres  j)rovidcd  they  are  con- 
structed in  accordance  with  j»lans  api)ro\e(l  by  them  an«l  which 
plans  secure  the  safety  of  jjcrsons  patroni/.inj;  them. 

Sec.  2888.  Wiring — Condemned — Superintendent  of  Electri- 
cal Affairs. — All  w  iriut;  in  such  theatres  shall  be  installed  under 
the  direct  supervi>ion  of  the  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs, 
and  where  he  coutlenms  any  such  wirinj,^,  same  shall  be  rein- 
stalled under  his  direction  and  ap|)roval  and  where  he  condemns 
wiring-  hereinafter  installed,  and  in  all  ca>es  where  the  owners 
or  t)pcrators  of  such  electric  theatres  refuse  to  confttrm  to  the  di- 
rections of  the  Superintendent  of  IClectrical  Affairs,  in  matters 
herein  mentioned,  the  license  thereor  shall  be  ipso  facto  void 
and  such  electric  theatres  shall  be  immediately  closed  a>  unsafe 
for  patronai^e. 

Sec.  2889,  Fuses — Enclosures — Space. — .Ml  fuses  used  in  con- 
nection with  lii;-nts  illuminatin!^  the  parts  of  the  house,  room  or 
auditorium  used  by  the  audience,  nnist  be  installed  in  hre-|:)r(H^f 
enclosures,  so  constructed  that  there  will  be  a  si)ace  of  at  least 
six  inches  between  the  fuses  and  the  side  and  face  of  enclosure. 

Sec.   2890.     Exits — Signs — Illuminated — Location — Size. — All 

exits  shall  be  plainly  indicated  by  a  sii;n,  same  to  be  illuminated 
by  other  than  electricity,  and  bear  the  word  "Exit,"  the  letters 
of  which  must  not  be  less  than  four  inches  in  height.  I-lxits  must 
be  placed  at  that  end  of  the  auditorium  opposite  the  operating 
room.  No  exit  to  be  less  than  three  feet  wide,  unless  two  such 
exits  shall  be  used,  then  each  not  to  be  less  than  two  feet  wide. 

Sec.  2891.     Inside  Lights— Halls— Fed— Control— Circuits.— 

Inside  lights  and  all  lights  in  halls,  corridors  or  any  other  part 


'I'IIK\I'HKH — KLKCTHir — KXIT«»— >l\«   MINI lli»\%     m  ii.l 


b2o 


i<f  the  building  used  by  the  audience,  except  tlic  general  audito- 
rium lij^hts.  must  be  led  indepemlently  of  the  stage  Hglit  and 
must  be  controlled  only  from  the  lobby  or  other  ct»nvenient  place 
11  the  front  of  the  house,  and  there  must  be  two  circuits  into  the 
auditorium,  one  controlled  by  the  operator  in  the  booth  and  one 
conrolled  from  without  the  auditorium;  in  lobby  or  without  the 
au<litorium  entrance.  1-or  the  purpose  of  illuminating  the  audi- 
torium during  the  performance,  there  shall  be  not  less  than  one- 
eight  (8)  candle-power  lamp  to  each  three  hundred  (300)  square 
feci  of  fliM.r  surfaif.  t<>  be  kept  burning  during  all  perf(»rinance>. 

Sec.  2892.  Building — Exits — Lights — Time. — Every  portion 
of  the  buiMing  i<»  the  u>e  of  ur  the  acciMiimodation  of  the  pub- 
lic, all  outlets  leading  to  the  streets,  all  (jpen  courts,  corridors, 
liallwa\s  and  exits  shall  be  throughly  lighted  during  every  per- 
formance and  the  same  shall  remain  lighted  until  the  entire  au- 
tlience  has  left  the  premises. 

Sec.  2893.  Machine — Enclosure — Size — Openings — Automat- 
ic—  Material. — The  picture  machine  nnist  be  placed  in  an  enclos- 
ure or  house  made  (»f  or  lined  with  fire-priM»f  material,  thoroughly 
ventilated  and  large  enough  for  the  operator  to  walk  freely  on 
either  side  or  back  of  the  machine.  Such  enclosure  or  house 
inu>t  have  no  openings  into  the  auditorium  other  than  the  open- 
ing were  the  light  for  the  picture  is  emitted  and  this  must  be 
provided  with  a  fire  pr«jof  tUH>r  hinged  with  spring  hinges  npened 
by  a  trigger  which  is  in  reach  of  the  operator  so  it  can  be  re- 
leased by  han<l,  an<l  which  door  must  be  constructed  so  that  it 

an  be  securely  cl«)sed.  I'urthcrmore.  if  the  Superintendent  of 
iJectrical  .\ffairs  or  lUiilding  Inspector  decide  that  the  arrange- 
ments are  such  as  wouM  recpiire  it,  such  door  must  be  so  arranged 
that  it  can  be  released  automatically.  .Ml  other  openings,  such 
as  vents  and  entrances  to  the  enclosure,  must  open  into   some 

"ther  part  of  the  building  nr  theatre  than  the  main  auditorium. 
Xo  material  of  any  kind  will  be  permitted  in  the  operating  booth 
other  than  the  jiicture  machine  and  its  accessories. 

Sec.  2894.     Operating  Room — Who    Allowed   in.— Only     the 

lojlowing  per«-i>ns  will  be  permitted  in  the  i>peratiiig-rooni :  City 


g26  '|||IO\TI»l>_i:i,i:<    IHM        >>lnlvl\«.       I   II   >l^       HI   I   IS 

Electrician,  Superintciulciit  of  Klectrical  AlUiirs.  lUiildiu},'  In- 
spector, manager  of  the  theatre,  and  the  operator  who  has  cliar^c 
of  the  machine. 

Sec.  2895.  No  Smoking  or  Drinking  There. — No  smokini;  or 
drinking-  will  be  i)ermittcd  in  the  operating  romn. 

Sec.  2896.    Films — How  Kept.— (  )nly  one  extra  lilm  will  he  al 
lowed  in  the  operating  room  and  that  mnst  he  kept  in  ;i  im-tal- 
lined  box  having  a  tight  fitting  cover. 

Sec.  2897.  Machines — Kinds  Allowed — Equipment — Wire — 
Capacity. — 1-lverv  machine'  n>ed  as  a  moving  pictnre  machine 
mnst  be  ai^proved  by  the  National  I'.oard  (if  h'ire  Underwriters 
and  be  cMiuippcd  with  tilm  gnards  and  antomatic  shnlter  con- 
trolled onlv  bv  the  operating  of  the  machine.  .Ml  machines  must, 
be  fed  by  a  wire  having  a  carrying  capacity  of  not  less  than  Xo. 
6  B,  S.  gauge.      Motor  driven  machines  will  not  be  permitted. 

Sec.  2898.  Reels — Encased — Iron  Box — No  Solder.  — I '.oih 
reels  must  be  encased  in  an  iron  box,  which  l>ox  has  a  hole  at  the 
bottom  only  large  enough  for  the  film  to  pass  through.  Xo  sol- 
der to  be  used  in  the  construction  fo  this  box. 

Sec.  2899.  Rheostats — Requirements — Space — Asbestos  Pro- 
tection.— Rheostats  nuist  conform  to  rheostat  requirements  as 
directed  by  the  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs  and  must 
not  be  placed  inside  of  the  auditorium  or  operating  room.  There 
must  be  at  least  six  (6)  inches  air  space  between  the  rheostat  and 
any  wood.  All  wood  without  eighteen  (18)  inches  must  be  pro- 
tected by  asbestos  of  not  less  than  one  (1-8)  inch  thickness. 

Sec.  2900.  Operators — Examinations — Two  Classes — Age — 
Requirements — Card — Revocation. — It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person  to  operate  a  moving  picture  machine  until  after  he  has 
passed  the  examination  provided  for  this  purpose  by  the  Build- 
ing Inspector  and  the  City  Electrician  and  has  received  a  certifi- 
cate showing  that  such  examination  has  been  passed. 


THKATHKS — (»IM:it  Al'OKS — i;  \  VMIN  VIION        HK«il  ^%^lo^^  w.)- 

Operators  shall  be  divided  into  two  classes,  to  be  known  as  op- 
erators and  assistant  operator. 

Any  person  receiving  7.'>  per  cent,  or  higher  in  the  examination 
shall  be  claimed  as  an  operator,  any  person  receiving  above  40 
per  cent,  shall  be  classed  as  an  assistant  operator. 

Xo  operator  can  be  employed  as  an  operator  at  more  than  one 
electric  theater  at  the  same  time. 

Every  electric  theater  shall  emphn-  at  least  one  licensed  oper- 

.'it'-r. 

\o  person  shall  receive  an  operator's  license  unless  he  l)e  21 
years  of  age  or  older,  assistant  operators  shall  be  at  least  18 
years  old. 

hvery  op«.i.it"i  wiicu  operaimg  ;i  maciime  ^hall  keep  his  cer- 
tificate of  examination  \\itli  !i:iii  and  show  it  upon  ref|u«-t 

The  operator  shall  i>l  lirnl  n -^i)  .n>iblc  for  the  condition  .,i  liie 
operating  nK>m  where  he  is  employe*!,  and  upon  conviction  in 
the  Recorder's  Court  for  violating  any  part  of  this  ordinance,  his 
license  shall  become  void. 

S€c.  2901.  Examination — Fee — Expirations — Renewal. — 1  he 
examination  fee  shall  I)e  $.").tM)  payable  through  the  City  Clerk's 
office  to  the  City  Tax  Collector  and  shall  constitute  the  first 
year's  license  which  shall  expire  on  the  30th  day  of  June  ToTlow- 
ing  issuance  of  such  license.  Renewals  of  af>ove  license  shall  In- 
$1.(M)  per  Near. 

Sec.  2S02.  Board  of  Examiners — How  Appointed.  -  The 
Building  Inspector  and  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs  shall 
have  the  power  to  appoint  such  person  as  they  find  necessary  to 
compose  a  board  of  examiners,  one  member  of  this  Board  shall 
be  a  practical  moving  picture  man. 

Sec.  2903.  Second  Examination — Time. — .\ny  person  failing  to 
pass  the  examination  shall  wail  at  lea^t  i'>rty-five  (45)  days  be- 
fore be  given  a  second  examination. 


Sec.  2904.     Operator's  Name  on  Slide— Thrown  on  Curtain.— 

The  upcraior  nui>t   provide  a  slide  with  h.s  name  or  numl.er  ..n 
it  to  be  thrown  on  the  curtain  at  every  complete  Ji-.u. 

Sec.  2905.  Films— Kinds  Shown— Patches  Prohibited.— Films 
shall  be  either  fust  run  (nut  over  one  week  old)  or  rtrsl  class 
commercial.  Side  patched  films  will  tiot  be  jjcrmitted  to  be 
used.     Cross  patched  must  not  be  over  one  and  t>ne-lialf  {\  1-li) 

sprocket  hole  lap. 

Sec.  2906. — Seats — Chairs — Aisles— Size.— Xo  more  than  six. 
chairs  shall  be  permitted  in  a  row  without  an  aisle  intervening'. 
This  does  not  prohibit  twelve  chairs  in  oui-  n»w  with  an  aisle  on 
each  end.  Center  aisles  shall  not  be  less  than  thirty-si.\  (30*) 
inches  wide,  side  aisle  not  less  than  thirty  {'M))  inches.  Seats 
shall  not  be  less  than  twenty-ei^Mit  (28)  inches  from  back  to  back 
and  shall  be  fastened  securely  to<,'ether  and  to  the  floor. 

Sec.  2907.  Stoves  Prohibited.- No  >ioves  shall  be  permitted 
in  the  auditorium  for  heating  or  other  purposes. 

Sec.  2908.  Penalty. — Any  person,  firm  or  corpt>ration,  their 
as,a^nts  or  tnipk)yees.  constructing::,  ojjcratinjj  or  manaj^in^'  elec- 
tric theatres,  in  violation  of  any  of  the  terms  of  this  ordinance. 
shall  on  conviction  in  tlic  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine 
of  not  exceeding  $100.00  or  imprisoned  upon  the  public  work< 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


■IHI-;  \^l  nun       O  \  I  II  ^HOMI  — «.  \l.  \l|\        111    IIK-H 


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CHAPTER  XCI. 

TRKASlkKR. 

Sec.  2909.  Oath— Bond— Salary— Of  Treasurer.— The  Treas- 
urer, before  he  enters  on  the  duties  of  his  office,  shall  take  and 

ubscribe  theusua!  oath,  and  shall  jpve  bond,  with  two  or  more 
^o(\  and  sutTicient  securities,  in  such  sum  as  the  Mayor  and  ( ien- 
eral  Council  may  fix.  but  not  less  than  the  niinimun  sum  named 

11  the  Charter,  and  receive  for  his  services  such  compensation  per 
mnum  as  shall  be  fi.xe<l  by  the  Mayor  and  (Jcneral  Council  he- 
lore  his  election-  which  ♦.hall  not  be  chan^^ed  durinj^  his  term,  and 
^liall  do  all  such  services  in  his  dep  irtin.  tu    .«.  m  iv   t,.-  i.,.;ti!.d 

ul  in  the  ordinances  of  said  City. 

Sec.  2910.  Duties — Keeps  Books — Submit  Reports— How  Of- 
ten— Pays  Out  Money — How. —  1  he  TreaNurer  >hall  keep  a  lair 
!>'».. k  of  eiiir\  of  all  Mim>  of  money  he  may  receive  and  pay  out. 
md  shall  furni>h  the  Mayor  and  (leneral  Council  with  a  detailed 
rep*)rt  of  all  receipts  and  expenditures,  and  the  different  f)rders, 
upon  which  money  had  been  paid  mit  by  him.  and  all  the  differ- 
ent sources,  throuj^h  which  he  has  received  money;  this  report  he 
-hall  submit  to  the  (*eneral  C«nincil  every  three  months,  and  his 
books  shall  at  all  times  be  subject  to  the  inspection  tif  the  Com- 
mittee on  I'inance.  He  >hall  pay  out  no  money  but  upon  orders 
properly  passed  up.  and  drawn  up  and  sij^ned  by  the  Comptrol- 
ler, and  countersigned  by  the  Mayf»r.  or  in  his  absence,  or  disa 
bility  to  act,  the  Mayor  pro  tem.  .\n«l  he  shall  make  daily  re- 
ports to  the  Comptroller  of  all  moneys  paid  to  him  an<l  disbursed 
by  him>  an<l  from  whom  received,  and  to  whom  paid,  and  on  wiiat 
account  received  or  paid. 

Sec.  2911.  City  Treasurer  Deposits  Excess  in  Four  Banks 
Named — Conditions.  \\  liencver  the  money  in  tlie  hands  of  the 
("!t\    Trr.Tvurrr   -Ii.ill   cxccofl   the  sum   of  five   thousand   dollars, 


Q'}()       TIlKASl  HKIl l>i;i"OMI'««         \\    VKMXVI"-     tiN      -«    I    II   I  II    K     \  TKH 

such  excess  of  money  shall  he  deimsited  in  the  Maddox-Rucker 
j;aiikin<^^  Company,  the   l-'ourth  National    Hank,  the   I,.»vvry   Na 
titmal  r>ank  and  the  Atlanta  National  I'.ank  in  et|ual  prop.Ttiinis 
of  one-fourth  to  each  of  said  banks.  f.>r  and  durin^j  the  year  nine- 
teen hundred  (11)07)  and  seven;  I'rovided,  each  of  the  said  Hank 
shall,  before  any  of  the  said  money  is  deposited  with  them,  exe- 
cute separate  contracts  to  receive  said  deposits,  when  offered  as 
above  provided,  and  to  pay   a  rate  of  interest  thereon  ecpial  tn 
two  per  cent  per    annum    on  daily    balances  in    tluir    banks    • 
the  credit  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  shall  ^'ive  ^ood    security, 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  for  the  faithful  acct)untin^ 
to  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  all  money  so  dept)sited. 

Sec.  2912.  Deposits  One-Fourth  With  Each  Bank.  He  it  fi: 
iher  ordained  that  the  Treasurer  shall  ilepusit  w  ith  the  said  banks 
each  day,  all  money  in  his  hands  belonj^inj;  to  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
in  excess  of  five  thousand  dollars,  and  keep  his  acc«)unts  of  same 
in  rej^iilar  deposit  books,  dei)ositin|.,^  one-fourth  of  such  excess 
with  each  of  said  banks. 

Sec.  2913.  Warrants  Drawn  in  Substantially  Equal  Amounts 
— By  Whom  Optional  as  to  Drawing  Whole  Amount.  He  it  fur- 
ther ordained  that  the  Mayor  and  Comptroller  shall  issue  war- 
rants upon  said  lianks  payable  to  the  Treasurer,  to  pay  the  debts 
or  current  expenses  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  as  the  same  may  be 
necessary,  such  warrants  to  be  drawn  in  substantially  e(|ual 
amounts  upon  each  of  said  banks,  or  withdraw  the  whole  of  said 
deposits  from  either  or  all  of  said  banks,  whenever  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  shall  so  direct. 


Sec.  2914.    Certificate  of  Registration  by  Treasurer.    The  Treas. 

rer  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  be.  and  is  authorized  to  issue  the  fol- 
lowing- certificate  of  registration  concerning  any  bonds  issued 
by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  presented  to  him  by  any  National 
Bank  for  said  registration,  and  to  record  in  a  book  kept  for  that 
purpose  all  bonds  so  presented  for  registration,  and  in  this  case, 
provided  it  shall  not  be  necessary  for  the  Treasurer  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  to  detach  the  interest  coupons,  and  the  certificate  here- 
after described  is  so  stamped,  and  the  blanks  therein  properly 


u 


filled  Diit  ujx^n  the  l)ack  of  each  bond  so  registered.  Suvh  certi- 
ficate shall  be  as  follows: — 

"This  is  to  certify  that  Bond  number  .for  (Jne  Th»nis- 

iiid   I3<:>llars bearin;^ .  .interest  issued  b\ 

the  City  of  Atlanta  on  the.  .  .<la>  of is  rejjistered 

in  the  name  of  the  Treasure      i  i.u   L'nited  .*^iates,  and  his  sue 

ce>surs  in  office,  in  trust  for 

at  the  office  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  .\tlanla.  at  Atlanta 
« Jeorgia ;  and  is  transferrable  only  on  the  surrender  of  this  certiti 
cate  properly  cn«l<irsed.  accompanied  by  the  bond  herewitii  re)4i>- 
tered. 

•'In  Witness  \\'here<»f    I 1  reasurcr  of 

the  City  of  Atlanta,  have  hereunto  subscribed  my  hand  and  af 
fixed  the  seal  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  this  tl  ' 

19f) 

TRi:  ASIRKR  OF  THR  CITY  OF  ATLANTA. 

(Seal.) 
(A  true  copy  of  the  entry  on 
the  back  (A  the  above  described 
bontl.) 

Attc«;tr 


Sec.  2915.  Treasurer  Cancels  Registration — Certificate  Stamp- 
ed.—  1  he  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  is  hereby  authorized. 
upt»n  the  presentation  to  him  for  such  pur|xise  of  such  bonds,  by 
the  National  Hank,  to  which  the  same  has  been  assigne<l  by  the 
Treasurer  i>f  the  l'nited  States,  to  cancel  such  registration.  an<l 
the  certificate  hereinafter  described  shall  be  stamped,  and  the 
blanks  therein  properly  filled  out  upon  the  back  of  each  bond  so 
presented  : — 

"This  is  to  certify  that  the  registration  of  the day  of 

If).  .  .    of  bond   Number for  One 

'Tht>usand  Dollars,  bearing interest-  is  hereby  can- 
celled, and  thiv  Imnd  is  hereafter  payable  to  bearer.  In  Witness 
Whereof.  I          Treasurer  of  the  Citv  of  Atlanta, 


832 


Tin:  \Hi  in: II — i(i:(.in  i  k  \'i  io\_i  nu  >i<. 


ha\c  licTCiinto  set  my  hand  and  aliixfd  tlit-  seal  of  the  City  of  At 
Ian ta  this da\  i»» .  .  .  1''      . . 


'I"r(.a>ur(.T  of  the  C'itv  of  Atlanta. 


.And  thereupon   such   rcj^istratiou   shall   he  al»olulel\    cancelled. 
and  such  hond  he  in  all  respects  as  if  the  same  had  never  been 
rei^istered.  and  the    ireasurer  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  enter 
such  cancellation   upon   the   record  of  such   former  re;^istration 
and  the  City  shall  he  therel>y  relieved  from  any  liability  on  ac 
count  of  the  f<irmcr  re<jistration. 


W   \<.u\      \    \HH<»  — Ht:<.l   I.  \1  KtNH       *.!(.>*  —  IMII.lt  K  g33 


CHAPTER  XCII. 
WAGON  YARDS. 

Sec.  2916    Wagon  Yards  Must  Have  License — How  Obtained 
Amount.      \\'aj<i»ti  yards  may  be  licensed  by   the  .Mayor  and 
(ieneral  Council  upon  petition,  for  which  the  applicant  shall  pay 
the  amount  provided  in  the  tax  ordinance  annually. 

Sec.  2917.  Violation — Penalty.  .\ny  person,  wh«»  shall  per- 
mit anyone  tu  encamp  with  a  wagon,  ur  other  vehicle  and  team, 
on  hi-  '.r  her  lot.  it  not  being  a  regular  wagon  yard,  shall,  on  .  ..•«- 
\  u  ;  :  pay  a  fine  of  not  e.xceeding  one  hundrrr!  f!ol!ar<  and  * 
or  Ik  iuprihoned  not  exceeding  thirty  da\  ti  discre- 
tion oi  the  Recorder's  Court;  and  the  per-  •  en- 
camping shall  be  liable  tu  the  same  '* 

Sec.  2918.  Regulation — Painted  Sign  Over  Entrance  to  Yard 
— Contents.  It  ^hail  l>c  ihc  duly  oi  rcpci>  oi  wa- 
gon yar<N  in  ')u-  <  irv  of  Atlanta  to  .  c.  by  painted 
signs  on  th-  -1  wagon  yard,  to  the  following  purport: 
"Drunkcni-  i.c.  and  indecent  or  obscene  language  forbid- 
den, under  •  ty  of  not  e\  '  -  '  one  hundn- '  '  "—-fine, 
or  not  exc* «  irty  <lays  it,                 cnt  f>r  hot  I 

Sec.  2919.  Drunkenness — Violence — Indecent  or  Obscene  Lan 
guage — Punishable — Penalty.  Any  person  guitly  of  <lrunken- 
ness  or  violence,  or  of  the  use  of  indecent  or  obscene  language. 
in  or  near  any  wagim  yard,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  or  be  imprisoned  not  exceedins;  t!iirt\'  days,  or 
both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court 

Sec.  2920.  Supervision  of  Wagon  Yards  by  Police — Arrest 
Violators.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  fKdice  force  to  have  all 
wagon  \ards  under  their  special  supervision,  until  the  hour  of  ten 
o'clock  V.  M.  and  to  arrest  all  and  every  person  or  j)crsons  guil- 
ty of  a  violation  of  this  ordinances,  and  bring  him  or  them  before 
the  Recorder's  Court. 


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CHAPTER  XCIII. 

WARDS. 


Sec.  2921.  Terms  Defined. —  Tlic  lulK)winj,'  language,  a>  u.>»c(I 
in  this  t)rdinancc,  sliall  be  untUi>touil  to  have  the  meaning  lierctt) 
affixed. 

In  defining  lines  as  running  along  streets,  it  is  understood  that 
the  center  of  the  streets  is  intemled  unless  otherwise  ciianged  by 
.special  language. 

In  describing  streets  as  intersecting,  it  is  un«lcrstood  that  the 
point  of  intersection  is  where  the  center  line  of  one  street  inter- 
sects with  the  center  line  of  the  other  street. 

Where  land  lots  are  mentioned,  it  is  understood  that  the  same 
lie  within  the  14th  District  of  h^ilton  County,  (leorgia.  except 
such  land  lots  as  are  described  as  1>  ing  in  other  districts. 

Sec.  2922.  First  Ward  Lines  Of.— 1  he  I'irst  Ward  >hall  be 
defined  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:  Ilegining  at  a  point  in 
the  center  of  Simpson  Street  where  said  street  intersects  the 
western  limits  of  the  City,  and  running  thence  in  an  easterly  di- 
rection along  Simpson  Street  to  the  western  line  of  the  right  of 
way  of  the  Western  &  Atlantic  Railroad  Co.,  thence  along  the 
western  line  of  said  right  of  way.  in  a  southeasterly  direction, 
to  Whitehall  Street;  thence  in  a  southwesterly  direction  along 
Whitehall  street  to  the  east  side  of  right  of  way  of  the  Central 
of  Georgia  Railway  Company;  thence  northeasterly  to  the  cen- 
ter of  the  eastern  terminus  of  Park  Street ;  thence  westwardly 
along  the  center  of  Park  Street  to  Hammond  Street ;  thence 
northwestwardly  along  Hammond  street  to  Lawn  Street ;  thence 
eastwardly  along  Lawn  Street  to  Ella  Street ;  'thence  west- 
wardly along  Ella  Street  to  Lee  Street ;  thence  north  along  Lee 
Street  to  Greensferry  Avenue ;  thence  westwardly  along  Greens- 
ferry  Avenue  to  Ashby  Street ;  thence  north  along  Ashby  Street 
to  West  Hunter  Street;  thence  westwardly  along  West  Hunter 
Street  to  the  west  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  L.  &  X.  Rail- 
road Company,  thence  northeastwardly  along  the  west  line  of 
said  right  of  way  to  the  beginning  point. 


w  \iti>^ — ^(:«  i*N  i>,    I  II I  Id  I    \  \  II  I  III  It  I II   \\  \iti>s  g^K 

Sec.  2923.  Second  Ward— Lines  Ot. — The  Second  Ward  shall 
be  ilcriiic.l  \)\  iMctc>  and  Im.uikN  a^  follows:  lie<(innin}^  at  a  point 
in  the  center  «)f  Whitehall  Street  where  said  street  intersects  with 
the  southern  lines  of  the  rijjht  of  way  of  the  Western  &  .\tlantic 
Railroad  Company  and  runnin;^  thence  in  an  easterly  direction 
alonjj  the  south  side  of  the  ri^jhts  of  way  of  said  railroad  and 
the  Ge«^rgia  Railroad  &  IJankintj  Company  to  Butler  Street 
thence  ><»uthwardly  alon^f  lUitlcr  Street  aild  Central  place  to 
Capitol  Avenue:  thence  south  alonj^  Capitol  Avenue  to  the  north- 
ern line  of  the  rijjht  of  way  of  the  S»uthern  Railway  Company, 
thence  .southeast  alonjj  the  northern  line  of  said  rij^ht  of  way  to 
the  >outh  line  of  Miller  Reed  Avenue;  thence  westwar«lly  along 
the  south  line  of  said  avenue  to  its  present  terminus;  thence 
west  to  the  south  line  of  Brown  Street  at  its  eastern  terminus; 
thence  west  along  the  south  side  i>f  Brown  Street  to  the  west  line 
of  LantI  Lot  57;  thence  north  along  the  west  Land  \^>i  lines  of 
Land  Ixjts  57  and  56  to  line  of  City  limits;  thence  westwardly 
al«»ng  City  Limits  to  McDaniel  Street;  thence  along  McDaniel 
Street,  northerly  to  Whitehall  Street;  thence  along  Whitehall 
Street,  in  a  northeasterly  direction  to  the  beginning  i>oint. 

Sec.  2924.  Third  Ward— Lines  Of.— The  ThinI  Ward  shall 
he  detiiH-il  by  metes  arul  hounds  as  lollows:  Begining  at  a  point 
in  the  center  of  Butler  where  said  street  intersects  the  south  side 

:  the  right  of  way  <»f  the  Georgia  Railroa<I  and  Banking  Com- 
panv  and  running  along  the  south  side  of  said  right  of  way  east- 
wardly  to  the  west  line  of  the  western  b<jundary  of  the  right  of 
what  is  known  as  the  A.  &  W.  I'.  Railway  Company's  Belt  Line; 
thence  southeastwardly  and  southwestwardly  along  the  west  line 

•  said  right  of  way  to  a  j>oint  five  hundred  feet  cast  of  Hill  Street ; 
tiience  south,  parallel  with  Hill  Street  to  the  northeast  line  of  the 
right  of  way  of  the  S»uthern  Railway  Company,  thence  north- 
west along  said  northeast  line  of  sai<l  right  of  way  to  Capitol 
.\venue;  thence  north  along  Capitol  Avenue  to  Cenlral  IMace ; 
thence  northeast  along  Central  place  and  Butler  Street  to  be- 
ijinninc;^  point. 

Sec.  2925.  Fourth  Ward— Lines  Of— The  Fourth  WanI  shall 
be  defined  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:    lieginning  at  a  point 


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ulit-rc  'lentil  Street  iiiter>ect>  lledfonl  place,  in  ihf  center  there 
of,  and  runninj^^  thence  east  alunj^  Tenth  Street  to  the  eastern 
boundary  of  the  rij^du  of  way  of  the  Soutliern  Railway  Company- 
thence  followinj^  the  eastern  boundary  of  said  rij^ht  of  way,  in  a 
southeasterly  and  soutliwestcrly  direction,  tn  the  south   line  of 
the  right  of  way  of  the  (iet)r<^ia  Kailntad  <}^'  Bankin^j^  Cf>nipan\ 
thence  westwardly  alnnj^'-  tlie  south  line  i)f  said  rij^ht  of  way  {• 
Butler   Street;   thence   northerly   along    I'.utler   Street    to    N'ort! 
Avenue;  thence    east    along    North    Avenue    to    j'.edford    place 
thence  northerly  ahmg  Bedford  place  to  the  point  of  hcginnini;. 

Sec.  2926.  Fith  Ward— Lines  Of.—  1  he  Fifth  Ward  shall  he 
defined  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:  lleginning  at  a  point 
in  the  center  of  .Simpson  .Street  where  same  intersects  with  tli' 
western  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Western  &  .Atlantic  Kail 
road  Company  and  running  thence  in  a  northwestely  direction 
along  the  western  line  of  said  right  of  way  to  North  Avenue; 
thence  eastwardly  along  North  .\venue  to  State  Street;  thence 
northerly  along  State  Street  to  Hemphill  .\ venue  ;  thence  in  a 
northwesterly  direction  along  Hemphill  .\venue  to  the  City  Lim- 
its; thence  in  a  westerly  and  stnitherly  direction  along  said  C'ity 
Limits  to  the  south  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Western  \- 
Atlantic  Railroad  Company;  thence  northwestwardly  along  the 
south-west  side  of  said  right  of  way  to  the  west  land  lot  line  of 
Land  Lot  189.  in  the  17th  District  of  b'ulton  County;  thence 
south  along  the  west  land  lot  line  of  Land  Lot  189  to  the  City 
Limits,  as  fixed  by  the  act  of  1908;  thence  south  and  southeast- 
erly along  said  City  Limits  to  Simpson  Street ;  thence  east  along 
Simpson  Street  to  the  beginning  point. 

Sec.  2927.  Sixth  Ward— Lines  Of.— The  Si.xth  Ward  shall  be 
defined  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a  point 
in  the  center  of  North  Avenue,  where  said  Avenue  intersects  the 
western  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Western  &  Atlantic  Rail- 
road Company,  and  running  thence  northeasterly  and  easterly 
along  North  Avenue  to  Butler  Street ;  thence  south  and  south- 
westwardly  along  Butler  Street  to  its  intersection  with  the  south 
line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Georgia  Railroad  &  Banking 
Company,  thence  northwestwardly  along  the  south  and  west 
lines  of  the  rights  of  way  of  the  Georgia  Railroad  &  Banking 


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L  >iiipany  and  tlu-  \\  csttrii  <S:  Atlantic  Kailroail  LUnipany  U)  bc- 
ginninjj  i>^tint. 

Sec.  2928.  Seventh  Ward— Lines  Of.— TIjc  Seventh  Ward 
shall  he  defined  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:  Ue^inning  at 
a  point  where  the  south  land  lot  line  <>f  Land  Lot  107  intersects 
the  east  line  of  the  riijlu  of  way  of. the  Central  of  Georgia  Kail 
road  Company  ;  thence  running;  west  alonj^  said  land  lot  line  and 
the  ^outh  land  lot  lines  of  Land  LjIs  IIH  and  \'.i\)  to  the  south 
\%csl  corner  of  1-and  Lot  No.  139;  thence  running  north  along 
ihc  west  Land  Lot  Lines  of  Land  I^ts  131)  and  140  to  the  lii  tits 
of  said  City,  as  fi.xed  by  the  act  of  ll>08 ;  thence  following  >a.d 
limits  in  a  northwoterly,  north  and  ea>l  direction  until  same 
reach  the  western  line  of  the  right  of  way  (if  the  L.  &.  N.  Kail- 
road  Company;  thence  southwestwardly  along  the  western  line 
of  sai<l  right  of  way  to  Hunter  Street;  thence  easiwardly  along 
Hunter  Street  to  .\>hby  Street;  thence  southwardly  along  .\shby 
Street  l«»  (ircensferry  Avenue;  thence  eastwanlly  along  (ireens- 
ferry  .Avenue  to  Lee  Street ;  thence  southwardly  along  Lee 
Street  to  Klla  .'street;  thence  MiUtheasterly  along  Klla  Street  to 
1-awn  .Street;  thence  southwesterly  along  I^wn  .Street  to  Ham- 
mond Street ;  the. ice  Southeasterly  along  Hammond  Street 
to  Park  .Street,  thence  eastwardly  along  Park  .Street  to  its  eastern 
terminus;  thence  from  the  center  of  the  eastern  terminus  of  Park 
Street  in  a  southwc.Hlerly  direction  to  the  cast  line  of  the  right  of 
way  i)f  the  Central  of  Georgia  Kailroad  Company  at  i>oint  where 
center  t>f  \\  hitehall  .Street  intersects  same  the  following  lines, 
last  mentioned,  following  the  Inmixlary  of  the  I'irst  Ward,  thence 
southerly  along  the  ea>tern  line  of  saiil  right  of  way  to  the  be- 
ginning point.  Commencing  at  a  |)oint  on  the  south  line  of  the 
\\'estw(KuI  Park  Company's  property  where  ;»aid  south  line  cros- 
ses the  west  line  of  land  lot  139  of  the  14th  District  of  originally 
Henry,  now  l*'ulton  County.  Cicorgia.  and  running  thence  west 
along  south  line  HKK)  feet;  thence  in  a  northerly  direction  and  in 
a  straight  line  to  the  southeast  corner  of  the  Westview  Ceme- 
tery Company's  property  near  Gordon  J^treet ;  thence  northerly 
and  along  the  line  of  Westview  Cemetery  Company's  property 
to  the  center  of  (Gordon  Street;  thence  southeasterly  and  along 
the  center  of  Gordon  .Street  to  the  west  line  of  land  lot  140  of 
said  District  :  thence  south  to  the  point  of  beginning. 


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Sec.  2929.  Eighth  Ward— Lines  Of.-'llu-  I'-i^'hth  Ward  shall 
he  (ictincd  hv  nictcs  and  hounds  as  follows:  llc^^iiiiiin}.,'  at  a  i)oiiit 
in  the  center  of  State  Street  where  same  intersect>  N'orth  Ave. 
and  tliecne  runninnr  northwardly  alonj.,'-  State  Street  to  Hemphill 
Ave;  thence  northwesterly  alonj.,'  Hemphill  .\ve.  to  City  Limits 
as  fixed  hv  the  act  of  liMiS;  thence  east  following  said  limits  to  a 
])oint  two  liundred  feet  west  of  the  west  side  of  Last  Street; 
thence  north  parallel  with  Last  Street  tn  a  |>oint  2tM)  feet  west 
of  East  Street  and  in  line  with  the  north  line  of  Woods  Avenue 
or  Sixteenth  Street,  if  same  was  ])rojected  from  its  present  ter- 
minus in  a  westerly  direction:  thence  east  alonj^  said  projected 
line  and  the  north  line  of  Woods  .\vetuie  or  Sixteenth  Street,  to 
Citv  Limits  as  fixed  hy  act  of  lilOS;  thence  foUowinj.^  said  I'ity 
Limits  to  Tenth  Street:  thence  aloni^-  Tenth  .'street,  west,  to  I'led- 
ford  riace  :  thence  south  alon^-  lledford  I'lace  to  N'orth  A\-enue, 
thence  west  alonj^-  North  Avenue  to  hej^MiniuL:  point. 

Sec.  2930.  Ninth  Ward— Lines  Of.— The  Ninth  W  ard  shall  he 
defined  hy  metes  and  hounds  as  follows:  l>ej.,Mnninj,'  at  a  point 
on  the  east  line  of  the  rii;ht  of  way  of  the  Southern  Railway  Com- 
pany, where  same  intersects  the  north  line  of  Land  Lot  No.  17: 
thence  followin<;  the  cil\'  limits,  as  tixed  hy  tiie  acts  of  1!)().S  and 
1909  in  easterly,  southerly  and  westerly  direction  until  same  in- 
tersects with  the  west  line  of  the  rip^ht  of  way  of  what  is  known 
as  the  A.  &  \V.  l\  Railway  I'.elt  Line;  thence  in  a  northerly  di- 
rection, along-  west  line  of  said  right  of  way  and  along  the  west 
line  of  south-west  line  of  the  western  hranch  of  said  Belt  Line 
connecting  with  the  Georgia  Railroad  &  Bkg'-  Company,  to  the 
south  line  of  the  rig-ht  of  way  of  the  Georgia  Railroad  &  Banking 
Company;  thence  westerly  along-  the  south  line  of  said  rig-ht  of 
way  to  its  intersection  with  the  east  line  of  the  rignt  of  way  of  the 
Southern  Railway  Company,  or  to  the  line  of  the  Fourth  Ward, 
as  above  defined;  thence  northerly  along  the  east  line  of  the  right 
of  way  of  the  Southern  Railway  Company  to  begining  point. 

Sec.  2931.  Tenth  Ward— Lines  Of.— The  Tenth  Ward  shall 
be  defined  by  metes  and  bounds  as  follows:  Beginning  at  the 
north-west  corner  of  Land  Lot  119  and  running  thence  south 
along  the  west  land  lot  line  of  said  land  lot  to  a  point  one- 
half  mile  west  from  center  of  the  Central   Railroad   tracks  or 


where  the  present  limiir.  -.  i  uiklaiul  City  cross  said  laiul  lot 
line;  thence  southerly  parallel  with  said  railroad  tracks  t»i  the 
west  side  of  the  gate  on  the  north  side  of  the  United  States  Army 
I'ost.  known  as  Fort  Mcl'herson,  being  a  part  of  the  line  ui  what 
i-i  now  known  as  Oakland  City;  thence  east  along  the  north  line 
'I  said  I-ort  Mcl'ersim  land  to  its  northeast  corner,  being  also 
.1  part  of  the  boundary  of  what  is  now  known  as  Oakland  City; 
thence  southerly  along  the  east  side  of  said  Fort  McPhersoii 
land  to  a  point  opposite  the  south  line  of  what  is  known  as  the 
H.  L.  HaralM»n  land,  being  the  description  used  in  the  incori)ora- 
lion  of  Oakland  City  by  an  act  of  the  General  Assembly  found 
in  (Jeorgia  Laws  of  181)4,  pp.  17.');  thence  east  across  the  Cen- 
tral Railroad,  along  the  boundary  i»f  what  is  now  kn«»wn  as  (  )ak- 
land  City,  and  continuing  in  a  straight  line  along  said  boundary 
iiid  beyond  its  present  terminus,  to  the  cast  land  lot  line  «tf  Land 
Ix>t  No.  122;  thence  north  along  the  cast  land  lot  line  of  Land 
Lot  122.  121  aii<l  120  to  a  point  thereon  one  fourth  mile  east  (»f 
the  center  of  the  Central  Railroad  track,  or  where  it  intersects 
what  is  known  as  the  eastern  boundary  of  Oakland  City;  thence 
northeasterly  in  a  line  parallel  with  said  railroad  tracks  and  one- 
fourth  mile  east  thereof,  or  along  the  line  i»f  the  boundary  of 
what  is  now  known  as  Oakland  City  to  the  s(juthern  line  •>f  the 
right  of  way  of  what  is  known  as  the  A.  &  W.  V.  Railroad  Com- 
pany's Belt  Line;  thence  easterly  along  the  southern  line  of  said 
right  of  way  to  McDaniel  Street ;  thence  northerly  along  McDan' 
icl  Street  t<i  Whitehall  Street ;  thence  southwesterly  along  \\  hite- 
hall  Street  to  the  east  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Central  of 
Georgia  Railway  Company;  thence  southerly  along  the  east  line 
of  said  right  of  way  t«)  its  intersection  with  the  south  land  lot  line 
of  land  lot  107;  thence  west  along  the  south  land  lot  lines  of  land 
lots  H)7  and  llH  to  beginning  j>oint. 

Sec.  2932.  New  Wards  Confirmed.— The  action  (A  the  City 
in  re-districting  the  several  wards,  is  ratified  and  c<»ntirmed  and 
made  effective,  under  the  amendments  to  the  Charter  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  passed  at  the  last  session  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  State  of  Georgia,  extending  the  City  limits  so  as  to  include 
the  territory  described  in  said  ordinance  and  redistricted  by 
said  ordinance  into  ten  wards. 


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Sec.  2933.  Ward  Organization  and  Representation  Extended 
to  the  Ten  Wards. — All  <>t'  the  >  irdiiiaiu-cs  ..f  the  City  providing 
ffjr  ward  or<^anizatioiis  and  representations  sliall  he  made  appli- 
cable t'»  the  ten  wards  as  ahove  provided,  and  said  wards  shall  he 
entitled  to  all  rej^resentations  accorded  to  the  several  wards  nn- 
der  the  previous  ordinances  and  Charter  of  the  City  of  .\tlanta. 

Sec.  2934.  All  Citizens  Eligible  for  Office— to  Vote— Must 
Vote  in  Own  Ward. —  In  all  elections  the  citizens  from  any  of  the 
territory  above  described  shall  be  clig-ible  t»»  be  voted  for  any  po- 
sitions to  be  filled  in  City  elections,  cither  Mayor.  .Alderman, 
Councilman,  or  other  City  offices,  subject  to  the  restrictions  ap- 
phiui^'  to  the  <|ualificatious  for  any  of  said  offices;  and  the  citi- 
zens residing  in  said  territory,  either  the  former  or  the  annexed 
territory,  are  hereby  ordained  to  be  (jualified  to  vote  in  City  elec- 
tions, provided,  they  arc  otherwise  (|ualifie<l  by  law.  and  have 
registered,  accordin^,^  to  existin.i;  ordinances,  to  vote  therein  and- 
provided,  further,  that  such  voter  >hall  cast  their  votes  within 
their  several  wards  and  comply  with  all  the  ortlinances  govern- 
ing City  elections. 


Sec.  2935.  Each  Ward  Has  One  Alderman  and  Councilman, 
and  Equal  Representation  on  Boards. —  I'ach  of  the  ten  wards,  as 
above  provided,  shall  be  entitled  to  one  .\lderman,  and  two 
Councilmen,  and  each  of  said  wards  shall  likewise  be  each  en- 
titled to  representation  on  the  Boards,  Commissions  and  Depart" 
ments  of  the  City,  as  the  present  and  future  ordinances  may  pro- 
vide, and  in  all  the  ordinances  of  tiie  City  having  references  to 
fire,  sanitation,  schools  and  other  public  purposes,  so  far  as  pro- 
viding for  ward  benefits  or  improvements,  or  otherwise,  are  hereby 
made  applicable  to  each  of  the  ten  wards  as  above  provided. 


Sec.  2936.    Power  and  Authority  of  City  Extended  Over  All 
the  Wards — Same  as  to  officers,  and  Ordinances. — The  pow  er  and 

authority  oi  the  City  of  Atlanta,  under  the  present  Charter,  or- 
dinances and  all  laws  appertaining  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  as 
a  municiplity,  are  hereby  extended  over  and  made  efTective  in 


\\  vui)> — iv\\iniN — <.  \  I  I  H      iiii\i(iis  4,^1 

every  part  of  the  territory  covered  ur  incluilcd  witlun  the  limits 
as  above  described  ;  and  the  power  and  authority  of  the  officers 
of  the  City  are  made  co-extensive  with  the  limits  as  above  set 
forth  and  all  t>ther  rij^hts  and  powers  necessary  to  carry  out  ati<l 
enforce  the  laws  and  ordinances  of  the  City  are  likewise  exteiul- 
erl  over  all  of  said  territ(»ry. 

Sec.  2937.  Taxation — Assessments — Executions — Sales — Ap 
ply  to  all  Territory. —  i  he  power  of  taxing'  property,  taxing  and 
re^nilatm^  licen>e  fi»r  business,  assessinjj  property,  issuing  exe 
cutions  therefor  and,  in  default  of  payment,  selling  the  property 
thereon,  a^  now  prescribed  by  the  Charter  and  ordinances  of  the 
City,  are  hereby  extended  to  all  t»f  the  territory  as  aljove  ^et 
forth. 

Sec.  2938  B-ards— Departments— Officers— Bond  Liability- 
Extended  to  all  Territory. — The  power  of  the  Hoard  of  Health. 
I'olice  Department.  Cuy  Tax  .Assessors  and  Receivers.  Tax  Col- 
lecr<»r.  Marshal.  Oerk  of  Council,  Recorder.  Muilding  Inspector 
and  all  the  other  officers  of  the  City  are  hereby  extended  t<.  and 
made  co-exten?.ive  with  the  new  limits  (»f  the  City  of  .\tlanta.  or 
the  territory  as  above  described  a>  fulls  and  completely  as  they 
now  exist  under  the  old  limits  and  untler  the  f«»rmer  provisions 
r>f  the  Charter,  laws  and  <»rdinances  governing  the  City  of  Atlanta 
an<l  all  of  said  territory  is  likewise  made  subjc<ct  to  the  payment 
of  all  bonds  heretofore  issued  by  the  City  an<l  lH)un<l  therefor 
equally  with  the  former  territory  of  the  City. 


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CHAPTER  XCIV. 

\\  A  ri.KW  (  >KKS. 

Sec.  2939.  Board  of  Water  Commissioners — Election — By 
Whom — Terms. — 'ihc  I'.oard  dI  W  aU-r  Commi>>i')ncr.«,  >hall  on 
sist  of  one  member  from  each  \\  anl,  besides  the  Mayor  and 
Chairman  of  Committee  cii  W  aterworks  who  are  each  ex-officio 
meml)ers.  They  shall  be  elected  as  vacancies  occur  by  expiration 
of  terms,  at  the  second  rej^ular  meetin,!.,^  in  December  each  year, 
of  the  Mayor  and  Ccneral  Council,  and  shall  hold  office  for  three 
years. 

Sec.  2940.    Water  Receipts— How  Collected— Daily  Reports— 
To  Whom.     The  Secretary  ol  the  W  aler  JW)ard  >hall  make  out  a 
book,  containing-  the  name,  amount  etc.  each  water  consumer  is 
due  the  City  ;  said  books  shall  have  two  stubs,  and  both  stubs  and 
receipt  shall   be   numbered   alike,   and,   when    the   consumer   tie 
sires  to  pay  the  same,  the  Secretary  shall  write  up  the  stubs  and 
receipt,  verifying-  same  on  each  stub  and  receipt.      He  shall  re- 
tain one  stub  to  keep  his  accounts,  and  turn  over  the  other  stub 
and  receipt  to  the  Tax  Collector,  who  shall   collect  and  enter 
them  upon  his  books.    The  Secretary  shall  make  daily  detailed 
report  of  receipts,  also  monthly  reports  so  turned  over,  to  the 
Comptroller,   who  shall   hold   the   Tax    Collector  respousible  for 
their  collection,  and  the  Tax  Collector  shall  also  make  daily  de- 
tailed reports  to  the  Comptroller,  accompanied  with  said  stubs 
for  verification.     The  Tax  Collector  shall  receive  credit,  and  the 
Treasurer  be   debited,  upon  exhibition  of  receipt  of  deposit  of 
same,  which  shall  be  made  daily.     The  Collector  and  Treasurer 
shall  also  make  monthly  reports  to  the  Comptroller. 

Sec.  2941.  Money  Collected— By  Whom— How  Disposed  of— 
By  Whom— Sinking  Fund.  All  money  collected  from  water 
rents,  and  any  other  income  from  said  waterworks,  shall  be  paid, 
as  collected,  to  the  Tax  Collector  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  the 


pavmcu.  reponci  daily  .o  .he  C.mp.roUcr ;  a.ul  allnecessary 
fund.  U,  carrv  .,..  llu-  waterworks  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  L,ty 
Treasurv.  u,K.n  orders  granted  hy  the  Mayor  and  (k-neral  O.un- 
cd.  whiJh  orders  must  be  predicated  on  requisitions.  ,n  wrmng. 
from  the  Hoard  oi  Water  Commissioners;  prov.ded.  that  the 
Hoard  «hall  exercise  no  controll  over  the  waterworks  s.nk.ny 
flMid. 

Sec  2942  Estimate  and  Appropriation  tor  Wa.erworks-Esti 
mate  Filed  W.th  Whom-Appropriation  Shall  not  Exceed  An 
nual  Income-Except.  It  shall  he  the  duty  oi  the  sa,d  Hoard,  by 
the  hrst  n,eet,n>;  n.  May  ..."  each  year  of  the  Mayor  and  Ueneral 
Council  to  be  tiled  w,th  sai.l  l»>dy  an  estim.ae  of  the  probable  re. 
ceipts  front  water  rents  and  other  income,  and  of  .he  antoun.  nee- 
,.slrv  to  run  such  waterworks  durtuR  .be  curren,  year;  and  .he 
Mavor  and  .ieneral  Council  shall,  at  the  same  .i,ue  ...her  appr..- 
priati..ns  are  n,ade.  make  such  appropriations  and  set  apart  such 
Imoun.  (..r  the  operation  and  .nain.enance  o(  sa,d  wa.erworks 
as  „.av  be  necessary  for  .heir  econotuical  an.l  successful  opera- 
lion,  provided  sai.l  an...un,.  excep.  in  cases  of  enterK-ency  (...  be 
i„.Iee.l  bv  the  Mavor  and  C.eneral  Cmncil.  shall  n.-t  exce.l  the 
annual  i-uome  of  the  waterworks;  and  shall  pay  out  the  same 
upon  re.,uisition  of  said  Contn.issioners,  as  i.  shall  be  neede.l  an.l 
called  for. 

Sec.  2943.  Interfering  With  Founts,  Hydrants  Etc.— Pen 
alty.  Anv  person  or  persons  injuring  «»r  interfering  w.th  the  pub 
lie  founts,  hvdrants.  or  any  other  appurtenances  of  the  water- 
works in  the  public  streets  of  this  City,  between  the  City  and  the 
waterworks,  or  at  the  waterworks,  shall  on  conviction,  bo  hncd  in 
a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  be  impri.soncd  not 
exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  l>oth  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder's Court,  for  each  offense. 

Sec.  2944.  Obstructing  or  Covering  Up  Water  Meters — Pen- 
alty.  it  >hall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  or  corj>oration, 
their  agents  or  emi)loyees.  to  ol)struct.  cover  up.  or  hide  water 
meters,  where  same  are  c«mstructed  on  sidewalks,  whereby  the 
inspectors  or  meter  readers  cannot  find  or  get  to  such  meters, 


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and  tlieir  work  is  iiitfrcrcd  with,  and  >iich  pt-rst)!!.  firm,  or  cor- 
poration, a^cnt  or  employee  theretif,  violatinjj  this  ordinance 
shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  he  fined  not  exceed- 
ing- $50.00  or  imprisoned  thirty  days,  or  put  to  work  on  the  pub- 
lic works  not  exceeding'  thirty  days,  in  the  discretion  of  tlie  Re- 
corder. 

Sec.  2945.  City  to  Repair  Water  Meters — Owners  Furnish 
Broken  Parts. — The  City  of  .\tlaiita  >hall  keep  all  water  meters 
in  rcjjair  free  of  cost  to  property  owners;  provided,  that  the  own- 
ers of  meters  shall  furnish  broken  parts  at  their  own  cost,  it  be- 
inj^r  the  intention  of  this  or<linance  to  provide  for  the  repair  only 
of  wear  and  tear  cauMcl  hy  time  and  u-«e,  and  this  ordinance 
shall  he  enforced  under  such  rules  and  regulatit>ns  as  the  Hoard 
of  \\  aUr  Commissioners  may  enact. 

Sec.  2946.  Permit  Issued— Return  of  All  Work  Must  Be 
Made — Only  Work  Named  in  Permit  Shall  be  Done — Plumber 
Violating,  Penalty. — Afur  an  ai)plicaiu  or  his  ai;ent  has  com- 
l)lic(l  with  ilie  re}.(ulations  of  the  Department  of  Waterworks, 
and  a  permit  has  been  issued  for  the  installation  or  construction 
of  proper  connections  between  the  premises  named,  and  the  sys- 
tem of  waterworks,  the  plumber  or  his  aj^'ent.  or  whoever  has 
charge  of  doiii!;  the  actual  work  of  connecting  said  premises  as 
aforesaid,  shall  make  a  return  of  all  work  done  by  him  or  them 
upon  the  premises  so  connected.  In  un  case  shall  connection  be 
made  between  the  system  of  waterworks  an<l  any  other  premises 
than  those  set  out  and  described  in  tlic  permit  without  further  ap- 
plication, and  the  return  shall  fully  describe  all  premises  and 
houses  thereon,  upon  which  work  has  been  done,  or  connection 
has  been  made,  by  said  plumber,  or  his  at^ent.  or  such  other 
person. 

Any  plumber,  or  his  as^i^ent.  or  any  other  person,  who  shall  vio- 
late the  foregoing-  provisions,  shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Record- 
er's Court,  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  $200.00.  or  impris- 
oned not  exceeding  thirty  days,  one  or  both  punishments  to  be 
inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2947.  O-wner  or  Tenant — Shall  Not  Violate  Themselves — 
Shall  Not  Permit  Violation — Subject  to  Same  Penalty. — It  shall 


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be  unlawful  lor  any  owner,  or  his  agent,  or  a  tenant  of  propertv, 
to  violate  themselves,  or  allow  or  permit  the  provisions  of  Sec- 
tion  2iM(>  to  be  violated  upon  his  premises,  or  to  confederate  or 
aid  itr  abet  any  violations  thereof,  and  any  person  so  offendinjj 
shall  be  subject  to  the  >ame  penalty  provided  in  precedinir  sec 
tion  for  a  viglation  thereof. 

Sec.  2948.  Three  Days  Nonce  Requisite  before  Cutting  Off 
Water.  -  i  ijc  iJoard  ol  Water  Liiinnn>>iontr>  jr»  rc.juirc.j  i<i  j^tvc 
three  {.i)  da>«'  notice  to  the  consumers  of  water  before  cutting 
off  their  water  supply. 

Sec.  2949.  Injurmg  Founts  or  Hydrants  of  Old  Artesian  Well 
Punishable— Penalty.— .\n^   •    •      •  ,„   ^a.d   City,  in- 

jure t>r  interfere  with  the  i  tuts,  or  any  other 

ai)|)urtenanco  of  the  artesian  well,  or  any  system  of  supplying 
water,  or  willful  waste  of  water  therefrom,  shall,  on  conviction 

thereof     l»r   •'• •    ••     •    -- -     —  '■•  1      ,-  till. 

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Court. 


Sec.  2960.  Hydrant  Keys— Who  May  Have  and  Use.— It 
shall  be  unlaw  lul  i  ti,  other  than  an  employee  of  the 

^^'''  11  wi  ihc  City  of  Atlanta,  to  have  in  his 

I*^-~ .•   -«-•>•  for  turninf!^  water  on  or  oflF  from  any 

fire  hydrants,  except  such  keys  as  may  be  furnished  by  the  \\  a- 
terworks  Department  to  the  Sanitary,  Fire,  or  Street  Depart- 
ments  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2951.  Hydrant  Keys  Made  and  Numberd— Furnished  to 
the  Other  Departments — Receipts  Taken— Persons  Receipting 
Responsible.— liic  Waterworks  DcpariiiKiu  ^liall  have  li\<iraiii 
keys  made  and  numbered,  and  furnish  the  same  to  the  Sanitary, 
Fire  and  Street  Departments  in  such  numbers  as  may  be  needed 
by  them  for  their  use,  taking  a  receipt  for  each  key  so  furnished, 
and  the  person  giving  such  receipt  -'''."  '•■  '<•''!  rt>ponsil>!  •  '  - 
the  custody  and  use  of  such  key. 


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Sec.  2952.  Other  Persons  Having  or  Using  Such  Keys — 
Penalty. — Aiu  i)cTson,  firm,  or  corporatiKn,  wliich  sliall  have  in 
its  possession  or  use  any  key  to  any  tire  hydrant  in  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  and  not  receipted  for  in  accordance  with  the  above  sec- 
tion, and  any  person  nsinj^  a  key  to  any  i)f  the  fire  hydrants,  other 
than  an  officer  or  employee  of  the  Waterworks,  Sanitary.  Fire  or 
Street  Departments,  shall  he  subject  to  a  i)unisliment.  upun 
conviction  before  the  Recorder's  Court  ttf  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
with  a  fine  not  to  exceed  one  iiundred  dollars,  or  imprisonment 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's 
Court. 

Sec.  2953.  Unlawful  to  Interfere  With  or  Tap  Water  Mains 
— Pipes — Reservoirs  Etc. — Penalty  for  Such — A  Misdemeanor. 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  to  inter- 
fere, or  in  any  way  intermeddle  with  wells,  reservoirs,  basins,  or 
with  the  water  in  the  same-  or  with  the  water  mains,  pipes,  plugs, 
meters,  or  connections  in  or  out  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  of  the  wa- 
terworks of  the  said  City,  or  to  make  any  connections  therewith 
by  tapping  any  of  said  mains,  or  pipes,  or  otherwise,  without  the 
knowledge  and  permission  of  the  authorities  of  the  Water  l)oard 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta;  or  to  their  premise  or  premises  in  their 
possession  and  control  as  owners,  agents,  tenant,  or  otherwise, 
or  to  know'ingly  use  the  water  from  sucli  unauthorized  connect- 
ions. Any  person  violating  this  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court, 
shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  of  not  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
imprisoned  in  the  City  Stockade  not  over  thirty  days,  or  both,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's  Court, 

Sec.  2954.     Introduction  of     Water — Application     Necessary. 

Water  shall  not  be  introduced  into  any  premises  without  appli- 
cation having  been  first  made  at  the  waterworks  ofTice,  and 
granted  officially. 

Sec.  2955.     Application  Made  by  Owner  or  Authorized  Agent. 

Every  application  must  be  made  by  the  owner  of  the  property 
to  be  benefited,  or  his  or  her  authorized  agent,  according  to  the 
form  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners. 


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Sec.  2956.  Application  Granted — Conditions.  Application  shall 
only  be  {ijraiited  upon  the  condition  that  the  owner  of  the  prop- 
erty to  be  benefited  shall  pay  for  each  tap  for  the  first  twelve 
months  the  sum  of  not  less  than  eighty  cents  per  month,  subject 
to  discount  of  twenty-five  per  cent,  if  paid  on  or  before  the  tenth 
of  the  m<jnth  following  the  month  of  consumption  or  assessment 
from  the  date  connection  is  made,  subject  to  discontinuance  of 
the  service  after  first  twelve  months,  credit  for  same  to  be  com- 
puted from  the  date  notice  is  given  to  the  waterworks  office. 

Sec.  2957.  Permit  Issued  to  Plumber  After  Applicant  Com- 
plies with  Conditions. — .Xltcr  the  appluaiit  has  complied  with 
these  rcgulatifjns,  a  permit  will  be  issued  a  plumber  to  do  the 
work  of  making  the  proper  connections  inside  the  premises,  as 
applied  for. 

Sec.  2958.  Street  Connections — How  Made — By  Whom — 
Limit  of  Number. — No  person  but  an  authorized  employee  of  the 
\\atcrw<»rk^  tlepartment  shall  tap  any  main  or  tlistributing  pipe. 
Only  one  tap  sliall  be  made  for  same  premises.  If  an  ad«lilional 
one  is  required,  the  cost  of  same  shall  be  borne  by  the  owner  of 
the  property. 

Sec.  2959.  Stop-Cock  and  Box— How  and  Where  Provided 
— Private  Pipes. — No  Shut  Off  on  Private  Property. — Kvery 
street  connection  at  the  imie  of  making  the  '<aine  >iiall  be  pro- 
vided with  a  separate  stop-cock  and  bo.x  at  the  curb  of  the  side- 
walk, when  practicable,  for  each  tenement  or  premises  to  be  sup- 
lied.  On  private  pipes  laid  on  streets,  which  have  no  mains, 
a  stop-cock  and  b<.»x  will  be  supplied  to  each  consumer  free  of 
cost.  Xo  shut-off  .shall  I"-  i.lt.  i  <1  on  private  property,  or  on  a 
private  alley. 

Sec.  2960.  Ownership  of  Stop-Cock  and  Box — for  Whose  Use. 
The  stop-cock  and  bo.\  at  the  curli  are  the  property  of  the  water- 
works, placed  there  for  their  sole  use. 

Sec.  2961.  Repairs  to  Pipes — By  Whom — Failure  to  Repair 
on  Notice — Remedy. — The  pipe  from  the  property  line  into  the 
premises  of  the  consumer  are  his  property,  and  all  the  repairs  to 


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the  same  iiiiist  be  made  at  liis  expense.  U  said  |ji|>t>  We  corroded 
or  stopped  up.  so  that  there  is  not  sufficient  force  to  operate  the 
meter,  consumer  will  he  retpiired  to  renew  the  same.  I-'ailure  to 
do  this  ui)on  proper  notice  from  tiie  water  otTice.  tl>e  water  will 
be  cut  off  and  not  turned  on  attain  until  llie  defect  is  remedied. 

Sec.  2962.  Plumbing  From  Property  Line  Inward — V/hose 
Expense.  All  pluml)ini.,'  fn>m  the  ])rnperly  line  inward  mv.-t  be 
done  at  tiic  expense  of  ijie  owner  of  the  proi)erty. 

Sec.  2963.  Two  or  More  Parties  on  One  Tap — Failure  of  Eith 
er  to  Pay  Bill — Water  Shut  Off.  .  Whenever  two  or  more  panics 
are  supplied  l)y  the  same  service  pipe,  the  failure  <>f  any  one  of 
the  number  to  pay  the  water  bill,  when  due,  shall  authorize  the 
Superintendent  of  the  Waterworks  to  turn  the  water  oil  from  the 
said  pipe  until  the  rates,  terms  and  conditions  are  complied  with. 

Sec.  2964.  Water  Used  for  Motive  Power — Meter  Furnished 
— Expense  of  Consumer — Attached  Before  Machine  is  Operated. 

iVll  services  intended  to  use  City  water  as  a  motive  i)ower.  such 
as  motors,  elevators,  organ  motors,  etc.  must  be  provided  with  an 
approved  meter  by  anil  at  the  expense  of  the  consumer,  wdiich 
shall  be  attached  before  the  machine  is  set  in  operation. 

Sec.  2965.  City  Water  Introduced — Plumbing  Must  Be  In- 
spected— Water  Will  not  be  Turned  on  Unless  Satisfactory. 
Whenever  the  City  water  is  introduced  into  any  premises,  or 
changes  are  made  in  water  pipe  or  fixtures  affecting  the  rates  of 
supply,  the  plumber  shall  make  a  return  of  same  to  the  water  of- 
fice as  soon  as  the  work  is  completed,  and  the  plumbing  will  then 
be  promptly  and  carefully'  inspected.  The  water  will  not  be  turn- 
ed  on  permanently  in  any  case  until  the  Inspector  is  satisfied 
that  each  and  every  rule  relating  to  the  subject  has  been  com- 
plied with. 

Sec.  2966.  Street  Sprinkling  with  Wagons — Wagons  Numb- 
ered— Meter  May  be  Attached  to  Wagon  by  Board,  if  Desired. 

Persons  intending  to  sprinkle  the  streets  with  wagons  must  ar- 
range in  advance  with  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners ;  each 


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cart  or  wagon  must  be  plainly  numbered,  so  the  Inspector  can 
report  the  number  of  such  carts  or  wagons  in  service.  The 
Board  reserves  the  right  to  attach  a  meter  to  each  or  any  of  these 
wagons  for  the  purpose  of  metering  the  supply  furnished  bv 
them. 

Sec.  2967.  Water  for  Fire  Protection — No  Charge — Water 
Department  Ncliftcd.  W  henever  water  is  u>ed  on  any  unmcter- 
ed  service  f«>r  (ire  protection,  in  actual  case  of  condagrati<»n,  ii.. 
charge  will  be  made  for  same;  provided,  that  the  Water  Depart- 
ment  is  notified  in  writing  within  twcnty-four  hours  after  all 
fires. 

Sec.  2968.  Rcsulaticns  as  to  Fire  Pipes— May  Require  Meter. 
Pipes  fur  protection  must  be  tittttl  up  with  such  li.\turts  oniv  a> 
are  needed  for  fire  protection.  A  valve  must  be  placed  just  in- 
side the  premises  to  control  the  entire  sujiply.  All  such  valves 
must  be  scaled  by  the  Water  Department,  and  in  no  case  shall 
the  seal  be  broken  except  in  case  of  actual  fire,  .\fter  notifica- 
rc-scal  thoe  valves.  The  Hoard  of  Water  Commissioners  shall 
have  |H)wer.  in  their  discretion,  to  require  all  such  fire  services  to 
be  provided  with  a  meter  to  be  put  in  at  any  time,  such  as  said 
tion  of  >cal  being  broken,  it  shall  be  the  duty  «»f  the  Inspector  to 
lioard  may  in  each  case  prescribe,  either  at  the  time  of  making 
the  tap  or  afterwards,  and  to  make  any  changes  or  just  and  rea- 
sonable repuirements  as  gi>od  service  may  from  time  to  time  re- 
quire  in  each  ini.tancc.  either  as  to  .said  meter,  or  as  to  any  other 
part  of  said  appliance^  pert.iiniiu'  t..  tli.-  >  im,- 

Sec.  2969.  Tests  of  Fire  Apparatus — How  Secured— Condi. 
tions.  Parties  basing  cotmectioti-,.  u-iiig  i-<r  fire  protection,  can 
lest  their  fire  apparatus  at  any  time  un.le/  the  f..l!(.wiiii'  rendi- 
tions:. 

^■""st — Notice  i"  nv  i;i\en  at  tiic  water  otiicc  liiat  siicli  te>t  is 
desired,  when  date  and  hour  will  be  assigned  the  applicant. 

Second — .Ml  tests  must   be  made  in   the  presence  of  the  pro- 
posed  employee  of  the  Waterworks  Department,  whose  duty  it  is 
to  remove  and  replace  the  seals  of  the  Water  Department. 
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'l"l,i,-(l — i.\,r  eacli  and  every  vi(dati<>n  of  the  above,  the  offend- 
ing party  shall  have  the  water  cut  off,  and  he  subjected  to  a  fine 
of  not  less  than  $5.00,  nor  more  than  $50.00.  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Recorder's  Court,  upon  conviction  of  such  violation  therein. 

Sec.  2970.  Owner  Pays  for  Tap — Connections  Only  by  Water- 
works  Employees. — The  expense  of  tapjjing  the  mains,  making 
connections,  placing  valves,  meters  or  any  protective  device,  that 
the  Board  of  Water  .Commissioners  may  seem  necessary  to  pre 
vent  the  illegal  use  of  water,  must  in  all  cases  be  borne  by  the 
owner  of  the  propert}'  benefited.  All  connections  to  the  property 
'line  and  placing  of  meters  must  be  made  by  the  authorized  em- 
ployees of  the  Water  Department. 

Sec.  2971.  Interference  with  Water  Pipes  Etc.  Forbidden — 
Punishment  Prescribed. — li  .shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person, 
firm  or  corporation,  to  interfere  with  or  in  any  way  intermeddle 
with  any  of  the  wells,  reservoirs,  basins,  or  with  the  water 
in  same,  or  with  the  water  mains.  i)i[)es.  i)lugs,  meters  or 
connections  in  or  out  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  of  the  waterworks 
of  the  said  City,  or  to  make  any  connection  therewith  bv  tapi)ing 
any  of  said  mains  or  pipes,  or  otherwise  in  violation  of  the  laws 
and  ordinances  of  the  City,  now  or  hereafter  enacted,  without 
the  knowledge  and  permission  of  the  authorities  of  the  Water 
Board  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  to  knowingly  permit  any  such 
connection  or  tapping  to  be  made  on  their  premises,  or  premises 
in  their  possession  or  control  as  agent,  tenant,  or  otherwise,  or 
knowingly  use  water  from  such  unauthorized  connection.  Any 
person  violating  this  section  shall  be  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor, 
and  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  fined  in  the 
sum  not  to  exceed  $100.00,  or  imprisonment  in  the  City  Stockade 
not  over  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2972.  Police  to  Assist  in  Enforcing  Rules.  It  shall  be  the 
duty,  of  the  police  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  to  give  vigilant  aid  to 
the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  in  the  enforcement  of  their 
rules  and  regulations,  and  to  this  end  they  shall  report  all  viola- 
tions thereof,  which  comes  to  their  knowledge  to  the  waterworks 
office. 


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Sec.  2973.  Board  Has  Right  to  Enter  Premises — Inspect  Pipes 
and  Fixtures — Denial  of  This  Right  Subject  to  Penalty.  The 
lk)ard  of  Water  Coinniisviiuicrs.  and  pr(»pcr  ( )lTiccrs  <'j  the  W  ater 
Department  have  the  right  at  all  hours  to  enter  upon  the  prem- 
ises where  the  City  water  is  taken,  for  the  purpose  of  inspecting 
tiie  pipes  and  fixtures,  setting  and  reading  and  repairing  meters, 
turning  water  otT  and  on,  and  enforcing  the  rules  generally. 
Each  and  every  denial  of  this  right  will  render  the  offending  par- 
ties liable  to  the  penalties  prescribed  for  the  violation  of  the 
rules. 

Sec.  2974.  Water  Shut  Off  in  Cases  of  Emergency — Notice 
Given,  if  Practicable — No  Liability  for  Insufficient  Supply  of 
Water.  The  Hoard  of  Water  Commissioners  and  proj>cr  Officers 
uf  the  \\  ater  IX'jiartment  may  .>top  the  supply  of  water  in  cases 
of  emergency,  and  shut  it  off  fur  repairs  or  extensions;  they  being 
judges  of  the  times  and  necessity.  Reasonable  n<itice  to  be  given 
wlien  practicable.  Neither  the  Hoard  of  Water  Commissioners, 
nor  the  City  of  .\tlanta.  shall  be  liable  in  damages  for  any  insuf- 
ficient supply  of  City  water. 

Sec.  2975.  Meters — How  Set— By  Whom— Regulations — New 
Meters — How  Paid  For,  Etc. —  .Meters  are  to  be  attached  to  all 
premises,  where  City  water  is  to  l)c  used,  except  as  the  Hoard  of 
Water  Commissioners  shall  ()therwi>c  direct,  .\fter  the  adoption 
of  these  rules  and  regulations  all  meters  will  be  set  by  the  Hoard 
of  Water  Commissioners  according  to  the  rules  and  regulations 
made  by  them,  and  at  a  price  to  be  fixed  by  them,  .\fter  the 
purchase  «)f  the  first  meter  by  the  property-owner  as  herein  pro- 
vided for,  the  City  will  keep  the  same  in  repair,  and  replace  it 
with  a  new  one,  when  necessary,  without  any  further  expense  to 
the  property-(»wner.  The  Hoard  «»f  Water  Commissioners  are 
hereby  authorized,  when  any  meter  was  put  in  service  prior  to 
June  18!>7.  and  is  found  not  to  register  correctly,  and  is  worn  out, 
or  so  badly  worn  that  it  cannot  be  repaired  without  great  ex- 
pense to  the  Department,  to  condemn  the  same,  and  put  in  a  new- 
meter  at  the  expense  of  the  property-owners,  the  expense  of  same 
to  be  fixed  by  the  Hoard  of  Water  Commissioners.  After  the 
meter  is  put  in,  and  paid  for  by  the  property-owner,  the  expense 


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of  kccpiiit;  it  in  repair.  aii<l  i)UttiM.Lj  in  a  new  meter,  when  iiecc^ 
sary,  shall  be  borne  by  the  Lity.      No  one  but  an  authorized  em- 
ployee of  the  waterworks  department  shall  be  allowed  t.»  put  in. 
take  out.  or  in  any  way  handle  the  meters. 

Sec.  2976.  Parties  Opening  Streets  Must  Provide  Protection 
for  Water  Pipes — Prevent  Freci:ing — Applies  to  all  Water  Pipes. 

— Any  person,  firm  or  eorporaliou,  who  ma_\  open  the  >lreel>  "i 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  either  under  or  without  jjermil.  shall  pr- 
vide  for  the  coveriiii;-  and  protection  of  water  i)ipes.  which  may 
be  exposed  by  such  opening,  whether  e.xpjsed  by  excavation  or 
otherwise,  and  said  coverinj.^  and  protection  shall  be  sufficient  to 
preserve  said  i)ipe.s  from  freezinj^  or  breaking  or  from  injury  in 
any  manner.  This  reL;ulation  shall  apply  to  all  water  i)ipes  be- 
longing to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  whether  main,  lateral,  service. 
for  connection,  or  for  hre.  tir  otherwise. 

Sec.  2977.  If  Unable  to  Protect  Pipes.  Must  Notify  Depart- 
ment of  Waterworks — When. — .\ny  person,  hrm,  or  corj)oration, 
who  may  open  or  excavate  in  the  streets  of  tiic  City,  and  Oiercby 
expose  pipes  of  the  City  bearing  water,  whether  large  or  small, 
shall  secure  same  against  freezing,  or  breaking,  or  injury,  as  r*.-- 
([uired  under  Sec.  2970  of  this  ordinance:  and.  if  unable  to  do  so. 
it  shall  be  their  duty  to  notify  the  Department  of  the  Waterworks 
prior  to  two  o'clock  P.  M.  of  the  day  of  said  excavation  or  open- 
ing. 

The  provisions  of  this,  and  the  foregoing  section  shall  apply 
to  all  persons,  firms  or  corporatit)ns,  including  employees  of  pub 
lie  service  corporations  such  as  electric  light,  telephone,  steam 
heating  or  street  cars,  as  well  as  to  employees  of  the  City, 
whether  official  or  subordinate. 

Sec.  2978.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  Above  Sections. — Any  jier- 
sons,  firms,  or  corporations,  violating  any  of  the  foregoing  provis 
ions  shall,  upon  conviction  in  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by  a 
fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  ($100.00).  or  imprison- 
ment not  exceeding  thirty  (30)  days,  one  or  both  penalties  to  be 
inflicted  within  the  discretion  of  the  Court  having  jurisdiction. 


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Sec.  2979.     Person  Opening  Streets  Liable  for  any  Damages. 

.\ii\  pcr-on,  firm.  <>r  corpMraiitui,  \vh<t  may  open  or  excavate  the 

streets,  or  e.\i>«>se  the  water  -pipes,  as  lierein  provided  iDr,  shall 
be  liable  for  all  damajjes,  that  may  be  sustained  by  such  <»pening 
or  excavation,  which  may  ari>e  from  a  failure  to  comply  with 
this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2980.  Regulations  as  to  Furnishing  Water  to  Persons 
Outside  of  City  Limits. — .\o  w.uer  .^hall  be  lurni>hed  to  ci>n-ii:r. • 
tr>  ui  any  docription  outside  the  City  linuts  except  u|>on  the  fal- 
lowing conditions  :- 

.\pplication  shall  be  made  in  writing  to  the  IJoanl  of  Water 
Conunis^ioners  b\  the  party  i>r  parties  desiring  the  service  with 
their  genuine  signalure^  appended  thereto,  offering  to  give  suita- 
able  b.>n»l  and  >ecurit>  .  ami  agreeing  to  pay  all  expen>e  i>f  mater- 
iai  and  lal>or  for  laying  mains  and  making  connectii»ns  to  the 
property-line,  including  the  pipes,  valves.  hydrant>  and  all  other 
fixtures;  an«I  concc«ling  to  the  City  the  right,  at  its  option,  to  pur- 
chase said  mains  and  appliances  an<l  fixtures.  sh«>uld  the  City 
limits  be  extended  over  them,  at  actual  cost  with  three  per  cent 
(.i)  per  annum  deducted  for  depreciali«jn.  These  expenses  are 
to  be  paid  by  the  I'ctitioners  upon  approved  bills  and  pay-rolls 
of  the  Water  Department  as  the  work  progresses.  S(j  that  the  City 
shall  be  at  n»»  expense  whatever  therein.  In  said  petition,  said 
parties  shall  also  agree  for  themselves  and  their  successors,  so  as 
to  become  a  covenant  running  with  their  lands,  that  the  line, 
when  laid,  is  to  be  un<lcr  the  exclusive  management  and  control 
of  the  Water  iJepartmeni :  the  same  as  lines  within  the  City,  and 
the  City  is  to  have  the  right  to  make  taps  in  the  same,  and  that 
no  tap  or  opening  can  be  made,  or  valve  t»pcned  or  cl«ised.  ex- 
cept  by  the  City  ;  and  also  agreeing  that  the  service  is  to  be  gov- 
erned in  all  respects  by  this  ordinance,  and  by  all  the  other  ordi- 
nances and  laws  of  the  City  and  rules  «>f  the  Water  Department, 
now  or  hereafter  made,  governing  similar  services  inside  the  City 
limits;  with  the  same  right  to  enter  on  premises,  make  inspec- 
tions, shut-off  water  t)r  employ  an\  other  remedy  provided  by 
such  laws,  ordinances  or  rules. 

Hie  applicants  shall  in  each  instance  present  witii  their  peti- 
tion the  consent,  in  due  fi)rm.  of  the  I'oard  of  County  Commis- 


cs:)4 


\\  A  TKIt — OITSIUIO    rn\         I'l   l«  M^ni  N<.        HI   l.l>        1*1.1    >IMi:H'«. 


sioners.  or  otlicr  county  authuritics.  for  placiiij^^  tlu-  -^tnl^tllrl•^  in 
the  public  road. 

All  such  water  consumers  outside  of  the  City  limits  shall  pay 
each  a  miniiuuni  rate  of  $1.(JI)  (one  dollar  and  sixty  cents),  less 
the  discount,  bein<j^  net  $1.2(J  (one  dollar  and  twenty  cents)  ;  and 
after  that,  double  the  rate  for  similar  services  charged  or  allowed 
under  the  rules  to  consumers  for  like  services  inside  the  City,  ex- 
cept as  to  manufacturers  who  shall  pay  hft\  per  cent  (•"><>)  more 
than  manufacturers  inside  the  City.  X'o  free  scr\ice  or  free  use 
of  water  shall  be  allowed  outside  the  City  imless  first  recommend- 
ed by  the  Water  Department  and  especially  approved  by  the 
]\Iay"or  and  Ciencral  Council.  Jn  all  other  instances,  it  shall  be  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  to  grant  or 
refuse  the  petition ;  except  that  when  any  main  or  pipe  is  sought 
to  be  laid  that  is  above  six  (6)  inches  in  diameter,  the  consent 
and  approval,  on  recommendation  of  the  Hoard  of  Water  Com- 
missioners, shall  also  he  obtained  from  the  Mayor  and  ( ienerril 
Council  before  the  i)erniit  becomes  elTectual. 

The  City  reserves  the  right  te)  connect  said  main  or  mains  for 
connecting  up  circulation  at  any  time,  and  the  right  to  cut  off  wa- 
ter at  any  time,  without  notice,  for  rejiairs  to  mains ;  or  in  case 
of  a  scarcity  of  water  inside  the  City.  The  service  shall  also  be 
subject  to  any  further  .-eastjuable  rules  of  adn-.i'i'Stratioti  for  co  • 
rect  use  and  practice,  as  experience  may  show,  to  be  necessary. 
just  and  proper.  The  City  also  reserves  the  right  in  the  discre-- 
tion  of  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners,  to  cut-off'  water  from 
said  service  or  services,  or  any  part  of  the  same,  and  discontinue 
the  service  in  case  of  violation  of  any  abuse  arising  under  the 
same. 

Sec.  2981.  Restrictions  Upon  Plumbers. — Xo  plumber  shall  be 
allowed  to  do  any  work  or  to  make  any  connections  on  anv  prem- 
ises in  the  City,  that  is  calculated  in  any  wise  to  effect  a  change 
in  the  water  rates,  without  first  making  application  to  the  Water 
D-'partment.  and  specifying  the  nature  of  the  changes  to  be  made. ' 
such  as  the  number  of  fixtures,  connections,  etc.,  and  getting  a 
permit  from  the  Water  Department  to  do  such  work;  and  as 
soon  as  the  \york  has  been  executed,  he  shall  make  immediate  re- 


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turns  to  the  Water  Department  oi  all  such  work  done  by  him. 
tie  shall  report  all  plumbing  or  use  of  water  that  is  contrary  to 
the  rules,  that  may  come  to  his  notice. 

Sec.  2982.  Duties  of  Property  Owners  as  to  Meters  More 
Clearly  Set  Forth. — When  meier>.  ownecl  by  individuals,  and 
put  into  >ervice  prior  to  June  "Jnd,  IhJJT.  and  all  meters  in  service 
over  two  inches  in  size,  are  repaired  by  said  Hoard,  and  broken 
parts  have  been  furnished  in  the  course  of  said  repairs,  the  cost 
thereof  shall  be  paid  by  the  parties  owning.  contr(dling,  or  us 
inj;(  said  meters,  and  if  >aid  parlies  refuse  to  pay  for  the  cost  of 
replacing'  said  broken  parts,  within  thirty  days  after  the  re-in- 
stallation of  said  meters,  and  notice  lo  tenants  and  landlords  or 
agent  of  landlords  by  mail,  if  known,  the  record  or  memoran- 
dum  of  department  showinjj  that  the  mailing  mnice  has  been 
mailed,  is  to  be  sufficient  cvi«lence  of  notice,  then  said  i'oard 
shall  cause  the  water  supply  to  be  shut  off  from  the  premises 
supplied  through  said  meter>  until  such  time  as  the  cost  of  said 
broken  parts  shall  be  paid.  Provided  that  this  ordinance  shall  be 
enforced  only  for  cost  of  new  parts  placed  by  the  Water  De- 
partment after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2983.  No  Plumber  Shall  Allow  Another  to  Use  His  Li- 
cense— All  plumbing  Work  to  be  Done  Properly — Good  Ma. 
terial  and  Reliable  Labor.  Xo  i 'lumber  >hall  allow  hi>  name  to 
be  use<l  by  another  person  or  party  for  the  purpose  of  doing  work 
un<ler  his  license.  All  plumbing  must  be  done  in  a  thorough  anrl 
workmaidike  manner,  both  in  regard  to  material  and  labor,  and 
will  be  re(|uired  to  conform  >trictly  to  the  rules  of  the  l'>oard  of 
\\'ater  Commissioners. 

Sec.  2984.  All  Plumbing  Work  Connected  With  Sewer  Flush 
Tanks — Under  Supervision  of  Waterworks  Department — De- 
partment Repairs — Leakages.  —  .Ml  i)luml)ing  work  connected 
with  sewer  Mush  tanks,  etc.  necessary  to  erpiip  and  operate  them 
as  now  or  hereafter  adopted  by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall  be  done 
imder  the  supervision,  control  and  management  of  the  Dei)art- 
mcnt  of  Waterworks,  and  said  Department  of  Waterworks  shall 
not  only  make  necessary  connections  to  flush  tanks,  but  shall  re- 
pair all  leakages  therein,  or^)thcr  defects,  whereby  the  City  ser- 
vice  is  injured. 


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Sec.  2985.  Plumber  Cannot  Turn  Water  Into  Service  Pipe — 
Except — Penalty  for  Violation. —  Xd  plumhcr  will  l)e  pLTiniiicd 
til  turn  water  into  any  service  pipe  (aside  froni  the  purpose  of 
testing;-  his  vvori<,  when  it  must  he  immediately  turned  oft  aj^ain). 
riumhcrs,  who  violate  any  of  these  rules,  or  others  that  the 
Board  of  Water  Commissioners  may  prescribe,  will  be  deprived 
of  their  certificate,  subject  to  action  of  said  Board. 

Sec.  2G86.  Penalty  for  Violation  of  any  of  the  Provisions  of 
This  Chapter. — .\ny  person,  firm,  or  corporation  violating:  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  Chapter,  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Recorder's  Court,  unless  a  special  i)enalt\  is  otherwise  prescrib- 
ed, shall  be  lined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  impris- 
onment in  the  stockade  not  exceedini;  thirty  days.  t)r  both,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Court. 

Sec.  2987.  Water  Inspectors  Have  Police  Powers. —  Police  pow- 
ers are  herebx  conferred  upon  the  water  meter  readers  and  in- 
si)ectors  of  the  Waterworks  Department. 

Sec.  2988.  Wells  and  Cisterns— Pits— Holes — Must  be  Cov- 
ered or  Enclosed. — It  shall  be  the  dul}  of  all  persons  owning  or 
occupying-  lots  in  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  their  agents  or  repre- 
sentatives, to  keep  all  wells,  cisterns  and  other  pits  and  holes  in 
the  earth,  therein  ov  on  the  same,  securely  covered  or  enclosed. 
so  as  to  pre\ent  injury  resulting  therefrom  to  the  person  or  prop- 
erty of  others. 

Sec.  2989.  Penalty  for  Failure  to  Comply  With  This  Regula- 
tion.— Any  such  person,  who  shall  suffer  or  allow  any  well,  cis- 
tern, or  other  pit  or  hole  in  the  ground,  to  be  or  remain  open, 
unenclosed,  or  otherwise  so  exposed  as  to  be  dangerous  to  the 
person  or  property  of  inhers.  alter  being  notified  by  an  officer  of 
the  L'ity.  shall,  on  ccMiviction.  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  and  costs;  or  not  exceeding  thirty  days  im- 
prisonment in  the  calaboose,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
corder's Court  ;  and  every  twenty-four  hours,  that  the  same 
stands  ojien  anil  unencloseil,  alter  conviction,  shall  constitute  a 
se]Kirate  oiYense. 


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Sec.  2990.  Old  Unused  Wells  Shall  be  Filled— Penalty  for 
Failure. — Old  and  unused  wells  shall  be  tilled  by  the  owners  or 
aj^'ents  in  charge  thereof,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Sanitary 
inspectors  to  see  that  this  is  done  as  follows:  A  written  notice 
shall  be  served  personally  upon  the  owner  or  agent,  to  fill  said 
wells,  and  upon  their  failure  to  do  so.  they  shall  be  summoned 
before  the  Recorder's  Court,  and  upon  conviction  of  violating 
this  ordinance  shall  be  fined'not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars, 
or  imprisoned  not  excec<ling  thirty  days,  cither  or  both  penalties 
to  be  indicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2991.  Tanks — Cisterns — Above  or  Beneath  Ground — 
Must  be  Screened. — .Ml  water-tanks,  cisterns,  and  similar  con- 
slructioii."',  made  of  wood,  metal,  or  masonry,  located  within  the 
City  of  .\tlanta,  or  the  territory  adjacent  thereto,  but  under  the 
|)olice  regulations  of  said  cit\.  Whether  such  tanks,  cisterns  or 
similar  ccjnstructions  arc  built  above  or  beneath  the  ground, 
shall  be  carefully  and  >ecurely  screened  with  good  .wire  netting 
of  not  less  than  l8-me^h,  and  shall  be  so  knit  together  a^  to  se- 
cure the  water  in  such  reservoirs  from  contact  with  mos(|uitoes 
or  similar  insects,  and  to  entirely  pre\ent  ingre>>  and  egress  by 
said  mos<|uitos  or  similar  insects  from  and  after  the  first  day  of 
May  to  the  first  day  of  December  of  each  year. 

Sec.  2992.  Sanitary  Inspectors — Police — Other  Employees — 
See  That  This  is  Carried  Into  Effect. —  It  sliall  be  the  duty  of  the 
sanilary  in>pectors,  police  officers,  and  other  emj)loyees  of  the 
City,  tt)  see  that  the  prcnisions  (jf  this  ordinance  are  carried  into 
etlect.  and  upon  tluir  failure  to  re|)ort  violations  'of  this'  ordi- 
nance known  to  them,  such  failure  shall  subject  them  to  be 
charged  in  their  respective  dei)artments.  and  to  dismissal  for 
breach  of  duty  in  this  regard. 

Sec.  2993.  Any  Person  in  Charge  of  Such  Unscreened  Tank 
— Punishable. — .\ny  person,  firm,  or  corporation,  occupying  land 
or  houses,  either  as  owner  or  tenant,  who  in  any  manner  is  re- 
sponsible for  the  presence  or  maintenance  of  the  tank,  cistern, 
or  similar  construction  containing  water  upon  any  lot.  land,  or 
in  or  upon  any  building  within  the  limits  of  the  Citv  of  .Atlanta. 


h:)S 


\\  \'n:n\\  onus     (is'i'i:u\s   -i-ii{i> — i-itviMi\   isin«. 


or  without  tlie  limits  of  tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  but  withiu  the  po- 
lice limits  thereof,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  in  the  Record- 
er's Court,  he  hiK'd  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  for  each 
oiYense,  or  compelled  to  work  upon  the  i)ui)lic  works  for  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  one  or  both  punishments  to  he  inflicted 
within  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  2994.     Each  Day  it  Continues  a   Separate    Offense.  -The 
])resence  of  water,  not   screened  as   herein   provided.  uj)on   land 
or  upon  buildings  as  aforesaid,    shall  subject   the    offender,    as 
above  provided,  to  i)unishment  for  each  day  such  violation  con 
tinucs.     Each  da\   constituting  a  separate  offense. 

Sec.  2995.  Cistern  Water  Only  for  Extinguishing  Fires — 
Penalty  for  Using  Otherwise. — Any  person  drawing  water  from 
the  i)ublic  cisterns  of  the  City,  except  for  the  purpose  of  extin- 
guishing  fire,  shall  upon  conviction,  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars  and  cost,  or  imprisonment 'not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  days,  or  ])oth-  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder's 
Court. 

Sec.  2996.  Water  Service  Cut  Off  Where  Tampered  With  Un- 
til Case  Made. —  in  all  cases,  where  it  appears  that  water  ser- 
vice furnished  by  the  City  has  been  tampered  with  by  the  party 
served,  or  his  agents,  in  any  way,  either  by  using  a  by-pass  and 
thus  preventing  the  water  from  passing  through  the  meter,  or, 
in  any  other  way  securing  water  without  the  knowledge  of  the 
City,  .where  same  is  not  registered  and  paid  for.  such  service, 
upon  ascertainment  of  this  fact,  shall  immediately  be  cut  oflF,  and 
the  officers  and  employees  of  the  Department  of  AN'ater  Works 
are  required  to  see  that  such  service  is  discontinued  until  such 
time  as  a  case  shall  have  been  made  against  such  persons,  or  their 
agents,  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  for  a 
violation  of  the  ordinances  of  the  City,  and  a  decision  had. 

Sec,  2997.  In  Such  Cases,  Full  Compensation  Before  Service 
Restored. — In  all  cases  where  such  parties  or  their  agents  are 
found  guilty,  in  addition  to  the  sentence  imposed  by  the  Record- 


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859 


er,  such  party  shall  appear  before  the  Board  of  Water  Lominis- 
sioners  and  make  a  full  and  complete  compensation,  for  the  use 
of  all  water,  v,,  improperly  received,  before  the  service  is  reestab- 
lished. 


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CHAPTER  XCV. 

WEIGHTS  AND  M  ICASIKI'.S. 

Sec.  2998.  Inspector  of  Weights  and  Measures — Appointment 
— Salary — Bond. —  The  position  of  Inspector  of  \\'eit;;:hts  ior  the 
City  of  Atlanta  l)c.  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  .^aid  Inspec- 
tor shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  and  shall  hold  each  appoint- 
ment for  a  period  of  two  years,  unless  removed  by  the  Mayor 
for  incompetency  or  neglect  of  duty.  Such  Insi)ectnr  shall  re- 
ceive a  salary  of  $1,200,00  per  annum,  payable  uionilily.  and  shall 
give  bond  in  the  sum  of  $2,000.00  to  be  approved  by  the  Clerk  of 
Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  payable  to  the  City  of  .Atlanta, 
conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  said  of- 
fice. 

Sec.  2999.  Duty — Tests  Scales — Notice  of  Defects — Discon- 
tinue— Seize. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  Inspector  to  examine 
and  test  the  scales  of  all  dealers  in  the  City  of  .\tlanla  who  sell 
their  commodities,  w^ares  or  merchandise  by  weigiit,  at  least 
once  during  each  month,  and  to  determine  the  accuracy  or  inac- 
curacy of  same.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Inspector,  in  the 
event  he  finds  any  of  the  said  scales  to  be  inaccurate,  to  serve 
written  notice  of  such  fact  upon  the  person,  firm  or  corporation 
using  or  operating  such  scales,  which  said  notice  shall  be  served 
upon  the  person  in  charge  of  the  place  of  business  where  said 
scales  are  located,  and  said  notice  shall  contain  a  demand  upon 
the  person,  firm  or  corporation  using  or  operating  said  scales  to 
discontinue  the  use  thereof  until  required  and  accurately  regu- 
lated, and  unless  such  inaccurate  scales  are  repaired  and  made 
correct  within  ten  days  after  the  service  of  such  notice  as  herein 
provided,  said  Inspector  shall  seize  the  same  in  the  name  and 
under  the  authority  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  3000.  Power — Enter  Premises — Stop  Wagons — City 
Scales. — Said  Inspector  is  hereby  given  the  power  and  the  au- 


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S«il 


tnority  tu  enter  ui>un  the  premises  occupieO  by  any  dealer  in  tlie 
City  of  Atlanta  sellinjj  any  commodity,  wares,  or  merchandise 
by  weight,  for  the  purpose  of  inspecting  the  scales  used  or  oper- 
ated by  such  dealer  as  herein  provided,  and  said  Inspector  shall 
likewise  have  power  ami  authority  to  hail  any  wagon  on  the 
streets  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  delivering  coal,  coke,  charcoal,  or 
any  other  commodity  sold  by  weight,  and  tt>  compel  the  driver 
thereof  to  proceed  to  the  nearest  Official  City  Scales  for  verifica- 
tion of  the  weight  <if  his  load,  and  said  Inspector  shall* also  liave 
authority  to  compel  drivers  of  empty  coal  wagons  to  verify  the 
weight  of  same. 


Sec.  3001.  Unlawful  to  Interfere — Conceal  from — Refuse  In- 
spection— Penalty.— it  siiail  be  unlauiul  lor  any  pcrx^n  to  in- 
terfere with,  prevent  or  attempt  to  hinder  said  Inspector  from 
performing  any  duty  imposed  upon  him  by  this  ordinance,  or  to 
conceal  any  scales  retjuired  by  this  ordinance  to  be  examined  or 
tested  by  him,  or  to  refuse  to  allow  the  same  to  be  tested  and 
examined  as  provided  herein,  and  any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion violating  this  section  hereof  shall  up(jn  conviction  be  pun- 
ished by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100.(Mj,  or  by  labor  on  the  streets 
or  public  works  of  the  City  of  .\tlanta  for  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  either  or  both,  in  the  <li-«crftii>n  «if  thi-  Rrinrdi-r 


Sec,  3002.  Unlawful  to  Use  Condemned  Scales — Penalty. — 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per>on.  firm  or  C(jrporation  in  the 
City  of  .\tlanta.  selling  any  conmiodity,  wares  or  merchandise 
by  weight,  to  use  for  the  jnirpose  of  weighing  any  such  com- 
modities, wares  or  merchatidise  any  scales  which  have  been  ad- 
judged inaccurate  and  defective  by  the  Inspector  of  Weights  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  notice  of  such  inaccuracy  served  upon 
such  person,  firm  or  corporation,  and  any  person,  firm  or  corpo- 
ration, violating  this  section  hereof  shall  upon  conviction  be  pun- 
ished by  a  fine  of  not  less  than  SIO.C^'  nor  more  than  $100.00.  or 
labor  on  the  streets  or  public  works  of  the  City  of  .\tlanta  for 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder. 


Sec.  3003.  Coal — Coke — Must  be  Weighed — How.— That  it 
shall  l)t.'  unlawful  for  any  dcaKr  in  coal  or  coke  to  .sell  same 
by  weig-ht  in  the  City  of  .Atlanta  unless  said  coal  or  coke 
so  sold  shall  have  been  weighed  upon  accurate  scales  of  such 
dealer  or  of  the  i)arty  from  wh<»ni  he  purchasetl.  or  the  of- 
ficial city  scales,  and  certificate  of  such  weight  shall  be  delivered 
by  said  dealer  to  the  purchaser,  and  any  such  dealer  who  shall  sell 
any  coal  or  coke  in  the  City  of  Atlanta  without  weighing  same,  or 
who  shall  bver-certify  such  weight  to  an  amount  of  2o  pounds, 
on  deliveries  of  less  than  500  pounds,  and  of  50  pounds  on  deliv- 
eries above  500  pounds,  shall  upon  conviction  thereof  before  the 
Recorder  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  be  punished  Ly  a  tine  of  not  less 
than  $10.00  nor  more  than  $100.00,  or  by  labor  on  the  streets  or 
otiier  public  works  of  said  City  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
either  or  both,  in  the  discretion  t>f  the  Recorder,  and  should  it 
appear  upon  the  hearing  before  the  Recorder  that  such  shortage 
in  weight  was  intended  to  cheat  or  defraud  the  i)urchaser,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Recorder  to  bind  the  otTender  over  to 
the  City  Court  for  a  violation  of  the  State  offense.  Provided, 
however,  that  the  terms  of  this  ordinance  shall  not  aj)ply  to  coal 
and  coke  sold  in  carload  lots  upon  weights  at  mines,  and  where 
the  same  is  not  to  be  reweighed  at  point  of  delivery. 


APPKXDIX 


RULES 

FOR  THE  (.OVEKN.MENT    OF    THE    MAYOR    AND 

GENERAL  COL  NCTL  OF  THE  CITY 

OF  ATLANTA 

Rule  1.  1  he  Mayur  and  <  iencral  Council  will  meet  at  the 
Council  Chamber  at  :i:(H)  «/clock  1'.  M.  on  the  first  and  tliird 
Mondays  in  each  month,  and  continue  in  session  from  day  to 

<lav,    ill    'ln-ir   (!i«.i.Ti-t  ii  iti. 

Rule  2  >pecial  meetinj^s  of  the  General  Council  may  be 
called  l)\  the  Mayor,  whenever  in  his  discretion  the  oxijjcncies  of 
the  case  may  require  it ;  such  nieetinj^s  shall  be  called,  by  the 
Mayor,  at  any  time  that  a  majority  of  the  members  of  the  Gen- 
eral Council  shall  rc<iue>t  the  >amc  in  writnj,'.  Should  the  Mayor 
refuse,  or  for  any  reason  fail  to  call  such  special  meeting  of 
Council  upon  the  written  re<|uest  of  a  majority  of  Council,  the 
Clerk  of  Council  shall  be  miuired  to  call  such  special  meetinj^. 

Rule  3.  A  majorit)  -i  nn.  iu^ii.i,<.i-  -i  Oi,.  »,v...o.ii  ^  ouncil 
shall  constitute  a  (|uvrum  for  the  transaction  of  business,  and  in 
all  cases  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time,  and  com- 
pel the  attendance  of  absentees. 

Rule  4.  1  he  Max-n  j  I'-iiin,  --i  m  m-^  .in-<.iiiv.  .lu^s  mcndjer 
of  the  General  Council,  who  may  be  desij^natcd  by  the  members 
present,  (a  tpiorum  beinj;  present),  shall  take  the  chair  at  the 
hour  api>ointed  for  any  rej^ular,  adjourne<l  or  special  meeting. 
The  M;i\or  shall  j)re>ide  durintj  the  election  of  officers. 

Rule  5.  The  presiding  officer,  whether  the  Mayor.  Mayor 
Pro-tem  «»r  any  member  of  the  General  Council,  shall  enforce 
the  rules  of  this  body,  preserve  order  anrl  decorum,  and  appoint 
all  committees,  unless  the  General  Council  shall  otherwise  direct, 
in  which  case  they  shall  be  appointed  by  the  General  Council, 
in  such  manner  as  mav  be  determined  upon. 

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Rule  6.  1  lie  fullowinnr  order  shall  be  observed  in  the  transac- 
tion of  business,  viz : 

1.  Roll  Call. 

2.  Prayer, 

3.  Report  of  Committee  on  Minutes. 

4.  Reconsiderations. 

5.  Communications. 

6.  Report   of   ( )fftcers. 

7.  Unfinished  Uusiness. 

8.  Changes  made  by  Aldermanic  Hoard. 

9.  Petitions. 

10.  Reports  of  Standing  Committees. 

11.  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

12.  Resolutions,   Orders   and   Ordinances. 

13.  Consideration  of  Franchises, 

14.  Adjournment. 

Rule  7.  Xo  account,  not  examined  and  certified  to  be  correct 
by  a  member  of  the  proi)er  committee,  or  by  the  Mayor,  will  be 
passed. 

Rule  8.  Every  committee  shall  report  u()on  the  subject  mat- 
ter referred  at  the  succeeding  meeting,  or  shall  show  gooil  cau-c 
why  such  report  is  not  made. 

Rule  9.  Every  olificer  whose  duty  it  is  made,  by  order  or  reso- 
lutions in  the  General  Council,  to  report  at  the  regular  meetings 
of  this  body,  shall  punctually  perform  his  duty,  or  be  tined.  in 
the  discretion  of  t'he  General   Council. 

Rule  10.  All  ordinances  requirng  action  by  the  General  Coun- 
cil in  joint  session  shall  undergo  one  reading  each  at  two  differ- 
ent regular,  special  or  called  meetings  before  adoption,  except 
that  by  a  tw^o-thirds  vote  of  the  members  present  an  ordinance 
can  be  read  twice  at  the  same  regular,  called  or  special  meeting- 
and  adopted. 

Rule  11.  All  motions  shall  be  reduced  to  writing  at  the  re- 
quest of  the  presiding  officer  or  any  member  of  the  General  Coun- 
cil. 


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Rule  12.  In  all  matters  pending  before  the  General  Council, 
a  majority  >hall  govern.  In  all  cases  of  a  tie,  the  presiding  oflficer, 
shall  give  the  casting  vote,  but  at  no  other  times,  and  under  no 
other  circumstances,  shall  he  be  jjcrmitted  to  vote. 

Rule  13.  ilach  member  .»f  the  (Jencral  Council,  before 
speaking  shall  rise  and  respectfully  address  the  Chair,  and  af- 
ter being  recognized  shall  remain  standing  while  speaking,  and 
shall  confine  himself  to  the  (juestion  under  debate,  and  avoid  all 
personal  or  indecorous  language.  No  member  -«hall  interrupt 
another  while  speaking,  except  to  rise  to  a  point  of  order,  the 
point  to  be  briefly  stated  to  the  presiding  officer,  or  to  ask  a 
question,  f«»r  information  only. 

Rule  14.  The  presiding  officer  shall  decide  questions  oi  or- 
der, subject  to  an  appeal  to  the  (ieneral  Council. 

Rule  15.  In  all  votes  in  their  r<.  ,.vw.,v  .....<-.  n.^v.i.i.v  u-^ 
or  ordinances,  having  for  their  object  the  increase  of  the  indebt- 
edness of  the  City,  or  the  expenditure  of  its  revenue,  except  the 
payitient  of  its  salaried  officers,  any  one  Alderman,  or  any  twa 
Councilmen,  may  give  notice  t»f  a  motion  t<»  reconsider,  which 
notice,  in  either  case,  shall  delay  the  <|uestion  until  said  reconsid- 
eration can  be  acted  on  at  the  next  regular  meeting.  In  all  other 
cases,  a  motion  to  reci>nsider  any  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Gen- 
eral Council  will  not  be  entertained,  unless  made  by  a  member 
who  i)reviously  voted  in  the  af^irmati\e. 

Rule  16.  That  a  motion  to  refer  to  regular  Council  Commit- 
tee, or  to  lay  on  the  table,  is  not  a  motion  of  final  disjwsition. 
That  an  .\ye  and  Nay  vote  by  roll  call  shall  not  l>e  permitted  ex- 
cept 1  >ii  in<iti<>iiv  (if  fiii.il  (lisp,  i^ition. 

Rule  17.  In  the  order  of  business  established  by  Rule  G  when 
the  head  of  Reports  of  Committees  is  reached,  the  reports  oi  the 

CoMiniittii-   uill  Ik-  (.-ailed   for  in   tin-   f. -11.  iwinL--  >  TfU-r  ■ 

1.  i.  '  Mniiiil  U'c    I'll    .XluiiUes. 

2.  Committee  on  Auditorium    and    Cojiventions. 
'i.      Committee   on    IJridges. 

4.      Committee  on   Cemeterv. 


SiiH 


III  i.i'.s  oi-  <;i:m;h\i.  <  oi  >«  ii. 


f).  CniiHiiittc'c  on  Claims. 

(i.  Conimitlee  uii  J-Llcctric   and   (  )tluT   Railways. 

7.  ConiniittL'C  on  J'llectric     Li^Hit,    'l\-lfuiaph>     and      '\\-\c- 

phones. 

8.  Committee  on  lioard  nf  l-'lcctrical  Ci>nti(d. 
0.  Committee  on  I-'ire. 

K).  Committee  on  Board  of   I'irc  Masters. 

11.  Committee   on  I'inance. 

12.  Committee   on  I'Veijjfht  Kates  and  TranspMiiaiion. 

13.  Committee   on  Hospitals   and    Charities. 

14.  Committee  on  Library. 

15.  Committee  on  (  )rtlinance>  and  Legislation. 
1().  Committee  on  Parks. 

17.  Committee  on  Police. 

18.  Committee  on  I'rintin;^-. 

19.  Committee  on  Prisons. 

20.  Committee  on  I'uhlic  P>nildinj^s  and  (ironntls. 

21.  Committee  on  Public   Lnprovements. 

22.  Committee   on  .*~^alaries. 

23.  Committee   on  ."^anitar}'  .\ftairs. 

24.  Committee  on  Schools. 

25.  Committtee  on  Sewer  and    Drains. 

26.  Committee  on  Streets. 

27.  Committee  on  Tax. 

28.  Committee   on  \\'aterworks. 

Rule  18.  \(t  communication  to  the  General  Council  shall  be 
entertained  unless  the  same  be  in  writing-. 

Rule  19.  The  Clerk  shall  keep  a  separate  l:)Ook.  in  w'hich  shall 
be  entered  these  and  all  other  rules  and  by-laws  which  the  Gen- 
eral Council  may  pass,  and  also  a  book  in  wdiich  .shall  be  entered 
the  several  ordinances  adopted  by  the  General  Council. 

Rule  20.  Xo  member  of  the  General  Council  sliall  speak 
more  than  ten  minutes  on  any  question  under  debate,  except  by 
permission  of  the  General  Council,  nor  more  than  once  on  the 
same  question  until  all  who  wish  to  .>^peak  shall  have  opportunil^y 
to  do  so:  neither  shall  an}^  member  speak  twice  on  the  same 
question  without  permission  from  the  General  Council. 

Rule  21.     Xo  person,  not  a  member  of  the  General  Council, 


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>«hall  speak  on  any  matter  pending  witliout  the  unanimous  con- 
sent of  the  members  present. 

Rule.  23.  All  reix^rts  of  Committees  on  matter-;  referred  to 
-•r  originating^  with  them,  shall  be  written  in  ink.  and  •ibn'.l.  in  all 
cases,  be  so  framed  as  to  clearly  indicate  the  action  >>i  the  com- 
mittee; and  if  the  report  invol\•e^  tlie  expenditure  of  money,  it 
^hall.  in  all  cases,  show  the  amount  to  be  expended,  or  an  ap- 
proximate thereto,  and  >hall  state  from  what  fuml  to  !)«•  taken. 


Rule  24.  \\  lule  the  (jcneral  Louncil  »>  ni  ^c^^lon.  its  mem- 
btrs,  as  well  as  the  officers  <»f  the  City  in  attendance  thereon, 
^hall  occupy  the  scats,  or  positions,  in  the  Council  Chamber  res- 
pectively assigned  them.  N'o  member  of  the  ( ieneral  Council 
xhall  absent  himself  from  sessit>n,  except  by  permission  of  the 
presiding  officer.  N'o  reading  of  newspapers  shall  be  allowed 
in  the  Council  Chamber  during  the  sessions  of  the  (Jeneral  Coun- 
cil. I'pon  re(|uest  of  the  i)residing  officir>  numbers  <>i  the 
(ieneral  Council  shall  refrain  from  smoking. 

Rule  25.  .\11  petitions  presented  shall  be  referred  by  the 
chair  to  the  appropriate  c»>mmittee  for  c<»nsiderati«jn  ;  such  ref- 
erence, howevrr.  being  subject  to  the  coir-  '  •'  'hv  <  IrinTa!  ("oun- 
cil. 


Rule  26.  The  presiding  officer,  when  liic  tnjin.i.ii  *.  ..uncil  is 
in  session,  shall  enforce  parliamentary  rules  for  its  government,, 
so  far  as  they  are  applicable  to  such  a  legislative  b(^dy  and  do 
not  ctmflict  witli  the  rules  adopted. 

Rule  27.  Mell's  Manual  shall  be  the  recognized  exponent  of 
parliamentary  law. 

Rule  28.  Any  additional  rule  or  rules  may,  from  time  to  time, 
be  made  by  the  General  Council,  but  no  alteration  of  a  rule  shall 
take  place,  nor  the  suspension  of  any  rule,  without  a  two-thirds 
vote  of  the  members  present. 


Rule  29.  That  the  Mayor  shall  not  have  the  privilege  of  de- 
bate on  the  flloor  of  the  Council  Chamber  except  wlien  the  rules 
have  been  duly  suspended  for  that  purpose. 

Rule  30.  X(.  i)erson  other  than  the  members  i.f  the  General 
■Council,  the  Mayor,  tiie  Mayor's  Secretary,  the  Clerk  of  Coun- 
cil and  his  assistants  and  the  heads  of  the  Departments  or  their 
immediate  representatives  and  representatives  of  each  of  the  dai- 
ly papers  shall  be  allowed  within  the  rail  or  bar  of  the  General 
Council  while  the  same  is  in  session,  nor  shall  any  person  other 
than  the  Mayor  or  a  member  of  the  General  Council  seek  to  in- 
fluence the  vote  or  support  of  any  member  of  the  General  Coun- 
cil on  the  floor  of  said  General  Council  or  inside  the  railings  of 
the  same  during-  its  sessions. 


ALDERMANIC  BOARD  RULES. 

Rule  1.  The  regular  meetings  of  the  Aldermanic  Board  shall 
be  held  at  three  o'clock  P.  M.  on  Thursday  following  the  regu- 
lar meetings  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Rule  2.  All  rules  of  Council  where  applicable  to  this  Board, 
shall  govern  its  conduct  of  business. 


INDEX 


INDEX 


Figures  refer  to  sections.     Vumbers   below  oOS  refer  to  the  Charter; 
other  numbers  refer  to  the  ordinauces. 

Abbreviation  et  8.  —  gectioD&  following  immediately  or  nearly  after. 


the 


Abandonment      See  Culverts;   Streets. 
Abatement.    See    .\uisances 

Abolishment   of   Offices. 
Cl'y    engineer,    J75 
Commissioner  of  public  works.  375 
.Marshal,   power  as   to,   IKi 
Sexto:.,   \s\,  797 

Absence.     See    Condemnation. 

Absence    of    Accused. 

i*enalty.    wht-re    not.    eicused,    911' 

Absence  of  Officers. 
.\l(l«Tmen,  >.'. 
Board   members,  504 
Chief  of  Fire  IX-partment.   lu^O 
Commissioners  of  elections,  109 
Committee   members,  861 
Councilmen,  X5 

Mayor;   mayor  pro  tem.  CJ,  OS 
Recorder's  «ourt,   presidInK   in.   909 

Abesence  of  Witnesses. 

IViialty  for,  if  not  excused,  915.  935 

Accouchers, 

Registry;    reix>rt»;    penalty,   1551-3 

Accounts. 

Approval  of.  nIO,  S8C 

Auditor  to  exan>iii*».   1»<7 

Collection  of,  SSs 

Comptrollers   dut\    .i^     ^^,    227.    SIO, 

S72  et  3. 
Council  examine,  ISS 
Duplicate,  to  be  made  in,  SSG 
Health  iboard.  1200 
Officers  reports,  S8S.  893 
Reports  to  comptroller,  SS8,  S93 
Sewer    and    street    work,    802,    804. 

810,  830 


Accounts — Continued. 

Street     and     sewer    appropriations, 
2409 

Actions  at   Law.     See  Suits 

Adulterations. 

Cigarettes,  etc.  2033 
Cream,  butter,  cheese,   1353 
Milk.   1353.   1354 

Advertisements.  Se«  Notice 
Hids    for    printing.   1705 
Hids,  leKulations  as  to,  S31.  832 
Buildings,  erection  of,  2302 
Busuu'ss  subject  to  license.  1898 
Kxecutlon  tmies  by  marshal,  1570 
Franchi.se   applications.   1463,   2762 
Impounded  anin>al8,  1393,  1403 
Intoxicatlngdrink    signs,    1653 
.\»-ar  l)eer  licenses.  1637 
Near  beer  signs.   14J71 
Power  of  mayor  and  council  to  con- 
tract   without.  2471 
Street-injprovements,    2405 
Tax  committee's  sales,  1582 
Cnclaimed  property  taken  by  polic* 
force,   2019 

Affidavit. 

Bid,  to  be  filed  with,  832 

Affrays,      ivlvl*^ 

Agents. 

Book  agents   register,  187€ 

Chief  of  construction   may   act   by, 

2.')S9   ("9),  2.39G  (2S) 
Failure  to  return  sales,  1872 
Insurance,  1546-154S 
Percentage  lax  on,  1546-154S 


874 


imh;\ 


Ailantus. 

Destruction,  as  nuisance,   IC.ss 

Alabama   Slings    Prohibited.   1773 

Alabama   Street. 
Bridge  authorized,  38" 
City  to  pay  State,  381 
Condemnation  of  way,  384 
Extension  authorized,  380 
Provision  for  expense,  383 
Railroad,  extension  over,  383,  3S4 
Rights  of  W.  &  A.  Railroad,  380,  3S2 

Alarms.    Fire-  1011,    10(53   et    s. 

Alcohol. 

Drugs?ist     selling,     how     protected, 
15 18 

Aldermen.     See    Mayor    and    General 
Council 
Act  with  council,  save  when,  72,  73, 

80 
JBoard  of,  who  presides  over,  59 
Boards,  membership  on,  4G5,  4GG 
Contract  with  city,  can  not,  100 
Eighth  Ward,  G 
Elected  annually;  general  ticket,  SO, 

951 
Eligibility,   77,   70,   4G4,   493 
iHold  till  successors  qualify,  100 
Liability  as  individuals,   207 
Liability  to  refund  to  city,  19S 
Limit,  six  continuous  years,  79,  493 
Minority,  powers  of,  85 
Number,  one  for  each  ward,  7C 
Oath  of  office,  64,  69-71 
Ordinances,  concurrence  in,  86,  99 
Other  office,  can  not  hold,  464 
Quorum  of  board,  84 
Recorder,  may  act  as,  425 
Recorder's  court,  presiding  in,  909 
Removal  from  ward,  vacancy,  SI 
Salaries,  80 

Separate  body,  when  act  as,  86,  99 
Succeed  selves  one  term,  79,  493 
Term  of  office,  three  years,  76 


Aldermen— Continued. 

Vacancies,  and  how  filled.  81,  102 
Vacancy   by   accepting   other   office, 

4Gi; 
Vote  In  council,  when   none,  86,  87 
West  End.  11 

Alleys. 

Authority  over,  by  charter.   328 

Changed  to  streets,  2512 

Curbing  and   sidewalk  assessments, 

2421 
Obstructions  in,  2432 

Alms;    Uulawful    Soliciting.   1459-00 

Alteration. 

WeiKher's   certificate.    1C09 

Amendment  of  Ordinances.  2380. 

Amusement  Parks. 

Flying  jennies  in,  2308 
Licenses:    regulations.    2S78 

Analyses. 

Milk  or   cream,    1320.   1321,   1326 

Animals. 

t'ruelt,y  or  al)use,   1416,   1419 
Diseased,  on  streets.  1234,  1235 
Diseased,  rendering  unfit,  1369 
Escaped  or  strayed,  1393,  1394,  1405 
Fastening   to    tree,   fence,   or    lamp- 
post, unlawful,  2473 
Feeding  on  streets,  182C 
Grazing;    permiss'ion  required,  1404 
Impounded,  regulations  of,  1393  et  s. 
Protection  to,  in  parks,  1735-7 
Slaughter     regulations,     1365,     1367 

et  s. 
Vicious,  at  large,  2483 

Annexation.     See  Extension. 
Battle  Hill,  32 
Conditions  of,  8-23,  27,  28 
Cook's  District,  24 
Copenhill,  24,  26 
East  Atlanta,  4,  24,  26,  27 
Edgewood,  24,  26,  27,  30 
North  Atlanta,  5,  24 


875 


Annexation— Continued. 
Oakland  City,  24 
South,  21 
West  End.  S-23 

Annual  Reports.  See  Reports  to  Coun- 
cil 

Annual    Statement  and    Estimate. 
Entry  on  minutes,  194 
Ta\  "s.   14G.   193 

Trt-.i  1S5 

Wben  and  how  made,  193,  194 


;ir;ik;f     iii     imuhIiIii;, 


Apartments. 
Sleepini.' 

544 
SlefpiuK.    uui     iu    theatre    building, 
2S4 ! 

Apparatus,    Water. 
E^xaminutiun  and  ini»i)ecilon,  2G4 
Penalty    for    i>rfvemlr.K    Inspection, 

Appeal. 

Assessors'    award,    from,    269.    270, 
29«.   33n,   409,   470 

Appearance.    Bail    for,    ZS.    950,    lOlS, 
el  fi 

Appointments.     Seo    KmpIoyeeB;    Offi- 
cers. 
Pollrenu'ii  and  offlctT-j     vis   .••    < 

Apportionments. 
Expenditure  not  to  exceed,  S9S 
Financf   committee,  by,  S14 
Payments  from  regular,  SIC 
Sewers  and  streets,  SI 4 

Appropriations. 
Apportionment  to  departments,  195 
Books  to  show  status  of,  904 
CarneRie  Library,  46S 
Departments,  of,  SS5 
Exceeded,  must  not  be,  19S,  570 
Fiscal    year,    estimate    of    income, 
194 


Appropriations — Continued. 

Grady   Hospital.  1421 

Health  board,  1199 

How  made,  197,  2C1 

Liability  of  mayor,  etc.  198 

Penalty  for  exceeding;  suit,  198 

Sanitary  purposes,  325 

Si)ecify  fund,  resolution  must,  197 

Street  and  sewer  accounts,  2409 

Varied,  when,  196 

Warrants  must  specify  fund,  SSC 

Waterworks,  not  over  income,  260 
Aqueducts. 

Construct,  power  to,  243,  275 

Injury  to,  penalty,  262 

Arrests. 

Appearance,  for  default  of,  912 
Chief  of  police  to  make,  58.  417 
Children  under  ten  years,  2023 
Fires,    for    offenses    at,    1122-3 
.Marshal  to  make,  58,  417 
Parades,  for  obstructing,  2047 
Policemen  to  make,  409,  1100,  1111, 

1122,  ISIO,  ISIS 
Powt-r  to  make,  1052 
Property  of  persons  under,  2030 
Warrants  for,  58,  417 

Ashes. 

Kemoval  from  bouses,  1111 
Separate  receptacle  for,  2478 

Asphalt.     See  Street  Railroads. 
Oil  on,  forbidden,  2433 
Sidewalk  paving,  2421 

Assemblages. 

Dispersed,  if  unlawlul,  l'yl2 
Streets,  when  unlawful  on,  2449 

Assembly   Halls,  2829  et  s. 
Garage  not  to  be  In  building,  544 

Assessments.  See  Taxes 

Appeal    from   award,    269,    270,    293, 

333,  469,  470 
At  cash  market  value,  193 
Award,  how  made,  329  et  s. 


876 


iM>i::x 


AssesEments— Continupil. 

Award    may    be    rejected.    33o,    334, 

384 
Collection  enforced.  240S 
Corner  lots;  deduction,  2341 
Defenses  against,  240S 
Delay  of  wor\i.  forbidden,  2C9 
Disagreement  of  price,  2CS 
Duties  of  assesors,  14'6,  208 
Early  in  the  year,  193 
Entry   pending  appeal,  4G9.   470 
Equalized  how,  343,  345 
Executions  for,  357,  2408 
•General  State  law  obtains,  2G7 
Illegality,  affidavit  of.  2408 
Lien  of,  355,  35(1.   24nT 
One  third  as  per  frontage,  344 
Option  to  accept,  city  has,  334 
Ordinances  for,  2402,  240C 
Payment  in  two  months,  270 
Prorating  of,  343,  345 
Sewerage,  293  et  s.,   S04  et  s. 
Sewer  connections,  802 
Sewers,  for  cost  of,  2334  et  s. 
Sidewalks,   342,   2419-20,   2422,   2424 
Street    improvements,    329   et    seq., 

804  et  s..  2404  et  s.,  2652 
Taxation,  for,  121,  146,  193,  2776  et  s. 
Water-pipe  along  street,  257,  258 
Waterworks  purposes,  267  et  s. 

Assessors. 

Appeal    from    award,   2G9,    270,    295, 

333,  469,  470 
Award,  when  made,  268,  332 
Ck)ndem.niation,  267  et  s.,  3S4 
Court  lappoints,  when,  269 
Freeholders,  when  to  be,  329,  330 
Meet  when  and  where,  331 
Notice  to  appoint,  329  et  s. 
Number  of,  329-331 
Rejection  of  award,  333,  334 
Sewerage,  295,  303,  2320,  2340 
Streets,  laying  out,  etc.,  329,  333 
Taxing.  (See  Tax  Assessors.) 
Umpire,  appointment  of,  331,  332 


Assessors — Continued. 
\Vai«M\vurks,  267  et  8. 

Assets.  '  ?[ 

Edgewood  assets  transferred,  27 
West   Knd   assets  stated.   14 

Assistants. 

Attorney  of  city,   1  J  J5 
Chief  of  construction.   374 
Deputy  city  clerk,  455 
Deputy  marshals,  2032 
Inspector  of  dairies.   1361  2 
License  inspector,  1471-2 
Police  chi.'f.  2016  IS 

Astrologers    Prohibited,    18523 
Asylum.     Sff    Hospital. 
Athletics,   Permits  for,   1847  ct   s. 
Atlanta.      S.  .•  City  ui  .\tl;uit.T. 

Attorney  for  the  City. 
Assistant  appointed  by.  1445 
Compensation,  how  fixed.  440 
Duties     prescribed,     117,     438,    144? 

et  s. 
Elected   by   popular   voto,     116,    436, 

483,   1442 
Investigator  of  claims  employed  on 

recommendation  of,  1444 
Notice   from   charitable   institutions 

or  hospitals,  1466-7 
Oath  of  office.  117,  439 
Physicians'     evidence     on     request, 

1918 
Removal  from  office,   119,  436 
Street-improvement  ordinance,   2402 
Salary,  440,  1442 

Sues  negligent  officers,  etc.,  1445 
Supervision  by  mayor  and  cou-ncil, 

117 
Terra  of  office,  two  years,  116,  436 
Title  abstracts  furnished  by,  1443 
Vacancy    declared    and    filled,    117^ 
118 

Attractions. 

Parks;  regulations,  1733  et  s.,  1756- 


INDEX 


877 


Auction. 

Street,   forbiflden  on.  24SO-2 

Auctioneers.     See    Vendue    .Ma.ster>. 
Obstructing  street,  unlawful,  2\VJ 

Auditor. 
Actess  to  books  and  papers,  507 (a) 
Accountant,  must   be.  oM 
Appointed     by     flnance     committee, 

Si- 
Compensation.  ]S*J 
Comptroller  not  relieved  by,  oil' 
Confirmation  or  rejection  by  major 

and  general  council.  51 U 
I>utle«   prescribed,   1ST.   5uT(a),   51i' 
Elected  by  mayor  and  council,  18C 
Elected  when.  1m: 
Examination    and    audltn.    IS7.    SOT 

(a) 
Examination    of   accounts    by    mem- 
bers  of   council   not    relieved    by, 
ISs 
Experle.-.ce.  Ave  years.  511 
l.<egal  authority  for  payments,  509 
Office  created.   507 
Pay-rolls,  examination  of,  5US 
Qualification,  514 
Qu.trlerly  reimrts  ^bow  what.  510 
Receipts  and  expenditures.  .*.0r» 
Receipts  for  mcuieys  p.ild.  j09 
Removal   for  what  cause,   190.  513 
Report  to  be  published,  511 
Salary.  515 
Term  of  i  m 

Auditorium    and    Conventons 
Comnilite  on,  standiii 

Auditorium- Armory. 
Alteration,  consent  to,  required.  siM 
Care  and  protection  of.  hC5 
Committees  duties.   s5i»,  SCT 
Controlled  by  committee.  SC." 
Defacing,  ♦•tc.  penalty  for,  si'.i 
National  Guard  quarters,  S6o 
National  CJinnl  responsible,  ^i  "• 


Auditorium- Armory — Continued. 
Space,  division  of.  8C5 
Siattling    horses    not    to    be    perma- 
nent, SC5 

Automobiles. 

Board  cf  examiners,  519 
Braives  to  lie  efficient,  521 
Careless   or   reckless   running,   523 
Certificate  of  proficiency,  517 
Chauffeurs    or    drivers:      addresses, 

licenses,  record,  51" 
Collisions,  duty  to  avoid,  523 
Damages,  renunciation  of,  525 
Deflnitiun,  and  exceptions,  5lG 
Emergency  calls,  522 
Engine  not  Jeft  running.  521 
Kxaiiiinatioti  of  driver,  51T.  519 
Fee  for  registry,  517 
Garage  and  gasoline  law,  542  552 
Intoxliut*-d  person  not  to  run,  523 
Law  of  road,  51S,  52*i 
IJcense  law,  517 

Lights  preiicrlbfd .   m^juiiy  of.  ,.ji 
Number  of,   furnished,  517 
.\umb»r  t:)  l>e  displayed,  520,  521 
Numbers;  eize  of  figures,  521 
Owners  of  cars,  duty  of,  517  et  s. 
Penally  for  violating  law,  524 
Permission  of  owner,  written,  520 
Persons     and     vehicles,    safety     of, 

Phv-slclans  and  surgeons,  522 
Record  kept  by  clerk,  517 
Rojjistry  with  clerk.  517 
Kiijli'    of    r-^nd,    must    keep    to,    51S, 

Kult.  .-;     ...    road,  2C5:i 
Signals,  bell,  horn,  etc.,  521 
Speed  limits  defined.  522 
Streets,  risk  of  defects  In.  525 
Whitehall   Viaduct   and   approiches, 

522 
XN'hltehall     viaduct,    no   "speed     on, 

llTs 

Award.     See  Assessment;   Assessors. 


878 

Awnings. 

Regulation;    penalty,  2472 
Wood  in,  how  limited,  109C 

Badges.     See   Hacks,   Policemen. 

Baggage   Transfer. 
Charges  restricted,  1143 
Penalty  for  overcharge,  1143 

Bail.     See  Bonds. 

Admission  to,  by  mayor,  5S 


Balance-sheet. 
Financial  condition  shown  by,  191 
Minutes,  to  be  entered  on,  191 

Banks. 

Depositories   of  city's   moneys,   180, 

184 
Taxation  of,  584-588 
Treasurer's  deposits,  2911-12 

Barbed-wire  Fence. 

Sidewalk,  next  or  near  to,  243C 

Barber-Shops. 

"White"  Or  "Colored"  signs,  1800 
Sunday  regulations,  1799 

Barking,  Spieling,  etc.  2435 

Bathing  in  Parks,  173G 

Battle  Hill   Marshal,  494 

Beer.     See  Liquor  Traffic;   Near  Beer. 
License  tax  on,  134 

Begging   Unlawfwui,   1459  60 

Belgian   Blocks.     See   Paving. 

Bells.  See  Gongs 

Bicycles,  warning  of,  244G 

Bellwood  Avenue. 

Police  jurisdiction,  52 

Bellwood  Crossing. 
Closing  of,  491 

Benzine. 

Quantity,  and  how  kept,  1113,  1114 


IXDKX 

Betting.     See  Disorder. 

Betting  on   Races. 

Office,   etc.,    pruluhitfd,    li:{5 
Penalty,  li:'.G 

Beverages.      See     Licenses;      Liquor; 

.\f;ii-   Hi'cr. 

Bicycles. 
Automobile  law  not  applied,  516 
Bells  for  warning,  529,   244l! 
Car  moving,  not  to  run  before,  with- 
in fifty  feet,  531 
Collision;   presumption  of  fault,  532 
Motor  cycles,  535  et  seq. 
Negligence    presumed    from     injury. 


Penalty  far  violation,  530,  534 
Rules  of  the  road,  must  obey,  2653-4 
Sidewalk,  no  riding  on,  52S 
Speed  limit,  530,  1178 
Streetcars,  not  to  run  between,  531 
Whistles,    unlike    pulicc.     533,     2445, 

2447 
Whitehall  street  viadmt.  on,  1178 

Bids. 

Advertisements  for,  831 

Affidavit  filed  with,  832 

Catch-basin  and  manhole  covers, 
2384 

Cement  for  sewers,  2385 

Certified  check  required.  2'SSi  et  s. 

Collusion  or  combination,  S32 

Curbing  and  sidewalks,  238G 

Deposits  with;  forfeiture,  831.  23S4 
et  s.,  2450 

Open,  when  and  how,  24^0 

Option  of  installment  payment  giv- 
en,  2380 

Paving  with  wood  blocks,  239G 

Printing  and  stationery,  S76 

Public  buildings,  2302 

Rejection,  right  of,  2384  et  s. 

Reward  to  informer,  832 

Sewer  work,  23S4  et  s. 

Sidewalks,  23SG 


I.>DRX 


870 


Bids— Continued. 

Supplies  for  departments,  ST8,  SS9 
Withdrawal  not  allowed,  831 
Valves  for  sewer  work.  23S4 

Billiard-Roomt. 
Closing  regulations,  IGjC,  ICoS,  1792 
Sunday,  not  to  be  open,  1770 

Billiards. 

Minors,   consent   of   paienrs,    IT'.ki  I 

Billiard  Tables. 

Lj(»'iis»-  tax  on,  lUo 

Bill  Posters. 
Bridge,  must  not  post  on,  5:^1 
Consent  of  owner  necessary,  334 
Immoral    or    indecent    deslfcn,    etc.. 

License  must  be  obtained,  55.'! 
Obscene  pictures,  etc.,  555 
Penalty  for  violating,  553  ct  s. 
Parl<s.  no  (>oKting  in.  17.17 
Permit  to  erect  board  fence.  5.') 7 
Posts,  what  not  to  be  used.  554 
Registry  required,  55:! 
Revocation  of  |>erniit.  55a 
Tax.  must  pay,  553 

Bills.     .>^i-.-     \.  1-    iiiit> 

Birds. 

.Mocking-birds,  trapping.  1S3C 
Parks,  protected  in,  17o7 

Births. 

R»>Klstry  and  rei)orr.   1551,  1555 

Black    Hall    District. 
Police  purposes,  etc.,  embraced  for, 

47 

Blacksmith  Shops. 

Fir.'  proof,    in    liiuiis.    1093 

Blasting. 
Sewers,  for,  2389 

Blind  Tigers. 
Traveling,  unlawf\il.  :»;4(t 


Boarding-Houses. 
Building  resulations,  591,  729 
Control  and  regulation,  4C3 
Objections;  judgment  of  council,  729 
Permit,  when   granted,   729 
Prior  ordinances  validated,  463 
Prohibited,  may  be,  where,  4u:] 
Theatre    buildings,    not    allowed    In, 
24S1 

Boards 
.\bsence  frani  meetings,  5C1 
-Appropriation,  not  to  excee<l,  -''To 
.\utomobiIe  examiners,  519 
Carnegie   library  tru.stees.   405,    iCC, 

507,    1440  et  s. 
Cemetery    commissioners,    405,    4C6, 

5';7,    737 
Chairmen    of    committees    on.    235, 

:iO.  391,  739,  1195.  1>29'.< 
Couipi roller's  books,   harmonv    witii, 

SS7 
Contracts,  etc.,   when   l>ind  city,  241 
Education.  429  et  seq.,  2299  el  s. 
Klectrlcal  control.  405,  400,  507,  960 

et  8. 
ElltiiMIity    to   membership,    4»;.'i.    1G€. 

i.\  '  :ii;iiiiig  for  license.-*.  'J*J2 
K\'  cutive  head,  duty  of.  507 
Expenditures,    examination   of.    567, 

50S 
Expenditures     must     he    necessary, 

^  t  .> 
Fire  e8cai>e8.  board  of.  t>59 
Firemasters.   405,  400,   507 
Grady    hospital    trustees,     405,     5C7, 

1422    ef    .< 
Health.    :;  :,';7.    1194    et    s., 

2155  el  5. 
Illegal  expenditures,  570  572 
.Mayor  ex-offlcio  member  of,  07.  235, 

310.   1194.  2299 
Meetings,  how  often,  .SS7 
Meetings;    times  and  purpo.'jes.  563 
j      Neglect  of  member  lo  qualify.  5G2 


880 


INDEX 


Boards — Continued. 

New   limits,  ix>wers  extend    to,    35, 

40,    2938 
Park   commissioners,   40,"),   4CG,   507 
Pciy-rolls,  supervision  of,  890 
Personal  liability,  571 
Police  commissioners,  :j90  et  s.,  507, 

1919  el  s. 
•Qualification  in  tliirty  days,  5G1 
Record  of  actions  to  be  kept.  563 
Re-eleotion,  Ineligibility  to,  564 
Reports  to  mayor,  565 
Salary,  memibers  serve  without,  4S1 
Secretary's  duty,  565 
'Telephone  bills,  when  not  paid,  576 
Telephones,   how   obtained,   575 
Telephones,  not  to  contract  for,  574 
Vacarjcy.  duty  to  fill,  117',  5i62,  564 
Vouchers,  authority  for,  171S 
Vouchers;   examination,  etc.,  566  et 

s. 
Wards  represented  on,  1422,  1423 
"WTater  commissioners,  230  et  s.,  567 
West  End's  representation  on,  12 

Boating  in  Parks,  1757 

Boilers  and   Furnaces. 
Restrictions    as     to     setting,     1101, 
1105-1.1<J'8 

Boilers,  Stationary,  2039 
Theatres,  in,  2861 

Bond  CommiEsion.     See  titles   follow- 
ing. 
Act  wR.h  departments,  5S0-5S2 
Approval  by  mayor,  etc.,  581 

•    Composed  of  whom,  578 
J]xpenditure  of  bond  proceeds,  581- 

582 
Final  report  to  be  entered,  582 
Finance  committe  members  of,  578 
Good  faith  pledged,  5S2 
Information  to  mayor,  etc.,  582 
Mayor  a  member  ex-officio,  578 
Terms    of  office,   579 
Work,  cost  and  progress  of,  582 


Bonds.     See  titles  following. 
Amount,  on  license  issued,  4C7 
Appeal    from   award,   bond  on,    4C9, 

470 
Ai)pearance;  forfeiture,  95(>,  ISIO  et  s. 
Appearance,  mayor  or  police  officer 

can  lake.  58.  1810  et  s. 
Appearance  of  witness,  for,  478 
Children,  net  required  of,  2023 
Condemnation  money,  469,  470 
Condemnation  of  property,  469,  470 
Condition  of,  on  license,  467 
Contract,    to    perform.     23S4    et    s., 

2451,  2470 
Contractors    to    remove    carcasses, 

1212 
Detective  agency,  2024-0 
Elect i-ical  work,  for,  990,  993 
Entry  on  land  assessed    for    public 

purposes,  4G9,  470 
Forfeiture  of,  1813  et  s. 
Judgment  on,  1815-16 
Licensees,  467,  503,  1501 
O'fflcers,  1701 
Paving  streets,  2396 
Renewal  at  end  of  year,  467 
Security,  what  acceptable,  2384-5 
Sewer  work,  for,  2389(48),  2395 
Taxable,  what  are,  2807-8 
Vendue  master,  803 

Bonds  of  Officers. 

Attorney  of  city,  1701 

Chief  of  construction,  803,  1701 

Clerk  of  council,  451,  840,   1701 

Comptroller,  225,  1701 

Comptroller,  225,  1701 

Fire  chief,  1701 

Inspector  of  weights,  etc.,  2998 

Marshal.  162,  1701 

Recorder,  1701 

Sexton,  437,  1701 

Street-improvement    collector,    1701, 

2079 
Tax   assessors   and  receivers,    1701, 

2:77'5 
Tiax-collector,  1701,  2769,  2775 


INDKX 


881 


Bonds  cf  Officsrs — Continued. 

Treasurer,   City,   175,   178,   179,   1701 
Treasurer   cf    board    of    education, 

2307.  2309 
\\'eigher3,  loSC 

Bonds  of  the  City. 
Coupon  bonds,  219 
Edgewood  debt  assumed,  27 
Election  for  issue  of.  221 
How  issued,  221 
Interest  rate  limited,  214  et  s. 
Invest  in,  trustees  etc.  may,  220 
Laws  of  State  (general)  applied,  221 
New  territory  bcund,  35,  40,  2938 
Payable  where,  219 
Redemption,  to  retire  fundic^j,  214 
Refund  of  maturing.  215.  21C 
Registration  regrulated.  £18 
Registered,  when  to  be,  2375 
Sinkingfund  commis.-ion,  2375 
Waterworks  construction,  289 
\Ve;-t   K    :]  cebt  assumed.  14 

Bones — Keeping   regulated.   1283 

Book  Agents. 

Register,  required  to,  187G 

Bookkeeping. 
Charges  and  corrections,  888 
Collector   for   street    improvements, 

804 
Comptroller.   192.  229,  872 
System,  what  required.  901-904 
Treasurer,  city,  2910 
Weigher  s,  to  show  what,  1597 

Books  and   Papers.     See  Records. 
Evidence,  for  use  as,  4G1 
Examinations  of,  187,  188,  240,  4C1 
Production  of,  compulsory,  401 

Books.   Stationery,  etc.     See  Supplies. 
Sale  of,  registry  of  business,  1876 

Bootblacks. 

Location,  1881,  2CG1,  2CG3 
Penalty.  2CG1 
Registration  and  tax,  2GG1 


56 


Booths  in   Parks,  1733 

Borrowing. 

Limit  of  power  as  to,  204 

Bottles. 
.Junk-shop  regulations,  1434  et  s. 
Parks,  not  to  be  thrown  in,  1758 

Boundaries. 
Edgewood  and  Copenhill,  2C 
Eastern  Extension,  4 
General  Extension  of  1908,  24 
General  Extension  of  1909,  32 
Grant  Park  Exter.ision,  7 
Inman  Park  Extension,  3 
Peachtree  Street  Extension,  5 
Wards,  1921  et  s. 
West  End,  Seventh  Ward,  8 

Boxing   Contest. 

.\ot  to  be  .shown  i::  moving  pictures, 
1045. 

Bread,  Sunday  Sale  of,  1777 

Bricks.     See  Building  Laws. 
Sidewalk  paving,  2391,  2421 

Bridges. 

Alabama  street,  380-384 
Building  etc.;    regulation,  3SC,  387 
Chief  cf  construction,  812,  212G-8 
Closed  street,  while  building,  2438 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Co.ndemnation ;  right  of  way,  384 
Control  of  work,  812 
Dangerous;   special  action,  2012 
Department  of  bridges,  885 
Driving;  speed  unlawful,  2442 
Excavations,  required  for,  2040 
Forsyth  street,  458 
Railroads^  duty;  3S5-C,   212G 
Repair  of.  38G,  387,  212G 
Street  railroads,  2715,  2719 
Washington  street  viaduct,  389 
Wliitehiall   street   viaduct,  522,   1178 

Brokers.     See  Ticket  Brokers. 
License-tax  on,  1540 


882 


INDEX 


Brokers — •Continued. 

Regulation,  subject  to,  1540 
Tax  on  capital,  etc.,  5&5 

Bronze   Tablet. 

Supervision  cf  Park  Board,  ITGf) 

Bucket-shops   Prohibited,  1541 

Building  and   Loan  Associations. 

Taxation  ol',  iJ-Sl! 

Building    Inspector.     See  next    title. 
Bill-board  permit  by,  558,  559 
Bond  forfeited,  59i5 
Bond,  shall  give,  592 
Certificates,  to  give,  594,  595,  G72 
Chart:ered  oflBice,  502 
Duties  prescribed,  117,  443,  44G,  502, 

5(9'0  et  s. 
Elected   by   popular   vote,   117,    502, 

589 
Election',  former  manner  of,  441 
Elevators,  duty  as  to,  671-G73 
Freeholder,  shall  be,  441 
Horse  and  buggy,  must  furnish,  589 
Oath  of  office,  117,  502,  592 
Office  created,  502,  58-9 
Office  in  city  hall,  593 
One  instead  of  three,  may  be,  445 
Permits,  revocation  of,  559 
Powers,  444,  44'G 
Powers    extend  to   new  city   limits, 

35,  40 
Qualifications,   44(5,   589 
Recommendation    and    report,    443, 

444,  590 
Removal  from  office,  119,  502,  595 
Reside  m  city,  must,  441 
Salary  fixed,  589 

Summary  execution  of  recommenda- 
tions, 444 
Supervision  by  mayor  and  council, 

117,  50i2 
Term  of  ofiice,  117,  442,  502 
Vacancy,  how  filled,  117,  118,  502 


Buildings,  Laws  of. 
Additions,  CG9,  C98 
Aisles  to  be  unobstructed,  070 
Alterations,  59,  C20,  C21.  C43,  CG9 
Anchored,  walls  to  be,  C18,  623 
Apartment -houses;    fire   regulations, 

1124-1132 
Ashler  fronts,  C07 
Awnings  to  be  metal  framed,  CG7 
Backings  of  facings,  C07 
Ba:lconies,  C"0,  C53,  G58 
Bars  in  fire-escapes,  C55 
Basement  story  defined,  G02 
Bay-windows,  C31 
Blank  lorms  for  statements,  591 

Boardir.ig-houses,   051,   729,   730 

Boiler-rooms,  547,  GG4 

Brackets,  how  set,  652 

Brick,   595,  €07   et  s.,   G44,   G4G,   G96, 
731 

Burnt  frame  buildings,   597 

Business  buildings,  COO,  Gil,  G50 

Buttresses,  COG,  G26,  644 

Ceiling  joists,  734 

Chimneys,   height  of,   G12,   614,   674, 
G99 

Columns,  how  set,  etc.,  627 

Concert  halls,  714-721 

Condemnation,  597 

Contractor  responsible,  724 

Cornices,  630 

Cover  or  roof  material,  596 

Cutting  off  wall,  620 

Damages,  city  relieved  from,  712 

Division  walls,  '599,  609 

Doors,  repairs,  etc.,  723-725 

Dormer  windows,  630 

Dwelling-houses,  610 

Electrical  signs,  708,  711 

Elevators,    freight    and     passenger, 
■671-673 

Enclosinig  walls,  599 

Encroachment  forbidden;  exception, 
'680 

•  Enter,  officers'   authority  to,  668 

Examination  after  fire,  597 


INDEX 


883 


Building,    Laws  of — Continued. 
E.\its  in  j)ublic  halls,  C70,  717-719 
Facings  of  cut  stone,  G07 
Factories,  C50,  Col,  CG2 
Fire-escapes,  power  as  to,  95,  90 
Fire-escapes,  what  required,  651-CCl 
Fire    limits,    59C,    G4G,    &C2,    C83-CSS, 

C98,  732 
Fireplaces,  C37 
Fireproof  shutteis.   ',:.» 
Fire   regulations,  1124-1132 
Fire  walls,  GIO.  GU 
Flat  roofs.  CIO.  Gil 
Floors,  CSC,  C51,  GG3,  G74 
Flues,    G12,    C13,    G18,    G35,    G45.    074, 

G75,  091,  C99 
Foundations  for  buildings,  015 
Foundations  for  chimneys,  C14 
Frame  buildings,  731 
Front  and   rear  walls,  599 
Furnaces  in  masonry,  C7C 
Garage  regulations,  542  et  s. 
Gas  piiJfes,  735 
Gates;    repair,  fU-     723-725 
Girders,  03',' 
Glass  in  skylights,  C32 
Halls,  public.  C70,  714-721 
Headers  of  brickwork,  CIS 
Hearths,  C37 

Height,  how  measured,   C03 
Height,  increase  of,  C04,  60S 
Height  of  stories,  598 
Height  of  walls,  610-012,  617 
Hoistway  openings,  049 
Hollow  walls,  restrictions,  019 
Horizontal  recess,  645 
Hospitals,   729,  730 
Hotels,  651,  1124-1132 
Inspection  monthly,  443,  590 
Iron,  595,  651  et  s.,  731 
Iron  front,  backing,  etc.,  €28 
Joists,  dimensions  of,  639,  734,  735 
Joists  entering  brick  wall,  638 
Ladders  on  fire-escapes,  656,  058 
Lamps   or   lanterns   required,    078, 

2437 


Building,    Laws   of — ^Conlinued. 

Lodge  rooms,  G51 

Loose-lumber,  etc.,  when  not  al- 
lowed, 72C 

Manufactories,    050,   GG2 

Materials  limited,  59G,  C57 

Metallic  leaders  for  water,  033 

Mills,  050 

Notice  of  danger  in,  041,  075 

Notice  to  remove,  040 

Notice  to  repair,  CCl 

Obstruction  of  street,  078  082,  701- 
703 

Opening  in  party  wall,  021 

Opera  houses,  714-721 

Owner  responsible,  724 

Partitions.  599,  C47,  048 

Parly  walls.  COS,  013 

Penalties,  590  et  s.,  730 

Permits,  to  erect  cr  repair,  591 

Permit  to  alter  wall.  C20,  C21,  045 

Piers,  how  built,  etc.,  624-C26,  696 

Piles  driven;  dimensions,  616 

Piles  driven;  double  or  single,  017 

Pipes,  how  introduced,  735 

Pitched  roof,  733 

Plans  and  specifications,  591 

Plaster,  731 

Projections,  031 

Protection  of  life  and  limbs,  092 

Public  buildings,  93,  2302 

Public  halls,  070 

Rafters,  733 

Rails  on)  fire-escapes,  656 

Rails,  top  and  bottom,  053,  654 

Ranges  in  masonry,  676 

Removal  of,  640 

Roof  exposure,  629 

Roof  material,  596,  732 

Roof  trussed,  605 

Repairs,  596,  597,  GG2,  669 

Reports,  on  request  of  mayor,  590 

Safety  and  security,  595 

Sanitariums,  729,  730 

Scaffold  boards,  6^2 

Scuttles  on  roofs,  034 


884 


Building,    Laws   of — Continued. 
Separation  complete,  when,  C28 
Shutters,  C50,  723-725 
Sidewalk    obstruction,    C78-C82,    701- 

703,  722-725 
Signs,  regulations  as  to,   705  et   s., 

727 
Skylights,  G32 

Stable  to  be  30  feet  away,  694 
Stairways,  G47,  G5G 
Statement  of  appilcar.it,  591 
Steam-pipes,  GGG 
Stone,  595,  G07,  G4G 
Storehouses,  G50 
Stove -flues,  G91 
Stoves  in  houses,  C63 
Streets,  use  of,  2437 
Temporary  supports,  G20 
Temporary  Avalk  and  roof,  702 
Tenants  must  secure  signs,  727 
Theatres,  714-721,  2829  et  s. 
Thickness    of   walls,    598,    599,    G04. 

C<]5,   GOG,   C09,   CI 2 
Timber  in  brick  walls,  G22 
Trades    excluded      from     fire-limits, 

CG2 
Trap-doors,  G49 
Trussed  roofs,  CO 5 
Unlawful  without  permit,  591 
Unsafe  structures,  C40 
Veneered  walls,  731 
Vertical  recess,  G45 
Warehouse  defined,  GDI 
Water  from  roof,  G33 
Water-pipes,  735 
Wholesale  store  defined,  601 
Wood  coriiStruction,  646 
Wooden  houses  in  fire  limits,  683 
Woodwork  exposure,     635,     GG3-GG6, 

G74 
Workshops,  651 


BiiPgiary,  Suspects  of,  1843 

Burials.       See     Cemeteries; 
Board. 
Paupers,  by  city,  1461-3 


Health 


Business.     See  Licenses;   Tax. 
Advertised,  license  required,  1898 
Classification  for  taxation,  1899 
Corporations,  licenses  of,  1873,  1895 
Corporations  to  register,  1897 
Defined  for  taxation,  1899 
Firms;    license  and   re.2;istry,     1873, 

1897 
Licenses  of  all,  1873,  1896  et  s. 
Licenses  required,  1870,  1873 
Licenses,  when  due,  1897 
Penalties,  1857  et  s. 
Registry  required,  1897 
Stock  con:panies,  license  for,  1895 
Taxation  of.  125  et  s. 

Eutchers;    Sunday   Regulations,   1802 

Sutter. 
Adulteration  forbidden,  1352 
Imitations,   sale  of.   1271-1273 
Sale    regulatlcr.is,    1327    et     s.,     1886, 
1891 

By-laws. 

Power  to  make,  1,  92 

Cabs.     See   Hacks. 

Charges,   regulation   of,   4G0 

Calves. 

Fcod,  when  not  to  be  sold  for,  1259, 

1263 
Muzzling,  penalty  for,  1417 

Candidates, 

Policemen,  as  affecting,  1926,  1949 

Cancellation.     See   Contracts. 
Llcenises,  1177 
Permits,  1166,  1170 
Registry  certificates;    bonds,  2915 

Cannon   Firing,  1820 
Cappers,   Punishment   of,   1842 

Carcasses. 

Burying,  regulation  of,  1218 
Dumping-ground,    when     not     used, 
1218 


INDEX 


Carcasses — Continued. 
Removal  of,  1210  et  s. 

Carnegie  Library. 

Annual  appropriation  for,  4C8 
Council  committee,  1451 
Land  set  apart  for,  1452 
Mayor,  member  of  board,  144S 
Trustee  can  hold  other    city    office, 

4C5,  4CC 
Trustees;     elections,     powers,     etc.. 

144C  et  s. 
Wards  repreisented,  1449 
Y.    M.    L.     A.    ordinance     repealed, 

1450 

Carriages. 
Street  regulations,  2441  et  s. 
Whitehall  viaduct,  no  speed  on,  1178 

Carriers.  See  Baggage;  Drays;   Hacks. 
Cars.   See   Disorder;    Street  Railroads. 

Carts.     See  Drays;    Wagons 

Fruits,  nuts,  produce;   peddling  reg- 
ulated, 1902  4 
Fruit,    signs    on;      regulations,    1902 
et  s. 

Catch-Basins;    Materials,   23S4 

Cattle.     See  Cows. 

Cellars. 

Drainage;    penalty,  2151 

Cement. 

Paving  streets,  for,   2396    (3G  et  s.) 
Samples  to  be  submitted,  2385-6 
Sewers,  for,  2061 
Sidewalks,   for,     2386,     2392,     2421, 

24G3  et  s. 
Specified  for  sewers,  2385 
Tests  of,  2385 

Cemeteries.     See  next  title. 
Abuse  of  privileges,  752 
Bell  signals  what,  767 
Brick-vault  graves;    prices,   782 


Cemeteries — Continued. 

Burial;    none    without     permit,     93, 

1559 
Birial  out  of,  when  unlawful,  765 
Burials.     (See  Interments,  infra.) 
Care  of  lots,  perpetual,  741 
Carriages,  etc.,  on  walks,  771 
Charges,  collection   of,   756-760,   786, 

787 
Charges,  schedules  of,   785,   796 
Collection  of  unpaid  money,  742 
Colored  persons,  burial  of,  746,  772 
Commissioners  of,   737   et   s. 
Committee  of  council  on,  859 
Contractor  must  be  licensed,  775 
Controlled    by  commission,   737 
Control  of  contiguous,  93 
Coping,  what  allowe.i,  747 
Copirg,  what  forbidden,  743 
Debris,  removal  of,  776 
Defacing,  disturbing  removing,  etc., 

penalty  for,  762,  763 
Department  of  cemetery,  885 
Disinterments,  779,  784,  785 

Drinks,  fruits,  etc.,  not  sold,  764 
Driveways,  use  of,  770,  776,  777 
Employees;   direction  and  pay,  737 

Excavations,  777 

Ebchumation  of  bodies,  779,  784,  785 

Fees.     (See  Charges,   supra.) 

Fences  forbidden,  743 

Fences,  removal  of,  743,  744 

Fences,  when  allowed,  747 

Flowers,  etc.,  not  given  or  sold  for 
use  outside  of,  754 

Flowers;  storage,  etc.,  748-751 

Foundations,  775,  777 

Fraudulent  misuse,  752 

Gates,  when  opened,  766 

Grass-sowing,  740 

Grave  and  lot  line,  777 

Graves,  applications  for,  783 

Graves,  brick  or  plain,  782,  783 

Graves,  depth  of,  780,  788 

Graves,  payment  for,  784 

Graves,  protection  of,  762 


886 


Cemeteries — Continued. 

Hodges,  AvhaL  allow(>d,  717 
Hedges,  what  forbidden,  7}^; 
Hot-house   regulations,   748-755 
Interments,   784,   785,   790 
Labor  beside  present  force,  745 
Lawn  system  required,  743,  747 
Loose  monuments,  slabs,  etc.,  745 
Lots,  care  of,  74.1,  74'5 
Lots,  purchase-price  of,  742 
Lots,  repair  of,  etc.,   745 
Lots,  speculation  in,  761 
Monuments,   building  of,   755-777 
New,   in    four-mile    limit,    forl)idden, 

94 
Night  guards;   election,  duties,  pay, 

term,  etc.,  773 
Notice  to  lot  owners,  745,  795 
Notice  to  pay  or  remove,  7G0,  787 
Oakland  and  any  other,  737 
Obstructions  forbidden,  743 
Obstructions,  removal  of,  744 
Opening     graves,    when    forbidden, 

780 
Pauper  field,  burial  in,  700 
Paupers,  how  buried,  74G 
Paupers,  where  buried,  778 
Payments,  756-758,  783-7S7 
Penalties,  751,  755,  762-765,  767,  777, 

780 
Penalty  for  violating  charter,  94 
Permit  for  burial,   790,  1557-1559 
Permit  for  exhumation,  779 
Permit  for  removal,  759,  791 
Plants,  no  charge  fo.r  keeping,  752 
Plants  not  sold,  wheni,  754 
Police  regulations,  767,  773,  774 
Public-comfort  places,  740 
Races,  separation  of,  746,  772 
Receiving-vault  regulations,  756-760, 

785-787 
Record  of   deaths   and   burials,   789, 

790 
Record  of  sales,  792 
Record  of  trust  funds,  741 


INDEX 

Cemeteries — Ctjntinuod. 


Reinforced    cement      recommended, 

795 
Remaining  in,  after  hours,  767 
Removal  of  bodies,  746,  759,  790,  791 
Repairs  by  commission,  745 
Repairs  needed;  notice,  795 
Rock  wall  to  be  raised,  740 
Rule3  and  regulations,   738,  784 
Sale  of  flowers,  etc.,  when  not  law- 
ful, 754 
Sale  of  vacant  lots,  7S1,  792 
Sales   within,  unlawful,  764 
Sexton,   437,  438,  484,  737,   745,  752, 

769,   788,  794,  797 
Shrubs,  removal  of,  744,  769 
Sign   warnings,  768 
Sodding  unoccupied  parts,  743 
Speculating  in  lots,  761 
Tombstones,   monuments,   etc.,   pen- 
alty for  injury  to,  763 
Trees,  removal  of,  744,  769 
Trust  funds,  how  used,  741 
Unknown  dead,  memorial  to,  740 
Vault.      (See    Receiving    Vault,    su- 
pra.) 
Vaults,  erection  of,  775 
Vehicles  upon:  walks,  771 
Wlalks,  use  of,  770,  776,  777 
Wall,  raising  of,  740 
Walls,  what  allowed,  747 
Walls,  what  forbidden,  743 
West  View  Cemetery,  778 
Wire  fences,   removal  of,   744 
Workmen  must  have  order,  770 
Work  on  lots  by  owners,  794 
Work  on  lots,  permit  for,  770 
Work  regulations,  770,  775-777 

Cemetery  Commissioners. 
Composed  of  whom,  739 
Duties  prescribed,  737  et  s. 
Elected,  how  and  when,  739 
Office  State  or  Federal,  can  not  hold, 

464 
Other  city  office,  may  hold,  465 
Powers  prescribed,  737  et  s. 


I.VDIO.V 


887 


Cemetery   Commissioners— Cont'd. 
Records  to  be  kept  in  duplicate,  TS9, 

790,   792,   793 
Rules  and  regulations,  738,  784 
Sales  of  lots,  781,  792 
Term  of  office,  739 

Center  of  City. 

Union   passenger  s.tation,  post  in,  2 

Certificates. 

Alteration   unlawful,   1C09 
Building  inspector  to  give,  594 
Clerk  of  council,  of.  847 
Coal  weight.  IGDS,  3000-3 
Death,  cause  of,  155G 
Detective  must  have,  2C27-S 
Electrical  board  of,  902,  978 
Electrician  of  city,  by,  9G7,  972 
Health.   1377 
Imitation  unlawful,  ICll 
Plumbers.  2205,  2215,  2219 
Scales  examined,  159G,  2999 
Signed  how,  1C02 
Slaughterhouse  employees,  1377 
Street  opening,  2631 
Weights,   gross   and   net,   etc.,    1598 
et  s. 

Certified    Check. 

Deposited  by  bidder.  23S4  et  s.,  2389, 
2395.  2390,  2450 

Chaingang. 

Street  work,  hew  used  on,  829 

Chance,   Games  of,  1824 

Character. 

Detective's   certificate    of,   2'027-8 

Charcoal   Peddlers,  1887 

Charges. 

Baggage  transfer,  1143 

Cabs,  4G0 

Drays  and  wagons  hauling,  1142 

Hacks,  1147  et  s. 

Schedule  to  be  posted,  1148,  1154 


Charitable  Associations. 
Appropriations   tc,    14G4    et    s. 
Notify  law  department,  14CG 
Report  to  council,  14C4 
Rules  governing,  14G4,  1470  et  s. 

Charities.  Committee  on,  859(29),  1457 
et  s. 

Charity. 

Objects  of,  how  disposed,  14CS  et  s. 
Sunday  works  of,    1777 
Transportation  free,  1470  et  s. 

Charter  of  1874  as  Amended,  1-502 

Charts. 

Sale  of;  license  and  registry,  187C 

Chattahoochee   River, 

Power  of  city  to  use,  288 

Chattahoochee  River  Line. 

Police  regulations,  49,  2048-51 

Chauffeurs.     See  Automobiles. 

Checks  Lost  and  Renewed. 

Record  and  transcript,  S99,  900 

Cheese,  Adulteration  of,  1353 

Chemical   Companies. 
Business  license,  1895 

Chickens,  Sales  cf,  1858 

Chiefs.  See  Chief  of  Construction; 
Fire  Chief;  Health  Officer;  Police 
Chief:    Sanitary  Inspectors. 

Chief   Executive.    Mayor   is,   50 

Chief  of  Construction. 

Accounts,  approval  of,  81G,  2410 
Accounts  of  street  and  sewer  appro- 
priations, 2409 
Approval  of  street  work,  2405 
Assistants;   number  and  salary,  374, 

800,  808 
Authority  conferred,  374,  798 
Bills,  duty  to  make  out,  810,  830 
Bond,  $1,000,  374. 


888 


I  Ml  10  X 


Chief   cf   Construction — (oiitiriued. 
Bridges;   building  and  repair,  212C-8 
Business,  in  no  other,  824 
Cement,  estimate  of,  2385 
Chaingang,  how  used  by,  829 
Clerical  help  provided.  822 
Clerk,  control  and  direction,  823 
Clerk,  in  on  other  business,  824 
Clerk  must  give  entire  time,  824 
Clerk's  pay  not  over  $1,<J0'0,  822 
Collection  of  assessments,  802 
Collection  of  hills,  810,  830 
Compensation,  374,  37C,  440,   799 
Complaint  ibook,  shall  keep,  821 
Coindemnation  of  sidewalks,  839 
Condemned  stock,  shall  sell,  820 
Consolidated  offices,    374,    378,    447, 

448,  798 
Control  and  direction,  818 
Curbing,  798,  810 
Curbing  and  sidewalks;  duties,  238G, 

2456 
Curbing  corners  rounded,  2452 
Decisions  bj^,  final.  2389,  239G 
Departmenit  of,  885 
Discharge  of  disorderly  or  incompe- 
tent employees,  2386 (8) 
Drainage,  801 
Duties  prescribed,  117,  370,  438,  801 

et  s. 
Economy  of  expenditures,  810 
Elected    by    popular    vote,    IIG,    436, 

4'83 
Elected,  when  by  council,  485,  486 
Bmiployees,  right  to  appoint,  etc.,  817 
Engineering  work,  798,  801 
Etotire  time  to  be  given,  824 
Entry  of  bills  ca  boo-ks,  810,  830 
Elstimates  and  statements,  S7S,  897 
Estimates  annual,  814 
Estimates  on  work,  809,  815 
Executions  in  streets,  2324  et  s. 
Execution  of  work,  812 
Fines  worked  out;   certificate,  932 
Grades,  801,  SO'5-807 
Grading  done  by,  2386 


Chief  cf   Construction — Continued. 

Inspections,  SOS.  812,  839 

Licenses,  issuance  of,  978 

Monthly  statements,  811,  815 

Notice  to  contractor,  2380 

Numbers  of  houses,  2502  et  s. 

Oath  of  office,  117,  377,  439 

Office-room  furnished,  825 

Overseer's  duty,  938 

Paving,  approval  of,  34C,  798,  809 

Paving  of  streets,  269G 

Permit  to  open  street,  2459,  2461 

Plats,  what  kept,  801,  804 

Powers  to  new  city  limits,  35,  40 

Prison  clothes,  duty  as  to,  942,  943 

Public   work   done   under,   375,     798, 
812 

Purchase  at  own  sale,  unlawful,  820 
Qualifications,  374,  798 
Records  to  be  kept,  802,  938 
Regulations,     enforcement    of,    809, 

813 
Rejects  improper  work,  etc.,  809 
Removal  from  office,  119,    379,    436, 

485,  487 
Repairs,  80'0 
Repairs  and  replacement    of  broken 

streets,  2458 
Reports,  811,  815,  820,  915 
Salary,  374,  376,  440,  799 
Sales  at  auction,  820 
Sewer  connections,  802 
Sewers,  duty  as  to  laying,  291,  292 
Sewer  work,  373,  374,  798,  800  et  s. 

2319  et  s.,  2384,  2389 
Sidewalks,  798,  8*0,  810,  838-9,  2386, 
2419-20,  2425,   2434 

Specifications,  strict  conformity    to, 

808 
Statements  to  be  filed  by,  379,  811, 

815 
Street  grade  fixed  by,  336,  801 
Street  improvements,  2405,  2681 
Street  openings,   2633-4,   2643-5 
Street  railroads,  2713,  2724 
Street  repairs,  2425 


INDEX 


889 


Chief   cf   Construction — Continued. 
Street  work,  373,  374,  798,  804  et  s. 
Supervise  work,  shall,  808,  813 
Supervision;  by  mayor  and    council, 

117,  800,  818 
Surveys,  801,  805 

Telegraph  and  telephone  poles,  2486 
Term  of  office,   IIC,  43C,  485 
Vacancy  filled,  117,  118,  480 
Walls;   strength  and  thickness,  801 

Children. 

Arrested,   how    treated,   2023 
Juvenile  court,  2052  et  s. 

Chimneys. 

Dangerous;    remedy   required,   1088 
Inspection  by  fire  chief,  1120 
Repaired  ar.d  cleaned,  to  be,  1120 

Cholera.     See   Health    Regulations. 

Churches       See   Disorder. 

Cigarettes. 

Keeping  adulterated  material,  2033 
Minors,  furnishing  to,  2033 

Cigars;    Sunday   Sales.   17779 

Circuses. 

Licenses  and  regulations,  23C9  et  s. 

Cisterns,  2988  et  s. 

City   Employees. 

Loans  by  city  employees,  1708 
Witness,   payment  as,  when   forbid- 
den, 172C.  1727 

City  Government. 

Examine  departments,  power  to,  4G1 

City   Hall. 

Building,  erection  of,  208 
Condemnation  of  land,  208 
Department  of  City  Hall,  885 
Offices  in,  593 

Purchase,  power  to  make,  209 
Sinking  fund  for,  208 


City  Laws. 
Piedmont  Park,  of  force  in,  1787 

City  of  Atlanta.     See   Wards. 
Annexations,  S-40 
Bonds,  214 

Center,  Union  passenger  station,  2 
Contracts  that  bind,  241 
Corporate  name,  1 
Expense  restricted  to  income,  203 
E^xtensions,  3,  5,  G,  24-2C,  32 
Flafc  and  colors  of.  908 
Grady  Hospital,  pledge  to  maintain, 

1420,  1421 
Limits  territorial,  2,  8,  24,  31,  32,  34, 

35 
Police  of  outside  territory,  4-54 
Powers.  1,  35,  121,  214,  et  s. 
Seal  of,  907 
Taxation,  121  et  s. 
Waterworks.  230 

City  Officers.  See  Aldermen;  Asses- 
sors; Attorney;  Auditor;  Boards; 
Cemetery  Commissioners;  Chief  of 
Construction;  Clerk  of  Council; 
Councilmen;  Electrician;  Engin- 
eer; General  Manager  of  Water- 
works; License  Inspector;  Mar- 
shal; Mayor;  Officers;  Physicians, 
City;  Police;  Recorder;  Sexton; 
Street-Improvement  Collector; 
Tax-Assessors ;  T  a  x-Collector ; 
Treasurer;  Warden;  Water  Com- 
missioners. 

City  Ordinances.     See  Ordinances. 
Violation    of;     prosecution     barred, 
1837 

City  Prison.     See  Stockade. 

City  of  West   End,  8  et  s. 

Civil   Service. 

Police  officers,  1948  et  s. 
Police  officers;   rules,  407,  41G 

Claims  against  the  City. 
Justice  of;   examination,  874 


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INDEX 


Claims    against    City — Continued. 

Settlement  before  delivery  of  war- 
rants, 875 

Suit  not  allowed  before  presenting, 
471 

Three  months  to  act  on,  471 

Classification.     See    Licenses;     Taxa- 
tion. 

Clerk  of  Board  of  Health. 
Duties  prescribed,  1107 
Election,   1198 
Salary,  1198 
Term,  at  pleasure  of  beard,  1198 

Clerk  of  Council. 

Attends  meetings,  840 

Balance  sheet  read  by,  191 

Bids,  reception  of,  2450 

Bond  of,  451,  840 

Bonds,   record   of,   2307 

Books  kept  by,  842 

Bridges,   executions   for  building   or 

repairing,  2128 
Cemetery  trust  funds,  741 
Chartered  office,  502 
Chief   of    construction,     statements 

■from,  815 
Compensation  for  suing,  20O 
Compensation,    how   fixed,    453,    844, 

84G 
Copies  certified  by,  S47 
Copies  of  ordinances,  849-852 
Detective's  license,  2024 
Deputy  clerks,  authority  of,  455,  847 
Docket  of  executions,  1562 
Dog-tags,  law  as  to,  1409,  1411 
Duties  prescribed,  117,  452,  502,  840 

et  s. 
Elected  by  popular    vote,    117,    449, 

50i2 
Executions  for  bond  forfeitures,  950 
Executions  for  delinquent  bills,  1547 
Executions   for  fines,   925 
Executions   for    sewer     and     street 

work,  830 


Clerk   of   Council — Continued. 

Eixecutions  for  taxes,  58G,  1528,  1547, 

15C8 
Executions;    sidewalks,   2420,     2430, 

2457 
Fees,  258,  845 

Fees   for  licenses,  1534,  1535 
Fees  on  executions,  2420 
Gunpowder  license,   2078-9 
Ice    peddling,    etc.;     certificate    of 

registry,  1900 
Liability,  when  relieved  of,  937 
Licenses  for  drays,  hacks,   wagons, 

etc.,  1138  et  s. 
Licenses  for  milk  depots,  1313 
Licenses;   fruits,  nutis,  produce,  1902 
Licenses,  issuance  of,  841,  843 
lx)st  checks,  record  of,  900 
Map  of  city  furnished   by,  1148 
Minutes  kept  by,  842 
Notices  issued  by,  841 
Oath  of  office,  117,  450,  502,  840 
Orders  issued  by,  841 
Ordinances,   duties   as   to,   842,   849, 

851,  852 
Penalty  for  failure  to  sue,  201 
Powers,  to  new  city  limits,  35,  40 
Records  kept  by,  840,  842 
Redemption  of  property,   1572,   1578 
Registry  of  occupations,  842 
Removal  from  office,  119,  449,  502 
Reports    of    bills     and     collections, 

893-895 
Returns  to  ordinary,  741 
Schedule  of  rates  furnished  by,  1148 
Seal  of  city,  keeps,  907 
Seal  of  office,  454,  847,  848 
Signature  of  deputy  clerk,  455 
Sinking-fund  commission,  2377 
Street-car    tracks;      executions     for 

cost  of  repairs,  2724 
Street-railroad      franchises;     copies 

of  applications,  2709 
Suit  by,  against  mayor,  etc.,  199 
Summons    and    subpoena,    911,    913, 

914,  937 


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891 


Clerk  of  Council — Continued. 

Supervision  by  mayor  and    council, 

117,  502 
Tags  for  hacks  furnished  by.   1155 
Tax  sales;  list  of  property,  1581 
Tax  sales,  records  as  to,  1576,  1577 
Term  of  offiice,  117,  449,  502 
Treatres;    licenses,   2S75 
Ticket  broker's  bond.  2S20 
Vacancy,  how  filled,  117,  118,  502 

Clerk  of  Recorders  Court. 

Acts   as    recorder,     when,     427,    428, 

94G 
Compensation,     i;o     additional,    428, 

947 
Duties.  427,  93G 
Election.   936 
Eligible   as    recorder   pro   tern.,    428, 

937,  948 
Notice  to  councilmen,  949 

Clerks  of  Elections. 

roiiiijen.-aiion  of,  107 

Closets. 

Health  regulations,  1285.  1303 

Clothing. 

Infected,  sale  of,  1222 

Junkdealers  and  pawnbrokers  deal- 
ing in,  1434  et  s. 

License;  registration;  tax  on  saleiS, 
1866,  1869 

Prisoners,  for,  942 

Clubs. 

Annual  application,  854 

Drinks,  serving  of,  857 

Entrance  fees,  854 

Inspection,  open  to,  855,  857 

Open  doors  to  be  kept,  857 

Penalties,  856,  858 

Permission  necessary,  853 

Roll  of  members  and  oflBcers,    857, 

858 
Statement  to  be  made.  854 


Coal  and  Coke. 
j      Certificate  of  weight,  1605,  3003 
Inspectors'  duties,  2999  et  s. 
Penalties,  1610,  3001-3 
Policemen,  duty  of,  1612 
Scales;      tests,     concealment,     etc., 

2999,  3001 
Shortages,  160S,  3003 
Statement  oa  delivery,  1603 
Ton,  2,000  pounds,  1604 
Unlawful,  what  acts  are,  1606,  30O1- 

3 
Wagons  may  be  stopped,  1612,  3000 
Wagons  to  be  numbered,  1595 
Weight  on  city  scales  demandable, 

for  one  ton  or  more,  1609 
Weight;   penal  law,  3000,  3003 

Coal  Companies. 

Business  license  for,  1895 

Cock-fighting.     Forbidden,    1790 

Collection    of    Revenue.     See     Coupon 
System;    Licenses;    Taxes. 
Licenses,  business,  843 
Officers  to  report  daily,  1715 

Collectors.     See      Street-Improvement 
Collector;   Tax-Collector. 

Collins  Park  &  Belt  R.  R.  Co. 

Disorder  on,  2048 

Police  pKJwers  over  whole  line.  49 

Collision. 

Automobiles  run  to  avoid,  523 
Bicycles;  presumption  of  fault,  532 

Colored  Person.     See  Races. 

Commissioner  of  Public   Works. 

Office   abolished,   374,   375,   447,   448, 
798 

Comrhissioners  of  Streets  and  Sewers. 
Chief    of    construction     substituted 
for,  813,  819 

Commission    Merchants. 
Business-license  tax.  1538 


892 


Ccmmission     Merchants — Continued. 
Sales,  scope  of,  15;'.S 

Commitrrent  to  Jail. 

By  alderman  or  councilman,  417 

By  mayor,  58 

By  recorder,  420,  421 

Committees. 

Absences  of  members,  8G1 
Accounts  ;  approval  by  chairman,  880 
Appointed  by  mayor,  59,  C4,  859 
Chairmen  are  members    of    boards, 

235,  310,  391,  1919,  2373-4 
Education,  board  of,  230C 
Finance,  814 
List  of,  859 
Parks,  G59 

Police  coimmissioners,  193G 
Police,  of  council,  1919 
Prison   (stockade),  490,  2081  et  s. 
Reiports,  each  member  sigr.is,  8G0 
Tax,  859,  1575,  1584 
Wards;   each  represented,  859 

Compensation.       See     Condemnation; 
Salary. 
Olerks  of  Elections,  107 
Registrar  of  voters,  120 
Waterworks  engineer,  clerks,     etc., 
252 
Compilation. 

Tax  assessors'  fund  for,  2804 

Camplaint  Book. 

Sewers  and  streets,  821 

Comptroller. 

Accounts  for  work,  course  of,  816 
Accounts  reported  to,  888,  893 
Accounts  to  be  kept  by,  872 
Accounts  with  all  departments,  227 
Audit  and  requisition  clerk,  891 
Auditor's  duties  independent,  512 
Balance  sheet  iprepared  by,  191 
Bids  to  be  asked  for,  876,  878 
Bond  covers  clerk's  acts,  891 
Bond  of,  225,  871 


Comptroller — <Jon  tinned. 

Bookkeeping  system:  power,  901-904 
Books  of,  boards  and    departments 

to  harmonize  with,  887 
Books  to  be  kept  by.  192,  229,  872 
Burial  permits  reported  to,  1557 
Burnable  property,  lists  of,  879 
Chartered  office,  502,  870 
Chief    of     construction,    statements 

from,  815 
Chief      of      sanitary      department, 

charges  against,  1204 
Clerks,  appointment  of,  891 
Compensation,  226,  871 
Consolidation  of  offices,  IIG 
Ct>ntracts,  shall  record,  881 
Creatiar.i  of  the  office,  222 
Damages  from  grading;   releases, 

2670-2 
Department  of  City  Comptroller,  885 
Dog-tags,  law  as  to,  1409 
Duties  prescribed,  117,  224,  502,  872 

et  s. 
Education,  board  of,  2314-15 
Elected   by   popular  vote,   117,     223, 

502,  869 
Evidence,  may  require,  228,  874 
Examinations  by,  under  oath,  874 
Fees  of  officers;  record,  897 
Fi.  fas.,  entry  of,  873 
Fire-insurance  policies,  879,  880 
Health-board  accounts  presented  to, 

when  approved,  120O 
Inspection  of  books,  etc.,  by  commit- 
tee and  council,  880,  897 
InveEitories  required  'by,  903 
Lost  checks,  record  of,  899 
Marshal's  deed  book,  keeps,  1578 
Oath  of  office,  .117,  502,  871 
Pay-rolls,  may  supervise,  890 
Postage-stamps,  .payment  for,  877 
Powers  to  new  limits,  35,  40 
Printing  for  departments,  876 
Record  of  bills,  2684-5 
Record  of  covenants,  881 
Record  of  fees,  897 


I>DKX 


893 


Comptroller— Continued. 

Relieved  in  no  way  by  auditor,  512 
Removal  from  office,  119,  502,  870 
Rents;   collection,    deposit,    receipt, 

882 
Reports  right  to  call  for.  903,  905 
Reports  to,  by  officers,  8S3,  888,  893, 

894,  895,  932 
Sales  of  property:  proceeds,  883 
Sinking-fund  reports,  2375.  2378 
Sinking-fund,  to  pay  bonds,  *2382 
Statements   furnished  by,  89G 
Stationery  for  departments,  87G 
Street  improvement  bills,  2C82-5 
Supervision  by  mayor    and    council, 

117,  502 
Supplies  for  departments.  878,  889 
Tax-collector  reports  to,  894,  2770 
Term  of  office,  117,  502,  870 
Transcripts  of  lost  checks,  900 
Vacancy,  how  filled,  117,  118,  502 
Vouchers,  when  presented  to,  5C9 
Warrants    countersigned     by,     88C, 

2375 
Warrants,  settlement  of  demands  be- 
fore delivery  of,  875 
Warrants  to  treasurer,  2913 
Weighers'  blanks,  etc.,  1598,  1599 

Compulsory  Procec^s. 

Recorder's  court,  for,  910 

Concert  Halls.     See  Theatres. 
Concrete.     See  Paving. 

Condemnation.     See  next  title. 
Live-stcck  and  meat,  13C3  et  s. 
Scales,  3O02 
Sidewalks,  837-ST;9 

Condemnation  of  Property. 
Absence  of  owner,  2GS 
Appeal  from  award,  2C9 
Assessors,  2GS,  295,  330-332 
Award,  payment  or  securing  of,  4C9, 

470 
Benefit  and  damage,  329 
Bridge,  right  of  way  for,  384 


Condemnation    of    Property — Cont'd. 
Code  of  Georgia  applicable,   329 
Delay  work,  appeal  does  not,  2C9 
Disagreement   on   price.   208 
Entry  pending  appeal,  409,   470 
Fee,   title  in,  when  acquired,  271 
How  and  by  whom  instituted,  267 
Infant  or  insane  owner,  2G8,  271 
Owners-hip  unknown,   271 
Parks,  of  land  for,  4G9 
Payment,  when  made,  270 
Public-building  sites,   4G9 
Rights  and  remedies,  278 
Sewerage,    for,    295,    303,    308,      309, 

2320 
Streets,  laying  cut,  etc.,  329  et  s. 
Title  dispute  of,  271 
Waterworks,  207-271,  27G  et  s. 

Condemned   Stock,   Material,  etc. 
Sale  at  auction,  820 

Conduits. 

Electrical  wires,  for,  97G 

Confederate  Veterans. 
Peddling  by,  1537,   ISCl 

Confinement.     See   Imprisonment. 

Consent. 

M;lk-depots,  1312 
Near-beer  saloons,  1G39 
Soap  factories,  1C87 
Stables,  livery,  feed,  sale,  1309 

Consignment  Sales. 
License-tax  law,  153S 

Consolidation   of  Offices. 

Chief  of  construction,  374,  378,  447, 

448 
Commissioner  of  public  works,  374, 

378,  447-8 
Comptroller,  power  as  to,  IIG 
Engineer,  citj-,  374,  447 
Marshal  and  Lax-collector,  116 
Other  offices,  power  as  to,  378 


894 


INDEX 


Consolidation     of     Votes.     See     Elec- 
tions. 

Construction. 

Buildings,    591   et  s. 
Ohief  of.     (See  that  title). 
Electrical,  9G2  et  s. 

Contagious      Diseases.       See      Health 
Regulations. 

Contempt. 

Appearance,  default  of,  912,  915,  920 
Presence  of  court,  in,  924 

Contested   Claims  and   Litigation. 
Ooimm'ittee  on,  standing,  S59 
Sxamination :    settlement,   874-S75 

Contests  of  Elections. 
Tried  how,  112 

Contingent,   Department   of,  885 

Continuance. 

Recorder's    court,    in,   91G,   920,    923, 
205G 

Contractor.      See      Bids;      Contracts; 
Sewers;    Sidewalks;    Streets. 
Assessments  paid  to,  304 
Bond  of,  1711,  1712,  23i89,  2395,  2390 
Building  laws;   responsible,  591-73C 
Cemetery  work,  77'5-777 
Convict  labor,  shall  .not  use,  833 
Electrical  work,  962,  978,  979 
LlC€.nses,  962,  978,  979 
Non-liability  to,  when,  371 
Paving  petition,  not  to  procure,  346 
Paving  (wood  blocks),  2396 
Plumibing,  2155  et  s. 
iSewerage,  304,  2319  et  s.,  2384  et  s., 

2395 
Sidewalks,  2391  et  s. 
Street  improvements,  369,  24'0i2  et  s. 

Contracts. 

Advertise'ment,    repeal    of    law    re- 
quiring, 2471 
Bonds  for  performing,  2384  et  s. 
Cancel,  reserved  right  to,  2384-5 


Contracts — Continued. 

Carcasses,  for  removal  of,  1210 
Convict-labor  provision  in  all,  834 
Copy,  deposit  and  retention  of,  247 
Curbing  and  sidewalks,  2380 
Dead  animals;  removal,  1210  et  s. 
Edgewood;   lights  and  railway,  27 
Electrical  work,  to  do,  902 
Interest   in,  city    officials    can     not 

ha^ie,  100,  249 
Lights,  contracts  for,  10 
Officers  approving  bonds  for,  1711 
Plumbing,  2191 
Powers  of  city  as  to,  1 
Record  of,  by  comptVoller,  881 
Risk  of  contractor,  2386 
Sewer  work,  2385,  2389 
Sidewalks;   bond  required,  2470 
Sidewalks;   guaranty  of,  2407 
Siniking-fund  ordinance,  2380 
Supplies  for  departments,  878 
Telephones,  how  made  for,  575-577 
Unlawful,  what  are,  100 
Void,  -what  are,  207 
Waterworks,  materials  for,  240-248 
West  End  contracts,  preserved,  13 

Convict   Labor  and   Material. 
Employed,  not  to  be,  833 
Exceptions,  as  to  street  work,  836 
Pay  for,  city  will  not,  836 
Penalty  for   violation,   835 

Convicts. 

Clotbicg  of,  942 

Confinement  at  police  station,  940 
Council   committee  control,   490 
County,  on  city  streets,  475 
Direction  and  s-upervisiou,  475 
Farming  out  of,  474 
Females,  941 

Guards  and  employees,  490 
Record  and  report  of  work,  938 
Rules  for  control  of,  490 
Sentence,  discretion  as  to,  940 
Work,  character  and  location  of,  475 


INDEX 


895 


Cook's   District. 

Added  tJ  City  of  Atlanta,  24 

Copenhill. 
Became  part  of  city  in  1909,  26 

Copies. 

Clerk  of  council,  by,  847  et  s. 

Coroner. 

Certificate,  cause  of  death,  155G 

Corporate   Limits. 

Disorderly  conduct,  17C2 
Extensions  of,  3-7,  S,  24,  32,  41-54 
One  and  three-fourths  miles,  2 

Corporate   Name. 

Tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  1. 

Corporate  Powers. 
General  recital  of,  1 

Corporate  Seal. 

Affixed  by  order  of  mayor,  907 
Described,  907 
Kept  where,  907 

Corporations. 

Busines.s  license  of,  1895 
Licenses  required,  1870 

Costs.  ' 

License  executions,  1536,  1539 
Marshal's,  on  executions,  1570 
Treasury,  paid  into,  1536 

Council.     See     Mayor     and     Council; 
Department  of  Council,  885. 

Council  Chamber. 

Enclosures,  exclusion  from,  906 
Exception  as  to  members,    officers, 
and  reporters,  906 

Councilmen, 

Board  of,  who  presides  over,  59 
Boards,  membership  on,  465,  466 
Contract  with  city,  can  not,  100 
Eighth  Ward,  6 
Elected  annually,  75,  485,  951 
Elig-ibility,  77,  465,  466 


Councilmen— Continued. 

Half  go  oat  yearly,  75 

Hold  office   till     successors    qualify, 
101 

Legislative  department,  are  part  of, 
72 

Liability  as  individuals,  207 

'Liability  to  refund  to  city,  198 

Minority,  powers  of,  85 

Number  for  each  ward,  74 

Oath  of  office,  04,  69-71 

Other  office,  can  not  hold,  465,  466 

Police  board  nominations,  1925 

Quorum  of  board,  majority  of  all,  83 

Recorder,  may  act  as,  425 

Recorder's  court,  presiding  in,  909 

Salaries  of,  80 

Succeed  selves  one  term,  may,  72 

Term  of  office,  485 

Vacancy  by  acceptance  of  other  of- 
fice, 466 
Mayor  and  General  Council. 

Vacancy  by  removal  from  ward,  81 

Vacancy,  how  filled,  102,  480 

West  End,  11 

Counterfeiting. 
Dog-lags,  1411 
Inspecticn  marks,  1379 

Country   Produce,  Sales  of,  1887 

Coupon  System. 

Collection  of  bills  by,  802,  830,  892 
Rents,  receipt  tor,  882 

Courts.     See  Juvenile  Court;   Record- 
er. 
Absence  of  presiding  officer,  909 
Accused,  rights  of,  910 
Appearance,  default  of,  912,  915,  935 
Appraisers  appointed  by,  268 
Bonds,  forfeitures  of,  950 
Cases,  docketing  of,  929 
Cases,  sounding  of,  950 
Clerk  of  recorder's  court,  936,  948 
Compulsory  process,  910,  933 
Contempts,  912,  915,  920,  924,  935 


Courts— Continued. 

Ck)ntin.uance,  910,  920,  92G 
Executions,  925,  950 
Feigned  name,  no  trial  in,  930 
Females,  discretion  to  excuse,  930 
Fines,  enforcement  of,  925,  92C 
Firemasters;    trial    of    employees, 

1055 
Firemen,  of  efficiency,  1082'1'084 
Implicated  persons,  trial  of,  923 
Mayor,  etc.,  909  et  s. 
Mayor's,  who  may  hold,  57 
Penalties,  '57,  915,  919,  922,  924,  925 
Personal  presence,  930 
Plea  of  guilty,  930 
Police  commissioners,  933-935 
Presiding  officers,  909 
Probation  officer,  920,  921 
Punishiment,  919,  922,  924,  933 
Recorder,  909  et  s. 
Recorder  pro  tem.,  946-949 
Rules  of  practice,  910,  917,  918 
Service,  911,  913,  928,  934 
Speedy  trial,  910 
Subpoena;    issuance,   etc.,   911,    913, 

914,  933 
Summons;    form,  etc.,  910,  911,  914, 

934 
Witnesses,  910,  913-915,  933-935 

Covenants.     See  Cor.itracts. 

Cows.     See  Animals. 

At  large  on  streets,  1398,  1403 
Dairy    and    milk    regulations,    1317 

et  s. 
Impounding  laws,  1399  et  s. 
Stables,  regulations  of,  1385  et  s. 

Cream.     See  Ice-Cream;  Milk. 

Crennatories. 

Damages  from,  321 
Establishment  and  operation,  321 

Creosote  Oil. 

Wood-blocks  treated  with,  2396   (56, 
57) 


Crossings.     See    Railroadvs;    Streets. 
Obstructions  of,  1822 
Vehicles  on,  2441  et  s. 

Crowds;   Assembly  and  Dispersal,  1822 

Cruelty  to  Animals. 

Punishment   for,   141C-19 

Culverts. 

Abandoned,  2345,  2357 
Control  of  work,  812 

Curbing. — See  Sidewalks;   Streets^ 
Assessments  for,  2422,  2424 
Bids,  specifications,  etc.,  2386-8 
Concrete,  specified,  2388 
Curved  at  corners,  2452 
Executions  for,  2453 
Granite,   kind,   measure,   etc.,   2387 
Lot -owners  pay  for,  2419,  2420,  2422, 
2452  et  s. 

Cyclorama. 

Lecturer's  duties  and  term  of  office, 
1743,  1744 

Dairies. 
Inspection,  etc.,  1318,  13C1-2,  1334 
Inspector's  assistant,   1361,    1362 
License  for,  1322  et  s. 
Location  to  appear,  1319 
Wagons,  signs  on,  1319 

Damages. 

Assessed  in  condemnation  of  prop- 
erty, 267,   295,  303,  329 

Automobile  drivers  renounce,  525 

Electrical  accidents,  from,  980 

Liquidated,  bidder's  deposit  treated 
as,  2389,  2'395,  2396 

Penal  prosecution  .no  bar,  1014 

Sewers,   295,   303,   23i20,   2339 

Signs;    city  released,   712 

Streets,  329  et  s. 

Streets,  defects  in,  525 

Streets,  grading  cf,  2668-72 

Suit  not  prevented,  303 


IXDEX 


89^ 


Dams. 

Waterworks  construction,  275 

Dance-Houses. 
Application  to  Mayor    and    General 
Council.  1846 

Dead  Animals.     See  Carcasses. 

Dead  Bodies. 

Penalty  as  to,  15C0 

Permit  to  bury  or  remove,  1559 

Death.     See  Firemen. 

Deaths. 

Burial  permits,  1557 
Certificates  of,  155G 
Firemen,  1077 
Policemen,  20O8 
Registry  of,  1555 
Reports  of.  155G 

Debts  Assumed  by  Atlanta. 
East  Atlanta,  28 
Edge  wood,  27 
Oakland  City,  ZS 
West  End,  14 

Dedications.     See  ir'arks;   Streets. 

Deeds. 

Marshal's,  1570,  1578 

Quitclaim,  of  property  sold  by    tax 

committee,  15S4 
Tax,  admitted  in  evidence,  158 

Defacing  Auditorium  Armory,  Stj4 

Defacing   Buildings,   Memorials,   Polesi 
etc.,    1707,    17CU,    1795,   1835,  2486 

Default. 

Bond  forfeiture,  950,  1810  et  s. 
Non-appearance;  contempt,  912,  915 


Defaulters. 
Definitions. 


See  Tax. 
See   Words. 


Departments       See  Boards. 

Apportionments,   must  not     exceed, 
89S 


Departments — Continued. 

Appropriations,  warraats  on,  885 
Bond  commission  acts  with,  581 
Bookkeeping   system   required,    901- 

904 
Books  to  show  what,  904 
Comptroller's  books,  harmony  with, 

887 
Creation  and  list  of,  885  « 

Examination  of,  4C1 
Extra  help  in,  1703 
Fire.     (See  Fire  Department.) 
(Heads  of,  to  instruct  employees,  850 
Inventories  continuous,  903 
Law,   1442-1445 
List  of  departments,  885 

Parks,  885 

Payments  to  tax-collector,  8S3 

Pay-rolls,  supervision  of,  890 

Police,  1922  et  s. 

Postage-stamps,  877 

Powers  extended  to  new  limits,  35 

Printing  for,  876 

Relief,  1457  et  s. 

Reports  to  comptroller,  883,  893 

Statements  to  be  filed  by,  897 

Stationery  for,  876 

Supplies  for,  878 

Waterworks,  230  et  s. 

Depositories. 

Banks,  of  city's  moneys,    ISO,     1S4, 
2911-12 

Deposits.     See  Bids. 
Bids;  not  allowed  withdrawn,  831 
Certified  check  with  bid,  2384  et  s. 
Education  board,  by,  2310 
Liquors,   when  unlawful,   1640,   1641 
Treasurer,  by,  2911,  2912 

Depredations  in   Parks,  1737 

Deputy  Clerk  of  Council^  455,  S47 

Deputy  Marshals. 

Police  officers,  duty  as,  2032 


57 


898 


IM)KX 


Descriptions. 
Ward  boundaries,  2&21  et  s. 

Detectives. 

Agency;  license,  bond,  oath,  2024-G 
Approval  required,  2027-S 
Character  and  proficiency,  2027-8 
Police  force,  part  of,  2003 
Private,  2024-S 

Diphtheria.     See  Health  Regulations. 

Discharge.     See  Employees. 

Discrimination. 
Slaughtering  services   for   the    pub- 
lic without,   1375 

Diseases.     See  Health   Regulations. 
Animals,  of,  specified,  13C9 
Contagious  or  infectious,   1337-1339, 

1349,  1350 
Infectious,  report  of,  1334,  1337 
Slaughtered  animals,  1370 
Slaughter-house    employees,     certifi- 
cates as  to,  1377 

Dismissal    of    Officers.    See    Removal 
from  Office. 

Disorder. 

Affrays;    suppression,   etc.,  1818-19 
Alabama  slings  prohibited,   1773 
Animals;   street  feeding,  1826 
Appearance  of  offenders,  1810 
Arrest  of  offenders,  ISIO 
Artillery,  firing  of,  1820 
Assistance  of  police,  1818 
Astrologers  prohibited,  1852,  1853 
Athletics;    application,   permit,  1847 

et  s. 
Barking,  spieling,  soliciting,  on  side- 
walk, 2435 
Barber-shops  closed  Sunday,  1799 
B  arib  e  r-s  h  ops ;      ra  c  i  a  1     d  i  s  t  i  n  c  t  i  o  ns , 

180O 
Barber-shop;  signs,  18'0'0 
Barrooms,  females  in,  1788 
Begging;  fraudulent  pretense,  1824 


Disorder — Continued. 

Betting  on  chance  game,  1S24 
Betting  on  cock-fight,  1790 
Betting  on  races,  1135 
Billiard  rooms,  closing  of,  1<}5C,  1658,. 

1792 
Billiard-rooms,  minors  in,  1790,  1791 
Billiard-rooms;    Sunday  law,  1776 
Bread,  sale  of,  on  Sunday,  1777 
Burglars,  suspected,  1S43 
Butchers;    Sunday  regulations,  1802 
Cannon,  firing  of,  1820 
Cappers,  operations  of,  1S42 
Cars  of   Collins   Park   &    Belt   Rail- 
road Co.,  2048 
Cars,  spitting  in,  etc.,  1854 
Chance,  betting  on  games  of,  1824 
Charity,  works  of,  on  Sunday,  1777 
Chattahoochee  river  resort,  2049 
Churches,  congregating  around,  1830 
Churches,  defacing,  1795 
Churches;   disturbing  worship,  1S30' 
Churches,  rapid  driving  by,  1831 
Churches,  smoi\ing  before,  1830 
Cigars,    sale    of,    on    Sunday,      1777, 

1779 
City    limits,    within,    17G2 
Cock-fighting  i)rohibited,  179€ 
Confinement  of  offenders,   1810 
Contractor's  employee,  238G 
Crossings,  obstructions  of,  1822 
Crowds,  assembnng  of,  1822 
Crowds;   failure  to  disperse,  1822 
Dance-house,  aipplication  for,  1846 
Dances,  lewd,  17C3 
Debauching  of  morals,  1762 
Defacing  buildings,  etc.,  1795,  1835 
Depot  rules,  approved  of  iby  mayor- 

and  general  council,  1828 
Disorderly  houses,  1803  et  s. 
Dispersal  of  crowds,  18il9,  1822 
Disturbing  the  peace,  1764 
Dives  defined,  17CS 
Dog  laws,  1406-15 
Driving  or  riding,  1831,  2441 
Drunkenness  on  street,  1765 


INDEX 


899 


Disorder — Continued. 

Drunkenness;   relief    from    penalty, 

1766 
EIntrance  fee,  payment  of,  1S38 
Exhibition  like  flying  jenny,  1840 
Fake  fire  sales,  1781 
Familiarity  with  lewd  women,  1771 
Feeding  animals  on  street,  1SC6 
Females  in  barrooms,  1788 
Firearms,  shooting  of,  1794 
Fire     sales,    misrepresentation     of, 

1781 
Fireworks  in  city  limits,  1821 
Fireworks;    permission  of  mayor, 

1821 
Fi&h-dealers;     Sunday     regulations, 

1802 
Flips  prohibited  on  street,  1773 
Floors  public,  spitting  on,  or  litter- 
ing, 1854 
Flying  jenny,  operation  of,  1840 
Fornication,  house  of,  1803  et  s. 
Fortune  tellers  prohibited,  1852,  1S53 
Fruit   dealers;    Sunday   regulations, 

1802 
Funerals;   regulations,  1833 
Gambling,  enticing  to,  1842 
Games     athletic,    applications     for, 

1847  et  s. 
Games  athletic,  becoming  nuisance, 

1851 
Girls  entering  bar-rooms,  1788 
Grocers,   Sunday   regulations,   1802 
Guardians  liable  for  wards,  1783 
Houses  disorderly,  etc . ,  92,  1803  et  s. 
Houses  of  ill-fame,  1803 
Ice,  ice-cream;  Sunday  sale,  1777 
Idle  and  disorderly  person,  1823 
Idling  and  loitering,  1768-9,  1823 
Immoral  characters  in  houses,  1806 
Immorality,  1763 
Indecency,  1762,  2919 
Indecent  exposure  of  person,  1763 
Interfering  with  police,  1819 
Lamps,  injurinig,  etc.,   1797-S 
Language  indecent,  etc.,  1762,   2919 


I 


Disorder — Continued. 
Lewd  dances,  1763 
Lewd  women  in  public,  1770 
Licentious  publication,  1763 
Litter;    throwing     on     sidewalk    or 

street,  1854,  2476 
Loafing.     (See  Loitering,  infra.) 
Lodging  in  outhouses,  etc.,  1824 
Loitering,   17S2,  1783,  1784 
Menacing  policemen,  1819 
Milk,  sale  of,  on  Sunday,  1777 
Minors  in  billiard-rooms,  1790,  1791. 
Minors  loitering,  1783,  1784 
Mocking-birds,  trapping,  1836 
Move  on,  refusing  to,  1823 
Mutilation.     See  Defacing,   supra. 
Nakedness  in  public,  1763 
Necessity;    Sunday  works,  1777 
Newspapers;    Sunday   sale,   1777 
Noise  at  night,  1764 
Noises  unnecessary,  17C5 
Novelties;   Sunday  sale,  1779 
Obstructing  policemen,   1818-19 
Obstruction  of  passage,  1822 
Offenders;  arrest  bail,  etc.,  1810  et  s. 
Offenders,   suspected,   1811,   1843 
Openi  doors  of  saloons,  1775 
Ordinances  as  to,  power  to  pass,  92 
Ordinances,  in  Piedmont  Park,  17S7 
Parents  liable  for  children,  1783 
Parks,  in,  1754 

Passenger-depot  regulations,   1827-8 
Peelings  thrown  on  sidewalk,  1854 
Penalties,  1305,  1762  et  s. 
Perishable  meats    and     vegetables; 

delivery  Sunday,  1780,  1802 
Pickpockets  suspected,  1843 
Piedmont    Park    under    ordinances, 

1787 
Pimps,  operations  of,  1842 
Playing  games  of  chance,  1824 
Playing.     (See  Betting,  supra.) 
Police  duty,  hindering,  etc.,  1819 
Police  limits,  ordinances  in,  1855 
Police  regulations  in  limits,  1855- 
Pool,  minors  playing,  1790,  1791 


900 


IXIJKX 


Disorder — ^Con  tinned. 

Pool-rooms,  closing  regulations,  1792 
Porters  in  passenger-depots,  1827 
Posting  bills.  (See  Defacing,  supra.) 
Prevention  and  punishment,  92 
Prisoner;  information  by  court,  1767 
'Probation,  putting  on,  920 
Procession,  breaking  through,  1833 
Profanity,  use  of,  17G2 
Prose<;ution  barred,  two  years,  1837 
Prostitutes  on  street,  etc.,  1770-1 
Psychic       research     demomstrators, 

1853 
Public  amusements;   permits,     1847 

et  s. 
Public  indecency,  1762 
"Public  meetings;   regulations,  1809 
Public  schools,  disturbance  of,  1829 
Quarreling,  1762 

Ropers;   operations  prohibited,  1842 
Saloon  hours,  1775 
Sanitary  limits,  1855 
Sanitary  limits,  ordinances  in,  1855 
Schools,  disturbing,  1829 
Shooting  firearms  in  city,  1794 
Shooting  fireworks,  1821 
Shooting-gallery,  licensed,  1794 
Shooting  on.  military  parades,  1794 
Sidewalks,  obstructions  of,  1822 
Sidewalks,  spitting  on,  1854 
Sidewalks,  throwing  refuse  on,  1854 
Singing,  indecent,  etc.,  1763 
Smallpox,  regulations,  1834 
Soft  drinks;   Sunday  sale,  1777 
Solicitations  on  sidewalks,  1844 
Spiritualists,  1853 
Spitting  on  sidewalks,  etc.,  1854 
Sports  becoming  nuisance,  1851 
Sports,  permission  for,  1847  et  s. 
State  laws  violated,  1817 
Street-car  floors,  1854 
Street-lamps,  injuring,  1797,  1798 
Streets,  crowds  on,  459 
Sundiay-closing,  1776,  1799 
Sunday  deliveries,  17S0,  1802 
Sunday,  what  stores  open  on,  1776 


Disorder — Continued. 

Suspects,  laws  as  to,  1843 
Telegraph  and  telephone  poles,  1835 
Ten-pin  alley  open  Sunday,  1776 
Threatening  policemen,  1819 
Ticket  dealers  on  sidewalk,  1844 
Tobacco;   Sunday  sale,  1777,  1779 
Trading  on  Sunday,  1776 
Trapping  mocking-birds,  1836 
Umbrellas;   Sunday  sale,  1779 
Violence,  1762,  1818  et  s.,  2919 
Wagon-yards,    in,    2919 
Wandering  of  Idle  persons,  1824 
Waters,  mineral    or    soda;     Sunday 

sale,  1"77 
Women  entering  barrooms,  1788 
Working  on  Sunday,  1776 
Wreckage  sales,  1781 

Display  of  Goods. 

Persons  stopping  at  hotels,  1869 

Disposal.     See  Board  of  Health;  Sew- 
ers. 

Disqualification.     See  Eligibility. 

Disturbing  the  Peace.     See  Disorder. 

Dives  Defined,  etc.,  1768 

Dockets.     See   Courts;    Executions. 

Dogs. 
At  large,  capture  of,  1406,  1415 
Feimale,  in  heat,  1415 
Grant  Park,  not  allowed  in,  1413 
Impounded,  recovering  of,  1410 
Killed,  when  to  be,  1412,  1415 
Muzzled,  if  vicious,  1407 
Muzzling,  when  not  required,  1408 
Tags,  must  wear,  1406,  1409 
Tags;  sales  and  records,  1409,  1411 

Dog-Shows. 

Regulation  and  penalty,  2371-2 

Donation. 

Waterworks,  for,  276 


INDEX 


901 


Drainage.     See    Health     Regulations; 
Sewers;   Streets. 
Cellars  and  lots,  2151 
Filthy  liquids  excluded,  12S2 
House  drainage,  2155  et  s. 
Obstructing,  jyena\,  12S1 

Orays  and  Wagons.     See  Wagons. 
Charges  regulated,  460,  1142 
Charges  subject  to  change,  1142 
Contractors  at  large,  11  SI 
Drivers  to  stay  on,  when,  11S5 
Driving  disorderly,  etc.,  1144 
Employing  unlicensed  drayman,  1141 
Furniture  wagons,  rendezvous,  etc.. 

1183 
Licenses,  1138,  1139,  llSl 
Licenses  to  be  numbei-ed,  1146 
Overcharges,  1143 

Peachtree,  when  excluded  from,  1189 
Penalties,  1140,     1141,     1143,     1144, 

1145,   I14G 
Powers  of  mayor,  etc.,  92 
Refusing  to  haul,  1140 
Removal   of   resident,    must    report 

daily,  1191 
Rendezvous,  how  designated,  11S3 
Running  away  of  team,  1145 
Standing  in  street  prohibited,  1145 
Tags  required,  llSl 
Unhitched  horse,  when  penal,  1188 
Whitehall,  when  excluded  from,  1189 

Drinking   Fountains. 
Supervision  of  Park  board,  1760 

Drinks.     See  Liquors;  Xear  Beer. 
Cemetery,  not  sold  in,  764 
Clubs,  where  served  in,  857 
Soft;   Sunday  sales,  1776-7 

Driveways  in   Parks,  1745-6 

Driving.  See  Automobiles;  Bicycles; 
Drays  and  Wagons;  Hacks;  Rail- 
roads ;   Street-cars. 

Disorderly,  penal,  1841 

Improper,  penal,  1144 


Driving — Continued. 

Street  regulations,  2441  et  s. 
WTiitehall  viaduct,  no  speed  on,  1178 

Drugs  and  Medicines. 

Free  distribution;    permit,  1279 
Penalty,  12S0 

Drug  Stores. 

Liquor  law  as  to,  1483 

Drumming. 
Passenger-station  regulations,   1163- 
1IC5 

Drummers. 
Licenses;   taxation,  1869  et  s. 
Wholesale  houses,  1867 

Drunkenness. 

Penalty,  relief  from,  1766 
Probation,  putting  on,  920 
Streets,  on,  1765 
Wagon  yards,  in,  2919 

Dumping   Grounds. 
Park,  to  be  made  into,  1755 

Dumping-Grounds,  Land  Adjacent. 
Incorporated  for  police  and   sanita- 
ry purposes,  1304 
Offenses  and  penalties,  1305-1307 
Police  powers  over,  52 

Dynamite. 
Not  over  50  pounds  kept,  1115 

East  Atlanta. 

Added  to  City  of  Atlanta,  24 
Became  part  of  city  in  1909,  26 
Conditions  of  annexation,  28 
Fire  protection,  28 
Obligations  assumed,  28 
Police  protection,  28 
School  facilities,  etc.,  28 
Sewers,  28 
Streets,  28 
Water,  28 

Edgewood. 
Added  to  City  of  Atlanta,  24,  27 


902 


INDEX 


Edgewood — Continued. 

Became  part  of  city  in  1909,  2G 
Conditions  of  annexation,  27 
Contracts    assumed    and    preserved, 

27 
Debts  assumed,  bonded  and  other,  27 
Elxcepted  territory  not  added,  24 
Income  for  1908,  hovr  expended,  27 
Intoxicating  liquor  not  to  be  sold,  27 
Lights,  27 
Schools,  27 

Street  railway  fares  and  service,  27 
Streets  to  be  paved,  27 

Education.     See  Policemeni. 

^Education,  Board  of. 

Absence  from  meetings,  564 
Appropriation,   not    to    exceed,    435, 

570 
Bond  of  treasurer,  2307,  2309 
Committee  chairman  one    of,     430, 

2299 
Committees  of  board,  2306 
Composed  how,  430,  2299 
Contracts,  power  to  make,  435 
Deposits,  2310 
Disbursements,  2309 
Districts,  2303 
Duties  prescribed,  2301 
Elected  by  whom,  433 
Elections  by,  434 

:E9timates  and  statements,  878,  897 
Executive  bead,  duty  of,  567,  568 
Bx-officio  members,  430 
Expenditures  regulated  566  et  s. 
Existing  board  continued,  431 
Govern  schools,  434 
Instruction,  plan. of,  2305 
Lady  visitors,  2316-18 
Mayor  member  ex-ofRcio,  430 
^leetings  monthly,  563 
Membersihip  and  succession,  430,  431 
Moneys,  2307,   2309,   2314-15 
Other  city  office,  can  hold,  465,  466 
Personal  liability,  571 
3*etty  cash  account,  2314 


Education,  Board   cf — Continued. 
Powers,  23^>3.  2306 
Qualification  in  30  days,  561 
Records  of  actions,  563 
Reports  by,  565,  2309,  2313,  2315 
Reports  of  treasurer,  2309 
Rules  and  regulations,  2303 
Schoolhouses;  'bids,  contracts,  etc., 

2302 
Secretary's  duty,  565 
Superintendent,  2303 
Taxation  for  schools,  2311-12 
Teachers,  2303 
Text-books,  2304 
Terms  of  office,  433 
Treasurer,  2307-10 
Vacancies,  431,  562,  564 
"Vouchers;  examination,  etc,.  566  ete. 
Wards;  each  represented,  430,  2300 

Eggs.  Sales  of,  1858,  1886,  1891 

Eighth  Ward. 
Extension — 'representation,  6 

Election  Commissioners. 

Appointed  when,  105 

Authority  of,  106 

Clerks  may  be  selected  by,  106 

Compensation,  bow  prescribed,  106 

Elections,  how  conducted,  109 

Failure  to  attend,  effect  of,  109 

Freeholders,   when  to  be  supplied, 

109 
Oath  of,  110 
Terms  of  office,  106 
Vacancies,  108 

Elections. 

Aldermen  and  councilmen,  37,  75,  951 
Annual  elections,  75,  951 
Attorney  for  city,  436,  483 
Biennial  elections,  55,  75,  952 
Building  inspector,  442,  589 
Cemetery  commissioners,  739 
Cbief  of  construction,  436,  483 
Chief  of  fire  department,  1049 
Clerk  of  council,  449 


IXDEX 


903 


flections — Ccntinued. 

Clerk  of  council  reports  return,  955 
Clerk  of  recorders  court,  936,   946- 

949 
Clerks;  how  compensated,  107 
Commissioners  for  holding,  105  et  s. 
Conducted  how,  109 
^Consolidation  of  vote,  955 
Contests,  how  tried,  112 
J>ates  of,  485,  951 
Declaring  of  result,  955 
:ESghth  Ward,  G 
Eligibility,  37,  50,  77,  79,  312 
Preeholders  may  manage,  105,  109 
JHealth-board  members,  311 
^Managers  added,  956,  959 
^Managers  consolidated  vote,  955 
Mayor  elected  biennially,  55,  952 
Mayor  pro  tem.,  59,  04,  68 
New  election  for  mayor,  55 
JNotice  to  be  published,  55,  102 
Officers  elected  by  council,  103,  231, 

311,  393,  519 
Officers  elected  by  people,  55,  74,  75, 
SO,  116,  117,  159,  418,  436,  449,  483, 
502,  963 
^Physicians,  city,  1905 
J*olice  commissioners,  393,  395,  1922 
Police  commissioners,  by,  1920-21 
J*oll3,  opening  and  closing,  954 
Precautions  to  be  used,  957 
Precincts  additional,  953,  957,  958 
Precincts  located,  953 
Prison  superintendent,  2090 
Recorder,  418,  927,  946-949 
Recorder  pro  tem.,  948 
Registration  before,  2130  et  s. 
Registration  lists  compared,  958 
Repeating  of  votes,  957,  958 
Returns,   entry  of,  955 
Sexton,  4S4 

Sinking-fund  commission,  2374 
Tax-assessors  and  receivers,  2772 
Tax-collector,  483,  2767 
Time  of  holding,  103,  116,  117 
Treasurer,  483 


Elections — Ccntinued. 
Vacancies,  to  fill,  55,  81,  102,  108,  117. 

118 
Voters'  qualifications,  114 
Voting  more  than  once,  penalty,  115 
Voting  places   in   wards,   113,     114, 

953 
Wards;    additional  managers,     956, 

959 
Wards,  votes  cast  in,  2934 
Water  commissioners,  231 
West  End,  11 

Electrical   Committee. 
Chairman  of,  960 
Telephone,  duty  as  to,  575-577 

Electrical     Companies.        See     Street 
i         Railroads. 

Poles  regulated,  2486-8 
Wires,  laws  as  to,  2489-94 

Electrical  Control,  Board  of. 
CommiUee  chairman  a  member,  960 
Composed  of  whom,  960 
Duties  specified,  961,  et  s. 
Electrician,  city,  972 
Examinations  for  licenses,  962 
Licenses;   applications,  etc.,  962 
Member  can  hold  other  office,  465, 

466 
Powers  of,  962  et  s. 
Superintendent's  duties  and  powers, 

963  et  s. 
Telegraph  and  telephone  poles,  2487 

Electric  Current. 
Garage  regulations,  547,  549 
Retention  of,  in  proper  channel,  1012 

Electrician,  City. 
Access  and  examination,  965 
Chartered  office,  117,  502,  963 
Cut  off  current,  may,  975 
Duties,  powers,  rights,  964  et  s. 
Duties  prescribed,  117,  502,  964 
Elected  by  popular  vote,    117,    502, 

963 
Examination  by,  2002 


904 


IXDEX 


Electrician,  City — Continued. 
Oath  of  office,  117,  502 
Permits  by,  971 
Police  signalmen,  etc.,  2002 
Powers  and  rights,  964  et  s. 
Powers  to  new  city  limits,  35,  40 
Record,  to  be  kept,  969 
Removal  from  office,  119,  &02 
Superintendent  of  electricity,  is,  963 
Supervision  of  lights,  968 
Term  of  office  two  years,  117,     502, 

963 
Theatres,  2875,  2887  et  s. 
Vacancy,  how  filled,  117,  118,  502 

Electric  Lights. 
Committee  on,  standinig,  859 
Telephones;  location,  etc.,  862 
Theatres,  for,  2871  et  s. 

Electric   Raliroads. — ^See   Street    Rail- 
roads. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Wiires;  guards,  2726 

Electric  Theatres. 

Detailed  regulations,  2887  et  s. 
Examinations  of  operators,  2900 
Licenses,  2901 
Penalties,  2908 

Electric  Wires,  Poles,  etc. 

Acceptance  of    grant   or     franchise 

binds  to  conditions,  1003 
Access  and  examination,  965,  989 
Alterations,  permit  for,  971 
Appliances,  duty  to  provide,  1012 
Approval,  certificate  of,  967,  972 
Board,  of  control,  960  et  s. 
Bond  and  security,  990,  993 
Careless,  incompetent,  or  intoxica;t- 

ed  workman,  985 
City  not  liable,  2494 
Concealing  or  covering,  972,  973 
Conduits,  requirements  as  to,     976, 

987,  991,  et  s.,  1005  et  s. 
Construction,  guarding,  etc.,  964,  967, 

et  s. 


Electric   Wires,    Etc. — Continued. 
Currents,  retention  of,  1012 
Cut-off  current,  authority  to,  975 
Damages  from  accidents,  980 
Damages,   right   to,  not  affected  bj" 

penal  prosecution,  1014 
Defective  w^ork  rejected,  1007 
Defective  work  removed,  102O 
Ducts  for  city's  use,  991,  1008 
Electrician  of  city,  963  et  s. 
Electrolysis,  prevention  of,  1012 
Examinations  for  licenses,  962,  97* 
Exception  to  requirements,  1023 
E'xpense  of  raising  wires,  lOOl 
Expense  of  removing  material,  1020' 
Fire-alarm  gongs,  1011 
Fire-alarm    wires,    reservation     for, 

99G 
Fire  limits;    underground    conduits, 

976,  1005,  1019  et  s. 
Fires,  duty  of   -power    company    in 

case  of,  1011 
Franchise  or  grant:  conditions,  991 
Franchise,  sale  forfeits,  993 
Fuse;  amperes  to  be  marked,  982. 
Fuse,  size  of,  1015 
Fuse-block,  bridging  of,  9S1 
Heat,  light,  power,  904,  967,  976 
Insi)€ction',  965,  967,  968 
Licenses,  requirements  as  to,     962,. 

978,  979 
Light  wires;    separation  of,   991 
Overhead  wires,  1023 
Penalties,  977,  et  s. 
Permits  required,  971,  987,  989 
Picture  shows  regulated,  1029  et  s. 
Plans  and  specifications,   9S9,   10O€, 

1027 
Plum-bers  and  gas  fitters,  994 
Poles;   placing  and     removal,     984, 

996  et  s. 
Power  wires,  separation  of,  991,  997 
Protection  against  accidents,     fires, 

etc.,  964  et  s. 
Railroads,  street,  2725 
Regulations;  penalty,  2489  et  s. 


IXDEX 


905 


Electric  Wires.  Etc. — Continued. 

Removal  of  wires,  974,  999 

Repairs;  regulations,  974,  1€12 

Reports  to  board,  992 

Reservations  by  city,  991  et  s.,  1021 

Rules  and  regulations,     power     re- 
served to  change,  1010 

Rules  of  national  board,  970 

Signs,  regulations  of,  1024  et  s. 

Street,  breaking,  occupying,  or  ob- 
structing, 966,  987,  et  s. 

Superintendent;   supervision,  9C3  et 
s..  1019,  1031 

Tape  on  joints,  973 

Telegraph   and  telephone  wires    in 
separaite  conduits,  991,  1005 

Underground  circuits,  9S6 

Underground   conduits,   976   et  s., 
1019  et  s. 

Voltage,  limit  of,  1017 

Electrolysis,  Prevention  of,  1012 

Eligibility. 

Aldermen,  77,  79,  464-466 
Building  inspector,  5S9 
Carnegie  library  trustees,  465,  466 
Cemetery  commissioners,  465,  466 
Chief  of  construction,  374,  798 
Councilmen,  77,  464-466 
Education,  board  of,  405,  466 
Electrical  control,     board    of,     4G5, 

460,  960 
Firemasters,   465,  466 
Grady  hospital  trustees,  465,  466 
Health  board  members,  312 
Investigator,  465 
Mayor,  56,  464-466 
Pension  applicants,  496  et  s. 
Police  commissioners,  465,  466 
Policemen,  494 
Recorder  pro  tern.,  947,  948 
Water  commissioners,  231 

Eminent  Domain.    See  Condemnation 
of  Property. 


Eminent  Domain — Continued. 
Power  conferred  on  city,  305 

Employees. 
Appointment,   252,   737,   817 
Cemetery,  737  et  s. 
Discharge,  817,  2386(8). 
Fire  department,  1051 
Sanitary.     See  Health  Board. 
Speculation  unlawful,  761 
Streets,  sewers,  etc.,  817 
Waterworks,  252 

Encroachments. 
Sidewalks   or  streets;    penalty,  680- 

1,  2416-18,  2658 
W.  &  A.  Railroad  property,  382 

Engineer,  City. 

Office  abolished,  374,  375,  447,   448, 
798 

Engines  and  Boilers. 
Licenses;   police  control,  2039-40 

Entry  on  Land. 
On  paying  award,  469 
Pending  appeal,  469,  470 
Sewerage,  295 
Wiaterworks  surveys,  etc.,  274 

Entry,  Right  of.     See  Insipections. 
Electrician,   9C5 
Health  and  sanitation  officers,  1205 

et  s. 
Plumbing  inspector,  2218  et  s. 
Waterworks  officers,  2973 

Erskine    Memorial    Fountain,    1742 

Estimates. 
By  boards  and  chiefs,  878,  897 
Chief  of  construction,  by,  809,  814, 

815 
Specified,  separately,  814 
Supplies  for  departments,  87S 
Treasurer's,  185 


900 


IXDEX 


Estrays.     See  Live   Stock. 

Evidence. 
Business,  of  doing,  1527 
Deeds  on  tax   sales   admissible  In, 

15S 
Physician  of  city,  191S 
Power  to  compel,  461 
Presumption  of  negligence,  532 

Examinations.     See     Books;      Inspec- 
tions. 
■Departmental;  powers,  401 
Electric  theatre  operators,  2900 
Insurance  policies,  879 
Plumbers,  2201  et  s. 
Policemen  and  officers,  1948  et  s. 
Weights  and  measures,  1587  et  s. 

Examining  Boards. 
Electrical  work,  licenses  to  do,  962 
Expense  to  city  forbidden,  962 


Executions — Continued. 

Illegality,  affidavit  of,  SOO,  2337, 
2408 

Levy  of,  15C9 

Marshal's  duties  and  powers,  1564 
et  s. 

Kotice  of  levy,  1571 

Percentage  tax,  for,  1547 

Prepared  by  departments,  1561 

Registration  tax,  for,  1528 

Sales  under,  1570  et  s. 

Settlement  of,  1563  et  s. 

Shade-trees,  for  expense  and  trim- 
ming, 2484 

Sidewalk  cleaning,   2430 

Sidewalk  laying,  etc.,  2420 

Sidewalks  and  curbing,  for,   341 

Street  improvements,  357,  2683-4, 
2687 

Taxes,  for,  141,  1566,  1568,  2799, 
2815,  2820 

Transferred,  may  be,  171 


ExcavatTons. 

Sewers,  for,  2389 
Streets,  in,  2325  et  s. 

Executions. 

Assessments     for     street     improve- 
ments, 2408 
Bridge  building,  repair,  2128 
Car-track  repairs,  2724 
Clerk  issues,  170,  925,  1562 
Collection  of,  168,  1563  et  s. 
Comptroller  keeps  docket   or    copy, 

1563 
Curbing  and  sidewalks,  2453,  2457 
Delivered  to  marshal,  1503 
Directed  to  marshal,  170,  1563 
Endorsement  iby  marslial,  1564 
Entries  to  be  docketed,  1564 
Entry  of,  .by  comptroller,  873 
Fees  collected  on,  1570 
Pees  for,  1874 
Fees  printed  on  back,  1570 
Fines,  to  enforce  payment  of,  926 


j  Executive. 

Mayor  is  chief,  '55 

Exemptions.     See  Taxes. 
!      Sewer  assessment,  partial,  301 

Exhibitions.     See    Disorder;     Moving- 
Picture  Shows. 

Expenditures  of  Money. 

Boards,  by,  567,  568,  573,  885 
Bonds,  proceeds  of,  581,  582 
Cemetery  trust  funds,  741 
Chief  of  construction,  819 
Estimates  annual,  814 
Illegal,  liability  for,  571,  572 
Limitations,  814,  816,  819 
Necessity  for,  must  exist,  573 
Kot  exceed  apportionment,  898 
Reports  ;as  to,  815,  1718 
I      Votes  on,  separate,  86 

Warrants  sipecify  fund,  886 

Eixpress  Agent  or  Employee, 
Burial  permits,  to  obtain,  1559 


INDEX 


907 


extension  of  Limits.     See  Annexation. 
Amendment  of  l&OS,  p.  12  et  s. 
Battle  Hill,  24 
Cook's  District,  24 
Copenhill,  26 
East  Atlanta,  26,  28 
Edgewood,  26,  27 
Eighth  Ward,  6 
Inman  Park,  3 
fiOTth  Atlanta,  24 
Peachtree  Street,  5 
Repeal  of  old  ward  lines,  25 

Extra   Help. 

Departments,  in,  1702-3 

Factories. 
Box,  broom,  or  trunk,  1117-1119 
Permits,  when  required,  1117-1119 

1^als«  Reports  of  Disease,  1231 

Fares.     See  Street  Railroads. 

Farmers;  Sales  of  Produce,  1S5S,  1862, 
1865 

Federal   Officer. 

Can  not  hold  city  office,  464 

Feeding  Animals,  1S66 

Fees. 

Automobile  registry,  517 
Bill  of,  how  established,  479 
Clerk  of  council,  258,  845 
Clerk,  on  executions,  2420 
Covered  into  treasury,  2420 
Executions,  for,  1874 
Licenses,  etc.,  144,  978,  1534-1536 
Licenses;  liquor  selling,  1479 
Limits  of,  as  to  amount,  479    ' 
Marshal's,  258,  1570 
Marshal's,  on  executions,  2420 
'Motor-cycle  registry,  536 
JRecord  of,  897 
"Weighing  (except  coal),  for,  1596 


Fees — Continued. 
Weights  and  measures,  for  examina- 
tion of,  15S9,  1596 

Feigned  or  Fictitious  Name,  930 

Females.     See  Disorder. 

Fence  Gate,  Door,  Shutter. 
Construction  and  repair,  722-725 
Contractor  responsible,  724 
Improvement  ordinance,  723 
Owner  responsible,  724 
Self-closing,  required,  722 
Sidewalk  to  be  freed  of,  722 

Fences,   Posts  for,   2734 

Fenders,  Street-Car,  2746-7 

Fertilizer  Companies. 
Business  license,  1893 

Fertilizers. 
Sales  of;  health  department,  1204 

Fi.  fas.     See  Executions. 

Fighting.     See  Disorder. 

Files. 

Cemetery,  in  duplicate,  793 

Finance.     See  next  title. 
Annual  expense  restricted,  203 
Apportionment  of  revenue,  227,  814 
Appropriations,  195  et  s. 
Ascertainment  of  condition,  191 
Assessment  of  property,  193 
Balance  sheet,  191 
Borrowing,  how  far  allowed,  204 
Committee  on,  of  council,  814 
Comptroller's  books  to  show,  192 
Department  of  Finance,  885 
Estimate  of  income,  194 
Expenditures,  203.  213,  814-816 


908 


IXDEX 


Finance — ^Continued. 
Loans,  temporary,  repayment,     205, 

206 
Penalty  for  exceeding  limits,  19S 
Purchases  and  renting,  209  et  s. 
Receipts  and  expenditures,  192 
Sinking  fund  for  city  hall,  20S 
Statement  to  council,  815 
Suit  for  penalty,  by  clerk,  199-202 
Waterworks,  285 

Finance  Committee. 

Chairman  a  member  of  sinking-fund 

commission,  2373 
Clerical  help  furnishod  by,  822 
Contracts,  award  of,  on  bids,  S78 
Educatioin,    board     of;      treasurer's 

books,  2309-10 
Postponements  of  collections,   2GS9 
Sinking-fund,      payment     of    bonds 

from,  2382 
Wards;  each  represented,  859 

Fines. 

Collection;      enforcement,     97,    925. 

932 
■Limit  of,  57,  97 
Remission  of;   certificate,  932 
Worked  out;   certificates,  932 
Work  OH'  streets,  to  enforce,  926 

Firearms,  1794 

Fire  Chief.     See  titles  following. 
Absence;   assistant  acts,  1056 
Absence;   permission  required,  1056 
Assistants,  foremen  are,  1049 
Authority  conferred,  1062 
Burned  or  damaged  house,  597 
Chimneys  and  stovepipes,   1088 
Combustibles  loose,  1099 
Copies  of  letters,  shall  keep,  1069 
Direction,  (power  of,  1062 
Duties  prescribed,  ,597,  659.  1049  et 

s. 
Election  of,  1049 
Electric  wires,  2490  et  s. 


Fire   Chief— Continued. 
Estimates  and   statements,   S78,  897 
Fine  for  non-attendance.  1062 
Fire-escapes,  659 
Inefficient  men  subject  to,  1086 
Inspections,  lOSS,  1099,  1111.  1121 
Minutes,  duty  to  keep,  1048 
Notice  to  occupants,  1088,  1104 
Perquisites,  has  none,  1050 
Police  power,  1052 
Salary,  1050 

Secretary  to  board,  is,  1048 
Street  opening,    notice    of,     2632-3^ 

2635 
Telegraph  alarm,  superintends,  1049 
Theatre  buildings,  2841,  2875 

Fire  Department.     See  titles  following: 
Alarm  gongs,  1011 
Alarm  wires  and  poles,  996 
Appliances,  council  determines,  1048 
Appropriation  and  expenditures,  88S 
Bell;  exclusive  use,  1066 
Chief;    duties,    powers,   salary,   597, 

659,  1049  et  s. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Control   and  supervision,   1047 
Damaged  buildings,   597 
Division   of   companies    and    equip- 
ment, 1051 
Employees  designated,   1051 
Employees,  dismissal  of,  1055 
Employees  subject  to  whom,  1070 
False-alarm;    information    and    pun- 
ishment,  1059 
Fire-escapes,  659 
Foremen,  duties  of,  1049,  1051,  1052^ 

106S 
Oongs  in  power  stations,  1011 
Gongs,  regulations  as  to,  1063-1067 
Interference  wuth  alarm,  1060 
Notices  to  chief,  1072,  1074 
Obstructions  of  streets,  1057,  1061 
Penalties,  1057  et  s. 
Plugs,  examination  of,  1068 
Right  of  way  to  be  given,  1057,  105S,. 
1064,  1076 


I.\DEX 


909 


Fire  Department — Continued. 

Rules  and  regulations,  1054,  1071 
Vacancies  may  be  filled,  1053 
Vehicles  to  clear  streets,  1064 
Whistle;   exclusive  use,  1066 
Water;    cessation  of  use,  1073 

Fire-Engines,  Houses,   Men. 
Contracts  for,  2302 
Powers  of  mayor  and  council,  92 
Tests  cf  apparatus,  2969 
West  End,  18 

Fire-Escapes. 

Board  of,  G59 

Mayor  and  council  can  require,  95 
Penalty  for  not  placing,  96,  660 
Penalty   for   not   repairing,   661 
Specifications,    materials,    etc.,    651- 
658 

Fire  Insurance.     See  Insurance. 

Fire  Limits. 

Bounded,  GS4,  685 

Buildings  within,  596,  616  et  s. 

Enlargement  of,  482 

Nuisances  within,  1686 

Penalty,  688 

Rules  for  buildings,  6S6,  6S7 

Firemasters,  Board  of. 

Bills,  when  presented,  1072 
Chief  of  department.  1048  et  s. 
Committee     chairman     a     member, 

104S 
Committee  of  council,  859 
Control  fire  department,  1047 
Efficiency,  examination  of,  1082-1084 
Inefficient  men,  how  disposed,  1084- 

1085 
Judgment  on  minutes.  10'S4 
Mayor  a  member,  1048 
Meetings,  when,  1072 
3Iember  can  hold  other  office,   465, 

466 


Firemasters,    Board   of — Continued. 
Rules   and  regulations,  1054 
Secretary,  chief  acts  as,  1048 
Trial  for  violations.  1055 
Vouchers  for  expenditures,  567  et  8. 

Firemen. 

Chief,  597,  659,  1049  et  s. 
Death  from  injuries,  1077 
Drivers,  pay  of,  1079,  1081 
Efficiency  examination,  1082-1084 
Faithful   performance,   1080 
Foremen,   assistant  chiefs,  1049 
Hearing,   opportunity   for,    1080-1084 
Hosemen,  pay  of,  1079,  1081 
Inefficient;  disposal  and  duties,  10'84- 

1086 
Laddermen,  pay  ot,  1079,  1081 
Light  work,  assignment  to,  1085 
Pensions  for,  406  et  s. 
Physicians'  report  on,  1079,  1080 
Police  powers,  1052 
Salaries;    increase   by  years,     1079- 

1081 
Salaries;  increase  conditional,  1080 
Salaries;    reduction  of.   10o5 
Salaries,  scale  of,  1079 
Stokers,  pay  of,  1079,  1081 
Suspension,  effect  of,  1080 
Trials  of,  by  board,   1082-1084 
Widow  and  children,  pay  to,  1077 

Fires — Protective  Regulations. 
Apartment  houses,  1124-1132 
Arrests   for  violations,    1100,     1112, 

1123 
Ashes  in  houses;   disposal,  1111 
Awnings  or  sheds,  wood,  1096 
Barrels,  boxes,  etc.,  1099,  1121 
•Benzine,  how  kept,  etc.,  1113,  1114 
Blacksmith-shops  in  limits,  1093 
Boilers;     restrictions,     1101,     1105, 

1106-1108 
Boxes,  brooms,  trunks,  1117-1119 
Chimneys  dangerous,  1088  * 

Chimneys  to  be  cleaned,  etc.,  1120 


910 


INDEX 


Fires.  Protective   Regulations — Cont'd. 
Combustibles   (see  Oils,  infra): 
Barrels,  boxes,  etc.,  1099,  1121 
Night  burning,  when  forbidden, 

1092 
Removal  after  six  hours,    1099, 
'  1121 

Roofs  to  be  freed  of.  1120 
Council's  consent  required,  1094  et  c. 
Electric  theatres,  2887  et  s. 
Electric  wires,  2490  et  s. 
Factories,  permits  for,  1117 
Fireworks,  shooting  of,  1821 
Furnaces,   1101-1106 
Garages,  fire  excluded  rfom;    excep- 
tion, 547 
Gasoline,  how  kept,  etc.,  1113,  1114 
Hotels;   building  laws,  1124-1132 
Injuring  engine,  etc.,   1109 
Ins'pectioins     required,     1099,     1101, 
\        1121 

Junk-shops,  1117,  1118 
Kerosene;  quantity  kept,  1095 
Kilns,  open  plank,  excluded,  1087 
Lights  uncovered,  1089,  1090 
Naphtha,  how  kept,  etc.,  1113,  1114 
Night,  unlawful  burning  in,  1092 
Oils,  quantity  and  manner  of  keep- 
ing, 1095,  1113,  1114 
Orders,  refusal  to  obey,  1122 
Parapet  walls  to  be  cleaned,  1120 
Penalties,  1087  et  s. 
Permitting   carrying    of     forbidden 

lights,  1090 
Persons  not  allowed  near  fires,  1122 
Ranges;   restrictions,  1110-1104 
Roofs  to  be  cleaned,  etc.,  1120 
Smoke-pipes,  how  surrounded,  1107 
Stables,  lights  in,  1089,  1090 
Stationary  steam-engines,  1094 
Stove-pipes  dangerous,  1088 
Stoves;  restrictions,  1102-1104 
Streets,  fires  in,  1091 
Theatres  and  halls,  2841  et  s.,  2875 
Thieves  at  fires,  1123 
Trash,  lumber,  straw,  etc.,  1092,  1120 


Fires?   Protective   Regulations — Cont'd. 
"Wagons,  Avhen  unlawful  in,  1187 
Water  for  protection,  2967 
Wood  and  lumber  yards,  1097 
Wood  not  cut  in  street,  109S 
Wooden  floors     supporting     boilers, 
ranges,  stoves,  11021105,  1108 

Fire  Sales. 

Misrepresentation  of,  17S1 

Fireworks,  Shooting  of,  1S21 

Firms. 

>    t' 
Failure  to  return  sales,  1872 

License  required  for,  1870 

First  Ward  Park,  1751 

Fish. 
Display  on  sidewalk,  1267-1270 
Licenses  to  sell,  1274,  1275,  1856  et 

i 

Sales  of,  when  forbidden,  1258  et  s.,. 
188G,  1891 

Fishing   In   Parks,  173G 

Flag  and  Colors  of  City. 

Described,  908 

Flags.  7; 

Disease  warnings,  1221,  1225 

Flips   Prohibited,   1773 

Floors  Public,  1854 

Flowers.     See  Cemeteries;   Parks 

Flying  Jennies. 

Exhibitions  like,  1840 
Licenses  and  regulations,  236S 
Parks,  not  allowed  in,  1756 
Policemen,  expense  of,  2368 


INDEX 


Oil 


Foodstuffs.    See   Health  Regulations. 

Forfeiture. 

Bid;   of  money  deposited,  531 
Bonds,  of,  950,  ISIO  et  s. 
Check  deposited  with  bid,  2384  et  s. 
Damages  liquidated,  2396(7). 
Deposits  with  bids,  2389,  2395.  2396, 

2451 
Franchise,  of,  by  sale,  993 
License,  of,    979,    1046,    1505,     1513. 

1514 

Fornication,  Houses  of,  1803  et  s. 

Forsyth    Street   Bridge. 
Charter  power  as  to,  458 

Fortune  Tellers,  1852,  1853 

Fountains. 

Supervision  of  Park  Board,  1760 

Fowler  Street. 

Projection  vacated,  492 

Fowls,  Sale  of,  1258,  1262 

Franchises.     See  Street  Railroads. 
Advertisement  of  application,  1473 
Electrical  wiring,  etc.,  991 
Piedmont  Power  Company,  489 
Sale,  when  forfeits,  993 
Streets;  renewals  restricted,  462 
Vote  on,  to  be  separate,  86 

Fraud.     See   Waterworks. 

Certificates;   alteration,  etc.,  1C09  et 

s. 
Fire  or  wreckage  sales,  1781 
Misrepresentation  of  weight,  1615 
Misuse  of  cemetery  privilege,  752 

Freight.     See  Street  Railroads. 

Fruits. 
Decayed,  not  sold,  1258,  1886,  1891 


Fruits — Continued. 
Licenses,  1881-5 
Peddlers;  license,  etc.,  1902-4 
Sidewalk  sales,   1267,   1274,     1S82-4, 

2440 
Sunday  sales,  1S02 

Fruit-Stands. 

Cleanly,  must  be,  1882,  1SS4 
Licenses;   revocation,  1881-5 
Permit  temporary,  1881 
Sidewalk,  obstruction  of,  1SS2,  1884 
Sidewalks,  on.  2440 

Freeholders. 

Assessors  to  be,  when,  329,  330 

Free  Licenses.     See  Licenses. 
Free   Lunch.     See  Lunch. 

Freight   Rates  and  Transportation.. 

Committee  on,   standing,  S59 

Funerals.     See  Disorder. 

Private,  when  to  be.  1246,  1250 

Gaming. 

Betting,   1796,  1824 
Devices  to  attract  trade,  1133 
Flying-jennies,  at,  2368 
Penalties,  1134,  1136.  1137 
Races,  betting  on,   1135 
Turf  exchanges,  1107 

Garages. 

Building;  what  other  uses  excluded, 

544 
Defined.  542 
Electric  current,  54S 
Electric  dynamos,  547 
Fire  or  heat  prohibited;   exception,. 

547 
Gasoline,  how  kept,  545 
Inflammable  liquid,    regulatioa     of, 

546 


912 


i\i)i:x 


Garages — Continued. 

"No  smoking"  notice  displayed,  549 
Penalty  for  violating  law,  552 
Precautions  to  be  used,  550 
Pump-room  regulations,  551 
Smoking  in,  prohibited,  459 
Volatile  liquid,  regulation  of,  548 

Garbage. 

Cans  for,  prescribed.  139© 

Not  fed  to  cows,  1335 

Receptacle  for,  2478 

Removal  of,  1207 

Street,  unlawful  to  cast  on.  2476 

Gas. 

Lights  for  theatres,  etc..  2S71  et  s. 

Gas  Fixtures, 

Junk-dealers,  1434  et  s. 


Gasoline. 

Oarage,  how  kept  in,  545 
Quantity,  and  bow  kept,  1113,  1114 

Gates  on  Sidewalks,  722 


General  Council.     See  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council. 

General  Manager  of  Parks,  1730-2 

General   Manager  of  Waterworks. 

Chartered  office,  117,  502 

iDuties    prescribed    by    ordinances, 

117,  502 
Elected  by  popular  vote,  117,    251, 

602 
Oath  of  office,  117,  502 
Powers  to  new  city  limits,  35,  40 
Removal  from  office,  119,  502 
Supervision  by  mayor  and    council, 

117,  502 
Term  of  office,  two  years,  117,  502 
Vacancy,  how  filled,  117,  118,  502 


General  Welfare. 

Powers  conferred,  92 

Gentlemen's  Driving  Club. 
Liquor-license;  consent,  1512 
Police  purposes,  embraced  for,  45 

Girls.     See  Females. 

Glanders.     See  Health  Regulations. 

Glass. 

Junk-shop  regulations,  1436  et  s. 
Parks,  not  to  be  thrown  in,  1758 

Goats. 

At  large,  impounded,  etc.,  1393  et  s. 

Gold. 

Junk-dealers  and  pawnbrokers  deal- 
ing in,  1434  et  s. 

Gongs. 

Bicycles  must  have,  529 
Fire-alarm,  in  power  stations,  1011 
Fire-department   regulations,   1063- 

1067 
Fire,  hospital,  and  police,  526,  1065 
Kinds  used,  restriction  of,  526,  1065 
New  departure  or  rotary,  526,  1065 
Penalty  for  violating  law,  527 
Prohibited  for  vehicles   other   than 

fire,  hospital,  and  police,  1180 
Street-cars,  2699.  2717 

Goods. 

Display  at  hotels,  1869 
Licenses  to  sell,  1869 

Government. 
Inhabitants  self-governed,  how,  I 
Powers  of,  1,  92 

Grace,  Days  of,  1870 

Grades.     See  Cemeteries;  Street  Rail- 
roads; Streets. 


INDEX 


913 


Grading.     See  Streets. 
Sidewalks,  for.  23SG 

Grady  Hospital. 

Acceptance  of,  1421 

Baard  of  trustees,  1422  et  s. 

Maintenance  pledged,  1421,  1422 

Maternity  ward,  1429 

Mayor  ex-officio  trustee,  1427 

Notice  to  law  department.  1466 

Other  office,  trustee  can  hold,    465, 

460 
Powers  of  trustees,  1426 
Rules  for  governing,  1426 
Trustees;    election,  term,  etc.,   1422 

et  s. 

Grady   Monument,  1742 

Granite   Curbing,  2387 

Grant  Park.     See  Parks. 
Contiguous  territory  incorporated,  7 
Dogs  not  allowed  in,  1413 
Management  of,  1728  et  s. 
Police  regulations,  43,  44 
Sales  of  drinks,  etc..  44 

Grass  in   Parks,  1737 

Gratings.     See   Sidewalks. 

Grazing. 

Permission  required,  1404 

Groceries. 
Peddler  forbidden  to  sell.  1877 

Grocers.     See  Disorder. 

Guano. 

Keeping,  regulated,  1283 

Guano  Factory. 

Limits  in  city  for,  1691 


Guaranty  cf  Sidewalk-s,  246'i 


Guardians.     See  Disorder. 
Guards.     See  Convicts. 

Gunpowder. 

Amount  kept,  2076 
Bond  of  seller.  2078 
Display  sign,  must,  2080 
License  required,  2077-S 
Penalties,  2076,  2078,  208O 

Gutters.     See  Sidewalks? 
Filthy  liquids  excluded,  1282 
Olistructing,  penal,  1281 

Habitual      Drunkards.     See       Liquors, 
Near  Beer. 

Hacks. 

Badge  worn,  showing  number,  1168 
Charges,  regulation  of,  460 
Certificate  of  condition,  1177 
Certificate  of  safety,  1153 
Chairman  of  committee  on  transpor- 
tation, duty  of,  1177 
Charges;  rates  limited,  1147 
Chief  of  police,  duties  of,  1153,  1155, 

1161,   1166,   1169,    1170,    1177 
Child,  when  no  charge  for,  1147 
Clean  and  healthful,  to  be,  1173 
Clean  and  in  proper  dress,  1175 
Day  rates,  lit" 
Deportment  of  drivers,  1175 
Distance;    measurement    and     rate, 

1147 
Drivers  leaving,  1157,  1160 
Drivers  not  to  congregate,  1160 
Drivers  on  sidewalks,  1158,  1160 
Eighteen  years  old,  custodian  or  li- 
censee must  be,  1152 
Handle  or  knob  inside,  1172 
Harness,  safe,  clean,  etc.,  1175 
Hiring,  how  determined,  1147 
Horses,  no  sick,  feeble,  etc.,  1174 
indecency  or  insolence,  1175 
Lamps  lighted,  1151 


58 


914 


INDEX 


Hacks — Continued. 

Lamps,  numbers  on,  1151,  11G7 

Licenses,  1138,  1148, 1152.  1153,  1177 

Map  of  city  in,  1148 

Night  rates,  1147 

Numbers  displayed,  1151,  1167,  1168 

Open  space  in  line  of,  1159 

Passenger-depot,  how  placed  by,  1158 

et  s 
Penalties,  1149  et  s. 
Permits  for  drivers;    good     charac- 
ter; cancellation,  1166 
Permits  for  substitutes,  1169 
Refusal  to  carry  passenger,  1152 
Refusal  to  pay  fare,   1150 
Rendezvous,  designation  of,  1155 
Rendezvous  may  be  changed,  1155 
Rendezvous,    occupancy    limited  to, 

1156 
Safety  and  repair,  1173 
Schedule  of  rates  posted,  1148,  1154 
Schedule,  no  congesting  on,  1160 
Sidewalks,  no  obstructio;n  of,  1158 
Solicitation  of  patronage,  1160 
Solicitation  of  passengers,  1160  et  s. 
Speed  on  time  rate,  1147 
Speed  at  and  on  viaduct,  1178 
Street  regulations,  2441  et  s. 
Tags  carrying  number,  1151 

Halls.     See  Buildings;   Theatres. 

Halls,  Public. 
Detailed  regulations,  2829  et  s. 

Hauling. 
Dirt-wagons   regulated,   2475 
Permit  written,  when  required,  1186 
Swill,  slop,  etc.,  1277 

Health,  Board  of.    See  following  titles 
Abatement  of  nuisance,  1680 
Absence  from  meetings,  564 
Accouchers,  1551 

Accounts,  approval  of,  556  et  s.,  887, 
12  CO 


Health,  Board  of — Continued. 
Analyses,  1321 

Appropriation  for  use  of,  119S 
Appropriation,  not  to  exceed,  570 
Appropriation,  sanitary,  325,  1199 
Births,  report  of,  1551 
Blanks  furnished  by,  1554 
Burial  permits,  791,  784,  1557 
Cholera,  1220,  1222  et  s. 
Clerk,  duties,  election,   salary,    etc., 

1197,  1198 
Clerk's  report  of  bills,  S93-S95 
Closets,     privies,     etc..    1292    et    s., 

1391 
Committee  chairman  a  member,  310, 

1195 
Composed  of  whom,  310,  1194 
Contagious  diseases,  1220  et  s. 
Contract,  power  to  make,  121<>  et  s. 
Crematories,  operation,  etc.,  321 
Dead   animals;    removal,   etc.,    1209 

et  s. 
Dead   body,   permit   to  remove.   759, 

779,  784,  790,  791 
Deaths,  report  of,  1556 
Diphtheria,  1220,  1224  et  s. 
Diseases,  1220  et  s. 
Disposal  of  garbage,  etc.,  321 
Drainage,  may  require,  318 
Duties  prescribed,  315  et  s..  5C1  et 

s.,  1196  et  s. 
Elected  by  General  Council,  311,  1194^ 
Elections  by,  1198,  1202,  1304 
Eligibility  of  members,   312,  564 
Employees,  1200,  1305 
Employees,  meddling  with,  maltreat- 
ing, etc.,   1306,   1307 
Employees,  penal  offenses  by.  1305 
Enforcement  of  ordinances,   13S4 
Estimates  and  statements,  S7S,  897, 

1199 
Executive  heads,  duty  of,  567,  568 
Exemptions,  may  grant,  2297 
Expenditures,     regulations     -of,    566 

et  s. 
Expenditures,  reports  of,   1201 


INDEX 


915 


Health,  Board  of — Continued. 
Fevers,   1220,  1224  et  s. 
Filling  lots  and  cellars,  318 
Fumigation,  1225 
Inspectors;    appointment,   pay,   etc., 

1203 
Inspectors;  duties  and  powers.  1205 
Graves,  permits  for,  783 
Health  Officer.  1238-1244 
Inspection  marks  furnished  by,  1379 
Investigation  by,  1679  et  s. 
Judgment  conclusive,  ICSO 
License  of  slaughter-houses,  1381 
Live     stock     and    meat    inspection, 

13C4  et  s. 
Live  stock  inspection,  etc.,  13C8  et  s. 
Marriages,  report  of,  15S0 
Mayor  ex-officio  member,  310.  1195 
M«asles.   1220 

Meat  inspection,  13C4  et  s.,  1374 
Meetings,  how  often,  315,  563 
Membership     prescribed.       310-313, 

1194 
Membranous  croup,  1220 
Mid  wives,  1552 
Milk  inspector,  1314  et  s. 
Night  superintendent  of  wagons  and 

sweeping,  1208 
Nuisances,   abatement   of.    316,   317, 

1196,  1206  et  s. 
Nuisances,  powers  as  to.  1679  et  s. 
Obstructing  or  hindering,  1227,  1306, 
Orders  compulsory,  317  et  s. 
Pay-rolls   of  employees,    1200 
Penalty  for  not  obeying,  319,  320 
Permits,   1292,    1308.   1312,   1322 
Permits: 

Drugs  and  medicines,  free  distri- 
'bution  of,   1279 

Milk,  sale  of,  1322  et  s. 

Renewal,  1325 
Personal  liability,  571 
Physicians,   1220.   1223.   1552 
Physicians    (city),  reports  by,  1909 
Plumber's  notice,  2195 
Plumbing  rules,   etc.,   2155   et  s. 


Health,  Board  of — Continued. 
Plumbing    specifications.    220S-9 
Plumbing   supervision,   2211-12 
Powers  extend  to  new  city    limits, 

35,  40 
Powers  of  mayor  and  council,     92, 

316  et  s. 
Powers,  ordinances  conferring,  1196 

et  s. 
Powers  over  outside  territory.  41-54- 
Qualification  in  thirty  days,  561 
Quarantine,  1228  et  s. 
Quorum,  majority  of  board,  314 
Registry  books,  1552,  1555 
Regulations,  duty  to  adopt,  1227  et  s. 
Removal  from  dwelling,  1226 
Removal  from  office,  572 
Reports  of  bills  and  collections,  S93- 

895^ 
Reports  to  council,  316,  565,  1201 
Rules   and   regulations,     power     to 

make,  2297 
Sanitary  inspectors,  1203  et  s. 
Scarlet  fever,  1220  et  s. 
Secretary's  duty,  565,  1204 
Sewer  connections,  2345,  235S  et  s. 
Sewers;  old  culverts,  2345,  2357 
Slaughter-houses,    1363    et    s.,    1377 

et  s. 
Smallpox,  1220  et  s. 
Smallpox  hospital;   physician,  1910 
Stables,  livery  and  private,  322,  323, 

1308-1311,   1385 
Stables,  liverj',  feed,  sale  130S-13II 
Telephones  how  obtained,  574-577 
Term  of  office,  three  years,  313 
Typhoid  and  typhus  fever,  1220  et  s. 
Undertakers,   1245-1255 
Vacancies,  how  filled,  327,  564,  1202 
Vaccination,  320,  1236  et  s. 
Vouchers;   examination  and  approv- 
al, 566  et  s. 
"Wages  of  inspectors,  1203 
Ward,  one  member  from  each,  312, 

1194 


910 


INDEX 


Health,  Board  of — rContinued. 

Warning-cards,  or  flags,  1221,  1225 
Yellow,  fever,  1220  et  s. 

Health  Officer. 

Certificate  of,  before  milk  sold,  etc. 
133S 

Certificate  of,  when  required,  1338 

Duties  prescribed,  1244,  1254 

Elected  by  board,  1239 

Eligible,  board  member  not,  1241 

•Impeached,  may  be,  1242 

Office  created,  1238 

Office,  place  of,  1243 

Pensior.ers  examined  by,  496  et  s. 
Physicians,  city,   1911.   1913,   1916 
Reports  of  diseases,  1337 
Reports  to  be  made  to,  1337 
Salary,  and  how  paid,  1240 
Supplies   furnished  by,   191*3 
Term  of  office,  1239 

Health  Regulations. 
Animals  diseased,  1235 
Animals.     (See  Meat,  infra.) 
Bones,  keeping  of,  1283 
Burials,  1249 

Butter  imitations;    sales.  1271-1273 
Butter,  sale  of,  1327 
Calves,   when   unfit   to   be   sold   for 

food,  1259,  1263 
Carcasses;   removal,  etc.,  1209  et  s. 
Carcasses  used  for  meat,  what  for- 

ibidden,  1259 
Cellars,  etc.,  2151 
Closets  on  cars  to  be  locked,  1291 
Clothing  infected,  sale  of,  1222 
Condemnation    of    decayed    or     un- 
wholesome foodstuffs,  1258  et  s. 
Contagious   diseases,     death     from, 

1245  et  s. 
Contagious  diseases,  report  of,  1220 
Conveyances  at  funerals,  1251,  1252 
Cost  or  expense  of  removal,  1196 
Counterfeiting     inspection      marks, 
1379 


Health    Regulations — Continued. 
Cows,  regulations  as  to,  1333  et  s. 
Decayed  flesh,  fruit  or     vegetables. 

1256-1258 
Discharging  liquid  in,  1282 
Disinfection.    1220,   1245.   1247.   1251, 

1253 
Drainage,  2151-2,  2155  et  s. 
Drains  or  gutters,  obstructing,  1281 
Drugs  or   medicines,    free    distribu- 
tion;  permit,  1279 
Dumping-ground  jurisdiction,  1304 
Dumping-ground     regulations,    1305 

et  s. 
Dumping  ground,   when     not    used, 

1218 
Examination  of  premises,  1206 
False  report  of  disease,  1231 
Filth  from  privies,  2153 
Fish,  sidewalk  sales  of.  1267,  1274 
Fish,  spoiled,  1258,  1259 
Flags,  1221,  1225 

Foodstuffs  on  sidewalks,  1267  et  s. 
Foodstuffs  unwholesome;    sale    pro- 
hibited, 1258  et  s. 
Fowls  killed  and  undrawn  not  to  be 

sold  or  given,  1262 
Fumigation,  1220,  1225 
Funerals,  when  to  be  private,  1246^ 

1250 
Game  spoiled,  1258 
Game  undrawn,  1262 
Garbage  and  excremem,  1207.  125S, 

1286  et  s. 
Garbage  cans  prescribed.   1390 
Guano,  keeping  of,  1283 
Hides,  keeping  of,  1283 
Hotel-keepers'  duty  as  to  contagious 

disease,  1220 
Housekeeper's  duty  as  to  contagious 

disease,  1220 
Infected  articles,  sale  of,  1222 
Infectious  diseases,  report  of,  1220 
Interference     with     sanitary     work, 
penal,  1227,  130G,  1307 


INDEX 


917 


Health    Regulations — Continued. 
Live  Slock  inspection,  condemnation, 

etc.,  1363,  1369  et  s. 
Lot    unoccupied    by    owner;     duty, 

1196,  1293 
Manure,  disposal  of,  13S6  et  s. 
Meats,  fish,  game,   poultry,   sale  of, 

1258  et  s. 
Meat,  sidewalk  sales  of  1267,  1274 
M-eat-wagons  to  be  covered,  1265 
Milk-depots,  report  on,  1312,  1313 
Milk  regulations,  13151360 
Milk,  sale  of,  1312  et  s. 
Nuisances,  abatement  of,  etc.,  1256, 

2151-2 
Obstructing  water,  2154 
Odors,  escape  of,  1390,  1391 
Obstructing  or  hindering,  1227,  1306, 

1307 
Penalties  for  violations,  1219  et  s., 

2151  et  s.,  2361 
Physicians'  duties;    penalties,    1220, 

1223,   1232,  1236 
Plumbing  laws,  2155  et  s. 
Preservation  of  meat,  1378 
Privies,  keeping  and  examination  of; 

penalties,  12S5-1290 
Quarantine    regulations,    1224,    1228 

et  s. 
Rags,  keeping  of,  1283 
Railroad  employees,  1229 
Railroad  trains,  1228,  1291 
Removal  of  deleterious  things,  1196, 

1206  et  s.,  1256  et  s. 
Removal  of  families,  1226 
Removal  of  patients,  1225 
School  children,  1232,  1236,  1237 
Sewer  and    water    connections    re- 
quired, 1292  et  s. 
Sidewalks,  displays    and    sales    on, 

^hen  unlawful,  1267,  1274 
Slaughter-houses,  1367 
Slaughter  regulations,  1263-1266 
Stables  regulated,  1385  et  s. 
Surface  closets,  1391,  1392 
Surface  closets;  limits,  2360 


Health    Regulations — Continued. 
Stagnant  water,  2151-2 
Swill,  slop,  etc.,  hauling  of,  1277 
Undertakers;   regulations,  1245-1255' 
Warning  signs,  1221,  1225 
Water-closets,   12921302 
Weeds,  order  to  cut,  1284 

Heat.     See  Electric  Wires. 

Hides. 

Keeping  regulated,  1283 
Sale  of  animals  for,  1260 

Hogs.     See  Animals 
At  large,  impounded,  etc.,  1393  et  s. 

Horses  and  Mules. 
Driving  unhaltered,  1395  et  s. 
Fastening  to  tree,  fence,    or    lamp- 
post unlawful,  2473 
Glandered,  excluded,  1233 
Reins,  when  to  be  loosened,  141S 
Stables,  regulations  of,  1385  et  s. 

Horse  Shows. 
Regulations  and  penalty,  2371-2 

Hospitals.     See  Grady  Hospital;  Sani- 
tariums. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859,  1457 
Consent  of  council  required,  1430 
Location  to  be  specified,  1430 
Notice  to  law  department,  14t»6 
Smallpox,  1910 

Hotels. 

Milk,  temperature,  etc.,  1352 
Porters  on  sidewalks,  1160,  1161 
Sales  of  goods  from,  1865 
Theatre  buildings,  not    allowed    In, 
2841 

Hours. 

Saturday,  for  oflBcers,  171S^ 


INDEX 


918 

t 

Houses  Disorderly,  ISOS 

Houses,  Moving  of. 

Notice  to  fire  chief,  1074 
Penaltj',  1075 

Houses,  Numbers  of,  2502-7 

Houses  of  Ill-fame,  1803 

Ice. 

Misrepresentation,     etc.;      penalty, 

1615 
Permit  to  peddle,  or  sell,  1900 
Scales,    wagons    must     have,     1614, 

IS79 
WTeighed  on  demand,  1615 

Ice-Cream. 

Butter-fat  percentages,   1356 
Sales  Sunday,  1777 

Ice-Cream  Factories. 

Floors,  tile  or  cement,  1356 
Milk;  temperature,  1352 

Ice  Sellers. 

Permits,  1900,  1901 
Registry  required,  1900 
Regulations;  penalty,  1900,  1901 

Jdiing,  Loitering,  etc.     See  Disorder. 
Probation,  putting  on,  920 

Illegality.    See  Executions. 

Illuminating   Oils. 

Quantity,  and  manner    of    keeping, 

1095,  1113,  1114 
Regulations,  1113,  1114 

Imitations. 

Butter,  of;  sales,  1271-1273 
"Weighers'  certificates,  of,  1611 

Immorality.     See  Disorder. 


Impeachment. 
City-court  judge,  when  presides,  476 
Health  officer,  1242 
Judgment,  extent  of.  476 
Mayor,  after  trial,  71,  476 
Trial  by  general  council,  476 
Voting  to  sell  waterworks  property, 
ground  for,  283 

Impounding. 
Animals  at  large,  1393  et  s. 
Dogs,  1400,  1410 

Imprisonment  and   Labor. 

Confinement  of  offenders,   1810 
Jail,  commission  to,  58 
Limit  of,  57,  97 
Public  works  and  streets,  97 

Income. 

Annual  expense  restricted  to,  203 
Appropriations  of,  195  et  s. 
Estimate  of,  annual,  194 
Waterworks,  to  treasury,  259 

Incorporation,  3 

Indebtedness  Assumed. 

East  Atlanta,  28 
Edgewood,  27 
Oakland  City,  38 
West  End.  14 

Indebtedness*  Increase  of. 

Separate   vote   as   to,   by   aldermen 

and  councilmen,  86 
Sewerage,  restriction  as  to,  304 

Indecency,  Public. 

Penalty  for,   1305,   1762  et  s. 
Wagon-yards,  in,  2919-20 

Infirmary.     See  Hospital. 

Inflammable  L,iquids.     See  Garage. 

Informer.     See  Penalty. 


lADEX 


019 


Injunction. 

Cemetery,  when  subject  to,  94 

Inman  Park. 

Sidewalk  paving.  2412-13 

Inman  Park  Extension,  3 
Fourth  Ward,  part  of,  3 
Territory  described,  3 

Inspections,     See    Buildings;      Fires; 
Health;    Milk:   Officers;   Oils;   Po- 
lice. 
Ashes  in  houses,  1111 
Boilers,  furnaces,  ranges,  1101 
Buildings,  walls,  etc.,  35,    117,    441 

et  s.,  589  et  s.,  1121 
Chimneys,  pipes,  etc.,  1088,  1120 
Clubs   (social)   open  to,  857 
Combustibles  loose,  1099,  1121 
Counterfeiting  marks,  1379 
Electrical  construction,  965  et  s. 
Electric  lights,  968 
Fire  regulations,  1121 
Insurance  policies,  880 
Junk  dealers,  1434  et  s. 
L.icenses,  1453  et  s.,  1903 
Liquor  business,  conduct  of,  1492 
Live  stock  and  meat,  1363  et  s. 

Lumber,  of,  1475-C 

Marshal's  books  open  to,  1573 

M'anurebins,   13SS 

Pawnbrokers'  books,  etc.,  1529,  1533 

Permits,  2329 

Plumbing,  2195,  2199,  2211  et  s. 

Prison,  city,  2092-3 

Sewer  connections,  etc.,  305,  306 

Sidewalk  materials,  2408 

Street  paving,  etc.,  812 

Street-paving  work,  2396   (17,   18) 

Street;  wages  of  inspector,  2677 

Water  apparatus,  pipes,  etc.,  264 

"Water  connections,  etc.,  2965,  2987 

Weights  and  measures,  1587  et  s., 
299S 


Inspector  of  Buildings.     See    Building 
Inspector. 

Inspector  of  City. 

Marshal  to  act  as,  169 

Inspector  of  Dairies  and  Milk. 
.Duties;    assistant,    etc.,    1314    et    s., 
13G1 

Inspector,  Sanitary.     See  Sanitary  In- 
spectors. 

Inspector,  Waterworks,  29G5,  29S7 

Inspector,  Weights  and  Measures. 
Bond,  2998 
Duties,  2999  et  s. 
Powers,  3000  et  s. 
Salary,  2998 

Installments. 
Assessments  paid  in,  304,  369 
Assessments  payable  by,  2684 
Taxes  paid  in,  141 
Taxes,  payable  by,  2795 

Instruments  Mathematical. 
Sale  of;   license  and  registry,  1876 

Insurance. 

Committee  on,  standing,  859,  S66 
Comptroller's  duty,  879,  SSO 
Departments,  duty  of,  879 
Distribution  of,  867 
Duties  of  committee,  867,  86S 
Fair  treatment  required,  868 
Policies,  change  of,  868 
Policies,  examination  of,  880 
Policies,  statement  of.  867 
Statements  of  property,  etc.,  879 

Insurance  Agents. 
License  fee  or  tax  on.  129 

Insurance  Companies. 

Agents,  tax  on,  1546-1548 


920 


IMJKX 


Insurance  Companies — Continued. 
License  and  registration,  1546-1548 
Taxation  of  business,  1546-1548 

Interest. 

Sinking-fund,  added  to,  2378 
Street-improvement  bills  bear,  2688 
Taxes  on,  141,  2795 

Interference,   Penal. 

Policeman,  hindering,  etc.,  1S19 
Sanitary  work,  with,  1206.  1207 

Interments.     See  Cemeteries. 

Intoxicating        Liquors.     See      Liquor 
Traffic;   Near  Beer. 
Hours  of  places  where  sold.  1775 

Inventories. 

Departments  to  keep,  903 
Stock-feed,  by  officers  monthly,  1716 

Investigator. 

Duties;    police  powers,   1444,    1466-7 
Other  city  office,  may  hold.  465 

Investments. 

Sinking-fund,  2375 

Itinerant  Traders.     See  Tax. 
License  from  city  necessary,  1S56 

Jail. 

Commission  of  offenders  to,  58 
Reception  in;   duty  of  jailer,  58 

Junk  Dealers. 

Articles  kept  or  sold,  restrictions  as 
to,  1434  et  s. 

Bent,  disfigured  or  mutilated  arti- 
cles. 1441 

Consent  to  location  required,  1431 

Inspection  by  policemen,  1434  et  s. 

License  application,  1432 

Notice  to  police,  1435 


Junk    Dealers — Continued. 

Pawn,  articles  taken  in.  1435  et  s. 
Penalties.  1433  et  s. 
Permit  by  mayor.  1432 
Purchases  by,  1436-1439 
Records  to  be  kept.  1440 

Jurisdiction. 

Justice  Courts,  36 
Nuisances,  abatement  of.  424 
Police  and  Sanitary,  41-54 
Recorder's   court,    420,   421,   424,   909 
et  s. 

Juvenile  Court. 

Regulations,  2052  et  s. 

Justice  Courts. 
Jurisdiction    not    extended    to    new 
city  limits,  36 

Justice  of  the   Peace. 

Aldermen  and  councilmen  as,  417 
Mayor  is.  how  far.  58 

Kerosene  Oil. 
Quantity  that  may  be  kept,  1095 

Kilns. 

Open  plank,  excluded.  10S7 

Lady  Visitors  of  Schools. 

Appointment;    duties.   2316-18 

Lager  Beei.     See  Liquor;  Near  Beer. 
Substitutes  for;  license  regulations^ 

etc.     1G32  et  s. 
Tax  on.  134 

Lamps.     See  Automobiles;     Bicycles- 
Disorder;   Hacks;   Streets. 

Landlords. 
Permission  to  license  and    sale    of 
near  beer,  1638,  1G47 

Land  Lot  15,  East  Half  of. 

Police  jurisdiction.  51 


IXDEX 


921 


Language   Disorderly.     See  Disorder. 
Law  Department,  885,  1442-5.  1466 
Leaks  in  Water  Fixtures,  2034 

Lease. 

Market-houses,  for,  456 
Near  beer  dealers,  1638.  1647 
Waterworks  property,  276,  283 
"Waterworks  system,  284 

Legislation.     See  Ordinances. 

Legislative   Department.     72-102 
Joint  and  several  body,  73,  86,  89 
Style  of,  72 
Vested  in  whom,  72 

Levy  and  Sale.     See  Execution;  Taxes. 
Personalty,    when    sold     elsewhere 
than  at  city  hall,  473 

Lewdness.     See  Disorder. 

Library.     See  Carnegie  Library. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 

License  Inspector. 
Appointed  by  mayor,  1453 
Arrests,  may  make,  1455 
Assistant;  duties  of,  etc.,  1471-2 
Bond,  shall  give,  1453 
Confirmed  by  council,  14-53 
Duties,  1454 

Notices  of  water  bills,  may  be    re- 
quired to  deliver,  1454 
Oath  of  office,  1455 
Office  distinct  from  warden,  1456 
Police  power,  1455 
Salary,  1453,  1458 

Licenses.     See  Taxes. 
Advertisement  of  application,  1473 
Agents'  percentage  tax,  1546 
Annual,  1478,  1525  et  s. 


Licenses — Continued. 

Application   for,  written,    503,     962, 
1473 

Automobiles,  517  et  s. 

Beverages,  1545 

Beyond  limits,  not  granted,  1660 

Bill-posters,  553 

Bond  may  be  required,  467,  505 

Bond,  renewal  of,  467 

Bucket-shops  not  licensed,  1541 

Business  advertised,  1898 

Business   or   occupation,     842,     843, 
1525  et  s. 

Carried  and  exhibited,  when,  1903 

Circuses,  side-shows,  etc.,  2369  et  s. 

Classification  for,  1899 

Coca-cola,  1545 

Collection,  843 

Commission  merchants,  1538 

Confederate  veterans,  1537,  1861 
I      Consent  of  residents,  2368 

Consignment,  sales  on,  1538 

Costs  on,  1536,  1539 

Damages,  renunciation  of,  525 

Detective  business,  2024-5 

Drays  or  wagons,  1138  et  s. 

Drays  or  wagons  of  contractors  at 
large,  1181 

Drays  or  wagons  single,  1181 

Electrical  work,  to  do,  962,  978,  979 

Electric  theatres,  2901 

Engineers   (stationary)   2039  40 

Examination  for,  962 

Execution;  issuance  and  levy,  1528 

Fees  for  issuing,  etc.,  1534-1536",  1539 

Fish,  to  sell,  to    persons    on     side- 
walks, revoked,  127'4-1276 

Five  days  grace,  1S70 

Flying-jennies,  2368 

Forfeiture  of,  979,  1046,  1663,  1775 

Free,  from  State,  1537 

Free,  granted  only  when,  1542 

Fruits  and  meats,  to  peddle,  1902-4 

Fruit  stand,  manner  of  issue,    1880, 
1884 

Fruit  stand,  referred  to  tax  commit- 
tee, 1881,  1884 


922 


INDEX 


Licenses — 'Continued.       ,  , 

Ginger  ale,  1545 

Groceries,  not  issued  to  peddle,  1877  i 
Gross  sales,  on,  1545 
Gunpowder,  to  keep  and  sell,  2076-80  | 
Hacks,   1138.  1148,  1152,  1153,  1177    | 
Ice  peddling  or  selling,  1900 
Inspector  of,  1453  et  s.,  1577,  1903 
Insurance  companies,  1546-8 
Itinerant  vendors,  1543,  1544 
Junk  dealers,  1431  et  s. 
Law  to  be  printed  on,  1883 
Liquor,  to  sell,  1473,  1478  et  s. 
Lumber  dealers,   1474-7 
Machines  for  testing  lungs,  strengtli, 

etc.,  2368 
Mayor  and  general  council  to  issue, 

1880  et  s. 
Meat,  for  sale  of,  from  wagon,  1875, 

1878,  1879 
Meat,   to  sell,  to   persons   on    side- 
walks, revoked,  1274,  1276 
Milk-depot,  for,  1313 
Milk,  for  sale  of,  1322  e^  s. 
Milk-wagons  to  show,  1341 
Near-beer,  1632  et  s. 
Near  beer,  to  sell,  1632  et  s. 
Notice  of  application,  1473 
Notice  of  default,  by  mail,  1539 
Numbered,  when  to  be,  1146 
Parks,  to  sell  in,  1733 
Pawnbrokers,   1439,  1529-1533 
Payment  quarterly,  1479,  1545 
Peddlers,  153",  1544,  1856  et  s. 
Penalties,  1474,  1528,  1531,  1533,  1857 

et  s.,  2040  et  s. 
Percentage  tax,   1545-1548,   1869 
Plumbers,  2200-7 
Plumbing,  when  withheld,  306 
Pool-selling,  none  for,  1137 
Posting,  required,  204O 
Procuring  and  paying  for,  1525 
Produce,  to  peddle,  1902-4 
Qualifications  of  licensees,  962 
Refund  proportional,  14SS,  1549 
Refund  pro  rata  on  cancellation,  1177 


Licenses — ^Continued. 
Registry,  842 
Registration    required,     1525,     1526, 

1474,  1865 
Residence  section  of  limits,  1661 
Restrictions  printed  on,  1275 
Restaurants,  2143  et  s. 
Return  of  money  paid  for,  1274 
Revocation  of,  1177,  1274,  1435.  1488, 

1507,   1549,   1636,   1649,   1654,   1663, 

1672,  2147.  2824 
Revocation,  cause  for,    1882.  1884-5 
Ring-throwing  devices,  2368 
Rinks,  skating,  etc.,  2367 
Selling     merchandise     by     samples 

from  hotels,  etc.,  1869 
Shooting-galleries,  2363 
Slaughter  houses,  1381 
Soft  drinks,  1545 
Street-stands  not  licensed,  1544 
Street  venders;  consent,  1543 
Tax  committee,  regulations  by,  1888 
Ticket  brokers,  2822  et  s. 
Transfer  of,  1633 
Turf  exchanges,  none  for,  1137 
Vendue  master  to  obtain,  503 
Wagons  hauling,  1138  et  s. 
Wagon-yards,  2916 
Wild-west  shows,  2370 

Licentious  Publication,  1763 

Liens.  "~ 

Assessment  for  paving,  355,  356,  368 
Assessments,  street    improvements, 

2407 
Preserved,  as  to  West  End,  13 
Priority  of,  356 
Sewer  assessments,  302 

Lights.     See  Electric  Lights;  Electric 
Wires. 
Automobiles,  521 
Contracts  for,  16 
Department  of  street  lights,  885 
Edgewood,  system  for,  27 


INDEX 


923 


Lights— Continued. 
Garage  regulation,  548 
Motor  cycles,  538 
Streets,  warning  lights  on,  2396(24), 

2437,  2641 
Theatres  and  halls,  2866  et  sT 
West  End,  how  many,  etc.,  16 

Limitations  of  Powers.     See  Powers; 
Tax. 

LJmits  Territorial.     2,  S,   24,   32 
Edgewood,  27 

Justice  courts  not  extended  to,  36 
New  limits,  adjustment,  31,  34 
Xew  limits,  authority  over,  35 
Wards.  25,  31,  34 
West  End,  S 

Lines  of  Wards,  2921  et  s. 

Liquids. 

Discharge  on  street,  2474 

Liquors.    See  next  title. 

Edgewood,  not  licensed  in,  27 
Grant  Park  and  vicinity,  44 
License  taxes  on,  126,  134,  136-13S 
Parks,  not  sold  in,  1733 
Traveling  blind  tigers,   1640 
West  End,  not  made  or  sold  in,  15 

.Liquor  Traffic.     See  Near  Beer. 
Advertising  signs,  1653 
Alcohol,  amount  limited,  1673 
Alcohol,  sale  of,  1518 
Amount  of  license,  1478,  1485 
Application   for   license,   1478,   14S0, 

1506,  1513 
Basements,  saloons  in,  1495 
Beer-kegs  on  street,  1511 
Beer  license;   amount,  1479 
Beer  license;  how  issued,  1492 
Blind  tigers,  1640 
Bond  required,  1501,  1507,  1513 
Breweries;  empty  kegs,  1511 
Bulk  sales  unlawful,  1519 


Liquor  Traffic — Continued. 
Character  of  licensee,  1493 
Cigars,  cigarettes,  tobacco,   1523 
Closing  and  opening: 

Election  days,  1499 

Holidays,  1490 

Hours  for,  1498 

Wholesale  dealers,  1482 
Connection  with  other  business  not 

allowed,  1523 
Disorder  forbidden,  1497 
Drinking,  not  on  premises,  1519 
Druggists,   1483,  1518 
Drunken  persons,  1497 
Empty  beer-kegs,  1511 
Entrance  to  saloon,  1494,,  1495 
Expiration  of  license,  1507 
Forfeiture  of  license,  1505,  1663 
Games  or  music;  no  playing,  1496 
Hotels,  bars  in,  1494,  1502,  1522 
Inspection  of  business,   1492 
Intoxicating,    excluded    from    near- 
beer  saloons,  1640 
Keeping  for  unlawful  sale,  1489,  1510 
Licenses,  1478  et  s.,  1632  et  s. 
Limits  territorial,  defined,  1491 
Loitering  not  allowed,  1497 
Lunch  limitations,  1522 
Malt  liquors,  1478  et  s. 
Minors  not  to  enter,  1515-1517 
Near-beer  regulations,  1632  et  s. 
No  license  to  whom,  1509 
Oath  Of  applicant,  150O 
Officer  admitted  on  demand,  1503 
Ordinances;  amendment  and  repeal, 

14S5,  1486 
Penalties,    1484,    1487,    1492,     1500, 

1503,  1520,  1521,  1524  * 

Piedmont  Park,  1513 
Prescriptions,  1483 
Revocation   of   license,    1488,     1507, 

1549 
Retailing;    quantity,  1481 
Screens,  obstructions,   etc.,  1494 
Signs  required,   1502,  1517 
Street  entrance,  1494,  1495 


924 


IXDKX 


Liquor  Traffic — Continued. 

Transfer  of  license,  150S,   1521 
Wholesale  dealers,   1482,   1485 

Litigation. 
Pending,  not  affected,  321 

Litter     on     Floors,     Sidewalks,     etc. 
1854,  2476 


L.  P.  Grant  Park. 

Management  of,  1728  et  s. 

Lumber  Dealers. 
i      Inspections  required,  1475-6 
I      License  and  registration,  1474 
'      Penalty,  1477 


Little   Switzerland. 
Police  powers  over,  54 

Livery-Stables. 

Location,  2398,  2399 

Permits    and   conditions,   130S;1311 

Permits,  must  have,  2397  et  s. 

Live-Stock. 

Escaped,  or  at  large,  1394,  1405  et  s. 
•    ES'trays    impounded,    1393,    140o 
Impounding  regulations,  1393 
Inspection,  condemnation,  1363  et  s. 
Meaning  of,  1363 
Slaughter  regulations,  1365  et  s. 

Loafing.     See  Disorder;    Parks. 

Loans. 

By  city  employes,  regulated.  1708 
"Limited  power  to  make,  204,  206 
Repayment,  how  and  when,  205,  2'0€ 
Reported,  to  be,  1708 
Temporary,  204-206 

Lodge-Rooms. 

BuildJ!ig  to  have  no  garage,  544 

Lodging-Houses.     See  Buildings. 
Theatre  buildings,  not  allowed    in, 
2841 

Loitering.     See  Disorder. 
Railroad   property,   on,   2100 

Lost  Checks. 
Record  and  transcript,   899,   900 


LumberSales  Tax,   1865 

Lumber-yards. 
Consent  of  council  required,  1097 

Lunch. 

Liquor  saloons,  in,  1522 

No  free,  with  near-beer,  1632 

Lunch  Rooms. 
Milk;   temperature,  etc.,  1352 

Machinery. 
Junk-dealers   and   pawnbrokers  buy- 
ing,  etc.,  1440,  1441 

Machines  for  Testing,  etc. 

Licenses,  2368 

Mail. 

Regulation  of,' 877 

Malt    Liquors.     See     Liquor     Traffic^ 
Near  Beer. 

Mangum  Street. 

Closing  part  of,  389 

Manholes. 

Constructed  how,   2389(13) 
Materials  for,  2384 

Manufacturers.    See  Factories. 

Manufacturing   Companies. 
Business  of,  license  for,  1895 


IXDEX 


925 


Manure. 

Dairy  regulations,  1344 
Hauling  on  street,  1388 
Removal  by  city,  13S9 
Stable  regulations,  1385  et  s. 

Maps. 

Sale  of,  persons  to  register,  1876 

Market  House. 

Establishment  of  two  or  more,  457 
Lease   of   buildings,   211,    456 
Purchase,  power  as  to,  212,  456 
Regulation  by  ordinance,  457 

Markets. 

Fish,  sales  of,  1258  et  s. 
Meat,  sales  of,  1258  et  s. 

Market  Value.     See  Tax. 

Marshal. 

Additional  help,  1702 
Advertisement  of  sale,  1570,  1573 
Awnings  or  sheds;   removal,  1096 
Bond,  must  give,  162 
Books  kept  by,  1574 
Chartered  office,  502 
Compensation,  163165 
Consolidation  of  offices,  116,  168 
Council  chamber,  duty  as  to,  906 
Deputies,  police  officers,  2032 
Distinct  officer  from  police,  160 
Docket   of  executions,     1563,     1564, 

1574 
Duties  prescribed,  117,  161,  166,  169, 

502 
Elected   by  popular  vote,   117,    159, 

50£ 
Executions,   collection   of,    168,    170, 

1528,  1563  et  s.,  2420,  2430,  2457 
Executions  directed  to,  950 
Fees  and  cost,  to  treasury,  1536 
Fees  collected  by,  258,  1570,  15S9 
Fees  on  executions,  2420 


Marshal — Continued. 

File  of  newspapers  kept,  1574 
Indexed,  books  to  be,  1574 
Inspection,  books  open  to,  1573 
Inspector  of  city,  to  act  as,  169 
Levy  of  executions,  1569 
Lost  checks,  record  of,  9O0 
Notice  of  levy,  shall  give,  1571 
Notice  to    move    street    assembly, 

2449 
Nuisance;    abatement,  2152 
Oath  of  office,  117,  172,  502 
Office   may   be   abolished,   etc.,   116, 

167 
Payment  of  help,  1702 
Perquisites,  163-165 
Possession,  putting  in,  1577,  1585 
Powers  of,  to  new  city  limits,  35,  40 
Processes"  directed  to,  by  clerk,  170 
Records  open  to  inspection,  1192 
Redemption  of  property,  1578 
Registry  of  sales  and  redemptions, 

1573,  1574 
Removal  from  office,  119,  159,  502 
Removals,  record  of.  kept,  1192 
Removals,  reports  of,  1191 
Reports  of  weights  and    measures, 

inspection,  etc.,  1587 
Salary,  council  may  fix,  164 
Sales  made  by,  1570  et  s. 
Service  of  summons  by,  928 
Settle,  not  before  fi.  fa.  issued,  1565 
Sidewalk     obstructions,       removal, 

2418 
Supervision  of  mayor  and    council, 

117,  502 
Term  of  office,  two  years,  117,"^02 
Title  deeds;   execution,  1570 
Title  deeds;   redemption,  1578 
Transfer  fi.  fas.,  authorized  to,  171 
Vacancy,  how   filled,    117,    118,  50i! 
"Wiarrants  directed  to,  by  clerk,  170 
Weighers,  appointed  by,  1586 
Weighers  supervised  by,  1587 
Weights     and      measures,       duties 
touching,  1587  et  s. 


926 


IXDEX 


Marriages. 
Board  of  health,  reports  to,  1550 
Details  of  report,  1550 
Forty-eight  hours,  report  in,  1550 
Penalty  for  non-report,  1550 
Registry  of,  1555 

Matron  of  Female  Prisoners. 

Appointed  by  committee,  941 

Compensation,  941 

Duties,  941 

Employed  at  pleasure;  no  term,  941 

Mayor. 

Absence  of,  who  acts  in,  C3,  68 
Administer   oaths,   may,   58,   70 
Approval  of  ordinances,  etc.,  61 
Bail,  can  admit  to,  58 
Boards,  membership  on,  67,  235,  310, 

465,  4'66 
Change  order  of  work,  may,  828 
Chief  executive  officer,  56 
Closed  street;   discretion,  2438 
Commit  offenders  to  jail,  can,  58 
Contract  with  city,  can  not,  100 
Court,  authority  to  hold,  57 
Department  of  Mayor,  SS5 
Duties  and  powers  of,  56  et  s. 
Electioin  biennial,  55,  952 
Eligible  to  second  term  only,  56 
Firemasters,  is  one  of,  104S 
Holds  till  successor  qualified,  101 
Impeachment,  after  trial,  71,  476 
Jail,  can  commit  to,  58 
Justice  of  the  peace,  how  far,  58 
Legislative  department,  part  of,  72 
iLiability  as  individual,  on  contracts, 

207 
•Liability  to  refund  to  city,  198 
Oath  of  office,  69 
Other  office,  can  not  hold,  464,  466 
Penalties,  may  impose,  57 
Permit  to  junk  dealer,  1432 
Police  board,  member  of,  1920-2 
Presiding  officer,  59,  65 
Quitclaim  deeds  executed  by,  1584 


Mayor — Continued. 
Recorder's  court,  presiding  in,  909 
Salary  adequate,  how  fixed,  56 
Sinking  fund    commission,   ex-officto- 

member  of,  2373  et  s. 
Standing  committees  announced  by. 

59,  64 
Tax  laws;  enforcement,  2814 
Term  of  office,  55 
Vacancy  in  office,  55,  68,  466 
Veto  power  in  four  days,  61 
Violation  of  oath,  penalty,  71 
Votes  only  in  case  of  tie,  60 
Warrants  for  accounts,  how  drawn, 

886 
Warrants  issued  by,  58 
W'arrants  to  treasurer,  2913 

Mayor  and  Council.     See  next  title. 
Composed  of  whom,  72 
License  transferred,   1633 
Ordinances,  readings  of,  98 
Powers  conferred  on,  488 

Mayor  and  General  Council. 
Absentees  compelled  to  attend,  S5' 
Accounts,  members  must    examine, 

188 
Adjustment  of  claims,  471 
Advertisement,    power    to    contract 

without,  2471 
Aldermen,  when  do  not  vote,  S6,  87 
Apportionments  to  departments,  S14 
Appropriations  of  money,  325,  S14 
Attorney's  duties  prescribed  by,  A2S 
Automobile  examiners,  519 
Balance  sheet,  191 
Bids,  opening  of,  2450 
Bill-posting  structures,  557-559 
Boards  chosen*  by,  231,  311 
Bond  commissions'  work,  57S  et  s. 
Bonds  of  licensees,  power,  467 
Bonds    payable  to,  1711 
Bridges,   building  and   repair,   2126 
Bridge    dangerous;     special    action, 

2012 


IXDEX 


927 


Mayor  and  Gen'l  Council — Continued. 
Building  inspections,  report  of,  590 
Building  recommendations,  summa- 
ry enforcement  of,  444 
Buildings,  objections  to,  729 
Buildings,  removal  of,  482 
Cabs,  drays,  hacks,  etc.,  460 
Cemetery  commission;  electjon,  etc., 

739 
Chief  of  Construction  controlled  by, 

800,  818 
City  hall,  powers  as  to,  208,  209 
Clerk's  duties  prescribed  by,  452 
Committees  of,  how  made,  59,  64 
Committees  of,  standing,  859 
Committees,  reports  of,  860,  861 
Common  seal  to  be  fixed  by,  454 
Compel  witnesses,  may,  478 
Composed  of  whom,  78 
Condemn   property,   power   to,   2C7 
Convicts,  authority  to  farm  out,  474 
Curbing   and   sidewalk   resolutions, 

2454-5 
■Education  board  of;  treasurer,  2299 

et  s. 
Elections  by.  948 

Elections  by.     See  Ofiicers,  infra. 
Election  of  city  physician,   1905 
Estimates  by  departments,  878 
Examination  of  departments,  461 
Factories,  permits  for,  1117,   1118 
Fee  bill  or>oflacers,  479 
Finances  of  city,  how  known,  191 
Financial   statement,   815 
Fire  limits,  enlargement  of,   482 
Firing  of  cannon,    permission    by, 

1820 
Firepro'of  buildings  determined,  482 
Flying-jennies;    licenses,   2368 
Forsyth  street  bridge,  458 
Franchise  renewals  restricted,  462 
Fruit  stand,  license  for,  1881,  1884 
Fruit  stand  license,     may     revoke, 

1882,   1884 
Grades  of  streets,  805  et  s. 
Gratings  on  sidewalks,  2431 


j  Mayor  and  GenI  Council — Continued, 
Gunpowder  license,   2078-9 
Health  board  appropriation,  1199 
House  of  ill-fame,   closing  of,    1803 
Impeachments,   trial   of,   47G 
Incurring   indebtedness     restricted, 

304 
Janitor  subject  to,  1706 
Janitor  selected  by,  1706 
Lady  visitors  of  schools,  2316 
Legislative  department,  is,  72 
License  applications,   1632 
Licenses,  control  issue  of,  ISSO  et  ». 
Licenses,  may  revoke,  1882.  1884 
Licenses.     (See  that  title). 
Liquor  licenses,  1478  et  s. 
Livery-stable    permits,    2398 
■Market-house,  may  buy  or  rent,  211, 

212 
Market-house,  powers,  211,  212,  456 
Mayor  pro  tern,  59,  64 
Minutes,   balance  sheet  entry,   191 
Minutes,  entry  of  vote  upon,  62 
Near-beer  regulations,  1632  et  s. 
New  election  ordered  by,  when,  55 
Nuisance,  trial  of,  1683 
Officers    elected    by,    103,    145,    1S6, 

231,   312,   485,  4S6 
Officers  removed  by,  104,  119,   487 
Officers  supervised  b}',   117 
Offices,  may  abolish,  etc.,  IIG 
Offices,  may  declare  vacant,  117 
Oils,  permission  to  keep,  1095,  1114 
Ordinances  and  resolutions,  02,  S6, 

92,  97,  98 
Passage  over  mayor's  veto,  62 
Passenger  transportation,  460 
Paving;   decision  final,  348 
Payments,  manner  of,  814 
Pension  applications,  499 
Permits,  revocation  of,  559 
Permission  to  fire  cannon,  1820 
Physicians,  city,  1905 
Piedmont  Park,  may  purchase,   210 
Police      commissioners,       elections, 

1922 


928 


INDEX 


Mayor  and  GenI  Council — Continued. 
Powers  vested  in,  78,  92  et  s.,  48S 
Prison  superintendent,  2090 
Quorum  for  business,  eleven,  82 
Railroad  track,  permit  to  lay,  2101 
Beconsideration,  notice  of.  88 
Recorder  and  his  court,  418  et  s. 
Reports  of  officers  to,  938 
Revocation  of    licenses,     14SS,    1507. 

1509,  1G54,  16G3 
Revocation  of  permits,   1095,  1114 
Rinks,  skating,  etc..  licenses,  2367 
Salaries,  fixed  by,  440,  447,  452 
Salary  of   chief   sanitary   Inspector 

fixed  !by,  1203 
Sanitation,  regulation  of,  324 
Schools;    establishment,   etc.,    429 

et  s. 
Sessions,  when  held,  91 
Sewer  assessments,  2335  et  3. 
Sewers;  authority,  2319  et  s. 
Sewers,  power  as  to,  290  et  s. 
Sewer  work,  order  of,  827,  828 
Shooting  galleries,   2363 
Sidewalks  and  curbing,  2419 
Sinking-fund  commission,  2374  et  s. 
Soap  factories,  may  authorize,  16S7 
Statements  by  boards    and    chiefs, 

897(a) 
Statements  by  comptroller,  S9G 
Stationary  steam-engines,   1094 
Stockade   (city  prison),  490 
Street    assessments,    2404    et   s. 
Street  improvements,  2403  et  s. 
Street  work,  order  of.  827,  828 
Streets  and  sidewalks.  328  et  s.,  804 

et  s. 
Streets,  obstruction  of,  public  speak- 
ing on,  etc.,  459 
Supervision  of  officers,  117,  502 
Suretyship  by,  forbidden,  1712 
Taxation,  assessment,  etc.,  121  et  s. 
Tax  assessors  and  receivers.    2772 

et  3. 
Tax  collector,  2767  et  s. 


Mayor  and  GenI   Council — Cont'd. 
Tax  collector's    bond     and     duties, 

2768,  2770 
Taxes,  property  purchased  for,  1582 
Tax  ordinance,  annual,  2812 
Two-fhirds  vote,  when  required,  62, 

98 
Vacancy  In  office,  duty  to  fill,  118, 

486 
Wagon-yards,  2916 
Water  commissioners'  election,  2939 
Waterworks  and  commissioners,  230 

et  s. 
Waterworks  appropriation,  2942 
Wood  and  lumber  yards,  1097 
Yeas  and  nays,  record  of.  90 

Mayor  pro  Tempore, 
Absence,  effect  of,  68 
Acts  as  mayor,  when,  55,  57,  Gl,  63 
Election  of,  59,  64.  68 
Presides,  when,  57,  59,  65 
Recorder's  court,  presiding  in,  909 
Vacancy  in  office,  how  filled,  68 
Veto  power  of,  Gl 
Votes  on  all  questions,  when,  66 
Votes  only  on  tie,  when,  60 

Measles.     See   Health   Regulations. 

Measurements. 
Police  department  may  take,  2021 

Measures.      See     Peddlers;     Weights 
and  Measures. 

Meats. 

Car-seals,  breaking  of,  1366 
Condemnation  of,  1258 
Counterfeiting     inspection      marks, 
1379 
•     Display  on  sidewalk,  1267-1270 
Fresh,  sales  of,  1875  et  s. 
Inspection  of,  1364  et  s. 
Interstate  shipments,  1383 
Licenses  to  sell,  1274,  1275 


IM)1£X 


929 


Meats — Continued. 

"Meat"  comprehends  what,  1363 
Penalties,  1878  et  s. 
Preservatives,  wbat  used,  1378 
Sale  of,  license  tio  be  exhibited,  1878 
Sale  regulations,   1875,  1878.   1879 
Stamp  of  acceptance,  1383 
Tag  required  to  sell.  1878 
Unwholesome,   not   to   be   sold,   ex- 
cept for  tallow.  1258-1261 
Wagons,  sales  from,  1875  et  s. 

Medical    Supplies. 

City   physicians   furnished,  1913 

Medicine  and  Surgery. 

Buildings  for  sanitariums.   729 

Medicines. 

Street-vending  unlawful,  2481-2 

JMedicine  Venders. 

Booths,  regulations  for,  1894 
License,  limit  of,  1894 
License,  revocation  of,  1894 
Pavements,  regulation  on,  1894 
Regulations,  1894 
Restriction,  how,   1894 
Revocation  of  license,  1894 
Street,  regulation  on,  1894 
Tents,  regulation  for,  1894 

Meetings. 

Absence  of  officers.  63,  68,  85,    109, 

564 
Assessors,  when  and  where,  331 
Boards.  887 
Board  of  Health.  315 
Departments,  887 
Firemasters,    1072 
Mayor  and  General  Council.  91 
Police  commissioners,  400,  1932 

Membership.     See  Boards. 
Aldermanic  board,  76 
Council,  74 

59 


Membership — ^Con  tinned. 
General  Council,  78 
.Health,  Board  of,  310-312 
Mayor  and  General  Council,  72 
Police  Commissioners,  390,   391 
"Water  Commissioners.  230-235 

Membranous  Croup.     See  Health  Reg- 
ulations. 

Memorials. 

Defacement  of,   1760,   1761 
Supervision  of  Park  board.  1760 

Menacing  Policemen,  1819 

Merchandise. 
Persons  selling,  to  pay  license,  1S69 
Sale  of;    failure  to  return.  1872 
Taxable,  280G 
Tax  on  sales.  1869 

Merchants. 

Sidewalks,  uses  of,  2439-40.  2449 

Merchants,   Sunday    Regulations.     See 
Di>order. 

Merry-go-rounds. 
Parks,  forbidden  in.  1756 

Meters.     See  Waterworks. 

Milk.     See  titles  following. 
Adulteration  forbidden,   1353 
Analysis,  1320,  1321 
Bacteria,  limit  of,  134«,  1352,  1355 
Bottled  only  at  dairy,  1351 
Bottles,  dealing  in,  1434  et  s. 
Bottles  not  delivered    to    or    talien 

from  what  houses,  1349.  1350 
Bottles  to  be  cleaned,  how,  1358 
Buildings  clean  and  repaired,  1332 
Cleanliness,  1329  et  s.,  1336,  1340 
Copy  of    regulations     with     permit, 

1359 
Contagion  or  inspection,  precautions 

against,  1337-1339.  1349,  1350 
Cream;   fat  percentage,  1355 


930 


iM>i<:x 


Milk — •Continued. 
Cream  must  be  free  of  coloring  or 

foreign  matter.  1355 
Depots,  1342,  1352 
Depots;   consent,  license,  etc.,  1312, 

1313 
Depots,  etc.,  regulated,  1342 
EHrt  or  manure  forbidden.  1347 
Diseased  cows,  1333  et  s. 
Feed,  what  not  used  as.  1335 
Filth  accumulation  near  stalls,  1331 
Hotels   and   restaurants,   1352 
Ice-cream  factories,  1352 
Impure,  adulterated,  or  diluted,  131G 
Inspection  of,   1318,  1320.  13C1-2 
Licenses.   1341 

Licenses.     (See   Permits,  infra.) 
■Light  and  ventilation.  1328 
Lunch-rooms,   1352 
Marketed  as  soon  as  possible.  1345 
Milkers  must  be  clean,  1336 
Milkers    must    not     enter     infected 

places,  1339 
Parturition,  period  before  and  after, 

1317,  1333 
Penalty  for  violation,  13G0 
Permits,  1341 

Permits  for  sale,  1322  et  s. 
Posted,  regulations  must  be,  1359 
Refrigerator  regulation,  1348 
Sale  of,  131G,  1777 
Samples  taken.  1320.  132C 
Skimmed,  restrictions  of.  1357 
Sold  as  milked,  shall  be.  1344 
Stables,  stalls,  etc..  1328  et  s. 
Strained,  not  separated.  1343,  1314 
Sunday  sale.  1777 
Temperature  below  50  deg.,  1352 
Vessels,  how  and  when  cleaned,  1358 
"Wagons  cleaned  and  repaired.  1340 
"Wagons,  regulations  of,  1340.  1341 
"Wagons,  signs  on,  131& 

Milk-Depots. 

Floors,  screens,  etc.,  1342 
Posted,  regulations  to  be'.  1359 


Milk    Depots — Continued. 

Sanitary  regulations,  1342,  1352 

Milk  Inspector. 

Assistant;    election,  dutie.-,  and   sal- 
ary, 13G1.  13G2 
Duties  prescribed,  1318 
Diseases  of  cows.  1334 
Powers  and  rights,  1318.  1320 

Mining  Companies. 

Business  of,  license  for,  1^95 

Minority, 
Adjournment  by,  85 
Compel  attendance,  may,  85 

Minors.     See  Children. 
Billiard  and   pool-rooms,  in,   1790-1 
Cigarettes,  etc.,  penalty  as  to.  2032 
Liquor  saloons,  not  to  enter.  1515 
Punishment  of.  151C 
Shooting  in  galleries,  23C5-G 
feign  warnings,  1517 

Minutes. 

Clerk  of  council,  842 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Firemasters,  1048  ; 

Minutes  of  Council. 
Balance  sheet  entered  on,  191 

Mocking  Birds,  1S3G 

Money.     See  Expenditures. 
Appropriations  of,  195  et  s. 
Borrowing  of,  by  city,  204 
Daily  accounting  by  officers,  1715 
Treasurer's  duties,  liability,  etc.,  174 

et  s.,  2909  et  s. 
"Warrants,  not  to  be  drawn  without 
183 

Monuments. 

Control  of  property,  1742- 


IVDEX 


931 


Monuments — Continued. 
Defacement  of.  ITGO,  17C1 
Supervision  of  Park  board,   1760 

Morality. 

Ordinances  to  promote,  1762  et  s. 

Motor  Cycles. 
Automobile  law  not  applied,  510 
Lights,  front  and  rear,  53S 
Muffler  attachment  and  brakes,  535 
Number,  fee  for  furnishing,  536 
Number  to  be  displayed,  536,  537 
Numbers,  size  of  figures,  537 
Penalty  for  violating  law,  540 
Registry  of  number,  53C 
Rules  of  the  road,  2653-4 
Speed;    checking  and   control,   541 
Speed  limit,  539 
Street-car,  how  passed,  541 

Moving  Picture    Shows.      See    Electric 

Theatres. 
Electrical    regulations,    1029    et    3. 
Parks,   forbidden   in,    1756 
Penalties,  1044,  1040 
Prize  fight  or  boxing  contest  not  to 

be  shown,  1045 

Moving   Vans. 
Reports  of  removals,   1191-1193 

Muzzling. 
Calves,  1417 
Dogs.  1407,  1408 

Nakedness.     See   Disorder. 

Names. 
City  of  Atlanta,  1 
Feigned  or  fictitious,  930 
Milk  wagons,  1319 
Peddlers"  wagons,  1860 

Naptha. 

Quantity,  and  how  kept,  1113,  1114 


Near  Beer. 
Advertised,  applications  to  be,  1637 
Advertising  signs,   1653 
Alcohol,  amount  limited.  1073 
Amount  of  license,  1632 
Applications  for  licenses,  lt.;32,  1637' 
1638.   1662,   1605,   1666,   1067,    1668, 
1670 
Blind  tigers,  1040 
Christmas  day.  1051 
Closing  regulations.  1650  et  s. 
Consent  of  neighbors,  1638,  1670 
Deposits,  what   unlawful.  1640-1642 
Drinking  beer    or    whiskey,    whera 

forbidden,  1640 
Drinking  limited  to  quart  on  prem- 
ises, 1676 
Drinks  known  as,   1632 
FVee  lunch  not  allowed,  1632 
Habitual  drunkard,  not  sold  to,  1674 
Hours  for  open  saloons,   1656 
Intoxicating  liquor  excluded,  1640 
Lease,  dealer  must  own,  1647 
License  conditions  and   regulations, 

1632  et  s. 
•Limits  established.  1659  et  s. 
Minors,  no  sale  or  delivery  to,  1632, 

1672 
Negroes,  places  for.  1665  et  s. 
Neighbors'    addresses,    etc..    1670 
Notice  by  oflScer,  1674 
Obstructions    to    view.    1G4S.    1650 
Painted   glass  door  or  window  for- 
bidden, 164S,  1650 
Partitions  in  stores,   1650 
Penalties,  1635  et  s. 
Permission  of  landlord.  163S,  1C47 
Racial  regulations.  1665  et  s. 
Revocation  of  license.    1630,     164y, 

1054,   1663 
Sales  regulated,   1632   et  s. 
Screens,  etc.  forbidden,  1648 
Stamped  with  name  of  manufactur- 
er.  1634 
Sunday  selling  forbidden,  1632 
Territory  for  sales,  1659,  IGOl.  1662 


9:J2 


Near    Beer — Continued. 
Transfer  of  license,  1C33 
Traveling   blind   tigers,    1640 
""WTiite"  or  •'colored,"  1665  et  s. 
Women,  not  sold,  or  given,  or  hand- 
ed  to,   1643,  1672 

Negligence. 
Auiomobiles,   reckless     driving     of, 

523 
Bicycles;    presumption    in    case     of 

injur}-,  532 
Officers  and    employees    sued     by 

city,  on   account   of,   1443 
Sprinkling,    2496 

New  City   Limits. 

Powers  extend  to,  35.  40.   2936-8 
Subject  to  burdens,  293S 

Newspapers. 

Sunday  sales.  1777 

Noises.     See  Disorder. 
North    Avenue    Parkway,    1741 

Notes. 

Water  commission  may  execute,  26G 


Notice. 
Advertisement,  by,   1473.   1478,  1570 
Agent,  lessee,  owner,  or  tenant,  95 
Assessors,  to  appoint,  329  et  s. 
Bond  forfeiture,  of.   950 
Bridges,  to  build  or  repair,  2127 
Cemetery  lots,   to  owners   of,     745. 

795 
Chimneys,  parapet  walls,  and  roof  a 

to  be  cleaned,  1120 
Contagious  disease,  of,  1220 
Dead  animals,  of  location.  1215 
Dead  bodies,  to  persons  depositing, 

760 
Defective  scales,  2999 


Notice — Continued. 
Drunkard,   to  liquor  seller,    1674 
Election,  notice  of,  55,  102 
Electric  wires,  to  change.  2490 
Electric  wires;   of  removal,  974 
Fire-escape,  to  install  or  repair,  660, 

661 
Franchise  applications.   1473 
House   construction;    to   fire    chief, 

1121 
House  moving;    to  fire  chief,   1074 
Impounded  animals,  1393,  1403 
Junk  dealers  to  give,  1435 
Lnft-     department;      of     injury     on 

street,  1466-7 
Levy,  of,  by  marshal,  1571 
License-tax,  of  fi.  fa.  for,  1539 
Liquor-license  application,   1478 
Liquor   saloons,   on.    1502,   1517 
Mail,    under  cover,   1539,    1567 
Nuisance,  to  abate,  1206,   1256 
Ordinances,  of,  849  et  s. 
Paupers,  deaths  of,  1461-3 
Plumbers,  from,  2195 
Plumbers,  to.  2192 
Postcards,  not  to  he  on,   1567 
Printing,  bids  for,  1705 
Publication,  notice  by,  55,   102,  157, 

294,  347,  660,  2343 
Reconsideration,  of  motion  for,  88 
Recorder's  court,  to  attend,  910-915 
Recorder's  court,  to  preside  in.  909, 

949 
Resale,  after  tax  sale,  1579 
Scales  defective,  2999 
Sewers;    of  construction,  2343 
Sewer  and  water  connections,   1294 
Sewers,  laying  of,  294 
Sidewalk  cleaning,  2430 
Sidewalk,  to  lay  or  repair.  2419 
Sign  -warnings,  1517 
Street  assembly,  to  move,.   2449 
Street   improvements,   2684 
Street  opening,  2632-3,   2635 
Street  paving,   347 
Street  paving,  of,  2646 


IXDEX 


93J 


Notice — Continued. 
Substantial     compliance     sufficient, 

294 
Tax  assessors,   of   sales   of     realty, 

2818 
Tax-books,  closing  of,  157 
Tax  defaulters,  to,   1567 
Tenant  in  possession,  to,  1580 
Water-closets,  to  provide,  1300 
Water,  of  cutting  off,  2948 
Weeds,  to  cut,   12S4 

Nuisances. 
Abatement  by  whom;   expense,  316 

317,  424.  etc.   16S0,  1682.   1683 
Abatement  of,  1196,  1206  et  s. 
Ailantus    so   declared,    16S8 
Board  of  Health,  power  of,  1679  et  a. 
Cellars  and  lots,  2151 
Complaint  of   citizen,   1679 
Consent   for   soap   factories,    1687 
Decayed  flesh  or  vegetables,    1256 

et  s. 
Defined   and   forbidden.   1690,    1694 
Expense  of  abatement,  1682 
Filth  from  privies,  2153 
Guano  or  acid  factory,  1691 
Health   officers  investigate,  1679 
Limit   of  continuance,   1690,    1695 
Mayor   and   council,   trial   by,    1683, 

1684 
Notice  to  abate,   1206 
Opium  joints,  1693 
Owner  of  premises  summoned,  1679 
Penalty  for  not  abating,  1256 
Recorders  jurisdiction,  424,  1685 
Slaughter-houses,   1689 
Smoke,  1696,  1697.  169S 
Soap  factories.  16S6,  1687 
Stables  as,  1311 
Stagnant  water.  2151-2 
Summons  and  trial.  1684,   16S5 
Trials  of,  1684.  1685 
Waterworks  protected,    1689,    1694 

Numbers  of   Houses. 
Regulations;    penalties.   2502-7 


Numbtrs  on   Wagons,  1341,   1S60 

Nuts. 

Peddlers'  license,  etc.,  19i"2-4 

Oakland    Cemetery. 

Ordinances    regulating,    737    et    s. 

Oakland   City. 
Annexation  of,  3S-40 
Assets  passed  to  Atlanta,  3S 
Bonded  debt  assumed.  3S 
Bound  for  Atlanta  bonds,  40 
Ordinances  extended  to,  40 
Police  officer,  3S 
Powers  of  Atlanta  over,  40 
Taxation,  etc.,  40 
Territory  described.  39 

Oath.     See  Officers;    Offices. 
Detectives,  2024 
Licensees,   1500 
Taxpayers,  27S4,  27S7.  2800 

Oath  of  Office. 
Administration  of,   70 
Aldermen,  councilmen,  mayor,  $9 
.Assessors  of  damages,  26S,  295,  331- 
A.ttorney,  citv    439 
Building  Inspector,  502,  592 
Chief  of  construction,  377,  439 
Clerk  of  council,  502 
Comptroller,   502 
Ejection  commissioners.   110 
Electrician,  502 
Form,  69 

General  manager  waterworks.   502 
Investigator  of  claims.   1444 
License  inspector,   1455 
•Marshal,  172,   502 
Officers  elected  by  people,  117 
Penalty  for  violation,  71 
Plumbing  examiners,  2203 
Police  commissioners,  397,  398 
Recorder,  502 
Sanitary  inspectors,  2307 


934 


INDE^X 


Oath  of  Office — Contir.ued. 
Sexton,  439 
Tax    assessors    and    receivers,    147, 

2775,  27S3 
Tax  collector,  2775 
Treasurer,  177 
Treasurer   of   board    of    education, 

2307 
Warden.  502 
Water  commissioners.  237 

Obscene    Literature.     See    Disorder. 

Obstructions. 

Fruit-stands,   l>iS3 

Health  regulations,   1227 

License  to  contain  law,  1SS3 

Passageways,   1SS2 

Policemen,  1S19 

Railroad   trains.   2104 

SidewallvS,  on.  1S82-4,  2416-lS,  2432, 

•2434,   2439-40,   2449 
Streets,  by  building  work,  67S  et  s.. 

701-704,  1061 
Streets,  by  encroacliiment,  679 
Streets;  fire  regulations,  1057,  1058. 

1064,  1076 
Streets,  by  crowds,  459 
Streets  or  alleys,  on,  2432,  2437  et 

s.,  2449 
Street  stands,  windows,  stairs,  etc., 

not  allowed,  2648-9 
Water-meters,  2944 
Water,  natural  flow  of,   2154 

Occupation.     See  Business;  Licenses; 
Tax. 

Officers. 

Accepting  other  office,  1721,  1723 
Accounts,  ibooks,  etc.,  examinations 

of,  187,  188 
Additional,    manner    of    employing, 

170i2 
Additional,  when   employed,   1703 
Aldermen.     (See  that  title.) 


Officers- -Con  tinned. 

Appointed  or  elected  ■when,  55,  75, 

103,  116,  117 
Appointment  and  confirmation,  513 
Assessors  of  damages.     (See  Asses- 
sors.) 
Attorney  of  city.     (See  Attorney.) 
Audit  and   requisition  clerk.  891 
Auditor,  507  et  s. 
Automobile   examiners,   519 
Board  members.     (See  Boards.) 
Bond  commissioners,  578  et  s. 
Bonding  of,   1710-1712 
Bonds    of,    162,    175,    178.    179,    225. 

437,  592,  803,  871.  1586.  1701.  1710, 

1712 
Books ;  changes  and  corrections,  888 
Building    inspector,    35,  40,  117,  119, 

441  et  s.,  502  et  s.,  589  et  s. 
Carnegie  library  trustees,  465,  466 
Cemetery  commissioners,     465,     737 

et  s. 
Cemetery  lots,  not  to  speculate  In, 

761 
Chief  clerk,  tax  assessors,  2803 
Chief  of  construction.   374,   483 
Clerk  of  council.   117.  449-455,    502, 

1547,  1562  et  s. 
Clerk  of  board  of  health,  1197,  1198 
Collections   reported   daily,    1715 
Compensation,  how  fixed,  440 
Comptroller.  117,  191,  192,  222  et  s., 

502,  512,  569,  869  et  s.,  1557 
Contents  of  reports,  1699 
Contract  with  city,  no  interest  In, 

lOO.  249 
Contracts,  bond  for,  1711 
Contracts  not  completed,  1717 
Couincilmen.      (See   thiat   title). 
Daily  accounting  for  money,  1715 
Daily  work  to  be  completed,  1719 
Defense   of   persons,    dn    recorder's 

court,  1713 
Duties  prescribed  by  ordinance,  438 
Education,  board  of,  429  et  s.,  465, 

466.  567.  2299  et  s. 


INDEX 


935 


Officers — Continued. 
Election  commissioners,  105  et  s. 
Elections  by  council,  59,    103,    118, 

145.    231,    311,    393,   395,    433,    441, 

502,  519 
Elections    by   popular   vote,    55,    74. 

SO,  IIG,  117,  159,  173,  418,  483,  485, 

502.  8C9 
Elections,   when   and  how  held,  102 

et  s.,  145,  159,  4S5 
Electrical  control,  board  of,  4G5,  4Cf) 
Eligibility,  5G,   77,  79,  231,   312,  374. 

428,  464-46C,  493,  947 
Engineer  374,  375 
Examination  of  conduct,  461 
Expenses,   reports  of,    1718 
Expulsion  on  violation  of  oaih,  71 
Federal,  not  hold  city  office,  404 
Fee  bill  of,  how  established,  479 
Fees,  record  of,  S97 
Fire  department,  1049 
Firemasters,  4C5,  46C 
Firemen;   chief,  foreman,  1049  et  s. 
General    manager    of     parks,     1730, 

1731 
Grady  hospital  trustees,  4C5,  4C6 
Health  board,  1196  et  s. 
Health-board  members,  310  et  s.,  5C1 

et  s.,    1550  et  s. 
Health  officers,  1194  et  s.,  1239,  1550 

et  s.,   1910-11,   1913 
Health  officers;   duties,  etc.,  496  et 

s.,  1190.  1202  et  s..  1238  et  s. 
Holding  another  office,  1720  et  s. 
Hold   until   successors    qualify,    55, 

101 

Hours  of  duty,  1719 
Impeachment,  283,  47C 
Impeachment,  health  officer,  1242 
Indebtedness,  outstanding,  1717 
Indebtedness,  reports  of,  1717 
Inspector  of  weights,  etc.,  2998  et  s. 
Investigator  of  claims,  465,  1444 
Janitor,  by  whom  appointed,  1706 
Janitor,  duties  of,  1706 
Janitor,  position  created,  1706 


Officers — Continued. 
Janitor,  subject  to,  1706 
Lady  visitors  of  schools,  231618 
License  inspector,  1453-6,  1577 
Liquor  saloon,  admission  to,  1503 
Loans,  to  be  reported,  1708 
Loans   to   other  officers,    regulated, 

1708 
Mail  matter  of  city,  877 
Marshal,  159  et  s.,  1547,  1563  et  ■, 
Matron,  police  station.  2062-6 
Mayor,  55  et  s.,  1616  et  s. 
Milk  inspector,  1314,  1315 
Money  paid  over  promptly,  1715 
Negligent,  sued  by  city,  1445 
Night    superintendent    of     wagons 

and  sweeping,  1208 
Oath  of,  04,  69,  70,  71,  117,  147,  172, 

177,    237,    268,   295,    331,    377,    397, 

439,  592,  871,  IWS,  1444,  1453  etc. 
Office-holding  dual,    regulated,    1720 

et  s. 
Office,  now  holding  second,  1725 
Park  commissioners,    465,    466,    561 

et  s. 
Payments  to  tax-collector,  882,  883 
Pay  of,  in  marshal's  office,  1702 
Penalties,  1707  et  s. 
Penalty  for  non-report,  884,  1699 
Personal  liability,  207,  571 
Physicians,  city,  1905  et  s. 
Physicians,  prison,  2093 
Plumbing  examiner,  2262  et  a. 
Police,  1919  et  s. 
Police  commissioners,  390  et  s.,  561 

et  s. 
Police  marshal  of  Battle  Hill,  494 
Police,  trial  of,  933,  934 
Postage-stamps,   877 
Powers  to  new  limits,  35,  40,  2938 
Practice,  in  recorder's  court,  1713 
Presiding,    mayor    and    mayor     pro 

tem.,  59,  65,  60 
Printing  for  city,  1704,  1705 
Prison  superintendent,  2091 
Probation  officer,  920,  921 


936 


INDEX 


Officers — Continued. 
Quarterly  payments  due,     hours     of 

last  day  to  pay,  1719 
Recorder,  418  et  s. 
Recorder  pro  tern.,  426-428 
Removal    for   cause,    104,    106,    117, 
119,    145,    159,    173,    186,    190,    242.  | 
283,    413,    485,    487,    502,    513,    57Z.  I 
595,  871,  931,  1198,  1202,  1586,  2014.  ' 
2691 
Reports  by,  921,  552,  938,  1699 
Reports  concerning  collections,  1715 
Reports  of,  1717 
Reports   to   comptroller,      883,     888. 

893,  895,  932 
Recorder's   court,    forbidden   to    de- 
fend in,  1713 
Recorder's  court  practice,   1713 
Residence  in  city,  1700 
Salaries.     (See  that  title.) 
Salaries,  844,  1050,  1077,  1079 
Salaries,  how  fixed,  374,  410 
Salaries,  none  for  board  members. 

481 
Salaries   not  changed   during  term. 

56,  80.  440,  480,  871 
Salaries,  when  to  be  fixed,  480 
Salary  may  be  increased,  for  comp- 
troller, 226 
Sales  of  pro'perty  by,  883 
Schools,  of,  429  et  s.,  2999  et  s. 
Seal  of  office,  454,  847,  848 
Sinking-fund  commission,  2373  et  s. 
Speculation  by,  forbidden,  761 
State,  mot  hold  city  office,  464 
Stock-feed,  inventory  of,  1716 
Street-improvement  collector,     2678 

et  s. 
Succession  of  selves,  56,  77,  79 
Sued,  may  justify  by  charter,  477 
Suit  against  city,  must  not  aid.  1714 
Supervised  by  mayor,  etc.,  502 
Suretyship  forbidden.  1707,  1712 
Suspension,  413,  414 
Tax-assessors  and  receivers,  2771 
et  s. 


Officers — Continued. 

Tax-collector.  483.  1577,  27C7  et  ». 

Taxes  turned  in  daily,  1715 

Terms  of  office.  55.  74,  96.  106,  117,. 

232,    315,    392,    394.    396,    4S5.   502. 

513,   579.   870,   2374 
Treason.  483 

Trial  for  violating  oath,  71 
Trustees  of  hospital,  1422  et  s. 
Usurious  loans  forbidden,  1708 
Vacancies.     (See  Offices,  infra.)' 
Vouchers,  approval  of,  1718 
Wiater  commissioners,   230   et  s. 
Weighers,  1586  et  s.,  1593-4 
Witness,  no  payment  as,  1726-7 

Offices.     See  Officers. 

Abolishment  and  consolidation,  116, 

107.    168,    374,    375,    447,    448,    797. 

813 
Chartered,  55.  74,  76.  116.  117,  145.. 

502 
Consolidated,  374,  378.  447.  44S 
Examination  of,  461 
Hours  open,  1719 
Saturday  hours,  1719 
Sexton,  discretionary,  484 
Supervision  by  mayor  and  council. 

117,  502 
Vacancies  declared  and  filled,  55,  81,. 

102,    108,    117,    118.  327,    3^5.    415. 

486,  502,   562,  564,  595,  1102,  1721,. 

1723,  1921,  2308,  2374 

Oils. 

Asphalt,  must  be  kept  from,  2432 
Illuminating,   permission    to     keep.. 

1095 
Regulations  of  keeping,  1113,  1114 
Revocation  of  permission,  10-95,  1114 
Wholesalers  and  jobbers,  1114 

Old   Fair  Grounds, 

Police  purposes,  embraced  for,  41 

Old  Soldiers'  Peddling,  1537.  1861 


IXDEX 


937 


Old  Waterworks  Property. 

Contiguous  land,  extension  of  limits, 

47 
Laws  as  to,   continued,  282 
Lease  limited  to  five  years,  283 
Police  purposes,  embraced  for,  48 
Sale  forbidden.  2S3 

Oleomargarine. 

Sale  regulations,  12711273 

Opera  Houses.     See  Theatres. 
Regulations,  2829  et  s. 

Opium  Joints. 
Nuisances,  1C93 

Option  to  Purchase. 

Waterworks,  property  for,  2SG 

Order  and  Morals. 
Ordinances  to  promote,   17C2  et  r. 

Ordinances,  503  et  s. 
Adoption,  what  essential  to,  98,  99 
Aldermen,    separate   action   by,   86, 

99 
Buildings,  etc.,  589  et  3. 
Committee  on,   standing,   859 
Copies  to  be  served,  849  et  s. 
Duties  of  officers,  438,  447,  452 
JVIarket  places,  government  of,  457 
Oakland  City,  extended  to,  40 
Outside   territory,    how    applied    to 

41-54,  307 
Paving  of  streets,  348 
Piedmont  Park,  of  force  in,  1787 
Power  to  adopt,  1,  41-54,  92,  95,  97, 

306 
Publication  of,  294 
Readings  before  passage,  98,  99 
Redistricting  and  readjustment,  31. 

34 
Sanitation,  regulation  of,  324 
Schools,  relating  to,  429.  434 


Ordinances — Continued. 
Sewers,  as  to,  294.  306 
Sinking-fund;      comtract     limitation 

amendment,  2380 
Stables,  livery  and  private,  322,  323 
Street  improvements.  2402,  2406 
Two-thirds  vote,  when  required,  62, 

98 
Veto,  and  passage  over.  62 
Waterworks,  as  to,  287 
West  End,  extended  to,  9 
Witnesses,   to   compel     attendance. 

47S 

Overcrowding.     See  Shows. 

Parades. 

Military   and   civic,   2043-4 

Parents. 
Liable  for  child's  conduct.  1783 

Park    Commissioners.     See    Boards. 
Amhority  of.  1728  et  s. 
Composed  how,  1728 
Election    of.    1728-9 
Eligibility   to  other   office,    405-6 
Erskine   memorial,   1742 
Estimates  and  statements,  S78,  S97 
Expenditures;   vouchers,  567 
Grady  monument,  1742 
Prosecutions  by,   1748 
Secretary,  general  manager,  1730-2 
Supervision  and  control,  1742,  1760 
Terms  of  office.  1729 
Trees,  authority  over,  1748-9,  2  484 

Parks.     See  Amusement  Parks. 
Animals,  protection  of,  1735-7 
Attractions  and  devices,  1756 
Avenues,  use  of.  1745,  1746 
Bathing  forbidden,  1736 
Bill  posting  forbidden.  1737 
Boating  privileges,  1757 
Booths,  erection  of,  1733 
Bottles  strewn,  unlawful,  175S 
Committee  on,  standing,  G59 


938 


Parks — 'Continued. 

Condemnation  of  land  for,  4G9 

Control  of.  1742,  1752.  17tj(> 

Cyclorania,  care  of,  etc.,   1744 

Davis  street  school,  near,  1751  et  s. 

Dedications,  1740-1 

Defacing  natural  objects,  1737 

Department  of  Parks,  SS5 

Depredations:   notice  to  desist,  173S 

Depredations  unlawful.  1737 

Disorderly   crowds  excluded.   1754 

Driveways,     regulations     of,     1745, 
1746 

Dumping  grounds,  public  park.  1755 

First  ward,  in,  1751 

Fishing  forbidden,  173G 

Flowers,  breaking  of.  1737 

Flying-jennies    prohibited,    175C 

Fountains,  1760 

General    manager;    election,    duties. 
salary,  term,  etc.,  1730-2 

Glass,   thrown   around.   175S 

Grant     Park,    7,    43,    44,    1413,     1728 
et  s. 

Grass,  walking  on.   1737 

Hunting  prohibited.  1736 

Lecturer  at  cyctorama.  1743 

Licenses  to  sell  in,  1733 

Liquors  not  sold  in.  1733 

Loafers  excluded.  1754 
Maintenance  of  order,  in.   1734 
Mtanagement  of,   1730  et  s. 
Memorials,  1760 
Merry-go-round   forbidden.    1756 
Missiles,  throwing  of,  1735,  1737 
JVlonuments,  1760 
Moving  pictures.  1756 
Nature  to  be  protected.  1737 
Nests,  destruction  of,  1737 
North  Avenue  -parkway,   1741 
Order,  regulations  for,   1734 
Penalties,  1735  et  s. 
Permits;    regulations,    1756.    1757 
Piedmont  Park,  210.  17S7,  2125 
Property,  control  of,  1742.  1752 
Refreshment  stands.  1756.  1757 


Parks — 'Continued. 
Roller-coasters   forbidden,    1756  ; 

Sales    in,   regulated.    1733,    1756-7 
Shade  trees   protected,   1748 
Shooting  forbidden.  1756 
Sports;    regulations.   1736 
Springvale  park  accepted.  1740 
Stands,  licenses  for,  1733 
Swimming   forbidden,    1736 
Trees,  defacing  of,  1737 
Vehicles;    regulations,   1745.   174G 
A^iolation    of    rules.    173S 

Passenger  Depots. 
Disorder  in.  1828 

Drumming   in,   for   hacks,   etc.,   for- 
bidden.  1163-1165 
Hacks,  how  placed  by,  1158  et  s. 
Penalties,   1827-8 
Porters  excluded,  1827 
Refusal  to  leave,  1827 

Passengers.     See   Hacks. 

Passenger   Transportation. 
Charges   for.   regulation,   460 

Paupers. 

Burials,  1461-3 
Charities,  1464  et  s. 
Relief,  1457  et  s. 

Paving.     See    Sidewalks;    Streets. 
Belgian  blocks,   2501,   2637-8 
Bills  for,  2681,  2683  et  .s 
Blocks,   how   laid,  2396(59) 
Blocks  specified,  etc.,  2396  (52  et  s.) 
Bond  for  performance,  2396(4) 
Broken  stone,  chert,  etc.,  2652 
Cement    specifications,      2396       (36 

et  s.) 
Certified  check;   forfeiture,  2396(3) 
Chief  of  construction  controls,  2396 
"Chief     of     construction"     includes 
his   agents,   2396(28) 


939 


Paving — Continued. 
City  takes  old  materials:    how  paid 

for,  263S 
Concrete  foundation,  2396   (30,  31) 
Concrete,  liow  mixed  and  laid,  239C 

(4G-49> 
Concrete  materials,  2396(36) 
Contractor's    responsibility,    2396(20 

€t  s.) 
Creosote  oil,  2396(57) 
Damages,   liability   for,   2396(24) 
Disorderly  or  incompetent  workmen, 

2396(5) 
Extra  work  2396(25) 
Fixtures,    protection   of,    2396(23) 
Free,  not  lawful,  2651 
<Jrade  changes,  2396(26) 
Grading  and   foundation,   2396(30) 
Inspection  of  work   and    materials. 

2396(17,   18-,   52). 
I^ights  to  be  displayed.  2396(24) 
Materials,  best,  2396(8) 
Materials,  old,  2396(11) 
Materials,   removal   of,   2396(11,   12, 

13). 
Measurements,  2396(16) 
Old  blocks  or  stone,  263S 
Payments,  2396(27) 
Permit  for  removal,  2634 
Prepared  to    do    work,     contractor 

must  be,  2396(6) 
Hailroad-tracks,  2396   (14.  15) 
Rebate  on  cost,  2745 
Rubble,  how  replaced,  2501 
Sample  of  blocks,  239G(S) 
Samples  of  creosote,  2396(57) 
Sand    specifications,    2396(43,  44) 
Sidewalks,  2411  et  s.,  2463  et  s.,  2386 
Street    railroads,    2701,    2739    et    s., 

2751 
Street-railroad  track,   2501 
Suspension  of  work,   2396(19) 
Tests   of   materials,   2396(38-42) 
Wood  blocks,  how  laid,  2396(59) 
Pawnbrokers. 

Articles    taken;    regulations,    1435 
et  s. 


Pawnbrokers— Continued. 
Books  to  be  kept.  1529 
Deceived,  relieved,  1532 
False  entries,  1533 
Hold  goods   how  long,    1437-9 
Inspection  of  books,  1529     . 
Minors  not  to  trade  with.   1530 
Penalties,   1439,   1441,   1531,   1533 
Police  to  be  notified,  1435 
Records  to  be  kept,  1441 
Reports;  form;  penalty,  2041 
Taxation  of,  132 

Payments.     See  Licenses;   Tax. 
Illegal,  liability  for,  571.  572 
Reports  of.  to  comptroller,  883 

Pay-Roils. 
Supervision  by  comptroller,  890 

Peace   and   Order.     See  Disorder. 
Chief  of  Police  duty,  2012 
Ordinances  for,  1762  et  s. 
Powers  of  securing,  92 

Peachtree. 

Extension  of  city  limits,  5 

:  Peddlers. 

Auction  sales  unlawful,  2481-2 
Butter,  sales  of,  1886.  1891 
Cars,  sales  from,  1865 
Charcoal   producers,   1887 
Chickens,  sales  of.  1858 
Clothing,   sales   of,   1866 
Confederate  veterans.  1537,  1861 
Country  produce,  1887 
Definition.  1858 
Depots,  sales  from,   1865 
Description  of  goods,  1888 
Eggs,  sales  of,  1858,  1886,  1891 
Farmers;  license  not  required,  1862. 

1865 
Farm  products,  sales  of,  1858 
Fish,  sales  of,   18S6,  1891 


940 


INUEX 


Peddlers — Continued. 
Fruits,    nuts,    produce.     ISSC,     1S91, 

1902  et  s. 
Goods,  sales  of.  1858 
Croods,  tax  on  sales  of,   1SC5 
Groceries,  forbidden  to  sell,  1S77 
Hotels,  sales  from,  ISGo 
Ice,  1900-1901 
Licenses;      Confederate       veterans, 

1537,  1861 
Licenses,  exhibition  of,  1S64 
Licenses,  failure  to  procure,  1904 
Licenses,  forfeiture  of,  1S86 
Licenses;    how  obtained,   1856,  ISSO 

et  s. 
Licenses  must  be  carried,  1903 
Licenses;  old  soldiers  exempt,  1537 
Licenses,  revocation  oi,  1885 
Licenses,  sales  without,  1890 
Lumber,  tax  on  sales  of,  1865 
.    (Measures;    fruits    and     vegetables, 
1879 
Meats,  sales  of,  1875  et  s.,  1886  et  s. 
Merchandise,  tax  on  sales  of,  1865 
Names  on  wagons,   1S60 
Numibers  on  wagons,  1860 
Nuts;   license  of  wagon,  1902  et  s. 
Penalties,  1857  et  s. 
Permits,  how  issued,  1888,  1889 
Permits,   revocation   of,   1889 
Petition  for  license,  1888 
Printing,  taking  orders  for,  1866 
Produce,  sales  of,  1858 
Producers;    license     not     required, 

1862,  1865 
Produce,  tax  on  sales  of,  1865 
Rancid  butter,  sale  of,  1886,  1891 
Recorder's  jurisdiction,  1857  et  s. 
Sales  by  sample,  tax  on,  1865 
Sales,  failure  to  return,  1865 
Sales  of  meats,  1875,  187S,  1879 
Sales,  return  and  tax  on,  1865 
Scales  must  be  provided,  1879 
Shingles,  tax  on  sale  of,  1865 
Signs   on   carts   and   wagons,    1860. 
1902  et  s. 


Peddlers — Continued. 
Soliciting  orders,  tax  for,  1866 
Tags,  size  of,  1860 
Tax  on  sales,  1865 
Underwear,  sale  of,  1866 
Unwholesome  foodtsufis,   1S8C,  1S91 

(and  see  Health  Regulations.) 
Vegetables,  1879,  1886,  1891 
Wagons,  licenses  of,  1902  et  s. 
Wagons  to  be  tagged,  1860 
Wares,  tax  on  sales,  of,  1865 

Penalties.     See  Punishment. 
Accouchers,  non-registry  of,  1553 
Alms,  soliciting,   1460 
Animals  at  large,  1397,  1404 
Animals;    fastening   to   tree,   fenc«, 
lamp-post,  2472 

Animals  vicious,  2483 
Appearance,  default  of.  912.  915 
Assuming  as  policeman,  2029 
Auditorium,  for  altering,  etc.,  864 
Automobile  ordinance,  524 
Awnings  too  low,  etc.,  2472 
Barbed-wire  fences,  2436 
Begging  habitually,  1459 
Bell,  gong,    and  whistle  ordinances, 

1065,  1066 
Betting  place,  1136 
Bicycle  ordinance,  530,  534 
Bill-posting  ordinances,  553-560 
Births,  non-report  of,  1553,  1560 
Bootblacks,  2662 
Building;    street   obstruction,     etc., 

2437 
Building   violations,    596,   642   et  a., 

736 
Burial  of    pauper,   failure   to  report, 

1463 
Burial  without  permit,  1559 
Cemetery  in  four-mile  limit,  94 
Chattahoochee  river  car  line,    atc.^ 

misconduct  on  or  at,  2048-51 
Cigarette   adulterations,   keeping, 

2033 


INDEX 


941 


Penalties — Continued. 

Circuses  or  shows,  overcrowding  of, 

2371-2 
Clubs  social,  85C.  858 
Contempts,  912,  924 
Contract  with   cit}',   unlawful   inter 

est  in,  100 
Convict  labor,  etc.,  lor  using,  833 
•Cruelty  or  abuse  to  animals,   1416- 

1419 
Dead;  removal  without  permit,  1559 
Deaths,  omission  to  report,  1560 
Detective  without  approval,  2028 
Detective  without  bond,  202C 
Detective  without  license,  2024 
Dirt  hauling,  2475 
Disorderly  conduct.  17C2  et  «..  2435 

2441 
Display  of  foodstuffs  on  sifiewalke. 

1270 
Dog  laws.   1408,   1414,   1415 
Dogs  in  Grant  Park.  1414 
Drays  and  wagons,  1140  et  «. 
Driving  near  fire,  105S 
Driving   on    Peachtree    and     White* 

hall   (second  violation),  1150 
JElectric-wire    regulations.    977,    9S3 

et  s. 
Electric  wires;   height,  2491 
Enclose  lot,  failure  to,  2479 
Excavating  street,  2325 
Eiceeding  appropriatioii  limit.  198 
Pailure  to  return,  sales,   1S72 
False  fire-alarm,  1059 
False  tax  returns,  2S01 
Filth  from  privies,  2153 
Fine,  failure  to  pay,  925 
Fire-escape,    failure   to    Install     md 

repair,  95,  CGO,  GGl 
Fire  regulations  violated,  10S7  et  s. 
Fire  in  open  vessel  in  wagon,  1187 
JFish   or  meat  sold  to     persons     on 

sidewalk,  127C 
Foodstuffs    decayed,    etc.,    sale    of, 

125S  et  s. 
Forfeitures  not  so  held.  2390(7) 


Penalties — Continued. 
Garage  ordinance,  552 
Garbage-cans,  1390,  1392 
Garbage,  sweepings,  etc.,  regulated. 

2476-8 
Gas-pipes,  laying,  etc.,  2324 
General  provision,  922 
Gong  or  bell  ordinance,  527 
Gunpowder,  207G,  2078,  2080 
Hacks,  1149  et  s. 
Hauling  sand  or  turf,  1186 
Health  orders,  etc.,  319 
Health   regulations,   1219-1392 
House-construction    without    notice, 

1121 
House-moving   without   notice,    1075 
House  numbers,  2506-7 
Ice-peddlers  or  sellers,  1901 
Imitation  of  butter,  1270 
Impeachment  on  conviction,  476 
Informer,  drunkard  as,  relieved,  176<5 
Informer,  half  fine  to,  763,  1059 
Inspection  laws.     (See  Inspections.) 
Junk  dealers,  1433  et  s. 
JLamps,  breaking  or  defacing,  984 
Licenses,  business,  1528  et  s. 
Licenses  not  posted,  2040 
Liquid  discharged  on  street,  2474 
Liquor-law    violations,      1484,     1487. 

1492,  1500,  1503,  1520,  1521,  1524 
Livery-stables,  2400 
Loitering  on  railroad,  etc.,  2100 
Lumber  dealers,  1477 
Marriage,  omission  to  report,  1553 
Meat,  unlawful  sale  of,  1380  et  s. 
Metdicine  vending,  2482 
Midwives  not  registering,  1553 
Motor-cycle  ordinance,  540 
Near-beer  violation,  1C35  et  s. 
Nuisance,  failure  cr  refusal  to  abate, 

16S1  et  s. 
Nuisances,  ICSl  et  s.,  2151  et  s. 
Obstructing    fire    department,    1057, 

1060,  1001 
Obstructing     streets     by      railroad 

trains,  2104 


942 


i.\Dfc:x 


Penalties — ^Con  tinned. 
Obstructing  water,  2154 
Cbstructions  on  streets,    alleys,    or 

sddewalks,   2432,   2437  et  s.,  2650 
Oleomargarine  misrepresented,  1273 
Opening  sidewalk  or  street  without 

permit,  2462 
Parades,  obstructing,  204G 
Paving  on  railroad  track,  2501 
Pawnbrokers,  1435  et  s.,  1531,  1535 
Payment  to  tax  collector,  S84 
Peddlers,  1857  et  s. 
Permits,  failure  to  show,  2329 
Physician  (city),  neglect  by,  1911 
Physicians  not  registering,  1553 
Plats,  not  filing,  2485 
Plumbers,  2191,  2194  et  s.,  294C 
Pool-selling,  1137 
Power  to  impose,  320 
Prisoners  injuring  property,  944 
Probation,  for  violation  of,  920 
Railroad  construction.  2102 
Railroad  crossings,  trains,  2095  et  s. 
Recorder,  imposed  by,  421,  919 

Removals  without  report.  1191.  1193 
Rendezvous  of  drays     and     wagons. 
1184 

Report  to  comptroller,  884 

Restaurants,  2146 

Revocation  of  licenses,  1435.  143G 

Right  of  way,  failure  to  give,  1U76 

Road  rules  violated,  2655 

Sewer-pipes,  connections,  etc.,  2323-4 

Sewers,  2347,  2349 

Shade-tree,  injury  to,  2473 

Shooting-galleries,  2364-5 

Sidewalk  ordinances.  2415  et  s. 

Skating,  2665 

Slaughter  regulations  violated,  1380 
et  s. 

Speed  .at  and  on  viaduct,  1179 

Speed  of  trains,  2095,  2103 

Sprinkling,  249G 

Sprinkling  streets,  2357 

Street-car  tracks,  2129 


Penalties — Continued. 

Street  directory    boards,     for     injur- 
ing, 2495 
Street  encroachment,  2659 

Street-improvement  collection  laws, 
2691 

Street     openings;     notice    omitted, 
2636 

Street  openings  without  permit,  etc, 
2634,  2645 

Street  ordinamces,  242G  et  s. 

Street  railroads,  2696  et  s. 

Stables,  livery  and  private,  2400-01 

Surface  closets,  1391,   1392,  2361 

Tags,  for  not  attaching,  826 

Tallow   and   hides,  abuse    of    privil- 
ege to  sell  meat  for,  1261 

Taxes,  for  failure   to  pay,   123.   137, 
155 

Tax  defaulters,  2794 

Tax  laws,  for  violating.  587 

Turf  exchanges,  1137 

Theatres,  etc.,  2877  et  s. 

Trains,  getting  on,  etc.,  2098,  2125 

Traveling     dangerous     way     after 
warning,  2460 

Vaccination,  refusal,  320 

Violating  oath  of  office,  for,  71 

Voting  more  than  once,  115 

Wagon-yards,  2917,  2919 

Watchmen,  absence  of,  2107  et  s. 

Waterworks,  258,  262,  265 

Water  connections,  etc.,  2946  et  s 

Water  waste,  2034 

Weights   and   measures,   1590,    1591, 
IGOl.  1610,  1613,  1615,  3001-3 

Whistling  of  locomotive  2101 

Pensions. 

Age  sixty,  and    continuous    service,- 

498 
Employees  of  city  to  receive,  496 
Examination    by   health    officer,    496^ 

et  s. 
Ill-heialth  qualification,  497 
Injury   qualification,   496 


943 


Pensions — Continued. 
None  over  $50  per  month,  501 
Policemen,  2006-S 
Properly,  ownership  of,  497,  498 
Recommendations    to   be   filed,    496 

et  s. 
Service,  20  years  continuous,  497 
Statement  of  reasons,  500 

Permits.     See  Licenses. 

Application  for,  to  ice  sellers,  1900 
Boilers,  furnaces,  ranges,  llOl 
Buildings,    591,    593,    G20,     G21,     C15, 

1117,  1118 
Burial;    removal  of  bodies,  759,   779, 

783,  784,  791,  1550-1560 
Cancellation  of,  HOC,  1170,  1177 
Clubs,  social,  853 

Drugs   and  medicines,  for  free   dis- 
tribution, 1279 
Electrical  work,  9G2,  971  et  s. 
Electric  theatres,  2887  €t  s. 
Factories,  1117,  1118 
Gas  pipes,  to  lay,  2324 
Hacli-drivers;  character  to  be  shown, 

IIGG 
.Hack-driver"s  substitute,   11G9 
Hauling  sand  or  turf,  118G 
Ice  peddlers  or  sellers,  1900 

Issue  of.  1888,  1889 
Junk  dealers,  1432 

L/ivery-stables,  2397  et  s. 
'Milk-depots,  1312,  1313 

Milk  regulations,  copy  of,  1359 

Milk,  to  sell,  1322  et  s. 

Milk-wagons,  1341 

Obstructions  of  sidewalks  or  streets, 
not  granted  for,  2649 

Pavement,  removal  of,  2634 

Peddlers,  1888  et  s. 

Plumbing,  2211  et  s. 

Record  of,  1170 

Refused     in     what     circumstances. 
2646-2647 

Revocation,  1095,  1114,  2327 

Revocation  of  peddlers',  1889,  1900 


Permits — Continued. 
Sewer-pipes,  ta  lay,  2324  et  S. 
Sidewalks,  to  lay,  2469 
Stables,  livery,  feed,  sale,  1308  et  s. 
Stationary  steam-engines,  1094 
Street  openings,  2631-4,  2643-5,  2547 
Street  or  sidewalk,   to  open,     2459, 

2401 
Waterworks,  294G  et  s. 
Wood  and  lumber  yards.  1097 

Personal   Liability. 

Illegal  expenditure,  for.  571 

Personal   Property.  ~    ; 

Levy  and  sale  of,  where,  473 
Taxation  of,  121  et  s.,  2776  et  s. 

Photographs. 
Police  dei)artment  may  take,  2021 

Physicians.     See  next  title. 

Contagious  diseases,  1220,  122? 
Firemen,  examination  of,  1082,  10S2 
Infectious  diseases,  1220,  12i3 
Registry  required,  1552 
Ward;    death  certificate,   1556 

Physicians.   City. 

Board  of  Health,  report  to,  1909^ 

Cases,  what  not  taken,  1918 

Duties,  1907  et  s.  - 

Election  by  council,   1905 

Election,  manner  of,   1905  » 

Evidence,  shall  give,  1918 

Free  treatment  by,  1908 

Health  officer  supervises,  1911  et  S- 

Neglect  of  duty;   penalty,  1911 

Oflices  and   residences,  1907 

Policemen,   examination  of,  2042 

Policemen  injured,  attend,  1908 

Prison,   2093 

Salaries,  how  fixed,   1906 

Smallpox,  duty  as  to,  1910 

Supplies  furnished  to,  1913 

Telephones,  must  have,  1956. 


\)U 


Physicians,    City — Continuerl.  i 

Vaccination,  1912  ' 

Wards,  attend  out  of,  1916 

Pickpockets  Suspected,  1813 

Picture  Shows. 

Electrical  regulations,  1029  et  s. 
Penalties,  1044,  104G 
Prize  fight  or  boxing  contest  not  to 
be  shown,  1045 

Piedmont   Park. 

Ordinances  apply  to,  1787 
Power  to  purchase,  210 
Trains,  jumping  on,  2125 

Piedmont  Park  Driving  Club. 

Police   purposes,   embraced   for,    to, 
48 

Piedmont  Power  Company. 

franchise  to,  ratified,  4S9 

Plans  and  Specifications. 

Building  permits,  591 
Electrioal-work  permits,  989 

Plats. 

Cemetery,   in   duplicate,   793 
■  'Chief  of  construction  keeps,  801,  804 
Sewer  and  street  improvements,  S04 
Subdivisions  of    property;    duty    to 
file,  801,  2485 

-Pledges.     See  Pawnbrokers. 

Plumbing. 

Bath-tubs,  2178 

Board  of  examiners,  2202 

<!atch-basins,  2193 

'Certificates  of  proficiency,  2205,  2215, 

219 
■Closets,  2185-6,  2190 
Condemned,  replaced  how,  2212 
Contract,  time  of  executing,  2191 


Plumbing — Continued. 
Copy  of  ordinance,  2192 
Defective  work,  2195 
Details  and  specifications  of  mate 

rials  and  work,  2156-2196 
Diagram,  specifications,  etc..  2208-9 
Drain  pipes,  2158  et  s. 
Durham  system  of  pipes,  2226 
Electric  wires,  998 
Examination  of  plumbers,  2201  et  $. 
Ferules  and  cleanouts,  2227 
Fresh  air  inlets,  2166 
Gratings  or  strainers,  2236 
Inflammable  material  unlawful,  2197 
Inspection,  2158,  2195,  2199,  2216-17 
Joints.  2172-4 
Leaders,  2187-8 
Licenses,  306.  220O-7 
Licenses  not  to  be  used  by   other 

than  licensee,  2207 
Lodging-houses,  2190 

Materials  and  work,  2156 

Materials,  best,  2222 

Notice  by  plumbers,  2195 
Notice  to  plumbers,  2192 

Ofllce-buildings,  2190 

Old  fixtures,  2225 
Overflow  pipes,  2182 

Penalties,  2191  et  s. 

Permits,  2210  et  s. 

Pipes,  iron,  2063  et  s.,  2223-4,  2226 

Pipes,  lead,  2170,  2273,  2231 

Pipes,  soil  and  waste,  2157-S 

Pipes,  terra  ootta,  2230 

Refrigerators;   drain-pipes,  2184 

Report  by  plumber,  2199 

Separate  connections,  2160 

Sewer  pipe,  2161 

Sinks,  2229 

Siphonage,   protection  from,   2179 

iSoil  or  main  waste  pipe,  2237 

Special  pipes,  2183 

Steam  exhausts,  2189 

Strainers,  2177 

Traps,  2165,  2170  et  s. 

Underground  pipes,  2228 


I.NDEX 


945 


Plumbing — Continued. 
Urinals,  2235 
Ventilation,  2159,  2167 
Vent  pipes,  216S-9,  2180-1,  2239  et  s. 
Vertical  soil  pipe,  2238 
Water-closets,  21S5G,  2190,  2213, 

2234 
Water  connections;   penalties,  29-! 6, 

2981,  2983-5 
Waste  pipes,  2158,  2168  et  s. 
Work,  who  niaj-  perform,  2215  ei  s. 

Plumbing    Inspector. 

Appeals  from  decisions,  2217 
Duties,  etc.,  2216  et  s. 

Plumbing    Materials. 
Junk-shop  regulations,  1434  et  s. 
Specifications,  2156  et  s. 

Poles, 

Setting  and  removing,  2498-9 
Telegraph  and  telephone,  2486-7 

Police.     See  following  titles. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 

Police    Board   of   Commissioners. 
Adjeumment,  1946 
Administrative  body  only,  1931 
Appointments,  how  made,  1948  et  s. 
Chairman;  election,  etc.,  1920,  1934 
Chairman  pro  tern.,  1920,  1934 
Charges  against  ofHcer,  414 
Charter  and  ordinances  guide,  1919 
Chief  of  police  subject,  2012 
Civil-service  rules,  407,  416 
Committee  chairman  member,   1?19 
Committees,   reports  of,   1936 
Communications  written,  1942 
Composed  how,  390 
Composed  of  whom,  1919 
Control  police  force,  403 
Department  of  police,  885 
Deputy  marshals,  2032 
Detectives,  2003,  2024-8 

60 


Police    Board— Continued. 

Disagreements,  decision    of,    as    to 

prison,  2094 
Discharge  of  men  or  officers,  406 
Discipline   prescribed,    1928 
Discussions  regulated,  1938 
Dismissal  of  officer,  413 
Duties,  1931  et  s. 
Elected  by  council.  1922 
Election  of,  393,  395 
Elections  by,  402,  405,  1920-21,  2003, 

2005,  2009 
Estimates  and  statements,  878,  837 
Examinations,  mental  and  physica], 

194S  et  s.,  2002-3,  2042 
Ex-officio  members,  391 
Government  and  control,   1927-8 
Majority  rules,  1937 
Majority  vote,  when  required,  1929 
Matron,  police  station,  2005 
Mayor  ex-officio  member.  1920 
Meetings,  1932  et  s. 
Meetings,  how  often,  400 
Motions,  when  written,  1937 
Nominations  in  council,  1925 
Oath  of  office,  397,  398 
Order  of  business,  1947 
Order,  questions  of.  1938-9 
Organization,  etc.,  1920 
Parliamentary  law,   1945 
Pensions;     payments     after     death. 
2006-S 

Physicians  of  city,  examinations  by. 
2042 

Powers,  1919,  1927  et  s. 
Presiding  officer,  1920 
Probation  officer  designated  by,  921 
Quorum,  399 
Reconsideration,  1940 
Record  of  proceedings,  401 
Records  embrace  what,  1935 
Reduction  of  salary,  etc.,  2074 
Reduction  to  ranks.  2014 
Removal  of  officers.  2004,  2014 
Resignations,   1924 
Rules,  power  as  to,  1943-4 


946 


inde:x 


Police    Board — Contimied. 
Secretary,  1920,  1935,  1957 
Secret  sessions,  1941 
Special  policemen,  2099 
Succession,    ineligibility,    1923-5 
Suspension  of  officer,   413,   414 
Suspensions,  2014 

Terms  of  office,  392,  394,  396,  192? 
Trials     by,    1929,    1941,    2004,    2014, 

2071-3 
Trial  or  investigation,   933 
Vacancy,  election  to  fill,  395 
Vacancy  in  force  filled  by,  415 
Ward,  each  represented,  1919 
Ward,  one  from  each,  390 
Witnesses,   can   conii)el,   933-935 

Police  Chief.     See  titles  followins. 

Age,  30  years  or  more,  1997 

Assistant  to,  2016-lS 

Automobile-board  member,  519 

Board  member  can  not  do  duty  of, 
1930 

Bootblacks,  duty  as  to,  ISSl,  2GGI-3 

Bridges,  duty  as  to,  2012 

Controls  department,  2010 

Drays  and  wagons,   1183 

Duties,  402,  519,  2010-13  et  s. 

Educational  examination,   2001 

Election,  402,  404 

Fines;    collection   and   credit,   932 

Hacks,  duties  as  to,  1153  et  s. 

Hotel-porters  in  line,  1161 

Junk-shops,  duty  as  to,  1475 

Measurements  and  photographs, 
2021 

Orders  to  be  obeyed,  2010-11 

Powers,  402,  519,  2010,  2015 

Privies,  examination  of,  1290 

Property  taken;  advertisement,  dis- 
position,  record,   2019-20 

Recorder's  court  duty,  909 

Reports  of  bills  and  collections,  893, 
895 

Responsibility,  2013 

Streets,  duty  as  to,  2012 

Summons  witnesses,  934 


Police   Chief — Continued. 
Suspend,  may,  2015 
Ticket  brokers;   duty,  2823 

Police  Committee. 

Chairman,   board  member,   1919 
Near-beer  licenses,  1632 

Police  Department.     See  Police  Brtard. 
Powers  of,  to  new  city  limits,  35,  46 

Police   Force — Policemen. 
Addressing,  at  barracks,  by    candi- 
dates, when  unlawful,  1926 
Age  limits,   1970,  20<iO,  2017 
Always  on  duty,  2031 
Applications;    what     required,     19'j* 

et  s.,  2038 
Appointments,  how  made,  1948  et  s. 
Arms   furnished   to,   411,   412 
Arrests,  409,  1100,   1111,    1122,   202"?, 

2030,  2032 
Assistant   to  chief,  2016-18 
Assuming  to  be,  penal,  2029 
Badges,  2032,  2035-6 
Battle  Hill  marshal,  494 
Bond  may  he  required,  408 
Business,  no  other,  1956,  2031 
Candidates   affecting.    1949 
Captains;  age,  educational  examina- 
tion,  etc.,    1997.    2001 
Cuarges,  how  preferred,  414 
Chattahoochee   river    cars,    conduc- 
tors of,   2050 
Chief.     (See  Police  Chief.) 
Children,  cases  against,  2052  et  s. 
Children,  released  on  copy,  2023 
Cigarette-law  enforcement,  2033 
Citizenship,    two  years    prior,    1959 
Civil    service    rules,    404,    416,    1948 

et  s. 
Claim,  none  for  discharge,  2005,  2C09 
Compensation,  how  fixed,  410 
Control  of  force,  403 
Conversation    with,     must     not    ob 
struct,  etc.,  1916 


lADEX 


947 


Police   Force — Continued. 

Death  from  wound  on  duty,  200S 
Detectives,  2003,  2024-5 
Discharge  at  any  time,  40G 
Discharges,  406,  2004-5,  2O09 
Dismissal  from  force,  413 
Disorder.     (See  that  title.) 
Dogs,  when  killed,  1415 
Duties,  prescribed,  409 
EflSciency  record,   1995  et  s. 
Efficiency  trial,  etc.,  2071-3 
Electioneering  with,  1926 
Elections  of,    1948   et  s.,  2003,   20^5, 

2009 
Eiligibility   for   service,    19S7,     2005, 

20O9 
Eligibility  for  pension,  2006  et  s. 
Eligibility    to    membership;      rule's, 

when  not  applied,  494 
Engineers      (stationary);      licenses, 

2040 

Engines  and  boilers,  stationary,  2039 
Examination,  exemption  from,  404 
Examinations  mental  and  physical: 

tests,    1948    et    s.,   20O2-3,    2042 
Eictra  pay  not  allowed,   410 
Failure  in  duty,  413 
Faithful   service,   2069 
Fire  chief  and  foremen  are,  1052 
Fire  regulations;   inspections,    1099, 

1111 

Flying  jennies  pay  expense  of,  236S 
Height  and  weight,  1970 
Fdentification    sheet,    1991 
indispensable  standards,  1970  et  <;. 
Inefficient  men,  2074-5 
Investigator  of  claims;   powers  and 

rights,  1444 
Junk-shops,  inspection  of,  1433  et  s 
Juvenile  court,  2052  et  s. 
Leaks  in   water-pipes,  etc.,  2034 
Lights,  duty  to  inspect,  968 
Linemen,  2002 

Liquor  business;   inspection,  1492 
Matron  at  station,  2062-6 


Police   Force — Continued. 
Measurements  of  persons  arrested, 

2021 
Medical    examinations.    1967    et    s., 

2042 
Oath  to  be  taken,  40S 
Parades;  clear  streets,  2043-6 
Parades;  State  laws,  2047 
Patrol  wagon,  2023 
Pensions,  496  et  s.,  2006-8 
Pawnbrokers'     books;       Inspection, 

etc.,   1435  et  s.,   1529 
Pensions,  490  et  s.,  2006 
Permits,   inspection  of,   2329 
Physical  defects  disqualifying,  1970 
Physicians'  attention  to,  1908 
Physicians'  examinations,  1967  et  s. 
Photographs,  when  taken,  2021 
Private  watchmen,   2036 
Probationers,  1990,  1998,  2009 
Probation  officer,    920,   921,   2031 
Promotions,  1948,  19SS,  1992  et  s. 
Property  taken;  disposition,  2019-20 

2030 

Qualifications  educational,  1976  et  s. 
Qualifications  physical,  1967  et  s. 
Railroad  employees  as,  2097-9 
Reductions,  2014,  2074 
Removal  or  suspension,  1929 
Residence,  one  year  prior,  2036 
Retirement,  2006 
Rules  and  regulations,  407,  416 
Salaries  of  men,  2067  et  s. 
Salary  of  assistant  chief,  2018 
Salary  of  matron,  2069 
Searches,  what  allowable,  2030 
Sergeants   education,   1999 
Serve  during  behavior,  etc.,  406 
Serve    summons    or   subpoena,     911. 
913 

Signal-service  men,  2002 
Special  duties  and  powers,  2035 
Special,  of  railroads,  2099 
Special,  must  not  wear  regular  uni- 
form, 2022 
Stolen   property,   2019-20 


•948 


I.MHOX 


Police   Force — Continued. 
Supernumeraries,  198S  et  s. 
Surgeon's  reports,  1969  et  s. 
Suspension    41G,    414,    20G9 
Tax,  payment  of,  195S,  203S 
Time,  whole,  to  be  given,  2031 
Terms  of  ofRce  indefinite,  405 
Thieves,  tracing  of,  1439 
Trials.    933,    1929,    1941,    2004,    2014, 

2071-3 
Uniforms,  411,  412,  2022 
Vacancies,  415 
Valuables  of  prisoners,  2030 
Visitation,  power  of,  1434 
Wagon  not  for  children,  2023 
Water  rules;   enforcement,  2972 
Wagon-yards  supervision,  2920 
Warrants,   execution  of,   417 
Weapons  of  prisoners,  2u30 
Widows  and  children  of,  2007-8 
Wounded  on  duty,  20O7-S 

Police   Officers.     See   titles  preceding. 
Chief,  402,  519,  1997  et  s. 
Election  of,  402 
Marshal  of  city  distinct  from,  160 

.Police  Power.     See  Powers. 

Street  railroads,  as  to,  2763  et  s. 

Police  Protection. 
Cemeteries,  773,  774 
East  Atlanta,  2S 
Waterworks  and  pipe-lines,  287 
West  End,  20 

Police  Station. 

■Matron  of,  941,  2062-6 
Prisoners  in,  20S1-94 

Police   Supervision   and   Control. 

Cemeteries   outlying   subject  to,  93, 

94 
Territory  embraced  for,  29,  41-54 
Waterworks  property,  2S7 

Polls.     See  Elections. 


Ponce  de  Leon. 
Police  purposes,  embraced  for,  42 

Pool-selling. 

Prohibition  and  penalty,   1137 

Pool  rooms. 

Closing  regulations,  1656,  1658,  1792 
Elinors,   consent    of   parents,      1790, 
1791 

Poor. 
Care  of;   power  to  legislate,  92 
Medical  relief,  1905  et  s. 

Porters. 
Loud  calling  by,  forbidden,  1161 
Sidewalk  regulations,   1160,  1161 

Possession. 
License  inspectors  for  city,  1577 
Marshal  puts  purchaser  in,  1585 

Postage-stamps. 

Buying  and  paying  for,  877 

Post-mortem    Examinations. 

Slaughtered  animals,  1370,  1371 

Posts  for  fences,  2734 

Poultry. 

Sale  of  spoiled  or  undrawn,    penal, 

125S,    1262 

Powers, 

Advertisement,  to  contract  without, 

2471 
Assessment  of  property,  2404  et  s. 
Bonds,  issues   of,   24  et   s. 
Chief  of  fire  department,  1052.  1002 
Chief  of  police,  2010,  2015 
Education,  board  of,  2303 
Comptroller,  874 
Corporate,  1 
Elections,  103  et  s. 


INDEX 


949 


Powers — Continued. 

Electrical  control,  962  et  s. 

Evidence,  to  compel,  461 

Examinations  of  departments,  461 

Finance,  191  et  s. 

Franchises,  renewal,  of,  462 

General  welfare,  92 

Inspections    of    weights    and    meas- 
ures. 3000 

Health,  310  et  s.,  1196  et  s. 

Legislative,  72  et  s. 

Market-house  establishment,  of,  456, 
457 

New  limits,  extended  over,   35,  40 

Police,  402  et  s.,  1052,  1919  et  s. 

Police   commissioners,   1919,   1927 
et  s. 

Precedence  over  personal  business, 
city  work  has,  1917 

Production  of  books,  etc.,  461 

Punishment    of    offenders,    97,    912, 
922.     (See  Penalties). 

Recorder.     (See  that  title.) 

Sewerage,  290  et  s.,  2319  et  s. 

Streets,  etc.,  328  et  s. 

Street  improvements,  2403 

Taxation,  121  et  s.,  2772  et  s. 

Taxation,  assessment,  etc.,  2937 

Waterworks,  230  et  s.,  2972,  2987 

Wards,  extended  over  all,  2936 

Witnesses,  attendance  of,  461 

Precepts  and   Processes. 
Directed  to  marshal  by  clerk,  170 

Premiums   on    Bonds. 
Sinking-fund,  237S 

Presumption. 
Xegligejice,  in  case  of  injury  to  per- 
son from  bicycle  collision,  532 

Printing. 
Bids  for,  to  comptroller,  876 
Bids,  notice  of,  1705 
Committee  on,  standing,  S59 


Printing — Continued. 
Soliciting  orders;   tax,   1S6C 
Union  label  required.  1704 

Prisoners. 

Bedding,  clean,  20S4 

Clothing,  20S4 

Committee  controls,  20S1  et  s. 

Disparagements,  decision  of,  2094 

Discipline,   2088 

Females,  941,  940,  942 

Food,  20S3 

Guards,   2088 

Incarceration  at  station-house,  940^ 

Inspection,  2092-3 

Matron  of,  941 

Mutilation  or  injury  by,     punished, 

944 
Physician,   2093 
Police  station,  2094 
Punishment,  2088,  2091 
Records,  2088 
Reports  weekly,  2091 
Rules,  work,  etc.,  2082,  2089 
Closets,     floors,    walks,    sanitation;. 

2086 
Shackling,   sterilization,   20S7 
Superintendent,  2081,  2090 
Whipping,  2091 
Relief,  information  by  court,  1767 

Private    Property.     See   Property. 

Privies. 

Regulations    of    keeping,     examina- 

tion,  etc.;    1285-1290 
Sewer   and   water   connections,     re- 

quirement^s  as  to,   1282   et  s. 

Prize-Fights. 

Not  to  be  shown  in  moving  pictures,. 
1045 

Probation   Officer. 

Appointment;  duties,  2059,  2061 
Designated  by  police  board,  921 


950 


INDKX 


Probation   Officer — Continued. 
Duties  specified.  920,  921 
Investigations,   sihall   make,   921 
Officer  and   pay,  2031 
Record  of  reports,  921 
Rules,   shall  establish,   922 

Process.     See    Execution;    Summons. 

Produce. 

Licenses  to  peddle,  1S5S  et  3. 

Profanity. 
Penal,  1305 

Profanity  or  Vulgarity. 

Chattahoochee   river   line,   or  pleas- 
ure resort,  on  or  at,  204S,  2049 

Promotions.     See  Policemen. 

Prcjnissory   Notes.     See  Notes. 

Property. 

Acquire,  powers  to,  272,  289 
Assessment   of,   257,   267   et   s.,   293 

et  s. 
Condemnation,  power  of,  267,  276 
Coi-porate  purposes,  to  hold  for,  1 
Edgewood's    assets,   tittle   to,   27 
Plats  of,  SOI 
Powers  as  to,  1 
Public  buildings,  etc..  92 
Sale,  separate  vote  as  to,  S6 
Taxable,  2S06  et  s. 
Taxation  of,  121  et  s.,  2S9 
West   End's   assets,   title    to,    14 

Publication.     See  Notice. 
Of  sewer  ordinances,  294 
Paving  ipetition,  347 

Public-Building  Committee. 
Office-room  assigned  by,  S25 

Public   Buildings,   Grounds,  etc. 

Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Condemnation  of  land  for,  469 


Public  Halls,  2829  et  s. 
General  powers  as  to,  92 
Insurance  on,  879.  880 

Public  Comfort. 
Cemeteries. 

Public   Improvements. 
Committee  on,  standing.  S59 

Public    Indecency,    1762   et  s. 

Public  Libraries.     See  Carnegie  Libra- 
ry. 

Public   Memorials. 
Defacement  of,  1760,  1761 
Park  board;  supervision.  1760 

Public  Schools.     See  E]ducation. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Department  of  public  schools,  885 
Disturbance  of.  1829 
Government  of,  434 
Ordinances  as  to,  429,  434,  2299  et  s. 
Power  to  establish,  etc.,  429 
Superintendent.  434,  2303  et  s. 
Supervision,  434 
Tax,  for,  121,  143 
Teachers,  434,  2303  et  s. 

Public  Street  Speaking. 
Regulation  of;    authority,  459 

Public  Weighing.     1580  et  ». 

Public  Work. 

Chief  of  construtcion  controls,  373, 
812 

Pumping  Station. 
Police  powers,  50,  53 

Punishment.     See    Penalties 
Alternative  sentence,  97 
Fine,  limit  of;  and  enforcement,  97 


IXDEX 


951 


Punishment — Continued. 
Imprisonment,   57,   58,   97 
Public  works  or  streets,  labor  on.  97 
Prison,  in,  20SS.  2091 

Qualifications.     See    Eligibility   of   Of- 
ficers. 
Aldermen.  G9,  70 

Board  members,  in  thirty  days,  5G1 
Councilmen,   G9,   70 
Licensees,  9Gi 
Mayor,   55,   G9,  70 
Neglect  of,  vacates  office,  562 

Quarantine. 

Establishment;    subjection    to   regu- 
lations. 1224,  1228 
Penalty  for  violation,  1230 

Quarreling.     See  Disorder. 

Chattahoochee     river  car     line     or 
pleasure  resort,  on  or  at.  204S-9 

Quorum.     See  Aldermen:  Councilmen; 
General  Council;     Health  Board; 
Police  Board. 
Health  board,  314 
Police  commissioners.  399 
"Water  commissioners,  239 

Races. 

Separation,  1CG5,  ISOO.  2143  et  s. 

Raceways  and   Reservoirs. 
Waterworks,  275 

Bags. 

Keeping,  regulated,  1283 

Railroads.     See  Street  Railroads. 
Bridges;   building  and  repair,  2126-8 
Bridges  erected  by,  385  < 

Bridges  repaired  at  expenses  of,  386 
Burial    permits;    employee's    duty, 

1559 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 


Railroads — Continued. 

Crossing  ordinances,  as  to,  2095  et  s. 
Closet  on  cars  to  be  locked,  1291 
Duties  or  powers,  flagmen,  2095-7 
Franchise  applications,  1473 
Freight,  discharging,  2110 
Jumping  off  trains,  2098-2125 
••Kicking"  cars,  2121-4 
Loitering  unlawful,   2100 
Penalties,  2095  et  s. 
Obstructing  streets,   2104 
Permission  to  lay  track,  2101 
Piedmont  Park,  2125 
Police  powers,  2097  et  s. 
Shipper's  liability,  2110 
Speed  of  trains,  2095-G,  2103 
Street-car  tracks,  passage  over,  2129 
Street-paving  assessments,  366 
Street-paving    work,    2396    (14,    15), 

2501 
Street  and  sewer  work,  2389(45) 
Sunday  laws,  2115-17,  2121 
Switching  hours,  etc.,  2111,  2114-17 
Taxation,  2716,  2819  et  s. 
Ticket  (brokers,  2821  et  s. 
Trains,  getting  on,  etc.,  2098,  2195 
Watchmen,  2095,  2097,  2105  et  a. 
Whistling,  when  unlawful,  2101 


Railroad   Supplies. 
Junk-dealers      and 
1434  et  3. 


pawnbrokers, 


Ranges.     See  Stoves  and  Ranges. 
Rates.     See  Charges. 

Ratification. 

Piedmont  Power  Company  franchise, 

489 
Streets,  closing  of,  etc.,  388,  389 

Real    Estate. 

Appropriation  of,  268 
Condemnation,  26T-271,  276  et  s. 
Taxable,   2806 


952 


IXOKX 


Receipts. 

Rents   collected,   for,   SS2 
Sinking-fund    account,    2375 
Tax-collector;    in    duplicate,    S94 

Receipts   and    Expenditures. 
Appropriations,   195   et  s 
Authority  of  mayor,  etc.  213 
Comptroller's  books  to  show,  192 

Reconsideration   of    Resolution,   etc. 
Notice,  what  required,  S8 

Recorder.     See  Penalties. 
Absence  of;  who  presides,  909 
Authority,  420,  421,  2056  et  s. 
Bond   forfeitures  by,   950 
Chartered  office,  502 
City  officers  not  allowed  to  appear, 

when,  1713 
Clerk  of,  427,  428,  93G,  946-949 
Continuances,  910,  920,  923,  2056-7 
Councilman  may  act  as,  425 
Court,  ordinances  governing,  909  et 

s. 
Court,  wno  may  hold,  420,  425,  427 
Duties  defined,  419  420 
Duties,  how  prescribed,  117,,  502 
Elected  by  popular  vote,  117,  502 
Juvenile  Court,  2052  et  s. 
Jurisdiction,  421,  424 
Mayor  and  mayor  pro  tern.,  425 
Nuisances,  abatement  of,  424  1685 
Measures  and   photographs,    discre- 
tion as  to,  2021 
Oath  of  office,  117,  422,  502 
Office,  may  hold  other,  419 
Penalty;    general   provision,   922 
Powers,  35,  40,  421,  2813 
Probation  officer  appointed,  2059 
Property  taken  by  police,  2019-20 
Pro  tem.;  office,  426-428,  946-949 
Punishment;   i)ower  to  impose,  919, 

926 
Removal  for  cause,  119,  423,  502 
Reports  to  comptroller,  932 


Recorder — Continued. 
Rules  governing,  909,  927 
Supervision  by  council,   117,   502 
Tax   investigations;    powers,   2813 
Term  of  office,  four  years,  117,  418, 

502 
Vacancy,  how  filled,  117.  118.  502 

Records.       See   Registry. 
Automobiles,   517 
Births,   1551 

Books,  examination  of,  187,  188,  240 
Building  inspector  to  keep,  593 
Chaingang  and  convicts,  938 
Chief  of  Police  to  keep,   1170 
Clerk  of  council,  840,  842,  et  s. 
Comptroller,  872  et  s.,  1578 
Covenants,  record  of,  881 
Deaths    and    burials,    789,    790,   793. 

1555 
Duplicate,  when  to  be  kept  in,  793» 

804 
Electrician  shall  keep,  969 
Fees  of  officers,  897 
Junk  dealers  keep,  1440 
Marshal's,  open  to  inspection,  1192 
Permits  of  hacks,  etc.,  1170 
Police  commissioners,   401 
Marshal,  1573,  1574 
Removals  by  residents,   1191-1193: 
Sales  of  cemetery  lots,  792 
Prison,  2088 
Sewers,  cost  of,  802 
Stationhouse  keeper's,   939 
Street  improvements,  804 
Tax  sales,  1573,  1576,  1577 
Transfer  of  executions,  372 
Trust  funds,  cemetery,  741 
Waterworks  board,  240 

Redemption  of  Property. 

Sold   under   executions,     358,     1572, 

1578 

Redistricting   of  City. 

Required  by  charter,  in  1909,  31,  34 


IXDEX 


033 


Reformatory. 

Consent  to  location  required,  1430 

Fefreshment  Stands. 
Parks;    regulations,  175G,  1757 

Registration  for  Tax,  125 

Registration  of  Business. 
Accouchers,  1552 

Agents,  percentage  tax  on,  154G-1548 
Annual,  required,   1525 
Bill-posters,  553 
Bootblacks,  2rj(;2-o 
Brokers,  stock  and  produce,  1540 
Bucket-shops  not  allowed,  1541 
Commission  merchants,  1538 
Evidence  of  doing  business,  1527 
Execution;   issuance  and  levy,  1528 
Failure  to  register,   1871 
Peddlers,  1856  et  s. 
Penalties,  1528,  1871 
Required,  1897 

Soldiers   (old),  when  exempt,  1537 
Tax  to  be  paid,  1526 

Registration  of  Voters,  958. 
Laws  relating  to,  2130  et  s. 
Power  to  provide  for,  120 
Tax-collector  (county)    is   registrar, 
120 

Registry.       See  Regis t ration. 
Automobiles,  517 
Births,  1551,  1555 
Board  of  health,  1550-1560 
Deaths,  1555 

Licensees,  842,  1525  et  s. 
Marriages,  1550,  1555 
Marshal's,  1573 
Midwives,  1552 
Motor-cycles,  536 
Physicians,  1552 
Tax  sales,  1573 

Relief. 
City  warden,  1457  et  s. 


Relief — Continued. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Department  of  relief,  885,  1457  et  s. 

Removal   from    Office.     See   Officers. 

Removals. 
By  residents;   reports  of,  1191-1193 
From  ward,   by  officer  representing 
it,  81,  105 

Rents. 

Payable  to  tax-collector,  882 

Repair  of  Bridges. 
By  railroads,  386 
Regulated  by  mayor,  etc.,  387 

Repair  of  Buildings,  596,  597  et  s. 

Repair  of  Cemetery   Lots,  745,  795 

Repair  of  Fire  escapes,  661 

Repairs  of  Sidewalks,  859 

Repairs  of  Streets,  351 

Reports.      See  Officers. 
Births,  1551 

Board  sessions,  to  mayor,  565 
Bond  commission,  to  council,  581,  582 
Building  inspector,   593 
Charitable  organizations,  1464  et  s. 
Chief  of  construction,  811,  815 
Committees;    each     member    signs, 

860 
Data,  additional  1717 
Deaths,  1556 

Education,  board  of,  2313,  2315 
Electrical  companies  and  firms,  992 
Health  board,  316,  1201,  2309 
Marriages,  1550 
Monthly,  1909 
Officers,  1699 
Pawnbrokers,  2041 


954 


Reports — ^Conlinued. 

Payments;  reports  to  comptroller. 
883,  884 

Physicians,  city,  1909 

Prison;  weekly,  2091 

Street-improvement  collector,  804 

Street  improvement  bills  and  execu- 
tions, 2690 

Treasurer,  185,  741 

Waterworks  board,  240 

Weights  and   measures,  1587 

Representation. 

East  Atlanta,  28 

Edge  wood,  30 

Eighth  Ward.  0 

Sections,  fair  as  to  all,  31,  34 

Wards  equalized,  31,  34,  37„  2935 

West  End,  11,  12 

Resale. 

Property  sold  for  tax,  1579  et  s. 

Rescue  association. 

Probation  officer,  superintendent, 
2032 

Residence. 

Officers,  in  cit}',  170O 

Residence  Parts  of  City. 

Boarding-houses  or  sanitariums  may 

be  prohibited  in,  463 
No  beer  limits  in,  1661 

Resolution. 
Approval  or  veto,  61,  62 
Passage  over  veto,  62 

Restaurants. 
ILicenses,  2144-5 
Milk;   temperature,  etc.  1302 
Penalty,  2146 
Races  separated,  2143 
Revocation  of  licenses,  2147 
Signs  displayed,  2144 


Returns   of    Elections.     See   Qlectiong. 

Returns   for   Taxes.     See  Taxes. 

Returns  to   Ordinary,   Til 

Revenue.     See  Tax. 
Cases  involving  collection  of,  to  ')e 

advanced,  473 
Expenditures:    separate  votes,  80 

Revocation.     See  Licenses. 

Rhodes  Street. 

Closing  part  of,  389 

Right  of  Way. 

Alabama  street  bridge,  384 
Electric-light  agents  wagon,  1057 
Fire    department,    1057,    1058,,    1004, 

1007 
Police  patrol  wagon,  1057 
Sewerage,  for,  295,  303,  308 
Streets,  for,  329  et  s. 
Waterworks,  for,  275 

Rights. 

Corporate,  1 

West  End,  rights  of,  preserved,  13 

Rights  and  Remedies. 

Condemnation  of  property,  278 

Ring-throwing   Devices. 

Licenses,  2368 

Rinks. 

Skating,  walking,  etc,  2367 

River  Line. 

Police  power  over,  49 

Road,   Law  of,  2653-2655 
Automobiles  must  observe,  518,   520 
Bicycles  and  other  vehicles,  2653-4 


955 


Roller-skating. 

Forbidden  on  sidewalks  and  streets,, 
20643 

Rubble-stone.     See  Paving. 

Rules  and  Regulations. 
Buildings,  etc.,  59C  et  s. 
Charitable  transportation,  1470  et  s. 
Electrical  work,  970 
Fire  department,  1054 
Fire  districts,  686,  687 
Fire  underwriters,  national,  970 
Police  commissioners,  1943-4 
Power  to  make,  1,  263 
Prison,  city,  2082  et  s. 
Schools,  2303,  2305 
Sewer  connection,  etc.,  305,  306 
Sewers,  813 

Stockade  (city  prison),  490 
Streets,  813 

Water  connections,  etc.,  263 
Waterworks,  2972,  2975,  2980 

Rules  of  the   Road,  2653-5 

Sabbath.      See  Sunday. 

Salaries. 

Alderman  and  councilman,  SO 

Attorney,  city,  440 

Audit  and  requisition  clerk,  891 

Auditor,  515 

Board  members  ser\'e  without,  481 

Building  inspector,  589 

Chief  of  construction,  374,  370,  440, 

799 
€hief  of  fire  department,  1050 
Clerk  of  council,  854 
Chief  sanitary  inspector,  1203 
Clerk  of  board  of  health,  1198 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Comptroller,  226,  871 
Firemen,  1077  et  s. 
Fixed  by  mayor  and  general  council, 

374,  440 


Salaries — Continued. 

Fixed  j'ear  before  election,  480 

Health  officer,  1240 

Increase  of,  when  allowed,  226 

Increase  with  years,  1079-1081 

License  inspector,  1453,  1458 

Marshal,  163,  164 

Matron  of  police  station,  2066 

Mayor,  56 

Milk  inspector,  1315 

Night  superintendent    of    sweeping, 

1208 
Physicians,  city,  1906 
Police  chiefs  assistant,  2018 
Policemen,  2067  et  s. 
Payable  from  appropriations,  1078 
Police  officers,  410 
Prison  physicians,  2093 
Prison  superintendent,  2090 
Reduction  for  inefficency,  1085 
Sexton,  440 

Street-improvement  collector,  2679 
Treasurer  of  city,  176,  2909 
Treasurer  of  board  of  education,  2310 
Unchanged  during  term,  56,  80,  440, 
408,  1906  ^ 

Weighers,  1503,  1594 
Weights,  inspector  of,  2998 

Sales.     See   Peddlers;    Wagons. 
Advertisements  of,  1570,  15s2 
Butter,  imitations  of,   1270,  1273 
Butter  rancid,  1886,  1891 
Books,  license,  registry  tax,  1876 
Cemetery,  within,  754,  764,  781,  792 
Consignment  and  commission,  1538^ 
Fake  or  fraudulent,  1781 
Franchise  forfeited  by,  993 
Impounded  animals,  1393  et  s.,  1403 
Infected  clothing,  1222 
Licenses,  1S56  et  s. 
Liquor  laws,  1478  et  s. 
Live-stock  regulations,  1364  et  s. 
Meat,     fish,     game,     poultry,     etc., 

1258  et  s.,  1858  et  s. 
Meat  from  wagons,  1875  et  s. 


956 


IXDEX 


Sales — Continued. 

Meat    unlawfully    sold,    ]?.S0    et    s., 

1S8C,  1891 
Meat,  where  sold,  1274,  1276 
Milk   regulations,   Iol6   et  s. 
Near-beer  laws  1G32  et  s. 
Oleomargarine.  1271-3 
Pawn  of  articles  in,  1439 
Public  property,  of,  86  -, 

Public  property,  proceec's  of,  8S3 
Returns   of,    1869 
sidewalks,  on,   1274  6 
Sunday,   1776.   1802 
Taxation  of,  1545,  1865,  1869 
Tax,    of    property    for,    1570    et    s., 

1799 
Waterworks   property,   276,   283 
Waterworks  system,  284 

Saloons.       See  Liquor;    Near  Beer. 
Hours  for  keeping  open,  1775 

Samples. 

Creosote  oil,  2396   (57) 

Sewer-pipe,  2395 

Wood   blocks  for  paving,   2396    (S) 

Sand. 

Hauling  without  permit,   11S6 
Streets,  for,  2676 

Sanitariums. 
Building   regulations,    591-729 
Consent  of  council  required,  1430 
Control  and  regulation,  463 
Objections,  council  pass  on,  729 
Permit,  when  granted,  591,  729 
Prior  ordinances  validated,  463 
Prohibited,  may  be,  where,  463 

Sanitary  Affairs.      See  Health,  Board 
of. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Department  of  Sanitary,  885 
West  End,  17 


Sanitary    Inspectors. 

Appointed  by  board,  1203- 

Arrests,  can  make.  1205 

Carcasses;   removal,  etc.   1209  et  a. 

Chief;    duties,    election,    salary,    re- 
moval etc.  1196,  1202  et  s. 

Compensation,    1203 

Decayed  fruits,  vegetables,  etc.,  125S 

Duties  and  powers,  1205  et  s. 

Enforce  health   regulations,   1384 

Examination  of   premises,   1206 

Examination  of  privies,  12891290 

Garbage,  etc.,  1207 

Hindering,   interfering  with,  or  ob- 
structing 1227,   1306.  1307 

Manure-bins  1388 

bleats,  fish,  game,  etc.,  when  to  be 
condemned,    1258 

Meat  slaughtered,  1384 

Nuisance,  notice  to  abate,  1206,  1256 

Oath  of  office,  1205 

Policemen,  are  special,  1205 

Removal     of     deleterious     things,. 
1206  et  s.,  1258  et  s. 

Sidewalks,  cleaning  of.  1430 

Waterworks;    duty,  2992 

Sanitary  Jurisdiction. 

Board  of  health,  310  et  s. 
Ordinances  as  to,  324 
Outside  territory,  41-54,  307-30^ 
Sewerage  system,  290  et  s. 
Waterworks  property,   287 

Sanitary  Tax. 

Amount  $3.00,  2184 

Assessment,  etc.   2184  ^ 

Collection,  2150,  2797 

Each  tenement  liable,  2149 

Return.   2785 

Sanitation.     See  Health  Regulations, 

Saturday. 

Offices,  hours  of,  1719 


IXDEX 


957 


Scales.       See  Peddlers 

Inspection  and  weighing  laws,  15S6 
et  s..  299S  et  s. 

Scarlet    Fever.     See     Health     Regula- 
tions 

Schoolbooks.   2304 

Schoolhouses. 

Bids,  coatracts,  etc.  2302 

Schools.         See      Education;      Public 
Schools. 
Ccntagioiis  diseases,  1232 
East  Atlanta,  28 
Edgewood,  27 
Tax  for,  121,  143 
Vaccination,  123C 
West  End,  19 

Seal. 

Clerk  of  council,  454,  S47,  S4S.  907 
Common  or  corporate,  3 
Corporate,  described,  907 

Searches. 
Policemen:   what   allowable.  2030 

Second-hard    clothing. 
Inspection   cf,    1204 

Second  hand    Goods. 

Dealing   in,    regulated,    1434-1441 

Secretaries   of   Boards.       See  Boards. 

Duties    prescribed,   5C5,   2940 

I 

I 

Sessions  of  General  Council.  ' 

Held  first  and  third  Mondays,  91        \ 

May  continue  from  day  to  day,  91 

Security.       See  Bonds. 

Service. 

Notice  of  resale,  five  days,  1.579 


Service — Continued. 

Owner,  on,  if  known,  15S0 
Posted  en   property,  15S0 
Return   in   writing,    1579 
Summons  or  subpoena,  911,  913,  928 

Seventh    Ward. 

Aldermen   and   councilmen     II 

Boundaries,  8 

Fire,  protection  against,  IS 

Lights,  number  and  kind,  IG 

Liquors  not  made  or  sold,  15 

Police,  20 

Representation — boards,    12 

Sanitary  service,  17 

Schools  arid  teachers    19 

Sewers,  21 

Water   mains;    service,   22 

West  End  is  (see  West  End),  S,  10 

Sewers  and   Drains. 

Abutting  owners;  rights,  290,  29S 
Accounts,  approval  of,  2410 
Accounts   separate    2409 
Assessments     for,    293,     39G     et    s. 

2335 
Authority  to  lay,  290  et  s. 
Back-filling,  2389    (0) 
Bids  to  furnish  materials,  23S4 
Blasting    2389   (2) 
Bonds  of  contractors,  2384 
Bonds  to  perform,  2389   (43) 
Bracing,  2389    (4) 
Brick  masonry,  2339    ill) 
Cement  finish;  protection,  2389  (12) 
Cement  specifications,  2061,   2385 
Cement  mortar,  2389  (8) 
Centers  and  templets,  23S9  (12) 
Certified  check;  forfeiture  2389  (46) 
Character,     extent,     material,     299, 

307 
Chief  of  construction,  373-4,  798  et  s., 

2389  et  s.,  2403  et  s. 
Clean,  interior  to  be,  2389    (17) 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Complaints  of  condition,  821 


958 


IXDKX 


Sewers  and   Drains- -Continued. 
Concrete  specified,  23S9    (47) 
Condemnation  of  lands,  295  et  s. 
Ck)nduits  and  ipipes;  protection,  2389 

(45) 
Connections,   29G  et  s.,  802,  2221  et 

s.,  234G  ct  s. 
Construction,  291  et  s.,  2389  et  s. 
Contract,  form  of,  2390 
Contractor,  payments  to,  304 
Contractor  defined,  2389    (40) 
Oon>tractor's  responsibility,  2389 
Control  and  regulation,  305-6 
Control  of  work,  812 
Corner  lot^,  301 
Cost,  record  of,  S02 
Damages,   liability   for,   23S9    (21-25) 
Damiages;    non-liability,   2389(41) 
Damages  to  property,  295,  303 
Department  of  sewers,  885 
Disconnected    drains,   2389(21) 
Discretion  of  mayor,  etc.  as  to,  299, 

307 
Disorderly    or     incompetent     work- 
men, 2389(22) 
Disposal  of  sewage,  307,  308 
Disputes,    decision   of.    2389(30) 
Drainage,  2389(3) 
Estimates  of  cost,  292,  814 
Excavated  material  classified,  2389 

(35) 
Excavations,   2389(1,    2) 
Excavations,   risk  of,   2389(27) 
Exemption;    seventy-five  feet,  301 
Foundations,   2389(7) 
Fenices   provided,  2389(27) 
Flagging  specified,  2389(33) 
Illegality,  affidavit  of,  300 
Implied   work,  where  not  specfied, 

2389(31) 
Indebtedness  restricted,  304 
Installment  collections,  304 
Inspections   authorized,   306 
Inspections,  duty  as  to,  812 
Interest   not   allowed   for   delay     in 
payment,  2389(41) 


Sewers  and   Drains — Continued, 
interrupted  drains,  etc.,  2389(21) 
Interruption  of  street  use,  2389  (27> 
Iron  work,  2399(18) 
Land,   how   taken,   pending   appeal 

from  award  of  assessors,  4G9,  470 
Lien  for,   2342 
Lien  of  assessment,  302 
Lights  be  displayed,  2389(27) 
Line  and  level  marks,  23S9(2G) 
Lumber  specified,  2389(34) 
Manner  of  executing  work,  2389(19)' 
Material,  discretion  as  to,  299,  307 
•Materials;    best  required,   2389(24) 
Materials  furnished  by   city,   2389 

(3G) 
Measurements,   2389(38) 
Necessity,  advice  as  to,  292 
Notice  of  damages  from,  303 
Notice  of  ordinance  published,  294. 
Notice  published,  2343 
Obstruction   of   streets,   2389(25) 
Old  culverts,  2345,  2357 
Order,  keeping  in,  2323 
Order  of  work  on,  827,  828 
Ordinances,  power  to  pass,  306 
Ordinances,    provided    for   by,     294^ 

299 
Outlet  for  sewerage,  outside  of  city- 
limits,  307-309 
Passage  to  be  open,  2389(25) 
Passageway  on  sidewalks,  2389(5) 
Payments,  2389(41),   2395 
Penalties,  2323  et  s.,  2347  et  s. 
Permits,  2221  et  s.,  2350  et  s. 
Petition  for,  not  needed,  299 
IPipe  glazed,  21G1 
Pipe  vitrified,  2389,  (15)  2395 
Plans  and  profiles  for,  292 
Precautions  to  be  taken,  2389(27) 
Private,  how  laid,  2162 
Private,  laws  as  to,  2348  et  s. 
Private,  no  escape  from  paying  for" 

public,   2351,   2355 
Private  property,  through,  295,  305 
Profiles,  2345  et  s. 
Proposals  on  blanks,  2389  (43) 


INDEX 


959 


Sewers  and   Drains — Continued. 
Railroad   tracks    open,   2389(45) 
Rains,   damages   from,   2389(21) 
Refilling   excavations,    232C,   2330 
Rejected  material,  2389(4) 
Resistance  to  assessment,  300 
Ringstone  for  headwalls,  2389(33) 
Rubble   masonry,  2389(10) 
Separate  connections,  21G0 
Setting  iron  work,  2389(18) 
Shoring,   2389(4) 
Signals  to  public,  2389(27) 
Specifications  for,  2389,  2395 
Specifications,    strict   oonformity  to, 

808 
Stone,  old,  in  new  work,  2389(37) 
Street  condition  to  be  restored,  2389 

(20) 
Superfluous  earth,  23S9  (28) 
Time  and   manner  of  laying,   299 
Times  for  completing,  2389(42) 
Timber  for  bracing,   2389(4) 
Timber  foundations,  2389(14) 
Vary  work,  power  to,  2389(29) 
Watchmen  provided,  2389(27) 
Water-tight,  must  be,  2389(10) 
West  End,  lateral  and  trunk,  21 

Sexton. 

Bond  of,  437 

Controlled  by  commission,  737 

Discretionary   office,    484 

Duties   prescribed,   438,    738,    745 

Office  abolished,  797 

Shade  Trees. 

Destroying  or  injuring,  2473 
Park  board  supervises,  1748 
Trimming,  duty  of,  2484 

Sheep.     See  Animals. 

Shooting-Gal  leries. 

Deposit  with  clerk.  2363 
Drunken  persons,  2365 
Liabilities  and  restrictions,  23G4 
Licenses,  2303  et  s. 


Sewers  and   Drains — Continued. 

-Minors  not  to  shoot,  except  by  per- 
mission, etc.,  2365-6 
Order,  days  and  nights,  2364 
Penalties,  2364-5 

Shows. 

Overcrowding,  pe.ial,  2371-2 

Side  Shows. 

Licenses,  etc.,  2309 

Sidewalks. 

Abutting  lots  liable,  2419  et  s. 
Accumulations    on,   2429-30  -> 

Alleys  private,  2424 
Awnings  over,  regulated,  2472 
Barbed    wire   next   to,   243G 
Barking  or  spieling  on,  2435 
Bicycles,  no  riding  on,  2435 
Bids,  specifications,  etc.,  2386 
Bond  of  contractor,  2386(6),  2470 
Building,   temporary  use  of  half,   ia 

constructing,   2437 
Cement  for,  2386,  2392,  2463  et  s. 
Certified  check  with  bid,  2386(7). 
Chief  of  construction;     duties     and 

powers,  2386    (6,  8,  9,  16) 
Clean,  duty  to  keep,  2414,  2429-30 
Curbing,  2419-20,  2422,  2424 
Dangerous;    summary   repair,     2419, 

2425,   2456 
Disorderly  conduct,   2386(8),   2435 
Display  of  goods  on,  1267-70,  2439-40 
Encroachments,  2416-18,  2C58 
Extra  work,  2386  (16) 
Failure  or  refusal  to  lay,  2420 
Foundations,  2464,  2466 
Gates  not  to  open  across,  722 
Goods  delivered  on,  2430-40 
Gratings  limited,  2431 
Guaranty  required,  2467 
Gutters  included,  2423 
Hack  drivers  on,  1160 
Hotel  porters  on,  1161 
Inman  Park,  2412-13 
Inspectors;    duties,  2468 


960 


I>1JBX 


Sidewalks — Continued. 
Laying  and  repair,  2419-20 
Loose  nails,  tacks,  glass,   etc.,  for- 
bidden, 2426 
Lot-owners  pay  for,  2453,  2456-7 
.Materials  prescribed,  238G(3,4),  2421 
Merchants'  use  of.  2439-40 
Notice  to  clean,  2429  30 
Notice  to  lay,  or  repair,  2419  et  s. 
Obstructions  for  buildings,  678,  682 
Obstructions  in  general,   1882,  1884, 

2418,  2432,  2434,  2437  et  s. 
Paid  for  by  lot-owners,  2419-20 

Paving,  2411  et  s..  24G3  et  s. 

Penalties,  2415  et  s. 
Permits  to  lay,  2469 

Permits  to  open,  2459,  2461 

Poles,  erection  or  removal,  2499 

Relaying  old,  2386(11) 

Repairs.  2419-20.  2428,  2456.  2458 

Sand.  23SG  (11,  13) 

Signs  display  of,  etc.,  1914 

Skating  forbidden.  2064 

Snow,  duty  to  remove,  2414 

Stone  for  concrete,  2386(14) 

Tiles.  2393,  2463  et  s. 

■Width.  2411 

Work,  manner  of,  2386,  2387 

Signs  and  Signboards. 

Cemeteries,  warnings  in,  768 
Damages,  city  released  from,  712 
■Diseases;    warning-cards,  1221,   1225 
Electric,    regulated,    708.    711.    1024 

et  s. 
Fastenings  secure,  706,  708,  727 
Fruit-carts,  regulation,  1902  et  s. 
Liquor  advertising,  1653 
Liquor  licensees;  requirements,  1502, 

1517 
Near-beer  signs,    1653,   1671 

Peddlers,  1860.  1902  et  s. 

Penalties,  713 

Permits,  710 

Physicians  of  city,  1914 

Projections,  705,  707 

Removal  of,  712 


Signs — Continued. 

Restaurants,  2144  ' 

Sizes  allowed,  706  et  s. 
Wagon-yards,  on  gates,  2918 

Sinking-Fund  Commission. 
Amount  in  hand,  2379 
Annual  sum  set  apart,  2381 
Bonds  bought,  registered,  2375 
Bonds  to  be  paid  off,  2382 
Clerk  of  council;  duties,  2377 
Committee   chairman     a    member. 

2373-4 
Comptroller,  reports  to,  2375,  2378 
Comptroller's  duty,  2382 
Contract  of  city,    with    bondholders, 

2380 
Created;  how  composed,  2373 
Duties  prescribed,  2375  et  s. 
Elected  by  council,  2374 
Finance  committee's  duty,  2382 
Freeholders,  must  be,  2373-4 
Fund   additional     to     those     before 

created,  2383 
Intent  and  purpose,  2379 
Interest  and  premiums,  2378 
Investment  of  funds,  2375,  2381 
Mayor  ex-officio  member,  2373-4 
Ordinance  not  to  be  altered,  except 

h'ow,  2380 
Receipts  in  duplicate,  2375 
Terms  of  members,  2374- 
Treasurer'iS  duties,  2375,  2377,  2382 
Vacancies  in,  how  filled,  2374 
Vouchers  in  triplicate,  2375 
Warrants,  how  drawn,  2375 

Skating-Rinks.     See  Roller-skating. 
Licenses,  bow  obtained,  2367 

Slaughter   Regulations. 

Animals  unfit,  specified,  1369 
Charges  for  slaughtering,  1375 
Clothes  of  employees,  1377 
Discrimination,  public  to  be    served 

without,  1375 
Diseased  lanimal,  1368  et  s. 


i>de:x 


961 


Slaughter    Regulations — ^Continued. 

Employees;  certificate  of  health, 
1377 

Horses;  specifications  and  regula- 
tions, 13G7 

Hours  for  slaughtering  and  dressing 
animals,  1373 

Hours  prescribed,  1372 

Houses  regulated,  12G3C 

Inapplicable  to  salted,  canned  or 
smoked  meats,  137G 

Inspection  stamp  required,  13G4 

Killiag  and  preparing,  manner  of, 
1372  et  s. 

Nuisances,  law  of,  1689 

Post-mortem  examinations,  1370 

Preservatives  of  meat,  1378 

Prices  for  slaughtering,  etc.,  1375 

Refrigeration,  1373,  1375 

Sleeping    apartnventS'   544,   2S41 

Sleight-of-hand    Performance. 
Licenses,  etc.  23G9 

Smallpox.      See    Health    Regulations. 
Guards    permitting   passing,    1834 
Hospital    Physician,    1910 

Smoke    Nuisance.     1G96-1G98. 

Smoke-Pipes.       See  Chimneys. 
Requirements  as  to,  1107 

Soap   Factories. 

Fire  limits,  in  and  out  of.  168G.  1687 
Petition    necessary   for,    1687 


Soft     Drinks. 
Beer. 


See    Licenses;     Near 


Soldiers    (Old). 

License    and    registration-tax    laws 

not  applied   to,    1537.   1861 
Peddling,  what  re<iuired,  18G0-1 


Soliciting    Alms,    Penal,    14C0 


Soliciting   Orders. 
License  and  registration  tax,  1866-7 

South  Atlanta   Embraced,  24 

Southern    Railway. 

Alabama    street    across,    383 

Specifications. 

Brick   for   sidewalks,    2391 

Castings,  2384 

Catch-basins,  2384 

Cement  for  paving,  2396  (36)  et  s. 

Cement  for  sewers,  2385 

Concrete  for  paving,  2396   (36)  et  s. 

Conformity  to,  strict,  808 

Curbing  and  sidewalks,  2386 

Manhole  covers,  2384 

Paving  of  sidewalks,  2463  et  s. 

Plumbing,  2208-9 

Sand  for  paving,  2396  (43,  44) 

Sewers,  2389,  2395 

Sewer-pipes,   2395 

Tiles  for  sidewalk,  2393 

Vitrified  brick,  2395 

Wood-block  pavements,  2396 

Speculation. 

Cemetery  lots,   761 
Theatre    tickets,    2885 

Speed. 

Automobiles,    522,    1178 
Bicycles,    530,   1178 
Carriages,  1178 
Hacks,    1147,  1178 
M'Gtor-cycles,   589 
Street-cars,    1178,   2700,    2717 
Viaduct,  at  and  on,  1178 

Sprinkling. 

Regulation:    penalty,    2496-7 

Sprinkling  Streets.       See  Waterworks. 

Stables. 

Cows,  for  dairies,  1328  et  s. 


61 


962 


stables — Continued. 

Livery;   location,  etc.,  322 
Livery;  permits,  etc.,  2397  et  s. 
Permits    and    conditions.    1308-1311 
Private;   location,  etc.,  2401 
Private;   regulation,  etc..  323 
Sanitary  regulations,  1385  et  s. 

Stamping. 

Meat  inspection,  1364 
Near-beer  vessels,    1G34 

Standing   Committees.       ^ee   Commit- 
tees of  Council. 

Statements. 

By  boards  and  chiefs,  878,  879,  89C 

State   Officer. 

Can  not  hold  city  office,  4G4 

Stationary   Engineers. 

Licenses;   police  control,  2U39-40 

Stationery. 

Bids  for,  to  comptroller,   87G 

Statistics.       See  Vital    Statistics. 

Steam  Engines,    Stationary. 
Consent  of  council   necessary,   1094 
Licenses;    police  control,  2039-40 

Stockade.      See  Prison. 
Controlled    by    council     eommittee, 

490 
Keeper's  certificate  of  fines  worked 

out,  932 
Matron's  duties,  941 
Rules,  authority  to  enforce,  490 

Stock-feed. 

Inventory   of,   monthly,    171G 

Stock    Shares. 

Taxation  of,  583-588,  2807-8 


Stone. 

Sidewalk  paving,  2421 

Stove-Pipes. 

Dangerous;    remedy   required,   lOSS 

Stoves  and   Ranges. 

Restrictions  as  to  setting,  1102-1104 

Streams. 

Waterworks  use,  279,  288 

Street  Committee. 

Ai)i)eal  to,  for  permit,  2G47 
Car-lines,  3695  et  s. 
Report    on    curbing    and    sidewalk, 
resolutions,    2454-5 

Street   Drummers. 

Soliciting  trade,  taxed,   1867 

Street-improvement    Collector. 

Appointment :    removal,   2C78 
Bond,  2C79 

Books,  separate  set  kept,  804 
Coupon  system  used,  802,  830 
Curbing   and   sidewalks,   execations^ 

for,   2420,   2457 
Duties,  2680  et  s. 
Executions,  shall  prepare,  830 
Notices  served  by,  1579,  1580 
Payments  to  treasurer,  802,  810 
Postponement  of  collections,  2689 
Record   indexed,   far    public   inspec- 
tion, 2G93 
Records  to  be  kept,  2625 
Reports  to  committee,  2690 
Reports  to  council,  804 
Salary,  2G79 
Settlements  daily,  2682 
Sewer-connecti'OTi  fees,  802,  830 
Street-improvement    bills,    804,    SIO, 
830 

Street   Railroads. 

Adjacent  streets,,  duty,  2704 


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96;? 


street   Railroads — Coniinued. 
Advertisement  of  application.   1473. 

2762 
Applications    for    grants,    etc.    2708 

et  s. 
Asphalt  paving,  duty  as  to.  2740-1 
Bells,  wiien  not  used,  2C99 
Bicycles,  law  as  to,  521,  1178 
Bridges,    cost     and      maintenance, 

2757 
Bridges,  crossing  of,  2715.   2719 
Broad  street  bridge;  repair,  2715 
Committee's    approval,     etc.,     2G95, 

2701,  2702 
Condemnation,  2711 
Conductors  and   motormen.   2703 
Conform  to  grades,  etc.  2095 
Consent  to  lay  tracks,  304 
Construction;    regulations,  etc.   2750 

et  s. 
Contracts,  ordinances   are   parts  of, 

2714,  2751,  2700 
Double    track,    no    double    liability, 

2744 
Elxisting,   and    future,   embraced   by 

law,   2714,   2751 
Expirations  of  grants,   2701 
Fare,  refusal    to   pay,   2705 
Fares,  limit  of,  2721 
Fares,  ma.ximum,   2750 
Fares;   old  law,  2097 
Fenders,  etc.;    penalty,   2740-7 
Flat  wheels  unlawful,  2727 
Forsyth  street  bridge,  2719 
Foundation  of  tracks,  2740,   2742 
Franchises  or  grants,  1473,  270S,  et 

s.,  2751 
Franchise  renewals,  402 
Freight,  unlawful  to  haul,  2759 
Grades  of  streets,  2703,  2718 
Grass  or  weeds  unlawful,  2729 
Greasing  tracks;  dirt  removed,  2705 
Gross     receipts,     payment     of     five 

per  cent,  to  city,  2750 
Horses  frightened,  2735,  2738 


Street  Railroads — Continued. 

Location   of   tracks;    changes,    2701 

2755 
M^acadamizing,  2701,  2753 
Maintenance  of  streets,  209C 
Meeting  of  cars  on   parallel  tra<;ks, 

2730-7 
Motor-cars  passing,  541 
Numbers  of  cars,  2098 
Obstructing  passage  of  vehicles,  by 

oars,  2053   (8) 
Obstructing  platforms,  270G 
Obstructing  tracks,  2707 
Passage  over,  to  be  asphalted,  2129 
Passengers;   duties;    penalties,  2705 
Passengers    must    obey    directions, 

2704 
Passengers  offensive  to  smell,  2731, 

2733 
Paving  of  streets,  300  et  s.,  2390  (14, 

15  I,  2501 
Paving,    pay   for,   2739,   2753   et  s. 
Paving,  pay  for,  2739.  2753,  e  ts. 
(Paving,  rebate  on,  2745 
Penalties,  2098  et  s. 
Poles  marked,  272S 
Poles,  resetting  of. -2720 
Police  powers,  2703 
Races  separated,  2704 
Repairs  of  tracks,  2724 
Reservations  of  powers,  2710  et  s. 
Right,  duty  to  turn  to,  2719 
Rules  for  governing,  2702 
Sewer  work,  2389   (45) 
Speed,  duty  to  check,  2735,  2738 
Speed  violations,   1178.  2700.  2717 
State  laws  enforced,  2703-4 
Stop,  duty  to,  271 S 
Sunday  laws,  2099 
Taxation,   2710 
Tracks,     laying     without    authority, 

2713 
Transfers  to  be  furnished,  2722 
Transfers  unlawful  to  transfer,  2748, 

2749 


964 


INDKX 


Street   Railroads — Continued. 
Vehicles  about  tracks,  2707 
Warning;    bell-ringing,   2G99,  2717 
Whitehall  street  viaduct,  117S 

Streets.       See  Sidewalks. 

Abainidoiinient  or  closing  of,  491,492 
Accounts,  approval  of,  2410 
Accounts  separate,  2409 
Alabama,  e.xtension  of,  3S0-3S4 
Alleys  changed  to,  2512 
Animals     diseased     excluded,     1234, 

1235 
Application  for  grade,  530,  807 
Ashes,  receptacles  for,  2478 
Assess-ments,   amount   of,   359 
Assesisments  for  improving,  2404  et 

s. 
Auction  on,  unlawful,  2480 
Authority  of  city  as  to,  328 
Automobiles  on,  518  et  s. 
.Barbed  wire  unlawful,  243G 
Barking  or  si)ieling  on,  2435 
Beer-kegs  on,  1511 
Bellwood  crossing,  closing  of,  491 
Bicycles  on,  528  et  s.,  2445-7 
Bills    for   improvements;    collection 

laws,  2G78-94 
Bootblacks,  2661-3 
Bridges  over  excavations,  2640 
Broken  stone,  chert,  etc.  2652 
BuiMiing;  half  street  used,  2437 
Building  material  on,  2667 
Cemer.t,  sheet,  837 
Change,  authority  to,  328 
Chert,  macadam,  etc.   359 
Chief  of  construction,   373-4,   798   et 

s.,  240S-10 
City  takes   old   materials;    payment 

.therefor.   263S 
Closing,  for  public  work,  2438 
Collector    for     improvements,     802- 

iu,  1579-80,  2420,  2457,  2678  et  s. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Complaints  of  conditions,  821 
Condemnation  of  property,  329  et  s. 


Streets — Cuniiuued. 

Contractor   not   to   procure    petition 

for  paving,  346 
Control  of  work,  812 
Cross-drains,  iwwer  to  make.  339 
Curbing,  assessment  for,  342 
Curbing,  power  to  lay,  339 
Damages  to  property,  329,  336 
Dangerous   adjoining   lot    to    be   en- 
closed. 2479 
Dangerous  places;   repair,  2425 
Dangerous;     warning,     unlawful     to 

disobey,  2460 
Department   of    streets,    885 
Depths  of  mains  and  pipes,  2331 
Digging  from,  unlawful,  2448 
Directory  l)oards,  2495 
Disorderly  conduct,  2435 
Disorderly  crowds,  459 
Diiain-pipes,  2333 
Drainage,    system    for.    335 
Drays  and  wagons  on,  1138  et  s. 
Driving  and  riding,  2441  et  s. 
Driving  near  fire,  forbidden,  1058 
Edgewood  streets  to  be  paved,  27 
Electric   wires.   24S9    et   s.,   966.   987 

et  s. 
Employees    disorderly    or    incompe- 
tent, discharged,  2390 
Estimates  annual,  814 
Estimates  preliminary,  809 
Encroachment,  2658 
Excavations,  2639-40 
Executions     for    cost     of     improve- 
ments, 2682-3,  2687 
Fences,  restoration  of,  2332 
Fifteenth,  grade  of.  2674 
Fills  in,  2333 

Fires  in,  when  unlawful,  1091 
FlagS'tones,   837 

Fowler,   projection   of,   vacated,   492 
Franchise  renewals,  462 
Free  pavement,  unlawful,  2651 
Garbage,  sweepings,  etc.,  regulated, 

2476-8 
Grade,  change,  of,  806 


IXDEX 


965 


streets — Continued. 

Grade,  control  of.  338,  798 
Grade,  fixifig  of.  33G.  337.  805 
Grade,     permanent.     330.     805,     807, 

2G73  et  s. 
Grade,   payment  for.   807 
Grade,  i>o\ver  to,  339 
Grading,  system  for.  335,  2008-72 
Hacks  on.  1140  et  s. 
Hauling  dirt,  regulated,  2475 
Hauling  swill,  slop,  etc.  1227 
Hexag'on-tile  blocks,  837 
Inspectors'  wages  to  be  paid  by  cit- 
izens, 2C77 
Installment    payments     for    paving, 

2084 
Interest  on  bills   for  improvements. 

2C8S 
Inspections,  duty  as  to,  812 
Land,    how    taken     pending    appeal 
from  award  of  assessors,  409,  470 
Lien    for    paving    assessment,    355. 

350,  308,  370 
Lights  required,  204] 
Liquids  discharged  on,  2474 
Live  stock  at  large,  1393.  1394 
Live  stock  driven  on,  1395 
Loose   nails,   tacks,    glass    etc..    for- 
bidden, 2420 
Mangum,  closing  part  of,  389 
Marietta,  grade  of,  2073 
Markhara;   part  vacated.  200G 
Material  for  paving,  352 
^^aterials  placed  on,  at  risk  of  con- 
tractor. 2380 
Mayor's  discretion,  2438 
Medicine  vending  not  allowed,  2481-2 
Meetings  or  public  speaking,  459 
Merchants  use  of,  2439-40.  2449 
Mitchell    (West),  grade  of,  2075 
Names  changed  or  given,  2509-2630 
Near-'beer  sales  limited,   1659 
Notice  of  opening,  2032-5 
Notice  of  paving  petition,  347 
Numbers  of  houses,  2502  et  s. 


Streets — Continued. 

Obstructing  drain  or  gutter,  1281 
Obstruction  by  poles,  900 
Obstruction  by   trains,   2104 
O'bstruction  of,    1057,   1001 
Obstruction,  prevention  of,  459 
Obstructions,  2432,  2434,  2437  et  s. 
Oil  on  asphalt,  unlawful,  2433 
Open,  authority  to,  328,  987,  988 
Order  of  work  on,  827,  S2S 
Ordinances   for  improvement,    2402 
Parades,   cleared    for,    2043-7 
Pave,  authority  to,  339 
Pavement    openings,   certificate   for, 

2031 
Pavement  openings;  penalties,  2631- 

2030.    2039-45 
Paving,   petitions   for,   ^40,  347,   353, 

354 
Paving:    street-railroads,    2701   et  s. 
Paving;   wood  blocks,  2390  et  s. 
Penalties.  2420  et  s.,  2057,  2659  et  s. 
Permits  to   break,   2459,    2061,   2034. 

2643,   2646-7 
Petition  for  improvement,  2402 
Petition,  paving  without,  359 
Plats  of  subdivisions,  2485 
Poles   in,   regulated,   2480-7,   2498-9 
Postponement  of  collections  for  im- 
provements,   2689 
I\)wer  to  improve,  2403 
Punishment  by  work  on,  920 
Railroads  assessed,  360 
Railroads  on   streets  pay  what,  360 

et  s. 
Railroad  tracks  between,  2501 
Red  lights  fastened,  2641 
Rejection    of     improper    work,    etc., 

809 
Removal    and    replacement    of     im- 
provements, 2328 
Repairs,  after  break  under    permit, 

2458 
Repairs,  duty  of  city  as  to,  351 
Repairs  immediate,  2425 
Repaved,  how  and  when,  349 


96  f) 


I\DFX 


Streets — Continued. 
Rhodes,  closing  part  of,  3S9 
Right  of  way,  1057 
Risk  of  defects  in,  525 
Ropes  around  excavations,  2C3S 
Rules  of  the  road,  2653-5 
Sand,  new,  to  be  used,  2C7G 
Sewer  work  on,  2389 
Shade-trees,  2473,  2484 
Sidewalks,  cost  of,  assessed,  342 
Skating  forbidden.   2G04-5 
Sidewalks,  materials  for  paving,  837 
Sidewalks  ordered  laid,  340,  344 
Specifications;  strict  conformity,  808 
Speed  on.      (See  Automobiles;     Bi- 
cycles;   Hacks;   Street  Railroads). 
Sprinkling,  2356,  2496-7,  2966 
Straighten,  authority  to,  328 
Superintendent's      office      abolished 

813 
Surveys,    801,    805 
Tearing  up;   permit:   penalty,  2643-5 
Transfer  of  bills  and  executions,  367 
Travel  on,  after  warning,  2460 
Vehicles  not  in  use.  2660 
Vehicles,  animals  on,  2483 
Washington  street  viaduct,  388 
Waterworks,  authority  to  open,  cer^ 

tified,  by,  2634  2631 
Waterworks,  occupied  for,  280 
Waverly  place  changed;  vacation  of, 

388,  2677   (a) 
Widen,  authority  to,  328 
Width  of,  2508  et  s. 
Wires   electric,   2489-94 
Wood-cutting,  when  unawful,  1098 
Work  on,  to  enforce  fines,  926 

Street  Sales. 

License  regulations.  1880  et  s. 

Street  Traders. 
Chief  of  Police,  regulation  by,  1892, 
1893 

Street  Tax.     122,  123,   142.   2785,   2798 

Suits. 

Bar  to,  in  charter,  326 

Claim  to  be  presented  'before,  471 


Suits — Continued. 
Clerk  of  council  sues,  when,   199 
Negligent   officers     and    employees 

subject  to,   1445 
Non-liablity  of  city  to,  288 
Notice  omitted,  when  no  bar,  303 
Officers  forbidden  to  engage  in,  1714 
Precedence  in  trial  of  cases.  472 
Sewers,  damages  from,  303 
Waterworks,  for  trespass  to,  262 

Summons    and    Subpoena. 

Direction,  and  signature,  911,  914 
Form  and  contents  of,  910,  911 
Recorders  court,  to  attend,  910-915 
Service  of,   911,  913,  928 

Sitnday.     See  Railroads. 
Deliveries  on.      (See  Disorder.) 
Near-beer  not  sold,  1632 
Near  beer  saloons  closed,   1645 
Open   stores  on    Sunday,    1776 
Registration  books  closed,  2140 
Sales  on.     (See  Disorder.) 
Work  of  necessity  or  charity,  1777 

Superintendent   of    Electrical    Affairs. 

■Duties  and  rights  of,   964  et  s. 
Election,  963 

Superintendent  of  Schools. 

Roster  for  taxation,  2802 

Supernumeraries.     See    Policemen. 

Superintendent  of  Streets. 
Office  abolished,   813 

Supplies  for  Departments. 

Bids  for,   regulated,  878,  889 

Contracted  for,  878 

Estimates,  878 

Medical,  how  furnished,  1913 

Required  of  comptroller,  889,   1599 

Weighers,  for,  1599 


I>DKX' 


967 


Sureties. 

Forfeiture  proceedings,  950 
Liquor-licerse  bonds,  1506 
Officers  must  not  be.  1707 
Treasurer's  bond,   liability  on,     178- 
ISl 

Surface   Closets.   23G0  1 

Surgeons.     See  Policemen. 

Surgery.     See   Medicine   and    Surgery. 

Surveys. 

Chief   of  construction,   798   et   s. 
Sewei^,  streets,  etc.,  801  et  s. 
Waterworks  sites,  etc.,  273,  274 

Swill.  Slop,  etc. 
Not   fed  to  cows,  loo 5 
Hauled,  must  be  covered,  1277 

Switching.     See   Railroads. 

Tags.     See  Hacks:    Peddlers. 

Dogs  required   to  have,   140G,    1409 
Penalty  for  /not  attaching,  820 
Teams  of  city  to  have,  826 

Tallow. 

Sale  of  meat  for.  12S0 

Tanyard   Branch. 

Control  for  sewerage,  etc..  309 

Tax  Assessors     and      Receivers.       See 
Ta.xe.':;. 
Assessment   early  made,  193 
Bonds  of,  2775 
Chief    clerk,    2803 
Compensation,  2773 
Compilation  fund.  2804 
Defaulters.  2787,  2790,  2810(a),  2816 
Duties  iprescribed,  14C,  193,  2772  et  s. 
Elected  biennially,  145 
Elected  by  council,  2772-3 


Tax-Assessors   and    Receivers — Cont'd. 
Entry  into  residences;  none  without 

consent,    2778 
Investigations   by,   2790 
Market    valuation    (cash),   121,    146, 

193 
Notice  of  sales  of  realty,  2818 
Oath  of  office,  147 
Powers  of,  to  new  limits,  35,  40 
Questions      propounded     by,      2776, 

2785-G 
Railroad  taxes,  2819  et  s. 
Removal  from  office,  145 
Reports  to  comptroller,  893-5 
Returns,  duty  as  to,  2770-87 
Returns,  when  completed  by,  193 
Separate  from  collector,  2771 
Stock  shares,  duty  as  to,  586-7 
Terms  of  office,  2773 
Time;  whole  given,  2774 

Tax-Collector. 

Bond  required  of,  152,  2767 

Cemetery  charges,  756 

Compensation  of,  153 

Comptroller,   returns  to,  2770 

Deposits  daily,  894 

Deputies  can  serve  sum^mons,  928 

Distinct  office,  2767 

Duties  prescribed  by  ordinances, 
117,  150,  2767  et  s.,  2793 

Duties  prescribed  may  be  required 
of  other  officer,  151 

Elected  by  popular  vote,  110,  483, 
2767 

Fees  on  executions,  2420 

Fees  paid  to,  1598 

Fines  collected,  932 

Lost  checks,  record  of,  800 

Oatb  of  office,  117,  154 

Office  can  be  consolidated  with  mar- 
shal's, 116 

Office  distinct,   149 

Office  with  city  clerk,  2761 

Payments  to  treasurer,  894 

Powers  to  new  city  limits,  35,  40 


968 


Tax  Collector — Continued. 

Rec;eipts  taken,  hi  duplicate,  S94 
Removal  from  office,   IIS 
Rents,  collected   by,  S8l' 
Reports  to  comptroller,  cS94 
Sanitary  tax,  2150 
Sales  of  i)roperty;    proceeds,  8S?, 
Street  improvement  bills,  2GS1  et  s. 
Supervision    by  mayor   and    council, 

117 
Term  of  office,  two  years,  11(1 
Vacancy  declared  and  filled.  117,  115 
Water  bills,  894 
Water  receipts,   2940  et  s. 

Tax  Collector,  Fulton  County. 

Registrar  of  city  voters,  120,  2131-5 

Tax   Committee. 

Ice  peddlers  or  sellers,  2900 
License  regulations,  18SS,  1889 
License,   to   control   issue  of,     1880, 

1884 
Purchase  and  sale  of  property,  1575- 

15S4 
Standing — five  members,  S59 

Taxes.     See  Licenses. 

Ad  valorem,  I14  per  cent.,  121 

Agents,   on,    154C 

Assessments  for,  121,  14G,   193,  277U 

et  s. 
Auction    of    watches,    jewehy,    etc., 

128 
Avocations,  power  to  tax,  125 
Banks,  stock  shares  in,  584-588 
Banks,  surplus  and  profits,  585,  588 
Billiard-tables,  135 
Bill-posters,  553 
Bonds  and  stocks,  2807-8 
Books;   digests,  2777,  2791-2 
Books  open  and  close  when,  2793 
Bootblacks,  2662 
Brokerage  business,  131 
Brokers,  stock  and  produce,  1541 
Building  and  loan  associations,  583 


I  Taxes — Continued. 

Business  classified  for,   127 
Musinesses,  power  to  lax.   125 
Classification    of    businesse-;.      127,. 

J  S99 
Closing  of  books,  157 
Collected  how,  141,   148  et  s. 
Committee   on,   standing.     >r.9,    1575- 

et    s. 
Commutations,   2798,   2S11 
Daily    accounting   by   officers,    1715 
Deeds  on  sales  for,  admissible,  158 
Defaulters,    i)enalty    on,     12!*.     2787,. 

2SI(»(a»,    2816 
Department  of  tax,  885 
Digests,  2777,  2781,  2792-3 
Discount,  when  allowed,  141 
Double  tax,  2815 
Due  when,  141,  142 
Kxecutions  against  stock  shares,  5SC 
Executions     for     taxes,     141.     156C, 

1568,  1569,  2799,  2815,  2820 
Exemptions  from,  250,  27S8-9 
Exhibitions,   license  of,   133 
Extiaordinary,  i/^   per  cent..  124 
False  returns,  2S01 
Fees  for  licenses  and  executions,  144 
Installments,  payable  in,  141,  2795-7 
Insurance  agents,  on  premiums,  129 
Interest  on,  7  per  cent.,  141,  2795 
Itinerant  traders,  130 
Lager  'beer,  licenses  for  selling,  134 
I^vy  annual;    purposes,  2805 
Licenses,  ordinances  as  to,  1525  et  s. 
Licenses,  powers  as  to,  125  et  s. 
Limitation  of  amounts,  121,  124,  125 

et  s. 
Liquors,  licenses  to  sell,  120,  136-13S 
Market- value    (cash)    of    property, 

121,  146,  193 
Market   value,   true   and   full,    584, 

585 
New  territory  subject,  35,  40 
Notice,  publication  of,  157 
Oaths,   2783-4,   2787,  2800 
Occupation,  2S22 


969 


Taxes — Continufd. 

Omissions  in  returns,  2TS7 
Pawnbrokers,    licenses,     revocation, 

etc.,  132 
Payable  how,  2795-7 
Peddlers,  1S5C  et  s. 
Penalties,  i.o,  137,  155,  2794 
Penalty    for    not    furnishing    list    of 

shareholders,  oS7 
Penalty,  relief  against,  ISG 
Percentage,  on  business,  1545  15-lS 
Professional.  125 
Property,  limit  of  tax  on,  194 
Property   not   taxed,   if  represented 

in  stock  shares  taxed,  5S4 
Property  subject  to,  280C  et  s. 
Purchase     for     city     by    committee, 

1575  et  s. 
Purpose  of,   raising  revenue,   121 
Questions  to  taxpayers,  2770,  2S85-G 
Quitclaim   dfeeds,   15S4 
Railroads,  2710.  2S19  et  s. 
Rate,  2791 

Real  estate,  2792.  2S0G 
Redemption    l)y    whom,    when     and 

how,  1572.  157S 
Registration,  125,  553,  152C  et  s. 
Resale  of  property,  1579  et  s. 
Returns  by  presidents,  etc.,  583,  585 
Returns;    penalty    for    failure.      155, 

2787,  2794,  2815 
Returns,  when  made.  193,  2770  et  s. 
Road  duty,  2798,  2811 
Sales  for,  1576  et  s. 
Sales;   peddlers,  etc.,  1865  et  s. 
Sanitary,  139,  2148,  2785,  2797 
Schools,  for,   121,  143,  2311-12 
School  superintendent's  list,   2802 
Separate  sale  of  pieces,  1583 
Shows,  license  tax  on,  133 
Special;  none  for  public  schools,  143 
Street;    demand  before  fi.   fa.,   156G 
Street,  in  lieu  of  road  duty.  122.  142, 

2798 
Street  railroads,  2710 


Taxes — Continued. 

Streets,    work   on,   compellable,    IJS, 

Ten-pin  alleys,  etc.,  135 
Theatrical  companies.  133 

Valuation  of  property.  121.  140,  193, 

2792  » 

Waterworks   property    not  subject, 

250  » 

Teachers.     See  Education,    Poard    of; 
Public  Schools. 
East  Atlanta  School,  28  * 

Edgewood   school,  27 
Pensions  for,  49G  et  s. 
West  End  school,  19 

Telegraph   and   Telephone    Poles. 
Defacing,  tying  to,  etc.,  1S35 
Painting  and   repair,  2480 
Regulation  and  control,  24S7-S 

Telegraphs  and   Telephones. 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Franchise  applications,    1473 

Telephones.  ' 

Bills,  when  not  to  be  paid,  570 
Boards,  how  obtained  by,  575 
City  physicians,  have,  1915 
Contracts  for,  who  make,  570 
Electric-light   committee  supervises, 
SG2  ■       ^* 

Location  and  distribution,  S02 
Price  reduction  and  uniformity,  577 
Service,  uniformity  and  superiori^. 


Tenants. 

Building  laws   relating  to,  OoO,   727 


Ten-Pin  Alley. 

License  tax  on,  135 

Sunday;    not  to   be  open.   1776 

Terms   of   Office.      St^e   Officers. 


«70 


INUKX 


Territory.     See  Near  Beer. 
DesignaUd,   - 

Extended,  :'.,  4.  .".,  G,  7,  S,   24.   :;. 
foliee   purposes,  embraced   fc-:.     29, 
41-r.4 

Testing-Machines,   2oGS 

Tests   of   Scales   and   Weights         •'   et 

6.,    2y!){»    eL    s. 

Theatres. 

Curtain,  asbesios  or  steel,  7 '4 
Dfl ailed    regulations,    2829    e:    ?. 
Doors,  automatic  fireproof,  7]r, 
Electric,  regulated,    1020  el  -. 
Exits,  what  required,  717  71.' 
Floor  on   or   helow   street,   7L  ■ 
Galleries  may  be  built,  721 
•iotels,  lodgings,  etc.,  forbidd-r,.  ->41 
IJcenses,  2S75 
Ladies'  hats  removed,  2882 
Openings  through  walls,  7ir' 
Pei:alties,  720,  2877  et  s. 
Speculation  unlawful.  288u 
Walls,  no   wooden,  when,   7  • 

Tiiieves,    Police    Tracing,   14oS 

Thieves   at   Fires.   1121! 

Ticket   Brokers. 

Cond,    shall    give,   2820 

Certificates  by,  282:} 

faefined,   2821 

Failure  to  report,  2824 

♦'orbidden   to  buy  passes,  ei.  :r~Ion 

end  mileage  tickets,  2828 
Inspection,   282?. 
licenses,  2822,  2825 
fc^enalties,  2824  et  s. 
fost  licenses,  shiall,  2825 
Revocation  of  license,  2824 

Tiles.     See   Sidewalks, 


Titles  to  Property. 

Al)stracts  by  city  attorney,  1443 
Condemnatinn  proceedings,  2C8,  271, 

278,  321' 
Coriiorate  i)urposes,  held  for,  1 
Dispute  of.  on  condemnation,  271 
Edgewood's   i)roperties  taken,  27 
Fee,  when  taken  in,  271 
Infant  or  insane  person,  etc.,  2C8,  271 
Waterworks,  for,  271,  272 
West    End's   jjroperties  taken,  14 

Trade.     Set'   Hiisiness. 

Trading. 

Sunday,  proliibited,  1776 

Trains.     See  Railroads. 

I  Transcripts. 

Record  of  lo^t  checks,  900 

Transfer. 

Bills  for  paving.  3C7 
Pixecutions,  of,  3G7 
Liquor-license,  of,  1508,  1521 
Payment,  acceptance  as,  371 
Record  of.  1^2 

Transfer  Companies. 

Baggage,  charges  for,  1143 
Baggage:  "solicitation  on  sidewalk, 

1100 
Removals,  reports  of.  1191-1193 

Transportation   Free. 

Rules  governing,  1470  et  s. 

Traveling   Blind   Tigers,  1G40 

Treasurer  of  the  City. 

Bond  given  by.  175,  178,  179,  2209 
Bonds  of  the  city,  2914 
Books;   what  kept,  2910 
Certificates  of  registration;    cancel- 
lation, 2914-15 


INDEX 


971 


Treasurer  — Continued. 

Compensation,  176 
'Deposited  moneys,  how  drawn,  182, 

1&3,  741 
Deposited  moneys,  regulation  of,  184 
Depositories;   banks,  180,  2911-12 
Duties  prescribed,  117,  174,  2910 
Elected  by   popular  vote,    IIG,    173, 

483 
Fees  paid  to,  2420 
Iviability  of   sureties  on   bond,    178, 

181 
Lost  checks,  record  of,  900 
Oath  of  office,  117,  177 
Powers  to  new  city  limits,  35,  40 
Removal  from  oflace,  119 
Rents  collected,  882 
Reports  to  mayor,  etc.,   185,   741 
Salary,   2909 

Sales  of  property:   proceeds,  883 
Sinking-fund,  2375,  2377,  2382 
Statement    and   estimate,   annually, 

185 
Street-improvement  bills,  810 
SuipervLsion  by  mayor  and    council, 

117 
Sureties  on  bond,  liability  of,  178, 

181 
Term  of  office,  116 
Vacancy    declared    and     filled,     117, 

lis 
Warrants,  what  payable  to,  2913 
Warrants  on,  when  not  paid,  885 
Withdrawal  of  funds;    warrants  re- 
quired. 182183 

Trees. 

Ailantus,    destroyed    as    nuisance, 

1688 
Cut  down,  power  to,  277 
Destroying  or  injuring,  penal,  2473 
Trimming,  duty  of,  1749,  2484 
Wires,  stringing  of,  1749 

Trespass. 

Ou  property  purchased,  1577 


Trials.     See  Courts;   Recorder. 
Impeachment,  476 
Nuisances,  1GS4,  1685 
Police  commissioners,  1929,  1941 
Violation  of  oath,  71 

Trust  Funds. 

Cemetery  lots,  for  care  of,  741 

Tuberculosis. 

Slaughter-house  employees,     certifi- 
cates as  to,  1377 


Turf. 

Hauling  without  permit,  penal,  1186 

Turf   Exchange 

Prohibition  and  penalty,  1137 


Typhoid  and   Typhus   Fever. 
See  Health   Regulations. 

Umpire.     See   Assessors. 

Undertakers. 

Burials.  1248 

Burial  permits,  must  obtain,   1559 

Contagious     diseases,     death    from, 

1245  et  s. 
Conveyances,  1*251,  1252 
Disinfection,  1245,  1247,  1251,  1253 
Funerals  private,  1246,  1250 
Penalty,  1255 
Rubber  suit  worn,  1253 

Uniforms. 
^Policemen.  2022. 

Union  Label. 

City  printing  must  bear,  1704 

Union    Passenger   Station.     See   Disor- 
der ;    Hacks. 
Center  of  City,  2 

Undrawn  Fowls,  etc. 
Not  to  be  kept,  sold  or  given,  1262 


972 


Unwholesome    Articles.        See    HealtH  I  Veterans. 
Regulations;    Peddlers. 


Soldiei-s   (old). 


Vacancies.       See  Officers 

Vaccination. 

Authority   to  require,  o20 
Children,  123C,  1237 
Compulsory,  320,  123G 
Free   to  lapplicants,   1912 
Penalty  for  refusal,  320,  1237 

Value.      See  Condemnation  of  Proper- 
ty; Taxes. 

Vegetables. 

Decayed,  not  to  be  sold,  1358 
Displayed  on  sidewalk,  1267-1270 

Vehicles. 

Charge®  by  licensed,  460 

Fire    regulations,    1057,    1058,    1064, 

1076 
Open  fire  in,  prohibited,  1187 
Rulesi  of  the  road,  2653 
Streets,  laws  of,  2441  et  s. 
Peachtree  and   Wihitehall    streets, 

when  excluded  from,  1199 
Unused,  kept  off  streets,  2660 
Wihitehiall  viaduct,  no  speed  on,  1178 

Venders.         See     Medicine     Venders; 
Peddlers. 

Vendue  Master. 

Bond  of,  503 

License,  how  obtained,  503 
Oath,  on  receiving  license,  504 
Penalty,  subject  to,  506 
Quarterly  return  of  sales,  505 
Tax  laws  not  applied  to,  2S14 
Taxes,  etc.,  payment  of,  505 

Veneered  Walls. 

Classed  as  framed,  731 


Ventilation.       See  Plumbing:    Sewers- 
Theatre?-,  2S45 

Vested  Right. 

Street  grade,  as  to,  336 

Veto  Power. 

By  wiioui,  and  when  exercised,  61 
Passing  ordinance  over,  62 

Viaducts.     See  Bridges. 

Belhvood  avenue  (proposed),  491 
Alabama  street  (proposed),  383 
Washington   street,   3S8 
\Vhitehall  street,  522,  117S 

Violence.       See  Disorder. 

Vital  Statistics. 

Births,  report  of,   1551 
Board  of  health,  1550-1560 
Deaths,  cause  of,  789,  790 
Deaths,  report  of,  155G 
Marriages,  report  of,   1550 
Registry,  1555 

Vitrified   Pipe. 

Sewers,  2389  (15),  2395 

Volatile  Liquid.      See  Garage. 

Vote. 

Aldermen,  in  general  council,  S9 
Aldermen,  when  do  not  vote,  87 
Of  mayor,  GO 

Of  mayor  pro  tempore,  Q<),  66 
Reconsideration;  what  notice,  88 
Two  thirds  vote,  when  required,  9 

Voters. 

Oaths  of,  2134 
Qualifications,  114,  2133 
Registration  laws,  120,  2130  et  s. 
Repeating  punisbable,  115 


I.XDEX 


973 


Voters — Continued. 
Tax-collector  (county),  registrar,  120 
Vote  ia  wards  where,  reside,  114 

Votes,  Repeating  of,  957,  95S. 
Voting  Places.       See  Elections. 

Vouchers. 

Approval  of,  5GC  et  s. 
Boards,  authorized  by,  17 IS 
Comptroller,  when  presented  to,  569 
Examination  of,  by  boards,  566  et  s. 
Signing  of,  56S 
Sinking-fund,    2375 

Wagons.      See  Drays  and  Wagons. 
Fruits,  nuts,  produce;   peddling  reg- 
ulated,  ]  902-4 
Gongs  not  allowed,  11  Su 
Ice;  regulation  and  penalty,  1900-1 
Licenses  of  peddlers,  1902  et  s. 
Milk,  regulations  as  to,  1340,  1341 
Milk,  signs  on,  1319 
Open  fire  in,  prohibited,  11S7 
Peddlers;   regulations,  1903  et  s. 
Powers  of  mayor  and  council,  92 
Sprinklers  of  streets,  2966 
Street  regulations,  2441  et  s. 
Unhitched  horse,  when  penal,  IISS 

Wagon-Yards. 

License  and  police  regulations,  2916- 
2920 


Walls. 


See    Bill-Posters;     Buildings 


and  Wialls. 

Warden,  City. 

Appointment.  1457 
Burials  by  city,  1461 
Chartered  office,  502 
Confirmation  by  council,  1457 
I>eatbs,  report  of,  1461 
Ihities  prescribed,  117,  502,  1457  et  s. 
Elected  by  popular  vote,  117,  502 
Oath  cf  office,  117,  502 


,  Warden,  City — Continued. 
Paupers,  relief  to,  1457  et  s. 
Powers  to  new  -city  limits,  35,  40 
Relief  Depai'tment,  1457  et  s. 
Removal  from  office,  119,  502 
Rules  of  free  transportation,  1470 
Salary,  1457 
Supervision  by  mayor   and   council, 

117,  502 
Term  of  office,  117,  502,  1458 
Vacancy,  how  filled,  117,   118,  502 

Wards. 

Boards    represented    by,    1422,   1423, 

2300 
Boundaries,  S,  10,  25,  30,  2921  et  s. 
Elections  and  voters,  2934 
Elections,  managers  of,  105  et  seq., 

955  956,  959 
Election  precincts  in,  113,  953 
Xew,  confirmed,  2923 
Lines  of,  defined,  2921  et  s. 
Old  and  new  rearranged,  31,  34 
Organization      and      representation, 

2933 
Physicians  of,  1905  et  s. 
Powers  extend  over  all,  2936 
Powers  of  beards  and  officers  extend 

to  new  limits,  35,  40,  2938 
Representation  equal,  74,  76,  231,  311, 

391,   430,  589,  2300,  2935 
Taxing  and  assessing  powers,  2937 
Voting  places  in,  113,  114 

Wares.       See  Licenses. 

Warnings.     See  Lights;    Notice. 
Disease,  of,   1221,  1225 

Warrants. 

Delivery  withheld  until  cross-de- 
mands paid,  875 

Directed  to  marshal  by  clerk,  170 

Drawn  on  fund  appropriated;  must 
so  state,  885 

Funds  not  drawn  without,  182,  183 


974 


INDISX 


Warrants— Continued. 
How  drawn,  88G 
Sinking-fund,  on,  2375 
Treasurer  of  city,  2913 

Warrants  for  Arrest. 

Aldermen  and  councilmen  to    issue, 

417 
Executed  by  whom,  58,  417 
•Mayor  enabled  to  issue,  58 

Washington  Street  Viaduct,  388 

Watchmen.       See  Railroads. 
Police  powers,  etc.  203G 

Water.     See  iollowing  titles. 
Assessment  for  pipe,  257 
Clear  and  pure,  to  be,  272 
Contracts  for,  limit,  255 
Distribution  and  use,  253 
Fire,  appliances  to  extinguish,  254 
'Fires,  not  to  be  used  during,  1973 
Fire  protection,  2967-8 
lujury  to  pipes,  liability  for,  2G2 
Mains  on  streets,  22 
Obstruction  of,  unlaiwful,  2154    * 
Paymertt  for,  256 

Penalties  in  regard  to,  258,  262,  265 
Public  hydrants,  erection  of,  253 
Service  domestic,  fire,  stanitary,  22 
Shut  off,  may  be,  256,  266 
Supply,  authority  as  to,  272 
Water-shed,  dominion  of,  272 
West  End,  22 

WaterClosets. 

Regulations,  penalties,  etc.  1292-1302 

Water  Commissioners. 
Apparatus,  examination  of,  264 
Appointments  'by,  252 
Assess  for  water-pipe,  may,  257 
Board  of,  continued,  230 
Boolvs  subject  to  examimation  ,240 
Committee  chairman  a  member,  2939 


Water    Commissioners — Continued. 
Composed  of  whom,  231,  235 
Condemnation  of  property,   207,  276 

et  s. 

Contracts  by,  246-249,  255 

Control  of  work  by,  281 

Damages  to  roads,  etc.,  repair  of,  245- 

Duties  prescribed,  240  et  s. 

Elections  of,  232,  233,  234,  236  et  s. 

Elections;   term.s,  2939 

Estimate  filed  by,  261,  2942 

Inspection  of  apparatus  in  houses^ 
etc.,  264 

Inspection  of  works,  244 

Legal  acts  bind  city,  241 

Membership,  230-235 

Oath  of  office,  237 

One  from  each  ward,  231 

Penalty  for  refusing  to  permit  exam- 
ination, 265 

Powers,  243,  et  s. 

President  chosen  by,  238 

Promissory  notes,  may  execute,  26G 

Quorum  of,  239 

Record  of  acts  kept,  240 

Removal  for  cause,  242 

Reports  of  bills  and  collections,. 
893-895 

Reports  to  be  made,  240 

Roads  and  streets,  use  of,  245 

Rules  and  regulations,  may  make^ 
2C3 

Sinking  fund,  no  control  of,  2941 

Secretary's  duty,  895.  2940  et  s. 

Terms  of  members,  232-234 

Use  of  water  in  control  of,  253,  2QS 

Vacancies,  233,  234,  236 

Ward,  each  represented,  2939 

Ward,   one  from  each,   231 

Water  Fixtures. 

Junk-dealers,  1434  et  s. 

Waterworks. 

Apparatus,  examination  of,  264 
Applications  for,  260,  261,  2942 


INDEX 


975 


Waterworks — Continued. 
Aqueducts,  canals,  dams,  etc.,  275 
Artesian  well,  2949 
Bonds,  issue  of,  289 
Authority  preserved,  289 
Bills;  mode  of  collection,  894 
Board  of  commissioners,  2939 
Bonds,  issue  of,  289 
Ciiattahoochee  river,  use  of,  288 
Cisterns,   2988-2995 
Clerks,  appointment  of,  252 
Committee  on,  standing,  859 
Condemnation  of  property,  2G7,  219, 

265 
Control  of  work,  281 
Cutting-ofE  supply,   2948,   29C3,   2074, 

299G 
'Damages,  liability  for,  2979 
Department  of  waterworks,  885 
Donation,  for,  city  may  accept,  276 
Emergency,  2974 
Engineer  appointed,  252 
Enlargement  and  improvement,  272 
Entry  on,  lands,  274 
Examinations   and    inspection,    264, 

Existing  laws  effective,  282 
Existing  laws  preserved,  282,  289 
Financing,  provisions  for,  285 
Fire  apparatus,  test  of,  29C9 
Founts   or  hydrants,   injuring,   2949 
Fraudulent  uses,  299G-7 
Freezing,  prevention  of,  2975 
Funds,  procurement  of,  286 
General  manager,  35,  '40,  117-19,  251 

502 
Gravel,  stone,  etc.,  277 
Hydrants  and  keys,  2040-52 
Income  of,  to  city  treasury,  259 
Income,  rent  money,  etc.,  2941 
Indebtedness  on  account  of,  266 
Injury  to  pipes,  etc.,  punished,   262, 

2949 
Ins.pections,  2965,  2973,  2987 
Insufficient  supply;  no  liability,  2974 


Watef  Aorks — Continued. 

In'erference;  penalties,  2943-4.  2949,^ 

2?53,  2971 
Keys  to  hydrants,  29.50-2 
LalK>rers,  employment  of.  252 
L^ase  of,  forbidden,  2 
Lease  of  property  for,  276,  284 
Mains  laid  on  streets,  etc.,  280 
Mains,  tapping,  etc.,  2953,  295S,  2970 
Me-.ers.  2944-5.  2964,  2975.  29GS.  29V5. 

2f<32 
Motive  power,  for,  2964 
No  rice  of  cutting  off,  294S  '  * 

Nuisances,    protected     from,       1689, 

10'.M 
Otiscructions  to  meters,  2944 
Ou'cide    limits,     conditions     of    fu#- 

r.ivhing,  2980 
Oi'i^ion  to  i)urchase  property,  2S& 
Payment  of  rates,  256,  258 
Payments  for  taps,  2970 
Penalties.  258,  262,  265,  283,  284.  287. 

2946  et  s. 
Per:nits,  2946.   2957 
Plumbing,  2946,  2962.  2965.  29S3-6 
Police  powers,  2972.  2987 
Pclioe  and  sanitary  regulations.  ^(K, 

5;i,  287.  2943  et  s. 
Private  pipes  on  streets.  2959 
Property,   acquirement   of,    276,   28ft 

2S9 
Protection  of  pipes,  2976-8 
Racew.ayB,  reservoirs,  etc.,  275 
R*?ceipts  and  reports,  2940 
Repairs,  2945,   2961  3 

Returns  of  work.  i9-i6  et  s. 
Rights  and  remedies,  278 
Rights  of  way.  275 
Rules;   police  enforcement,  2972 
Saie  of  property,  276,  283 
Sal-  of  system.  284 
Si^rinkling  streets,  296G 
See  [.-cock  and  box.  2959-60 
Streams,  power  to  use,  279,  2SX 
Street  connections    2958 


970 


JVOFJ^ 


Waterworks — Continued. 
•Street  openings;  certificate,     etc., 
2631,  2634 

Streets,  use  of.  280 

Suits,  non-liability  to.  2b^ 

Surveys  and  location,   273 

Tanks.  2991-5 

Timber,  obtainment  of,  277 
'Trees,  cutting  down.  277 
.  '-Wellt;  and  cisterns,  2988-9'l 

Waterworks    (Old). 
Lease  limited  to  five  years.  284 
.'Police  and  sanitary  powers,  46.  47 
Sale  or  exchange  forbidden,  2S4 

WaVerly   Place. 

Vacation  of.  388 

Weapons. 

Prisoners;    duly  of   police  officers, 
.»     203P 

Weeds. 

Qut,  order  and  notice  to,  1284 

Weighers.     See  following  title. 
Appointed  by  marshal,  loSG 
Bond,  shall  give.  1586 
Books,  shall  keep,  1596-1599 
Certificates.  1596,   159S,  1602 
Confirmed  by  council,  1586 
Duties  prescribed,  1596  et  a. 
Hours  of  service,  159S 
Marshal   supervises,   158v 
Removal  from  office,  1586 
Salaries,  1593,   1594 
Term  of  office,  15SG 

Weights  and    Measures. 

Certificates  for  -scales,   1596 
Certificates   of   weights,    1598,    1602, 

1609,  1611,  3003 
Certificates  on  demand,  1605 
Coal,  accurate   weight   of,   3003 
Coal :   statement  ou  delivery,  1603 


Weights   and    Measures — Continued. 
Coal;    ton,  3,000  pounds,  1604 
Coal  wagons  numljered,   1595 
Coal  weight  on  city  scales  demanda- 

ble;  one  ton  or  more,  1607 
Coal;    unlawful    to   increase    or    re- 
duce quantity,  1606 
Coke,  weight  of,  3000,  3003 
Condemned    scales;    use     unlawful, 

3002 
Examination  and  fee,  1589 
Fees  collectible,  1589,  1596 
Hindrance  or  interference,  3001 
Ice-wagons  must  have  .scales,   1614 
Ice  weighed  on  demand,  1615 
Inspections,  1596.  2999  et  s. 
Inspectors'  duties,  etc.,  299^8  et  s. 
Marshal's  duties,  1587  et  s. 
Misrepresentation,    1615 
Notice  of  defects,  2999 
Penalties,  1590  et  s.,  3001-3 
Public  system  established,  1592 
Standard,   i)rocured   from    ordinary, 

1589 
Wagons  stopped,  etc.,  1682,  3000 
Wood,  in  racks,   1591 

Welfare   Clause,   92. 

Wells.     See  Waterworks. 

West   End   Annexation,  6-23. 
Aldermen,  how  many,  11 
Assets  described;   how  vested,  14 
Balances  due,  collection  of,  9 
Bonded  debt  assumed,  I'i 
Boundaries,   8,    10 
Contracts  preserved,    13 
Councilmen,  how  many,  11 
Fire-engine  house,  men,  engines.  IS 
Liens  preserved,   13 
Lights,  how  many;   contract  for,  16 
Liquors,  prohibition  as  to,  15 
Ordinances  extended  to,  9 
Penalty     for     violating    Annexation 
Act.  23 


IXDEX 


977 


Annexation    West    End — Cont'd. 
Police  protection,  20 
Representation — Boards,   12 
Rights  preserved,   13 
Sanitary  service,  17 
Schoolhouses,  how  many,  19 
Seventh  Ward,    8 
Sewers,  lateral  and  trunk,  21 
Water-mains  in  streets,  22 
Water   service,  domestic,  fire,   sani- 
tary, 22 

Western  &  Atlantic   R.   R. 
Alabama  street  across,  383 

West  Peachtree  Street. 

Police  purposes,  embraced  for,  48 
West  View  Cemetery. 

Paupers  buried  in,  778 

Whipping.     See  Prison. 

Whistles. 

Friolion  siren;   exclusive  use,  lOGU 

Whitehall    Street   Viaduct. 
Speed  on,  limited,  1178 

Wholesale   Drummers. 

Tax  not  required,  18G7 

Wild-west    Shows. 
Licecse,   amount  of,   2370 

Wires.     See  Electric   Wires. 

Witnesses. 

City  employees  as,  1726-7 
Compulsory  attendance,  4G1,  478 
Compulsory  process,   910 
Default  of  appearance,  915 
Officer  of  city  as,  1726-7 
Physician  of  city,  1918 

Women.     See   Disorder. 

Near  beer  not  sold  to,  1643 

62 


Wood.     See  Buildings. 
Fire  limits;   not  cut  on  street,  1098 
Fire  regulations,  1587  et  s. 
Measurement  in  racks,   1591 

Wood   Block  Pavements,  2396. 

Wood-Yards. 

Council's   consent  required,   1097 
Penalties,    1097,    1591 
Racks  for  measuring,  1591 

Words   Defined. 
•'Adulterated   milk,"   1354 
■•Automobiles,"   516 
"Basement  story,"  60a 
"Business  building,"   600 
•  Charity,"  public,  1470 
'•Chief  of  construction"  includes  his 

agents,  2389(39),  2396(28) 
"Oontractor"  for  paving,  2396 
"Meat,"  1363 
"Nuisances,"  1690,   1694 
"Ofiicer"  includes  police  patrolman, 

2008 
"Person,"  1363 
"Residence  section,"   1310 
'•Retailers"  of  liquors,  1481 
''Speculation,"   761 
'■Transportation,"   free,   1470 
"Vehicle"    includes   bicycles,    etc., 
"Volatile  liquid,"   543 
"Warehouse,"  601 
"Wholesale  store,"  601 

Working. 

Sunday,  prohibited  on,   1776 

Work  on   Streets.     See  Penalties. 
Fines,  to  enforce  payment  of,  926 
Punishment  by,  926 

Wreckage.     See  Junk  Dealers. 

Yeas  and   Nays. 

Call  of,  in  council,  90 

Yellow   Fever.     See     Health     Regula- 
tions. 


APPENDIX 


Ordinances   passed    after 
Code  of  1910    pre- 
pared. 


APPENDIX  981 

Whereas,  the  population  in  and  near  the  central  portions  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  is  very  much  congested  and,  in  many  in- 
stances, surface  closets  are  still  being  used  by  the  residents  in 
such  sections,  and  such  use  is  a  menace  to  health  and  tends 
to  cause  disease,  and  is  liable  to  cause  an  epidemic,  and  the 
City,  in  that  section  is  so  well  sewered  that  the  houses  located 
therein  may  be  connected  with  sewers  at  a  comparatively  small 
cost  and  such  cost  is  too  small  to  be  considered  in  comparisor\ 
with  the  danger  to  the  public  health  on  account  of  the  mainten- 
ance of  surface  closets  within  said  thickly  settled  portion  of 
the  City. 

Therefore,  be  it  ordained  by  the  ]\Iayor  and  General  Council 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  as  follows : 

Section  1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  owner 
or  tenant,  their  agents  or  employees,  to  have,  maintain  or  use 
surface,  closets  on  any  lot  or  in  any  place  within  the  limits  de- 
scribed as  follows : 

Beginning  at  a  point  at  the  corner  of  Decatur  and  Bradley 
Streets,  and  thence  running  along  Bradley  Street  to  Edgewood 
Avenue;  thence  along  Edgewood  Avenue  to  Randolph  Street; 
thence  along  Randolph  Street  to  North  Avenue;  thence  along 
North  Avenue  to  Gray  Street  (North  Ave.  as  just  described, 
means  East  and  West  North  Avenue)  ;  thence  along  Gray 
Street  to  Simpson  Street;  thence  along  Simpson  Street  to  Vine 
Street;  thence  along  Vine  Street  to  Beckwith  Street;  thence 
along  Beckwith  Street  to  Chestnut  Street;  thence  along  Chest- 
nut Street  to  Greensferry  Avenue;  thence  along  Greensferry 
Avenue  to  Culver  Street;  thence  along  Culver  Street  to  Ella 
Street;  thence  along  Ella  Street  to  Chapel  Street;  thence  along 
Chapel  Street  to  Humphries  Street;  thence  along  Humphries 
Street  to  Stephens  Street;  thence  along  Stephens  Street  to 
Cooper  treet;  thence  along  Cooper  Street  to  Ormond  Street; 
thence  along  Ormond  Street  to  Cherokee  Avenue;  thence  along 
Cherokee  Avenue  to  Glenwood  Street;  thence  along  Glenwood 
Avenue  to  South  Boulevard;  thence  along  South  Boulevard  to 
Bryan  Street;  thence  along  Bryan  Street  to  Pearl  Street; 
.thence  along  Pearl  Street  to  Delta  Place;  thence  along  Delta 
Place  to  Decatur  Street;  thence  along  Decatur  Street  to  Brad- 
ley Street,  and  in  addition  to  the  above  described  territory, 
said  limits  shall  extend  beyond  the  streets  as  above  described 


9^2  APPENDIX 

by  distance  of  150  feet  from  the  center  of  the  several  streets 
described  as  forming-  the  above  boundary.  The  territory  in- 
cluded within  the  boundary  of  said  streets  and  for  a  distance 
beyond  the  same  for  150  feet  from  the  center  of  said  streets 
shall  be  known  as  the  inner  sanitary  limits. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  owner  or  tenant, 
their  agents  or  employees  violating  the  provisions  of  Section 
1  of  this  ordinance  shall  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dol- 
lars or  sentenced  to  work  on  the  public  works  of  said  City  for 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  3.  That,  in  order  that  ample  time  may  be  given  for 
making  sewer  connections  for  all  the  premises  included  within 
said  inner  sanitary  limits,  this  ordinance  shall  become  effective 
on  and  after  May  1,  1911. 


Sec.  3030.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
that  the  annual  tax  ordinance  for  the  years  1910-1911  be 
amended  by  striking  out  on  page  35  the  classification  "Motor 
Cycle,  Dealers  in,  $10.00,"  and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof  the  fol- 
lowing classifcation :  "Motor  Cycles,  Dealers  in  or  Agents  for, 
no  license  to  issue  for  less  time  than  to  June  30,  1911,  $25.00." 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
of  Atlanta  that  the  Milk  Ordinance  be  amended  as  follows: 

Sec.  1.  In  Section  31:  After  the  word  "Milk,"  the  words 
"or  cream  brought  or  shipped  into  the  City,"  be  inserted.  Also, 
after  the  word,  "sale,"  the  words  "by  dairymen  or  their  agents." 
Strike  out  the  word  "in"  and  the  word  "kept,"  so  that  the  section 
shall  read  as  follows : 

Sec.  2.  All  milk  or  cream  brought  or  shipped  into  the  City 
for  sale,  or  offered  for  sale  by  dairymen  or  their  agents,  milk 
depots,  hotels,  restaurants,  lunch  rooms,  ice  cream  factories, 
etc.,  shall  be  kept  at  a  temperature  below  55  degrees  Fahrenheit, 


APPENDIX 


983 


and  must  not  contain  more  than  100.000  bacteria  per  cubic  centi- 
meter. 

Sec.  3.  In  Section  34.  "18  per  cent."  be  inserted  instead 
of  "20  per  cent."  "100,000"  to  be  inserted  in  the  place  of 
"500,000,"  so  that  the  section  shall  read  as  follows : 

Sec.  4.  Sec.  34:  "Cream  sold,  or  offered,  or  kept  for  sale  as 
such  must  contain  at  least  18  per  ent.  butter  fats,  and  must  not 
contain  any  foreign  substances  or  coloring-  matter,  and  must 
not  contain  more  than  100,000  bacteria  per  cubic  centimeter. 

Sec.  5.  Add  to  Section  37  "All  bottles,  cans  and  vessels 
m  which  milk  or  cream  has  been  delivered  must  be  thoroughlv 
cleansed  before  they  are  returned  to  the  dairymen." 

Sec.  6.  Add  to  Sec.  31  :  "All  milk  or  cream  used  in  ice  cream 
factories,  bakeries,  soda  four^ts,  etc..  must  be  kept  at  a  tem- 
perature below  55  degrees  Fahrenheit,  and  must  not  contain 
more  than  100,000  bacteria  per  cubic  centimeter." 

This  ordinance  to  go  into  effect  on  the  first  dav  of  March, 
1911. 


Section  1.  That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this 
ordinance  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion, their  agents  or  employees  to  sell  or  offer  for  sale  shell  or 
shucked  oyster  to  which  more  than  10  per  cent,  water  has  been 
added,  either  directly  or  in  the  form  of  melter  ice. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  violating  this  ordinance  shall  on 
conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not 
less  than  one  ($1.00)  dollar  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars 
in   the   discretion   of  the   Recorder. 


984  APPENDIX 

Sec.  1.  lliat  the  ordinance  adopted  at  the  first  meet- 
ing' of  Council  in  Novenil)er  changing  the  name  of  Oakland 
Avenue  to  Michigan  Avenue  be  amended  as  follows: 

(2)  That  wherever  the  name  of  Michigan  Avenue  ap- 
pears in  said  ordinance,  the  name  be  changed  to  Avon  Avenue. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  that  the  street  now  known  as  Pine  Street,  extend- 
ing from  McCall's  Crossing  to  Jacob's  Drive,  and  the  street 
known  as  Jacob's  Drive,  extending  to  Evans  Drive,  both  being 
an  extension  of  Murphy  Avenue  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
changed  to  IMurphy  Avenue. 


Sec.  1.  Whereas  Dover's  Alley  between  Chapel  and 
Markham  Streets  is  used  as  a  street  and  improvements  are 
built  along  same  and  the  City  should  take  charge  of  the  alley 
as  a  street, 

Sec.  2,  Therefore,  be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council,  that  Dover's  Alley,  as  now  defined,  be  and  the 
same  is  hereby  ordained  to  be  a  street,  to  be  known  as  Dover 
Street  and  that  the  general  ordinance  providing  that  no  streets 
be  less  than  fifty  feet  shall  be  amended  by  this  ordinance  and 
said  Dover's  Alley  shall  be  accepted  as  a  street  notwithstanding 
it  is  of  less  width  than  the  general  provision. 


Sec.  1.     That  all  fish  and  meat  market  licenses  shall  here- 
after be  granted  as  follows: 

The  applicant  shall  file  a  petition  for  such  licenses,  one  or 
both,  if  desired  with  the  Clerk  of  Council,  and  same  shall  then 
be  referred  to  the  Board  of  Health,  who  shall  report  thereon  to 
te  the  Clerk  either  "favorably"  or  "unfavorably,"  the  application 
shall  then  be  read  in  the  General  Council  and  there  granted  or 
refused  as  they  may  desire. 


APPENDIX  985 

Sec.  2.     The  General  Council    may  revoke  said    license    at 
any    time,    and    the    Board    of    Health    is    charged    with    the 
duty  of  making  recommendations  for  the  revocations  of  su'^' 
licenses,  in  all  cases,  where  the  market  is  kept  in  an  unclean  or 
unsanitary  condition. 

Sec.  3.  That  any  person  conducting  a  fish  or  meat  mar- 
ket without  complying  with  this  ordinance,  or  after  the  license 
has  been  revoked,  shall  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's 
Court  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100.00,  or  sentenced 
to  work  on  the  public  places  of  the  City  for  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion 
of  the  Recorder. 


Sec.  1.  That  each  permit  for  a  building  or  repairs  to  a 
l)uilding  issued  by  the  Building  Inspector  shall  have  written  or 
printed  thereon  the  following: 

Georgia,  Fulton  County. 

Personally  appeared   who  on  oath  says 

that  he  is  the  applicant  for  the  foregoing  permit  and  that  the 

work  to  be  done  thereon  will  be  done  by  contract  with 

contractor,   or   by   day   labor    (erase  one  or 

the  other. 


Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  this   day  of, 

19... 


Notary  Public,  Fulton  County,  Ga. 

Sec.  2.  That  no  permit  for  a  building  or  repairs 
to  a  building  under  existing  ordinances,  shall  be  good  or  valid 
unless  secured  on  affidavit  stating  that  same  is  either  by  contract 
or  day  labor,  and,  if  by  contract  give  name  of  the  contractor. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  Building  Inspector  or  assistant  shall 
see  that  the  foregoing  provision  is  carried  into  efifect  and 
it  is  hereby  made  a  breach  of  duty  on  the  part  of  same  for  failing, 
refusinsr  or  neglectins:  to  secure  the  foregoing:  affidavit  before 


986 


APPENDIX 


issuing  the  repuired  building  permit,  and  this  ordinance  shall 
apply  to  each  City  Department  where  permits  are  issued. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  and  it  is  ordained  by  authority  of  the  same  that  the 
ordinance  approved  February  25,  1910,  and  the  amendment  there- 
to approved  June  23,  1910,  known  as  the  "Near  Beer  Zone  Ordi- 
nance," be  and  the  same  is  hereby  further  amended  as  follows:  to 
wit:  by  striking  out  the  following  lan^^uage :  "Thence  northward- 
ly along  Fort  St.  to  Edgewood  Ave. ;  thence  along  Edgewood 
Avenue ;  thence  along  Edgewood  Avenue  to  Pryor  Street ;''  and 
by  inserting  in  lieu  of  the  above  stricken  language  the  follow- 
ing: "Thence  northwardly  along  Fort  Street  to  Armstrong 
Street ;  thence  to  Piedmont  Avenue ;  thence  to  Edgewood  Ave- 
nue ;  thence  to  Pryor  Street,"  said  ordinance  to  be  efifcctive  July 
1,  1911. 


Sec.  1.  That  all  that  certain  tract  or  parcel  of  land 
being  a  part  of  the  Dumping  Ground  property  in  the  Fifth  \\'ard 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  bounded  on  the  north  by  Bellwood 
Avenue;  on  the  west  by  the  track  of  the  Georgia  Railway  & 
Electric  Co.  (leading  from  Bellwood  Ave.)  to  the  rock  crusher) 
and  property  of  E.  R.  Elliott ;  on  the  south  by  projserty  of  E.  R. 
Elliott  and  the  right  of  way  of  the  A.  B.  &  A.  Railroad  Co.) 
and  on  the  east  by  the  right  of  way  of  the  A.  B.  &  A.  Railroad 
Co.,  and  property  of  E.  W.  Grove,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby 
dedicated  and  set  apart  for  a  public  park  for  the  use  of  the  citi- 
zens oi  tlie  City  of  Atlanta,  under  the  control  and  supervision 
of  the  Board  of  Park   Commissioners. 


Sec.  1.  That  a  regular  Board  known  as  the  Board  of  Mu- 
nicipal Research  and  Statistics  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby 
created. 

Sec.  2.  That  said  Board  shall  consist  of  three  (3)  mem- 
bers of  the  General  Council,  either  Aldermen  or  Councilmen, 
three  (3)  citizens  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  the  City  Auditor. 


APPEXDIX 


987 


Sec.  3.  That  the  members  of  Council  and  the  Chair- 
man of  said  board  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  as  are 
the  Chairman  of  the  regular  standing  Committees  of  the  City 
Council,  and  three  citizens  shall  be  selected  and  appointed  by 
the  Mayor  to  serve  for  two  (2)  years,  or  until  their  successors 
are  appointed. 

Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  and  province  of 
said  Board  to  collect  statistics  of  various  municipal  corpora- 
tions throughout  the  United  States  and  foreign  countries,  and  to 
advise  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City  of  Atlanta, 
as  to  the  statistics  of  such  cities  and  of  the  progress  made  by 
other  cities  in  the  conduct  of  municipal  affairs,  that  will  be  of 
benefit  to  the  City  of  Atlanta. 


Sec.  1.  That  the  ordinance  creating  the  Bond  Com- 
mission, approved  February  25th,  1910,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  amended  by  inserting  in  section  two  of  said  ordinance 
after  the  word  "Ex-Oflficio,"  and  before  the  word  "and."  the 
following:  One  citizen  from  the  city  at  large,  to  be  elected  by 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  as  Chairman  of  said  Bond 
Commission;  said  section  when  so  amended  to  read  as  follows: 


Sec.  2.  Sa'id  Bond  Commission  shall  at  all  times 
be  composed  of  the  Mayor  and  Finance  Committee  of  the  Gen- 
eral Council  ex-offcio,  one  citizen  from  the  City  at  large,  to  be 
elected  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  as  Chairman  of  said 
Bond  Commission,  and  one  citizen  from  each  of  the  ten  wards 
of  the  City,  and  in  case  of  a  vacancy  at  any  time  by  death,  resig- 
nation or  otherwise  from  among  said  citizens,  said  vacancy  shall 
be  filled  by  election  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 


Sec.  3.  That  the  oft'ice  of  Chairman  of  the  Bond 
Commission  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  created,  to  continue  for 
the  term  of  two  years  unless  sooner  abolished  by  the  action 
of  the  General  Council. 


988 


APPENDIX 


Sec.  4.  That  some  citizen  of  Atlanta,  either  from  the  pres- 
ent Bond  Commission,  or  the  citizens  at  larg^e,  l)e  elected  by 
the  Mayor  and  General  Conncil  to  serve  as  such  Chairman,  and 
to  continue  at  the  will  of  the  Mayor  and  General  Council. 


Sec.  5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Chairman,  with 
the  assistance  of  the  Bond  Commission  and  the  various 
departments  to  see  that  all  of  the  improvements  provided  for  in 
the  Bond  Ordinance  are  carefully  planned  and  pushed  to  com- 
pletion as  rapidly  as  possible,  and  that  all  the  provisions  of  the 
Bond  Ordinance  and  the  Ordinance  creating  the  Bond  Com- 
mission are  faithfully  carried  out. 


It  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  Chairman  to  keep,  or  cause  to  be 
kept,  a  record  of  all  meetings  of  the  Bond  Commission,  showing 
the  members  present,  the  subject  matter  under  discussion  or 
consideration,  and  the  action  of  the  body  or  joint  bodies  on  each 
particular  matter. 


He  shall  keep  a  record  of  all  contracts  recommended  by  the 
Bond  Commission  and  the  different  departments  of  the  City 
to  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  and  of  any  changes  made  by 
the  Mayor  and  General  Council  from  said  recommendations 
in  the  contracts  or  awards  made  by  the  City  for  such  work,  and 
when  said  contracts  are  signed  he  shall  enter  a  memorandum 
of  the  same  in  a  book  to  be  kept  by  him,  or  under  his  direction, 
for  that  purpose,  showing  the  name  of  the  contractor,  the  date 
of  the  contract,  the  date  when  to  be  completed,  the  amount  of 
the  contract,  and  the  particular  work  of  constuction  under  said 
contract. 


He  shall  keep  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  informed  of 
the  progress  of  the  work  in  each  department  and  under  each 
contractor  and  the  amount  paid  on  such  contract  and  the 
amount  remaining  as  available  for  the  completion  of  such 
contract. 


AITEXDIX 


989 


All  vouchers  for  the  payment  of  the  bond  money  under  said 
Bond  Ordinance,  in  addition  to  being  signed  by  the  heads  of  the 
departments  and  the  Chairman  of  the  respectiv^e  committees, 
shall  also  be  signed  by  said  Chairman.  He  shall  be  ex-oft'icio  a 
member  of  all  committees  of  said  Bond  Commission,  and  shall 
as  far  as  practicable,  attend  all  meetings  of  such  committees  in 
each  department  of  the  City,  and  shall  see  that  the  reports  pro- 
vided for  in  the  ordinance  creating  the  Bond  Commission  are 
properly  prepared  and  filed  with  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
cil. He  shall  generally  perform  such  duties  as  are  now  or  may 
hereafter  be   imposed   by  ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  Said  Chairman  elected  under  this  ordinance  shall 
be  paid  a  salary  of  $2,000.00  per  annum,  payable  monthly,  be- 
ginning January  1,  1911. 


Be  it'  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  that  the 
ordinance  passed  at  the  last  session  of  this  body,  providing  that 
applications  for  licence  to  sell  fresh  meat  or  to  carry  on  the  busi- 
ness of  a  butcher,  or  fish  dealer  be  first  referred  to  Board  oi 
Health  and  that  this  Board  return  such  applications  to  the  Gen- 
eral Council  with  recommendation  for  or  against  the  granting 
of  such  licenses — be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 


Sec.  1.  That  the  ordinance  creating  the  position  of 
Chief  of  Construction  and  fixing  the  salary  of  same  ap- 
proved on  the  ;3rd  day  of  January,  1910,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  amended  by  striking  the  amount  of  salary,  to-wit, 
$3,600.00,  from  the  second  line  of  Section  2  of  said  ordinance, 
and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof  the  sum  of  $4,000  so  that  said  sec- 
tion, when  so  amended  shall  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  2.  The  salary  of  said  office  is  hereby  fixed  at  the 
sum  of  Four  Thousand  ($4,000.00)  Dollars  per  annum,  payable 
in  monthlv  installments. 


990  APPENDIX 

That  the  Ordinance  creating-  the  P.ond  Commission, 
approved  Februarv  25th,  1910.  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  as  follows:  by  adding-  the  word  "City"  in 
the  second  section  of  said  Ordinance  and  before  the  word  "and" 
in  said  section  the  following:  And  one  citizen  from  the  City  at 
large,  to  be  elected  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  at  the 
first  meeting  of  the  General  Council  of  1911. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  that  the 
ordinance  passed  by  the  General  Council  on  December  8th, 
1910,  setting  apart  a  described  strip  of  land  formerly  used  as  a 
dumping  ground,  on  the  south  side  of  Bellwood  Avenue,  be 
amended  by  adding  thereto  the  following: 

The  provisions  in  this  ordinance  shall  not  affect  the 
stables  and  workshops  and  approaches  thereto  as  now  used 
by  the  City  employees  but  same  shall  continue  under  the  control 
of  the  Department  now  using  same  until  such  time  as  such 
stable  and  blacksmith  shop  and  approaches  thereto  are  no  longer 
necessary  for  such  purposes,  in  which  event,  the  grounds  and 
approaches  as  now  used,  shall  be  likewise  put  under  the  control 
of  the  Board  of  Park  Commissioners  in  the  same  manner  as  the 
other  ground  described  in  this  ordinance. 


Sec.  1.  In  all  cases  where  eggs  are  sold  or  offered 
for  sale,  which  eggs  have  been  kept  in  cold  storage,  each 
package  offered  for  sale  shall  be  stamped  "Cold  Storage."  That 
in  all  cases  where  eggs  are  not  retailed  from  the  original  case, 
each  egg  shall  be  stamped  "Cold  Storage." 

Sec.  2.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  agents 
or  employees,  selling  or  offering  for  sale  eggs  which 
have  been  kept  in  cold  storage,  without  complying  with  Section 
One  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  offense  and, 
on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars  or  sentenced  to  work 
on  the  public  works  of  said  City  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days, 
either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Recorder, 


APPENDIX  991 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council,  as  follows: 

That  the  ordinance  changing  the  name  of  Granger 
Street,  a  street  running  from  \\'est  Hunter  to  Carter 
Street  be  repealed  and  the  name  of  Granger  Street  restored  to 
said  street. 


Section  1.  That  in  all  cases  where  spirituous  liquors, 
wines,  beer,  etc.,  have  been  seized  by  the  officers  and  members 
of  the  Department  of  Police  in  the  detection  of  illegal  sales 
th-^reof  and  held  as  necessary  evidence  in  the  prosecution  of 
those  guilty  of  violating  the  laws  governing  such  sales  and  re- 
mains in  the  possession,  custody  or  control  of  said  department 
or  any  of  its  ofifcers  for  and  during  a  period  of  two  years  from 
date  of  conviction  in  either  the  Municipal  or  State  Courts  such 
liquors  shall  thereafter  be  removed  from  the  station  house  and 
deposited  with  the  Grady  Hospital  and  such  other  hospitals  or 
charitable  institutions  as  the  Board  of  Police  Commissioners 
may  designate  and  in  such  proportionate  parts  as  such  Board  may 
designate  for  such  use  and  disposition  as  the  authorities  in  charge 
of  such  hospitals  or  associations  may  see  fit  to  make. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  removal  and  disposition  of  such  li- 
quors, wines,  beers,  etc.,  as  provided  by  Section  1  of  this 
Ordinance,  by  the  Chief  of  Police,  the  officers  and  members 
of  the  Department  of  Police  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  shall 
absolve  such  oflicers  from  any  liability  on  account  thereof  and 
their  action,  under  this  ordinance,  is  hereby  made  ministerial 
and  as  being  specifically  directed  by  the  authority  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta. 


That  the  Southern  Railway  Company  be  and  they 
are  hereby  authorized  to  close  Joiner  and  Jeanette  Streets 
between  Peters  and  the  Southern  Railway  Company,  pro- 
vided that  said  Company,  by  the  acceptance  of  this  ordi- 
nance, is  bound  to  indemnify  and  save  the  City  of  Atlanta  harm- 
less from  all  damages  or  claims  for  damages  to  persons  or 
property  on  account  of  the  work  attending  the  closing  or  the 
maintenance   of   obstructions    closing   permanently   said    streets 


992 


API'KXDIX 


under  this  permission  and  furthermore  that  said  Railway  Com- 
pany be  and  they  are  hereby  granted  permission  to  lay  railroad 
tracks  across  Castleberry  and  West  Fair  Streets  and  to  make 
the  changes  in  the  grade  and  alignment  of  West  Fair  Street. 
both  and  all  as  shown  on  accompanying  blueprint  herewith  filed, 
but  upon  the  further  condition  that  said  Railway  Company,  by  the 
acceptance  of  this  permission,  is  held  and  bound  to  indemnify  and 
save  the  City  of  Atlanta  harmless  to  persons  or  property  by 
reason  of  the  work  of  laying  said  tracks  on  said  streets  and  in 
making  said  changes  in  grade  and  alignment  in  West  Fair  Street 
during'the  time  of  making  same  and  laying  said  tracks  and  also 
on  account  of  the  permanent  occupancy  of  said  streets  by  said 
tracks  and  on  account  of  the  permanent  change  in  the  grade  and 
alignment  of  West  Fair  Street. 


Section  1.      That    the    ordinance    approved  January  7th,  1907, 
relative  to  social  clubs,  ])c  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  firm,  person  or  corporation  desiring  to  op- 
erate, maintain  and  to  have  or  open  up  any  club  where- 
in lockers  are  provided  for  the  use  of  members,  feesi 
charged,  either  for  membership  or  for  use  of  locker  or  for  other 
purposes,  having  a  club  house,  club  rooms,  parlors  or  other 
general  place  of  meeting  shall  file  a  petition  with  the  Mayor 
and  General  Council  asking  for  license  therefor  and  such  petition 
shall  give  the  name  of  the  club,  the  name  of  the  president,  secre- 
tary or  manager  in  charge  thereof,  its  location,  the  number  of 
members  and  the  amount  of  entrance  fees  paid  or  to  be  paid, 
dues  and  charges  for  lockers,  or  locker  service,  and  such  other 
information  as  will  put  the  general  council  in  full  possession 
of  the  facts  surrounding  such  club,  or  proposed  club,  by  which  it 
can  decide  wehther  same  is  a  bona  fide  social  or  locker  club. 

Sec.  3.  That  any  club  already  licensed  or  hereafter  licensed, 
shall  when  demand  is  made  by  any  member  of  the  General  Coun- 
cil or  of  the  Police  Department,  at  the  club  room  or  place  of  meet- 
ing exhibit  the  roll  of  membership  upon  which  only  bona  fide 
members  of  the  club  shall  be  written.  Said  club,  its  officers 
and  employees  shall  at  all  times  comply  with  this  requirement 
and  shall  keep  said  roll  of  membership  at  the  club  room  or  place 


APPENDIX  993 

of  meeting-  where  same  can  at  any  time  be  produced  when  said 
demand  is  made. 

Sec.  4.  That  any  social  or  locker  club  licensed  as  herein 
provided,  charging  membership  dues  and  having  or  operating 
in  connection  with  the  club,  lockers  or  locker  service,  or 
serving  meals  or  lunches  therein,  or  having  any  service 
such  as  billiards,  cigars,  etc.,  from  which  a  revenue  is  derived, 
shall  pay  to  the  City  of  Atlanta  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars 
per  annum  as  a  license  or  registration  fee,  same  to  be  paid  as 
other  business  licenses  are  collected. 

Sec.  5.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their 
agents  or  employees  who  shall  maintain,  operate  or  carry 
on.  or  take  part  in  the  maintenance  or  operation  of  any  club  in 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or  without  securing 
the  permit  or  license  therefor  as  herein  provided,  or  without 
jjaying  the  license  therefor  as  fixed  in  the  preceding  section,  shall, 
on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  punished  by  a  fine  not 
exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  or  sentenced  to  -work  on  the 
public  works  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  pen- 
alties to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  6.  That  any  club,  (jflficer  or  employee  thereof, 
who  shall  refuse  to  admit  any  member  of  the  General 
Council  or  of  the  Department  of  Police  therein  on  demand,  or 
who  shall  refuse  to  exhibit  the  roll  of  membership  provided  for 
in  this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  not  permit  an  inspection  of  such 
club  room  or  meeting  place,  on  demand,  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  an  offense  and  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be 
punished  as  provided  in  Section  3082  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  7.  That  no  license  or  permit  shall  be  granted 
to  any  club  or  similar  organization  unless  it  appears  that  same 
is  a  bona  fide  social  or  locker  club  and  not  instituted  or  operated 
either  with  or  without  a  charter,  for  the  purpose  of  providing  a 
place  wheein  intoxicating  liquors,  beers,  wines,  etc.,  may  be 
furnished  under  the  form  of  a  club,  or  in  or  at  which  there  is 
now  operated  or  maintained  a  bona  fide  social  or  locker  club  as 
herein  provided  for,  and  any  person  or  persons,  either  by  them- 
selves or  others  who  shall  undertake  with  or  without  a  charter 
to  operate  a  club  or  like  organization  for  the  purpose  of  supply- 
ing liquors,  wines,  beers,  etc..  throiig-h  the  form  of  a  club  and 

63 


994  AI-l-KMHX 

without  liaving-.  maintaing'  or  operating  a  bona  fide  social  or 
locker  club,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  offense  and  on  convic- 
tion in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  punished  as  provided  in 
Section  3082  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  8.  That  no  license  or  permit  shall  be  issued  to 
any  club,  either  with  or  without  charter,  unless  it  appears 
that  same  is  operated,  maintained  or  proposed  to  be  operated  as 
a  bona  fide  social  or  locker  club,  having  a  bona  fide  membership, 
club  house,  room  or  place  of  meeting  maintained  as  a  social 
club,  at  which  meals,  lunches,  etc.,  are  served,  lockers  are  main- 
tained for  the  bona  fide  use  of  members  only,  charges  made 
therefor,  and  not  as  a  cloak  or  subterfuge  for  the  sale  of  intoxi- 
cants, having  a  membership  whose  dues  or  entrance  fees  are 
sufficient  to  provide  for  the  maintainance  of  such  organization, 
and  the  expenses  thereof  and  operated  and  maintained  in  an 
orderly  manner  complying  with  all  the  laws  of  the  state  and 
the  ordinances  of  the  Citv. 


That  the  ordinance  approved  on  the  20th  day  of 
January,  1910,  providing  that  the  City  Prison  or  Stockade 
shall  be  put  under  the  charge  of  the  Committee  on  Prisons  of 
the  General  Council,  be  amended  by  striking  the  words  "one 
year"  from  fourth  line  in  section  6  and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof 
the  words  "two  years.'' 


That  the  ordinance  approved  November  2-lth,  1910, 
referring  to  the  pay  and  retirement  of  members  of  the 
Police  Department,  be  amended  by  striking  from  section  2 
thereof,  in  the  second  line,  so  that  the  employees  there  desig- 
nated shall  hereafter  receive  said  increase  of  pay  as  there  pro- 
vided, after  one  years  instead  of  two  year's  service. 


That     the     Auditor     created     by     and     acting     under     the 

ordinance    approved    on    the day  of 

1911,  be  and  he  is  hereby  put  under  the  direction  and  control  of 
the  Mayor  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  to  see  that  the 


APPENDIX  995 


Auditor  discharges  the  several  duties  imposed  upon  him  by  the 
ordinance  of  the  City,  promptly  makes  the  reports  required  and 
furthermore  does  such  special  work  as  the  Mayor  may  need 
or  require  from  time  to  time. 


That  Section  809  of  the  code  of  1899  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  be  amended  by  striking  therefrom  the  words  "one 
dollar"  and  substituting  therefor  the  words  "two  dollars,"  so 
that  said  section  shall  read : 

The  Board  of  Health  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  is 
hereby  authorized  to  contract  for  the  removal  of  all  dead 
carcasses  of  animals,  such  as  horses,  mules  and  cattle, 
from  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  to 
authorize  said  contractor  to  charge  for  and  collect  from  the 
owners  of  such  dead  carcasses  not  more  than  two  dollars  per 
head,  and  such  contract  to  run  not  exceeding  three  years,  on 
the  following  conditions : 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  ayor  and  General  Council  that! 
Atlanta  Ave.,  a  street  tAventy-five  feet  wide,  between  Pulliam 
and  Washington  Sts.,  be  adopted  as  a  public  street,  notwith- 
standing its  width  is  less  than  50  feet. 


Sec.  1.  That  the  ordinance  codified  in  Section  1068  of 
the  City  Code  of  1899  which  allows  a  merchant  tw.o  feet 
of  sidewalk,  next  to  their  building,  on  which  to  display 
goods  in  regulating  such  use  and  display  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby   repealed. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their 
agents  or  employees,  using  in  any  way  any  part  of  the 
sidewalk  of  the  city  within  the  close  or  inner  fire  limits  for  the 
purpose  of  displaying  their  goods  or  placing  goods  on  any  part 
of  the  sidewalk  for  displaying  or  having  or  using  boxes,  steps, 
stands  or  other  things  used  in  the  display  of  goods  on  any  part 
of  the  sidewalk  within  said  fire  limits  or  selling  goods,  wares 
or  merchandise  on  or  from  any  part  of  the  sidewalk  within  said 


99G 


MM'KMJIX 


limits  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  offense  and  on  conviction 
thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding-  Ont 
Hundred  Dollars  or  sentenced  to  work  on  the  streets  or  public 
places  of  the  City  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both 
penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


Sec.  1.     That    the    ordinance  approved    on    the     

day  of providing  a  building  code  for  the  City  of  At- 
lanta be  amended  by  adding  to  Section  91  on  Part  19  thereof, 
following  the  sul)-head  "lUilkhead  Stairs  and  Doors."  the  follovv- 
inir: 


"NiO  goods,  boxes  or  articles  of  any  kind  or  enclosure,  walls 
or  like  obstruction  shall  be  placed  in  the  way  of  exits  or  means 
of  access  to  a  fire  escape^  nor  shall  any  goods,  wares,  merchan- 
dise, or  obstruction  of  any  kind  be  placed  or  left  upon  the  bal- 
cony or  ladders  of  any  fire  escape  and  any  person  violating  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  subject  to  the  i)unishment 
provided  for  under  Section   1;j4  of  Part  29. 


Sec.  2.  That  in  all  buildings  having  fire  escapes 
where  same  are  built  along  windows  or  at  the  termination  of 
halls  having  exits  or  means  of  access  to  and  from  such  fire  es- 
capes, a  sign  shall  be  maintained  at  or  over  the  window  of 
sufficient  prominence  and  clearness  to  be  seen,  stating  that  sai 
window  or  means  of  access  opens  to  the  fire  escapes ;  where  the 
fire  escape  is  built  along  the  building,  and  is  not  reached  through 
a  window  or  other  opening  directly  into  the  hall  but  through  a 
room  or  assembly  hall  or  like  subdivision  of  the  building,  then 
three  or  four  signs  shall  be  displayed  along  said  assembly 
hall,  room  or  subdivision  at  equal  distance  apart,  notifying  all 
persons  therein  of  the  door  leading  to  the  room  through  which 
the  fire  escape  is  reached  or  the  window  of  the  assembly  hall 
opening  thereon  or  notifying  such  persons  in  what  manner  such 
fire  escape  can  be  reached  from  such  assembly  hall,  room  or 
subdivision.      Any  person  maintaing  such  a  fire  escape  without 


APPENDIX  997 

complying   with    this    provision    shall   be   punished   as   provided 
for  -under  section   134  of  Part  29. 


An  ordinance  abolishing  City  Physicians  as  now  con- 
stituted, and  creating  two  (2)  assistant  health  officers  to  take 
their  place  and  discharge  their  duties,  same  to  be  elected  by  the 
General  Council  under  certain  conditions,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses: 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City 
of   Atlanta   as   follows : 


Sec.  1.  That  the  positions  of  City  Physician,  as  now 
provided  in  ordinance  codified  in  Chapter  16  of  the  City 
Code  of  1899,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed  but  the  other 
provisions  of  all  of  said  chapter,  and  the  amendments  thereto, 
where  applicable  to  the  positions  of  assistant  health  officers,  as 
herein  ordained,  are  hereby  ordained. 

Sec.  2.  In  lieu  of  the  City  Physician,  as  now  pro- 
vided, the  position  of  two  assistant  health  officers  are  hereby 
created  as  follows:  The  General  Council,  on  or  before  the  first 
Monday  in  July,  1911.  shall  elect  two  assistant  health  officers 
to  serve  for  a  term  of  two  years  each,  from  the  first  Monday 
in  July,  1911,  or  until  their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified. 
at  a  salary  of  eighteen  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  each,  payable' 
in  monthly  installments;  provided,  however,  that  the  Medical 
Stall  of  the  Grady  Hospital  shall  first  appoint  three  competent 
physicians  as  a  Board  of  Examiners  who  shall  hold  an  examina- 
tion of  all  applicants  as  to  proficiency,  experience,  etc.,  and  from 
the  six  who  make  the  highest  grades,  in  such  examination,  the 
General  Council  shall  select  two  assistant  health  officers  as 
herein  ordained.  Said  Board  of  Examiners  shall  be  appointed 
each  time  an  examination  is  called,  and  shall  have  no  fixed  term 
of  ofifice  but  shall  be  appointed  by  said  medical  staff,  from 
time  to  time,  as  vacancies  occur,  and  no  one  shall  be  permitted  to 
participate  in  said  examinations   unless  they  are  graduates  of 


998  vrin:>ni\ 

medical  colleges  of  recognized  standing-,  with  a  two  years  cours 
as  a  prerequisite  of  graduation,  and  who  shall  have  thereahei 
performed  at  least  one  year's  hospital  service.  As  vacancies 
occur,  in  said  assistant  health  officers,  the  General  Council  shall 
select  the  successors  from  the  six  who  made  the  highest  aver- 
age in  said  examinations  and  such  selections  may  be  made  from 
any  one  of  said  six  and  not  necessarily  from  the  highest  aver- 
age, regard  being  paid  to  such  other  qualifications  as  such  ap- 
plicants may  have  in  addition  to  the  average  made  bv  them  in 
said   examination. 

Sec.  3.  Said  assistant  health  officer  shall  perform  tlie 
duties  now  required  of  City  Physicians  and  such  other 
duties  as  may  be  provided  by  the  ordinances  of  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  or  by  the  rules  passed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  Grady  Hospital. 


Sec.  4.  Such  assistant  health  officers,  while  having  a 
term  of  two  years  as  hereinbefore  fixed,  shall  be  subject  to 
removal  at  any  time  within  the  discretion  of  the  General 
Council  after  five  days'  notice  shall  have  been  given  to  health 
officers  and  after  they  have  been  given  a  fair  hearing  as  to 
charges  or  other  reasons  ascertained  for  their  removal.  Causes 
for  removal  are  not  only  lack  of  ability  or  inattention,  neglect,  in- 
aptitude, but  anything  which,  in  the  opinion  of  said  General 
Council  affects  the  capacity  of  such  assistant  health  officers  for 
giving  the  public  the  services  desired  by  and  from  such  health 
officers. 


Sec.  5.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  have  charge  of 
the  assistant  health  oft'icers,  created  by  this  ordinance,  and 
shall  require  ithem  to  perform  the  duties  herein  fixed,  as  apper- 
taining to  said  officers,  and  to  follow  such  other  rules  as  said 
Trustees  may,  from  time  to  time,  showing  in  detail  their  labors 
during  the  previous  calendar  month  and  especially  the  number 
of  patients  treated,  street  and  number  where  such  patients  lived, 
name  of  diseases,  number  of  visits  made,  deaths,  cures,  reliefs, 
and  such  other  information  as  such  Trustees  may  require  in 
order  to  keep  them  informed  of  the  work  and  labors  of  assistant 
health  officers. 


APPENDIX  999 

Sec.  6.  Each  of  said  assistant  health  ofificers,  in  or- 
der to  stand  the  examinations  herein  stated,  must  have  resided 
within  the  city  of  Atlanta  at  least  twelve  months  prior  to  making- 
application  for  examination,  and  in  addition  to  the  other  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  if  selected  to  serve  as  one  of  the  assist- 
ant health  officers,  they  shall  be  especially  required  to  attend  all 
kinds  of  practice  among  the  poor  without  charge  and  furnish 
medical  and  surg-ical  relief  and  attend  not  only  the  ordinary 
cases  of  disease  of  obstetrical  nature,  etc.,  small-pox  and  any  or 
all  other  troubles  that  physicians  are  called  upon  to  attend  and 
relieve.  It  shall  likewise  be  their  duty  to  vaccinate  all  poor  chil- 
dren of  the  City,  free  of  charge,  when  requested  to  do  so.  It 
shall  also  be  the  duty  of  such  physicians  to  attend  to  all  police- 
men who  are  injured  on  duty,  when  requested  so  to  do,  and,  it 
shall  likewise  be  the  duty  of  all  policemen  to  secure  the  aid  and 
attendance  of  such  health  ofificers  when  needed  for  the  treat- 
ment of  injuries  received  by  policemen  on  duty  before  calling  in 
other  physicians.  And  also  to  make  examinations  of  all  persons 
claimed  to  have  been  injured  and  who  have  filed  claims  for 
damages  with  the  ^layor  and  General  Council,  when  required 
by  the  City  Attorney,  and  also  to  make  examinations  of  such 
persons  who  sue  the  City  of  Atlanta,  after  such  examination,  to 
appear  and  testify  as  to  the  results  of  examination  when  such 
cases  come  to  be  tried.  These  examinations  to  be  made  as 
often  as  required  by  the  City  Attorney,  and  proper  reports  in 
writing  to  be  made  thereof  to  the  office  of  said  City  Attorney. 
The  City  Attorney  may  employ  other  physicians,  if  in  his  opinion 
the  cases  are  of  sufificient  importance  to  require  it,  but  said 
health  officers  shall  serve  whenever  notified  as  herein  provided 
by  said  City  Attorney. 

Sec.  7.  The  oridnance  codified  in  Section  73-1  of  the 
City  Code  of  1899,  is  not  repealed  in  any  part  except  that 
the  duties  herein  ordained  to  be  discharged  by  the  City  Physi- 
cians shall  thereafter  be  discharged  by  said  assistant  health  offi- 
cers, under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Grady 
Hospital. 

Sec.  8.  The  ordinance  codified  in  Sec.  735  of  the  City 
Code  of  1899  provided  that  the  relief  Committee  shall  have  su- 
pervision over  all  City  Physicians  is  hereby  repealed. 


]()()()  AI'I'K.MUX 

Sec.  9.  Said  assistant  health  officers  shall  not  do  any 
l)ri\atc  i)ractice  or  follow  their  jjrofession  except  as  same 
may  be  done  under  this  ordinance  but  shall  devote  all  tiieir 
time  to  the  poor  of  the  City,  bettering^  of  sanitary  conditions, 
attending-  persons  under  arrest,  relieving  of  public  officers,  such 
as  policemen,  etc.,  vaccinating  all  persons  when  so  required  by 
this  ordinance  or  by  orders  of  JJoard  of  Trustees  of  Grady  Hos- 
pital, or  of  the  City  Health  Officer,  attending  small-pox  cases, 
as  ordered  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Grady  Hospital,  and 
generally  to  g-ive  all  their  time  and  attention  to  relieving  the 
unfortunate  of  the  City  or  the  servants  of  the  City  where  a 
physician  shall  he  furnished  by  a  municipality  and  to  keep  in- 
formed of  the  best  method  of  giving  such  service  by  research, 
comi)arison  and  study.  In  time  of  epidemics  or  the  spread  of 
contagious  or  infectious  disease,  where  such  disease  exists  in 
such  numl)crs  as  to  excite  fear  without  to  any  epidemic,  or 
otherwise  when  deemed  advisable  by  said  Board  of  Trustees, 
such  assistant  health  oft"icers  shall  do  this  special  work  with  ref- 
erence to  such  diseases  and  give  prompt  attemtion  in  aiding  to 
arrest  its  progress,  or  to  serve  the  City  in  such  a  way  as  said 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Grady  Hospital  or  the  ordinances  of  the 
City  may  hereinafter  provide. 


Sec.  .1.  lliat  all  Boards,  Commissions  and  other  De- 
partments that  have  to  buy  mules  for  the  use  of  their  respect- 
ive departments  shall  follow  this  method  in  making  such  pur- 
chases, to-wit:  The  head  or  chief  or  Managing  Officer  of  such 
Boards,  etc.,  shall  make  requisition  upon  the  Comptroller  for 
the  number  of  mules  desired,  the  Comptroller  shall  thereupon 
advertise  for  five  consecutive  d^ys,  in  the  official  journal,  stat- 
ing the  number  of  mules  desired  by  such  Departments  and  that 
bids  therefor  will  be  received  by  such  Board,  etc.,  at  its  office 
on  the  day  following  the  expiration  of  said  advertisement  at  12 
M.  and  that  the  mules  offered  must  conform  to  the  specifications 
of  the  United  States  of  America  when  receiving  bids  on  mules 
for  any  of  its  departments,  at  the  time  named,  the  bids  shall  be 
opened,  and  thereupon  the  Chief  or  Managing  Officer  of  such 
department,  the  Veterinary  Surgeon  employed  by  said  Board, 
Department,  etc.,  and  the  Chairman  of  the  Council  Committee, 


APPENDIX  1001 

ex-oft'icio  member  of  such  Board,  etc.,  shall  inspect  the  mules 
offered  under  said  bids,  and  as  soon  as  possible,  report  to  such 
Board,  etc.,  their  recommendations  as  to  the  acceptance  or  re- 
jection of  said  bids,  and  the  Board  shall  when  favorable  recom- 
mendation is  made,  proceed  to  award  or  refuse  to  award  the 
contract,  and  when  awarded,  the  Comptroller  shall  be  notified 
and  the  requisition  granted. 

Sec,  2.  That  it  shall  be  illegal  to  purchase  mules 
for  any  department,  boards,  etc..  in  any  other  manner  than  as 
provided  in  Sec.  3108  of  this  ordinance,  and  no  vouchers,  checks, 
or  other  method  of  payment  shall  be  honored.  It  shall  be  a 
breach  of  duty  on  the  part  of  any  officer  to  take  part  in  any 
purchase  or  payment  of  bills  for  mules  in  any  other  manner  than 
as  herein  provided. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General 
Council  that  whenever  the  money  in  the  hands  of  the  City 
Treasurer  shall  exceed  the  sum  of  Five  Thousand  Dollars,  such 
excess  of  money  shall  be  deposited  in  the  American  National 
Bank,  The  Fourth  National  Bank,  Lowry  National  Bank,  and 
the  Atlanta  National  Bank,  in  equal  proportions  of  one-fourth 
to  each  of  said  banks,  for  and  during  the  year  1911,  and  thereafter 
until  repealed;  Provided,  each  of  said  banks  have,  before  any 
of  said  money  is  deposited  with  them,  executed  separate  con- 
tracts to  receive  said  deposits  when  offered  as  above  provided, 
and  to  pay  a  rate  of  interest  thereon  equal  to  two  per  centum 
(2*)  per  annum  on  daily  balances  in  these  banks  to  the  credit 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  and  shall  give  good  security,  subject  to 
tlu  approval  of  the  Mayor,  for  the  faithful  accounting  to  the 
City  of  Atlanta  for  all  money  so  deposited. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained  that  the  Treasurer  shall 
deposit  with  said  banks,  each  day,  all  money  in  his  hands 
belonging  to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  in  excess  of  Five  Thousand 
Dollars,  and  keep  his  accounts  of  same  in  regular  deposit  books 
depositing  one-fourth  of  such  excess  with  each  of  said  Banks. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained  that  the  Mayor  and 
Comptroller    shall    issue    warrants    upon    said    banks    payable 


1002  AI-IMO.XUIX 

to  the  Treasurer,  to  pay  the  debts  of  current  expenses  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  as  the  same  may  be  necessary,  such  warrant.- 
to  be  drawn  in  substantially  equal  amounts  upon  each  of  said 
banks,  or  withdraw  the  whole  of  said  deposits  from  either  or 
all  of  said  banks  whenever  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  shall 
so  direct. 


An  ordinance  making-  effective  the  provisions  of  the 
Charter  Amendment  of  1910.  whereby  the  Mayor  and  Gen- 
eral Council  were  authorized  and  empowered  to  establish  and 

maintain  a  system  of  pensions,  and  for  other  purposes. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta  as  follows  : 


Sec.  1.  That  all  policemen,  firemen,  teachers  and  oth- 
er City  employees,  who  may  hereafter  'become  disabled  by 
reason  of  any  personal  injury  received  in  the  line  of  their 
employment  and  in  the  legal  discharge  of  their  duty,  so  as  to 
render  them  unable  to  perform  service,  shall,  during  the  con- 
tinuance of  such  disability,  be  retired  upon  one-half  of  the  salary, 
payable  monthly,  that  such  employees  received  at  the  time  of 
such  injury  subject  to  the  examination  and  recommendation  of 
the  City  Health  Officer,  approval  of  the  Mayor  and  adoption  or 
rejection  thereof  by  the  City  Council  as  provided  in  Sec.  3117 
of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  2.  That  all  policemen,  firemen,  teachers  and  other 
employees,  wdio,  after  twenty  years'  continuous  service  in 
the  employment  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  may  become  disabled  by 
reason  of  ill  health  so  as  to  render  them  unable  to  perform  ser- 
vice and  who  in  their  own  name  or  v\/hose  wife  or  husband, 
living  with  her  or  him  as  the  case  may  be,  do  not  own  property 
of  the  value  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  shall  be  retired  for  a  period 
of  one  year  at  a  time,  upon  one-half  of  his  salary,  payable 
monthly  which  such  employees  received  at  the  time  of  such  in- 
jury,   upon   the   examination    and    recommendation   of   the    City 


APPEXDIX  1003 

Health  Officer,  the  approval  of  the  3*Iayor  and  the  adoption  or 
rejection  thereof  by  the  General  Council,  as  provided  in  Sec- 
tion 8117  of  this  ordinance. 


Sec.  3.  That  all  policemen,  firemen,  teachers  and  other 
City  employees  who  have  performed  twenty  years'  con- 
tinuous service  in  the  employement  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  and 
who  have  reached  the  age  of  sixty  years  and  who,  in  their  own 
name  or  whose  wife  or  husband  living  with  him  or  her,  do  not 
own  property  of  the  value  of  tien  thousand  dollars,  shall  be  re- 
lieved of  duty  and  retired  for  the  remainder  of  their  natural 
lives  upon  one-half  the  salary,  payable  monthly,  that  such  em- 
ployees received  at  the  time  of  such  retirement,  upon  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  heads  of  their  respective  departments,  the  ap- 
proval of  the  Mayor  and  the  adoption  or  rejection  thereof  by  the- 
General  Council  as  provided  in  Section  3117  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  Xo  retirement,  as  above  provided,  shall  be 
eft'ectual  or  legal  unless  the  following  precedent  conditions 
are  met:  First  an  examination  of  such  officers  and  employees 
by  the  City  Health  Oft'icer  and  his  recommendation  that  such 
officer  or  employee  be  retired.  Second,  in  case  of  officers  or 
employees  coming  under  Sec.  3114  of  this  ordinance,  the  head  of 
the  department  in  which  officer  or  employee  sought  to  be  re- 
tired is  employed,  recommends  that  they  may  be  relieved  of 
duty  and  retired.  Third,  the  recommendations  for  retirement, 
as  herein  provided  for,  shall  if  the  foregoing  requirements  are 
complied  with,  be  filed  with  the  Mayor  of  the  City  and  he  shall 
thereupon  consider  each  recommendation  separately  and  fix  a 
time  for  passing  upon  same,  giving  notice  to  the  person  so  rec- 
ommended and  giving  the  head  of  the  department  like  notice,  in 
which  such  applicant  has  been  employed,  and,  at  such  time  he 
shall  proceed  to  hear  evidence  thereon  as  to  all  the  facts  set 
forth  in  the  application  and  as  to  any  other  facts  suggested  by 
either  himself  or  the  head  of  the  department  so  served,  and,  if 
in  his  opinion  the  person  so  recommended  should  be  retired,  as 
herein  provided,  he  shall  approve  such  recommendation  and  sub- 
mit same  together  with  the  recommendations  therefor  and  all 
other  papers  and  facts  connected  therewith  and  copy  of  the 
evidence  taken,  as  herein  provided,  to  the  next  meeting  of  the 


1004 


AITIO.MJIX 


General  Council  and,  at  such  mcetinf]^  or  at  such  other  meeting 
as  the  General  Council  may  decide,  the  approval  of  the  Mayor 
shall  be  adopted  or  rejected  and  such  action  by  the  General 
Council,  shall   l)c  final. 

Sec,  5,  The  reconiniendalions  for  retirement,  as  herein 
provided  for,  shall  contain  a  statement  of  all  facts  relating 
to  service,  age,  physical  and  financial  conditions  of  the  ofificer 
or  employee,  sought  to  be  retired,  and  a  full  and  complete  state- 
ment of  the  reason  for  retirement.  Xo  payment  of  pensions  paid 
hereunder  shall  exceed  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  per  month. 


That  the  ordinance  codified  in  Section  ITf)")  of  the 
City  Code  of  1899  be  amended  by  strikinj;-  the  words 
"2:30  o'clock  P.  AI."  in  third  line  and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof 
t>.f  following:  "One  O'clock  P.  M."  so  that  said  section  when 
so  amended  shall  read  as  follows : 


The  Recorder,  or  in  his  absence,  the  Mayor,  Mayor 
pro  tem.,  or  one  of  the  Council,  shall  hold  a  court  at  8:30  o'clock 
A.  M.  and  One  O'clock  P.  M.  each  day  except  Sunday,  at  the 
Recorder's  Court  Room,  for  the  trial  of  persons  charged 
with  violating  any  of  the  laws  or  ordinances  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta. 


Be  it  resolved  by  the  :\Iayor  and  General  Council, 
that  Section  493  of  the  City  Code  of  1899  be  amended  bV 
striking  therefrom  the  words  Bond  of  the  Recorder,  $5,000.00. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  resolved  that  from  and  after  the  pas- 
sage of  this  ordinance  the  hours  within  w^hich  pawn-brokers 
may  open  their  places  of  business  shall  be  from  7  o'clock  A.  M. 
to  8  o'clock  P.  M.,  except  Saturdays  and  Christmas  Holidays, 
when  the  hours  of  closing  shall  be  12  o'clock  P.  M. 


APPENDIX  1005 

Sec.  2.  That  the  Police  Authorities  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta  shall  see  to  it  that  the  fores^oing  ordinance  is  in 
force  the  same  as  other  laws  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta. 


Sec.  1.  That  no  person  shall  be  elected  or  appointed 
by  any  of  the  heads  of  any  of  the  Departments,  Boards," 
Commissions  of  Departmental  organization  of  the  City  to  anv 
salaried  position  in  or  under  said  Department.  Boards,  eic,  ex- 
cept upon  the  approval  of  the  Mayor  and  by  a  two-thirds  vote 
of  the  General  Council  with  full  knowledge  of  the  fncts,  who 
is  related  within  the  third  degree  either  by  consanguinity  or 
afi'inity  to  the  Heads  of  said  Departments,  Boards,  etc..  or  any 
member  thereof,  or  who  is  related  in  like  degree  either  to  the 
Mayor  or  any  member  of  the  General  Council,  or  the  ir.e^ber 
of  any  Board,  thereof,  etc.,  in  office  at  the  time  of  such  election 
or  appointment. 

Sec.  2.  'ihat  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
not  apply  to  such  Departments,  Boards,  etc.,  where  the 
selection  of  the  j^ppointee  or  employee  is  based  upon  eligibility 
and  fitness  for  service,  ascertained  by  mental  or  other  exami- 
nation provided  by  rules,  regulations  or  ordinances  governing 
such   Departments,   Boards,  etc. 


Sec.  3.  That  any  member  of  said  Boards,  Depart- 
ments, etc.,  who  shall  appoint  or  vote  for  any  person  to  any 
position  in  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a  breach  of  duty,  and  subject  to  removal  from 
office  on   account  thereof. 


Sec.  4.  That  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
not  apply  in  a  case  where  the  Heads  of  Departments  are 
elected  by  a  vote  of  the  people  and  announces  prior  to  such  elec- 
tion the  names  of  assistants  to  be  appointed  in  said  departments, 
and  in  cases  where  candidates  for  any  municipal  office  are  elected 
by  the  people,  and  no  person  shall  be  disqualified  from  holding 


lOCiC)  APi'Exnix 


any  municipal  office  elected  by  the  people  by  reason  of  kinship 
either  with  the  Mayor  or  any  member  of  the  General  Council. 


Sec.  1.  That  all  ])ersons,  firms  or  corporations,  their 
agents  or  employees,  in  charge  or  working  at  meat  markets,  fish 
markets,  restaurants,  bakeries,  retail  grocery  stores,  milk  de- 
pots shall  thoroughly  and  securely  screen  all  doors,  windows  or 
other  openings  into  such  places  so  as  to  prevent  the  ingress  of 
flies  or  other  insects  thereto. 

Sec.  2.  That  no  article  of  food  except  live  articles  such  as 
chickens,  ducks,  etc.  shall  be  kept  on  the  outside  of  any  market. 
restaurant,  bakery,  milk  depot  or  other  place  where  food  is  sold 
or  offered  for  sale,  or  upon  the  sidewalks  in  front  of  such  places 
for  the  purpose  of  display,  or  for  purpose  of  advertisement  or 
for  any  other  purpose  except  to  receive  and  deliver  same  to  and 
from  such  i)laces. 

Sec.  3.  That  all  peddlers  of  fruits  and  vegetables  licensed 
by  the  City  of  Atlanta,  or  granted  permission  for  such  business, 
shall  have  tops  to  their  wagons  and  shall  furthcrmdre  have  their 
w^agons  screened  so  as  to  prevent  the  ingress  of  flies  or  access 
by  same  to  articles  of  foods  contained  in  said  wagons  and  ped- 
dled therefrom. 

Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  run 
or  operate  bakery  or  deal  in  bread,  or  any  employee  of  such  ba- 
kery or  dealer  in  bread  to  carry  or  cause  to  be  carried,  bread, 
cakes  or  pies  and  like  articles  of  food  through  the  streets  unless 
transported  in  a  fly  proof  or  dust  proof  receptacle.  All  wagons 
used  for  transporting  bread,  cakes  and  pies  and  like  articles  of 
food  shall  be  furnished  with  a  fly-proof  and  dust  proof  com- 
partment that  shall  contain  shelves  on  which  the  bread  shall  be 
placed  and  such  shelves  shall  be  covered  with  clean  paper  and 
this  paper  shall  be  changed  at  least  once  every  twenty-four  hours. 
Furthermore,  all  bread,  cakes,  pies  and  like  articles  of  food  of- 
fered for  sale  or  kept  on  hand  for  the  purpose  of  sale  in  grocery 
stores,  bakeries,  or  other  retail  distributors  of  bread,  etc.,  shall 
be  kept  in  fly  proof  and  dust  proof  showcases  or  like  receptacles. 


APPENDIX  1007 

Sec.  5.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  agents 
or  employees,  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  fined  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  ofifense,  or  sentenced  to 
work  on  the  public  works  of  the  City  for  not  exceeding  thirty 
days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of 
the  Recorder. 

Sec.  6.  The  provisions  of  this  ordinance  as  to  screening 
articles  of  food  and  protecting  same  from  flies  shall  be  effective 
only  during  the  months  of  April,  May,  June,  July,  August,  Sep- 
tember and  October.  During  the  months  of  November,  Decem- 
ber, January,  February  and  March  said  ordinance  shall  not  be 
effective  nor  a  violation  thereof  subject  the  oiTender  to  punish- 
ment. Provided,  that  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  not 
be  enforced  during  the  present  year,  prior  to  June  1st,  next,  but 
thereafter  the  provisions  of  Sec.  3133  shall  be  enforced  as  re- 
ported. 


That  the  line  of  the  proposed  widening  of  Peach- 
tree  Street,  between  its  intersection  with  Baker  and  Ivy  Streets, 
as  prepared  by  the  Chief  of  Construction,  and  a  copy  of  which 
is  hereto  atached  as  a  part  of  this  ordinance,  be  and  the  same 
is  hereby  established  as  the  building  line  of  Peachtree  Street, 
between  Baker  and  Ivy  Streets,  and  the  property  owners  are 
advised  that  future  improvements  on  property  abutting  on  said 
portion  of  Peachtree  Street  should  not  be  built  over  said  build- 
ing line  for  the  reason  that  the  City  contemplates  the  widening 
of  Peachtree  Street  betvyeen  said  intersection  and  such  im- 
provements would  then  have  to  be  re-adjusted  to  the  new  line 
of  Peachtree  Street  in  accordance  with  the  building  line  hereto 
attached. 

Said  building  line  contemplates  the  widening  of  Peachtree 
Street  between  said  intersections  to  the  full  width  of  sixty  feet, 
as  shown  on  said  map. 


Sec.  1.     That    all    railroad  companies,  express    companies, 
and  all  common  carriers  doing  business  in  the  City  of  Atlanta 


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shall,  oil  receii)t  of  any  spirituous  or  malt  li(|ui)rs.  wines  or 
beers,  in  quantities  in  excess  of  three  "gallons,  on  the  day  of  the 
receipt  of  same,  or  on  the  day  follovvinjj^  tliereof.  make  out  a  list 
of  same,  place  of  shipment,  name  of  consignee,  and  the  (piantity 
by  cases  or  barrels,  the  contents  as  marked  thereon. 

Sec.  2.  J'hat  in  the  event  any  person,  firm  or  corporatior 
shall  have  consigned  them  in  three  gallon  lots,  more  than  one 
shipment  in  any  one  week,  then  a  full  report  shall  be  made 
thereof  in  the  same  manner  as  provided  for  other  shii)ments  in 
Sec.  3135  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  books,  bills  of  lading,  weigh  bills,  rec- 
ords and  other  documents  in  the  possession,  custody  or  control 
of  railroad  companies,  express  companies,  and  all  common  car- 
riers, which  show  the  receipt  of  delivery  of  any  spirituous  or 
malt  liquors,  wine  or  beer,  to  or  for  any  person  residing  in  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  doing  business  in  this  city,  shall  be.  at  all  times 
during  the  hours  when  their  otYces  are  open  for  business,  sub- 
ject to  the  inspection  of  the  Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of  At- 
lanta, or  any  member  of  the  Department  authorized  by  said  chief 
to  inspect  same  and  said  common  carriers,  their  agents  and  em- 
ployees shall  permit  the  Chief  of  Police  or  his  authorized  officers 
aforesaid  to  inspect  such  books,  records  and  documents  fully 
and  completely  insofar  as  same  refer  to  or  show  delivery  or  re- 
ceipt of  any  spirituous  or  malt  lic|uors,  wines  or  beers,  to  or  tor 
any  person  residing  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  4.  The  reports  provided  for  in  Section  1  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  made  Ijv  the  agent  of  said  common  carrier  iri 
charge  of  its  business  in  the  Cit}  of  Atlanta,  and  shall  be  made 
on  a  printed  blank,  which  blank  shall  be  furnished  by  the  city 
free  of  charge,  and  the  reports  provided  for  shall  be  written  or 
typewritten  thereon  neatly  and  legibly. 

Sec.  5.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  railroad  company 
or  express  company,  or  common 'carrier,  their  oiTicers,  agents, 
and  employees,  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
or  failing  or  refusing  to  furnish  the  reports  provided  hereunder, 
or  failing  or  refusing  to  allow  their  books  to  be  inspected  as  to 
the  character  of  shipments  herein  designated,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  an  oiTense  against  the  peace  and  good  order  and  gen- 
eral wellfare  of  said  City,  ond  on  conviction'  thereof  in  the  Re- 


APPENDIX  1009 

corder's  Court  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  two 
hundred  dollars,  and  by  a  sentence  to  work  on  the  public  works 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or 
both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
cil,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  authority  of  the  same,  that  the 
ordinance  adopted  by  the  General  Council  on  March  20th,  1911, 
and  approved  by  the  Mayor  on  March  .  ,,  1911,  having  for  its 
purpose  the  changing  of  the  hours  at  which  the  Police  or  Record- 
er's Court  of  the  City  of  Atlanta  shall  be  held,  and  fixing  a  differ- 
ent hour  for  holding  the  afternoon  sessions  of  said  Court,  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  lie  it  further  ordained,  by  the  authority  afore- 
said, that  from  and  after  the  approval  of  this  ordinance  that  the 
hours  for  holding  the  several  sessions  of  the  said  Police  or  Re- 
corder's Court  which  prevailed  and  were  in  force  prior  to  the 
passage  of  said  ordinance  repealed  in  Sec.  3140  above  of  this 
ordinance,  be  and  they  are  hereby  restored  and  made  effective 
by  this  ordinance. 


Be  it  ordained  by  tlie  Mayor  and  General  Council 
that  the  name  of  the  Street  now  known  as  Bunker  Street,  extend- 
ing from  Oak  Street  to  Gordon  Street,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
changed  to  West  End  Place. 


Whereas  it  is  the  custom  to  fill  vacancies  in  Boards,  Com- 
missions, etc.,  at  the  same  meeting  at  which  same  are  announced 
and  this  is  a  bod  custom  for  the  reason  that  Council  should  be 
informed  of  the  vacancies  and  have  an  opportunity  to  consider 
the  most  available  person  for  the  position. 

Therefore  be  it  ordained  by  the  ^Slayor  and  General  Council 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  as  follows : 

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That  no  vacancy  in  any  Board.  Li'iuniisM<«n,  etc.. 
shall  be  filled  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  at  the  same 
meeting  at  which  same  is  announced,  but  following  the  an- 
nouncement of  the  vacancy,  an  election  to  fill  such  vacancies 
shall  not  occur  prior  to  the  next  regular  meeting  succeeding 
thereto. 


Sec.  1.  That  no  telephone  shall  be  installed  or  hereafter 
maintained,  at  the  City's  expense,  in  or  at  the  residence  of  any 
city  otticial. 

Sec.  2.  That  all  appropriations  therefor,  either  in  Gen- 
eral Apportionment  sheet  or  in  the  budget  of  any  Board  or  Com- 
mission of  the  City,  are  hereby  stricken  and  the  telephone  com- 
panies be  directed  to  have  same  removed  July  1.  1911.  if  the 
city  is  expected  to  pay  therefor,  and  the  Clerk  of  Council  is 
hereby  directed  to  forward  a  copy  of  this  ordinance  to  each  tele- 
phone company  in  the  city. 


Sec.  1.  That  no  drain  for  surface  water  from  roofs,  yards 
or  otherwise  shall  hereafter  be  connected  with  sanitary  sewers, 
meaning  by  this,  the  separate  system  of  sewers  by  which  a  sew- 
er is  maintained  for  the  drainage  of  sewerage  matter  only. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating 
this  ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars  or  by  sentence  upon  the  public  works  for  not 
exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in 
the  discretion  of  the  Recorder  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court. 

Sec.  1.  That  all  money  appropriated  to  Departments  or 
Ofifices  for  telephone  service  shall  be  taken  from  such  appor- 
tionment and  are  hereby  specially  apportioned  to  the  Depart- 
ment of  Telephone  and  hereafter  all  money  appropriated  for 
telephone  service  paid  for  by  the  City  shall  be  likewise  appro- 
priated to  the   Department  of  Telephones. 


APPENDIX  1011 

Sec.  2.  That  all  companies  furnishing  telephone  ser\'ice 
to  or  for  the  City  shall  render  an  itemized  statement  therefor  to 
the  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs  and  this  statement  shall 
be  furnished  each  month  and  shall  cover  the  charges  for  the  cur- 
rent month. 

Sec.  3.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent 
of  Electrical  Affairs  to  investigate  each  item  in  such  statements 
and  if  the  total  bill  is  found  correct  draw  a  voucher  therefor  on 
the  apportionment  to  telephone  and  these  vouchers  shall  be 
signed  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Electric  Lights, 
Telegraph  and  Telephones,  Superintendent  of  Electrical  Affairs 
and  City  Comptroller. 

Sec.  4.  Any  department  or  officer  desiring  additional  tel- 
'iplHjnes  are  hereby  required  to  make  requisition  therefor  to 
said  Committee  who  shall  investigate  jsame^nd  make  a  report 
thereon  to  the  General  Council  for  final  action,  and  favorable  ac- 
tion must  be  had  thereon  before  such  additional  telephone  ser- 
vice shall  be  granted. 

Sec.  5.  The  Department  of  Telephones  is  hereby  placed 
under  the  general  supervision  of  the  Committe  on  Electric 
Lights,  Telegraphs  and  Telephones. 


Sec.  1.  That  in  all  cases  where  a  person  pays  into  the 
Treasury  of  the  City  an  amount  on  account  of  water  ser\-ice  in 
excess  of  the  amount  due  thereon,  such  excess  being  caused  by 
reason  of  duplicate  bills  or  error  in  reading  or  for  other  pur- 
poses, the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  are  hereby  authorized 
and  en^powered  where  same  is  brought  to  their  attention  to  re- 
turn the  excess  to  parties  paying  same  by  drawing  voucher 
therefor  on  Apportionment  to  Refund  on  Taxes. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  vouchers  so  drawn  shall  be  approved  by 
the  Mayor  and  paid  by  the  City  Tax  Collector  and  charged  to 
the  fund  aforesaid. 


That    from    and    after    the    passage  of  this  ordinance    all 
the    offices    in    the  City  Hall  shall  be  kept  open  continuously 


1012 


AI'1'1C.M>IX 


from  8  o'clock  A.  M.  until  5  o'clock  P.  M.  on  all  days  except 
Saturdays,  and  on  Saturdays  from  8  o'clock  A.  M.  to  2  o'clock 
P.  M. 


Sec,  1.  That  the  ordinance  codified  in  Sec.  1042  of  the 
City  Code  of  1899,  which  ordinance  provides  for  the  width  of 
sidewalks  on  streets  of  named  widths,  to  be  amended  by  adding 
the  following-: 

Sec.  2,  Provided,  however,  that  where  sidewalks  exist 
that  have  been  laid  out  for  use  as  sidewalks  to  a  wider  width 
than  above  provided  that  the  full  width  of  such  sidewalks  shall 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  adopted  as  the  correct  width  thereof 
notwithstanding  the  width  of  the  street. 


Sec.  1.      That  the  ordinance  codified  in  Sees.  1910  and  1911 
of  Code  of  1899  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2,     That  the  ordinance  approved  on  the day  of 

fixing  prices  for  transportation  of  passengers  by  hacks, 

etc.,  be  amended  by  providing  that  the  night  rate,  for  one  and 
one-half  miles  from  the  center  of  the  City  shall  be  fifty  cents  for 
each  passenger;  for  each  additional  half  mile,  for  each  passen- 
ger,  fifteen   cents. 

Sec.  3.  That  the  rates  for  the  transportation  of  baggage 
shall  be  as  follows :  For  the  first  two  miles,  or  fraction  thereof, 
twenty-five  cents ;  for  two  miles  and  one-half,  thirty-five  cents ; 
for  the  first  article,  and  twenty-five  cents  for  each  additional  ar- 
ticle ;  three  miles  forty-five  cents  for  the  first  article,  and  twenty- 
five  cents  for  each  additional  article ;  three  and  one-half  miles 
sixty  cents  for  the  first  article  and  forty  cents  for  each  additional 
article ;  four  miles,  seventy-five  cents  for  the  first  article  and  for- 
ty cents  for  each  additional  article ;  four  miles  and  one-half, 
eighty-five  cents  for  the  first  article  and  fifty  cents  for  each  ad- 
ditional  article. 

Sec.  4.  That  no  persons  having  or  using  a  licensed  dray, 
transfer  wagon  or  other  means  of  serving  the  public  for  the 
transportation  of  merchandise  shall  charge  more  than  the  fol- 


APPENDIX  1013 

lowing-  rates,  to-wit :  For  one  horse  dray,  or  other  conveyance 
of  similar  character,  a  charge  of  fifteen  cents  for  each  load  of 
merchandise  or  other  articles  weighing  nine  hundred  pounds  or 
less.  For  each  load  weighing  over  nine  undred  pounds,  twenty^ 
five  cents.  For  a  two  horse  dray  or  conveyance  answering 
thereto,  a  charge  of  twenty-five  cents  for  each  load  of  nine  hun- 
dred pounds  or  less  and  a  charge  of  fifty  cents  for  each  load  in 
excess  of  nine  hundred  pounds. 

Where  other  character  of  vehicles  are  used,  such  as  automo- 
bile or  like  conveyances,  the  charge  shall  be  in  the  same  propor- 
tion, that  is  a  one-horse  power  answering  for  one-horse  dray,  and 
two-horse  power  to  a  two  horse  dray,  etc.  Parts  of  loads  and 
small  articles  shall  be  charged  in  the  same  proportion  as  above 
fixed,  the  drayman  or  owner  of  the  conveyance  being  entitled  to 
charge  for  each  article  handled  where  the  load  consists  of  sev- 
eral articles  for  different  people. 

The  above  prices  are  fixed  for  the  first  one  mile  and  a  half 
from  the  center  of  the  City.  When  the  delivery  exceeds  this 
one  mile  and  a  half  from  the  center  of  the  City  or  a  mile  and  a 
half  from  the  point  of  reception  to  point  of  delivery  within  the 
City  without  regard  to  the  center  of  the  city,  that  is  to  say,  the 
charge  above  fixed  are  for  hauling  a  load  a  mile  and  a  half  or 
less.  Following  the  same  rule,  where  the  transporttion  exceeds 
one  mile  and  a  half  and  not  over  two  miles,  there  may  be  added 
ten  cents  to  the  above  charges.  Between  two  miles  and  two 
and  a  half  miles  there  may  be  added  twenty  cents  to  the  above 
charges. 

Between  two  and  a  half  miles  and  three  miles,  there  may  be 
added  thirty  cents  to  the  above  charges.  Between  three  miles 
and  three  and  a  half  miles,  there  may  be  added  forty  cents  to 
the  above  charges.  In  any  case  where  the  haul  or  transporta- 
tion exceeds  three  and  a  half  miles,  within  the  city  limits,  there 
may  be  added  fifty  cents  to  the  above  charges. 

Sec.  5.  For  the  information  of  the  public  a  schedule  of 
distances,  with  prices  for  same,  going  north,  east,  south  and 
west,  and  also  northeast,  southeast,  northwest  and  southwest, 
are  hereinbefore  set  out  with  this  proviso,  however,  that  when 
the  half  mile  circle  strikes  the  street,  the  minimum  charge  for 
that  distance  shall  include  both  sides  of  the  street. 


]()]4  AIM»i:\DIX 

(]oin<4"  north — I*irst  mile  and  a  half.  Third  street  twenty-five 
cents;  two  miles,  Tenth  street,  Thirty-five  cents;  two  and  a  half 
miles,  h'ifteenth  street,  forty-five  cents;  three  miles,  Peachtree 
Circle,  fifty-five  cents;  to  northeast  corner  of  lot  of  J.  H.  Nun- 
nally  and  Peachtree  street  or  road,  sixty-five  cents ;  to  city  lim- 
its seventy-five  cents. 

Going  South. — First  mile  and  a  half,  Atlanta  Avenue,  twenty- 
five  cents;  two  miles,  Boykin  street,  thirty-five  cents;  two  and  a 
half  miles,  Thayer  Avenue,  forty-five  cents;  to  City  limits 
(P»r()\vn  street)   fifty-five  cents. 

Going  east. — First  mile  and  a  half,  Estoria  and  Waddell 
Streets,  twenty-five  cents:  two  miles,  Stovall  and  W'etherby 
Street,  thirty-five  cents;  two  and  a  half  miles,  Dahls^reen  Street, 
forty-five  cents;  three  miles.  Railroad  and  jiird  .Streets,  fifty- 
five  cents  ;  to  City  Limits,  sixty-five  cents. 

Going  West. — First  mile  and  a  half,  Jeptha  Street,  twenty- 
five  cents;  two  miles,  Ollie  street,  thirty-five  cents;  two  miles 
and  one-half,  Chickamauga  .Avenue,  forty-five  cents;  three 
miles,  Joe  Johnson  street,  fifty-five  cents  ;  to  City  Limits,  sixty- 
five  cents. 

Going  Northeast. — First  mile  and  one-half,  Sampson  and 
Portia  Streets,  twenty-five  cents ;  two  miles,  Lud  Street,  at  Co- 
penhill  avenue,  thirty-five  cents  ;  two  and  a  half  miles,  Moreland 
Avenue,  forty-five  cents  ;  three  miles,  Whitefoord  Avenue,  fifty- 
five  cents ;  three  and  one-half  miles,  Shadyside  Park  and  Lulhva- 
ter  Road,  sixty-five  cents ;  to  city  limits,  seventy-five  cents. 

Going  Southeast — First  mile  and  one-half,  Augusta  and  Dab- 
ney  avenue,  twenty-five  cents  ;  two  miles,  Cottingham  street  and 
Robinson  avenue,  thirty-five  cents ;  to  City  Limits,  forty-five 
cents. 

Going  Southwest — First  mile  and  one-half,  Ocmulgee  street 
twenty-five  cents  ;  two  miles.  Lee  and  Beecher  streets,  thirty-five 
cents ;  two  and  one-half  miles.  Smith  and  Warner  streets,  forty- 
five  cents;  three  miles,  Mildred  and  Avon  (Oakland)  avenues, 
fifty-five  cents ;  three  and  one-half  miles,  Connally  street  and 
Evans  Drive,  sixty^five  cents;  to  City  Limits,  seventy-five  cents. 

Going  Northwest — First  mile  and  one-half.  Walnut  and  Ken- 


APPENDIX  1015 

nedy  street,  twenty-five  cents ;  two  miles,  Bellwood  avenue  and 
Chestnut  street,  thirty-five  cents;  two  and  one-half  miles,  Fin 
ley  and  Jefferson  street,  forty-five  cents;  three  miles,  Collins  ant 
Longley  streets,  fifty-five  cents;  to  City  Limits,  sixty^five  cents. 

The  foregoing  distances  are  herein  ordained  as  a  part  of  the 
existing  ordinances  governing  hack  rates  and  of  the  present  or- 
idnances  governing  transportation  of  baggage  and  merchandise) 
and  existing  ordinances  governing  printing  and  posting  of  same 
are  hereby  amended  as  follows:  The  Zone  limits  above  pro- 
vided shall  be  printed,  in  addition  to  existing  ordinance  govern- 
ing printing  and  posting  of  regulations  for  hacks  and  drays  and 
shall  likewise  be  posted  in  hacks  or  other  vehicles  transporting 
passengers  and  where  drays  or  other  public  conveyances  similar 
to  those  for  the  transportation  of  merchandise  the  man  in  charge 
of  such  dray  as  driver  or  operator  shall  always  carry  with  him 
a  copy  of  said  ordinance  for  exhibition  to  patrons  on  demand 
and  subject  to  the  same  penalties  as  provided  in  existing  ordi- 
nances with  reference  to  posting  of  hack  charges. 

Sec.  6.  That  the  ordinance  codified  in  Sec.  1920  of  the 
City  Code  of  1899  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed  as  to  the 
provisions  thereof  are  covered  by  other  existing  ordinances. 

Sec.  7.  That  the  ordinance  codified  in  Sec.  1926  of  the 
City  Code  of  1899  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  by  adding 
thereto  the  following:  "The  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section 
are  hereby  made  applicable  to  the  Terminal  Station,  located  at 
the  corner  of  West  Mitchell  street  and  Madison  avenue." 

Sec.  8.  That  the  provisions  of  the  ordinance  codified  in 
Sections  1932,  1933,  1934  and  1935  of  the  City  Code  of  1899  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed.  These  provisions  prohibit 
drumming  at  the  car  shed  for  passengers  by  hackmen  or  board- 
ing trains  for  the  solicitation  of  business.  As  the  railroads  can 
permit  chosen  ones  to  do  this  business,  under  recent  decisions, 
it  is  deemed  advisable  to  take  the  municipal  prohiliition  against 
other  parties  doing  the  same  thing  and  let  all  stand  on  the  same 
footing. 

Sec.  9.  That  the  ordinance  codified  in  Sec.  1942  of  the 
City  Code  of  1899  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed  as  the 
provisions   thereof   are   covered   bv   other   ordinances. 


2016  APPK.NDIX 

Sec.  10.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  aj^ents, 
enii)l()}crs  and  persons  who  own,  operate  or  control  drays,  trans- 
fer-wagons, motor  cars  or  other  means  of  transportation  of  mer- 
chandise, or  hacks,  buggies,  carriages,  automobiles  or  other 
means  of  transporting  passengers,  and  who  hold  themselves  out 
as  desiring  and  ready  to  serve  the  public,  shall  always  accept  an 
order  when  not  engaged  or  when  all  other  vehicles  are  not  em- 
ployed for  the  transportation  of  baggage  or  the  conveyance  of 
passengers,  and  when  such  order  is  accepted,  and  time  for  ser- 
\;ce  fixed,  such  service  shall  be  rendered  at  the  time  fixed  in  or- 
der that  baggage  and  passengers  may  reach  the  stations  in  time 
for  trains,  or  reach  their  points  of  destination  as  agreed.  On 
failure  of  any  such  parlies  to  accept  orders,  as  herein  ordained 
and,  after  accepting  same,  on  failure  to  fill  same  as  herein  pro- 
vided, each  or  ail  said  parties  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  of- 
fense and  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be 
punished  by  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  two  hundred  dollars,  or  sen- 
tenced to  work  on  the  public  works  of  the  City  for  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


Be     it    ordained    by    the     Mayor     and     General     Council 
that  the  name  Mechanic  street  be  changed  to  Manhattan  Ave. 


That  the  following  amendment  be  made  to     electric     wiring 
rules  of  the  City. 

That  all  wires  installed  in  the  future  for  electric 
lights  or  power  in  buildings  must  be  run  in  iron  conduits  or  steel 
covered  cables,  except  in  private  residences  and  servant  houses 
connected  therewith,  where  said  servant  houses  are  not  located 
over  garages. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
that  the  name  of  McDonald  street,  from  McMillan  street  to  Cur- 
ran  street,  be  changed  to  Turner  Place. 


APPENDIX 


lOlT 


That  the  ordinance  adopted  by  General  Council  on  the 
23d  day  of  ^^larch,  1882,  and  all  other  ordinances  fixing-  the 
term  of  office  of  the  Chief  of  Fire  Department,  be  amended  by 
increasing-  the  same  to  a  term  of  four  years  instead  of  two.  as 
now  provided  and  the  words  "two  years"  in  Section  2  of  said 
ordinance  are  hereby  stricken  and  the  term  of  "four  years"  in- 
serted thereon. 


That  the  ordinance  approved  February  13th,  1911, 
abolishing  City  Physicians  and  creating  two  assistant  Health 
Officers  be  amended  as  follows: 

(A)  That  the  words  "Assistant  Health  Officers"  where  used 
in  said  ordinance,  as  a  substitute  for  the  name  "City  Physicians" 
be  stricken,  and  words  "City  Physicians"  inserted  in  lieu  thereof, 
this  Section  has  reference  to  the  two  Assistant  Health  Officers 
provided  for  in  said  ordinance. 

(B)  That  the  words  "Medica  IStaff"  where  used  in  said  ordi- 
nance as  the  person  or  officer  to  select  the  Assistant  Health 
Officers,  provided  for  in  said  ordinance,  be  stricken,  and  the 
words  "Medical  Board"  be  inserted  in  lieu  thereof. 

(C)  That  the  words  one  year's  hospital  service  provided  in 
said  ordinance  as  a  qualification  for  Assistant  Health  Officer, 
be  stricken,  and  the  words  "one  year's  actual  practice  or  hospital 
service  or  other  similar  service"  be  inserted  in  lieu  thereof. 

(D)  That  for  this  year,  the  General  Council  shall  select  the 
two  Assistant  Health  Officers  or  City  Physicians,  from  six  men 
recommended  by  said  Medical  Board,  with  or  without  examina- 
tion, giving  the  preference  to  such  as  have  successfully  stood 
the  required  examination.  After  this  year,  the  original  require- 
ments as  to  examination  shall  be  followed. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  that  Section  1  of  the  ordinance  ap- 
proved April  5th.  1911,  regulating  the  display  of  food  products 
and  similar  products  be  amended  by  adding  after  the  word  "de- 
pots" the  word  "fruit  stores,  fruit  stands,  or  stores  in  which 
fruit  is  sold  at  retail"  so  that  said  Section,  when  amended,  shall 
ead  as  follows : 


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That  all  persons,  firms,  or  corporations,  their  agents 
or  employees  in  charge  of  or  working  at  meat  markets, 
fish  markets,  restaurants,  bakeries,  retail  grocery  stores,  milk 
depots,  fruit  stores,  fruit  stands,  or  stores  in  which  fruit  is  sold 
at  retail,  shall  thoroughly  and  securely  screen  all  do(^rs,  windows 
or  other  openings  in  and  to  such  places  so  as  to  i^revent  the  in- 
gress of  flies  or  other  insects  tliereto. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  that  the  names  of  the  following  streets  in 
the  City  of  Atlanta  whch  have  duplicate  names  in  other  parts  of 
the  City,  be  changed  as  follows: 

Amy  street,  from  Windsor  to  Sims Delaven  street 

Anderson  Avenue  from  W.  Hunter  street  north  .  .  Domar  Ave. 
Anderson  Ave.  from  Whitefoord  Ave.  to 

Mayson  street    Hodge   Avennti 

Arnold  Ave.  from  Mayson  Ave.  to  Glendale Roark  St. 

Atlanta  Ave.  from  Wellington  St.  to  Chick- 

amauga  St Minis  St. 

Bishop  St.  from  Exposition  St.  to  Edgehill  Ave..  .  .  Watkins  St. 

Bradley  Ave.  from  Curran  St.  to  Edgehill  Ave \V.  3rd  St. 

Center  St.  from  Fifteenth  St.  to  W.  Peachtree  St.  .  .Ruggles  St. 

Chapel  Road  from  W.  Hunter  St.,  North Peck  St. 

Cherry  Ave.  from  15th  St.  to  16th  St Barnes  St. 

Clark  St.  from  Hemphill  Ave.  to  14th  St Dernell  St. 

Collins  St.  from  Marietta  St.  to  Rice  St Sharp  St. 

East  St.  from  R.  R.  St.  east  to  near  Clay  St Rushton  St. 

East  St.  from  Lyman  St.  to  16th  St Mecaslin  St. 

Elizabeth  St.  from  Fletcher  St.  to  University  Ave.  .  Coleman  St. 

Elliott  St.  from  Pelham  St.  to  Bellwood  Ave Whitaker  St. 

Ella  St.  from  DeaKlb  Ave.  to  Edgewood  Ave.  .  .Blackburn  St. 
Fairview  Ave.  from  -40  Vanira  St.  to  Boynton  Ave..  .Dunning  St. 

Faith  St.  in  Oakland  City    Osborne  St. 

Fifth  St.  from  Stovall  St.  to  Atlanta  and  W.  P. 

R.  R Sherwood  St. 

Finley  St.  from  Pelham  St.  to  Bellwood  Ave Bullard  St. 

Fourth  St.  from  Holtzclaw  St.  to  Stovall  St Hobson  St. 

Fulton  Terrace  from  Pearl  to  S.  Delta    Sasseen  St. 

George  St.  from  Ethel  St.  to  14th  St Flynn  St. 

George  St.  from  Vine  St.  to  Ficken  St Williford  St. 


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1019 


Glendale  Ave.  from  Bay  St.  to  Bellwood  Ave Simmons  St. 

Golden  Ave.  from  Lyons  South  to  Alley Salmons  St. 

Grady  Ave.  from  Park  Ave.  to  S.  Boulevard Mead  St. 

Hayne  St.  from  Whitefoord  Ave.  to  Maud  St. Carr  St. 

Hio:h  St.  from  Piedmont  St.  to  14th  St Snyder  St. 

Hull  St.  Dekalb  Ave.  to  Xew  York  Ave Casson  St. 

Inman  St.  from  Gordon  St.  to  Greensferry  Ave.    ,  .    Deyden  St. 

Jefferson  St.  from  916  Marietta  St.  to  Rice  St Boring  St. 

Jonesboro  Road  from  Central  R.  R.  to  Ashby  St.  .  .  Langston  St. 

Lee  Ave.  from  Curran  St.  to  Greenfield  Ave Keely  St. 

Lowndes  St.  from  Forrest  Ave.  to  Currier  St Buchanan  St. 

Martin  St.  near  Exposition  Street Thrower  St. 

McDonald  St.  from  Curran  St.  to  Mc^Iillan  St.  .  ,  Turner  Place 

McDonough  Road  from  Doane  St.  to  Fortress  Ave.,  Adamson  St. 

Milton  Drive  from  Central  R  R.  to  Jonesboro 

Road    Mickelberry   St. 

Morgan  St.  from  Hardee  St.  to  Meridian  St Hutchison  St. 

^Murphy  Ave.  from  84:^  Marietta  St.  to  W.  &  A.  R. 

R Middlebrooks  St. 

Xewton  Ave.  from  Flat  Shoals  Ave.  East  to 

City  Limits Stockdell  St. 

Oak  St.  from  Campbellton  Road  to  Rankin  St Day  St. 

Oliver  St.  from  Wylie  St.  to  Kirkwood  Ave Kinyon  St. 

Pearse  St.  from  Mayson  Ave.  to  Mell  Ave Kirkpatrick  St. 

Piedmont  St.  from  Hemphill  Ave.  to  Tumlin  St Calhoun  St. 

Pine  St.  from  10th  St.  to  14th  St Hirsch  St. 

Powell  St.  from  W.  &  A.  R.  R.  to  Wheeler  St Garrett  St. 

Prospect  St.  from  Grady  Ave.  to  A.  &  \V.  P.  Belt.  .McBride  St. 

Rice  St.  from  Marietta  St.  South  to  Fulton  Co. 

Stockade    McWaters   St. 

Railroad  St.  from  West  Ave.  to  S.  Pryor  St Holbrook  St. 

Rankin  St.  from  Lee  St.  to  Church  St Harman  St. 

Ridge  Ave.  from  Hemphill  Ave.  to  Eighth  St Reneau  St. 

Ridge  Ave.  from  98  McLendon  St.  to  Euclid  Ave...Colvin  St. 

Smith  St.  from  Lee  St.  to  Peeples  St Dimmock  St. 

Todd  Road  from  North  Ave.  to  Ponce  de  Leon  Ave.,  LaHatte  St. 

University  Place  from  Magnolia  St.  to  Car- 
ter St McCulIough  St. 

West  Ave.  from  Lee  St.  to  Peeples  St Sparks  St. 

Western  Ave.  from  Oliver  St.  to  Ashby  St Beutell  St. 

Wood  St.  from  Saxon  St.  to  Hornady  St Moran  St. 

Wilson  St.  from  Fort  to  Hilliard  St Dodge  St. 


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Wilson  St.  from  University  Ave.  to  Rockwell  St Welch  St. 

Gardner  St.  from  Stewart  Ave.  to  Hobson  St Hope  St. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
that  the  name  of  Oak  Street  in  formerly  Oakland  City  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  changed  to  White  Oak  Avenue. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council, 
from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  act,  that  it  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  conducting  a  junk  business 
either  wholesale  or  retail  to  keep  open  their  place  of  business 
for  the  purpose  -of  purchasing  or  selling  any  kind  of  junk  later 
than  6  o'clock  P.  M.,  or  open  said  place  earlier  than  6  a.  m. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  violator  of  this  ordinance  may  be  pun- 
ished in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder  by  fine  of  not  less  than 
$1.00  or  more  than  $100.00  or  in  his  discretion  sentenced  to  work 
on  the  public  works  not  more  than  30  days. 


An  ordinance  establishing  fixed  prices  to  be  paid  plumbers 
for  filling  in  ditches  and  replacing  pavement  over  the  same  where 
sewer  connections  are  made  in  the  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta  that  the  following  prices  shall  be  charged 
by  the  Chief  of  Construction  against  the  plumbers  in  the  City 
for  refilling  ditches  and  replacing  pavements  over  all  excavations 
that  are  made  in  the  streets  for  this  purpose. 

These  prices  prevail  on  all  streets  50  feet  in  width  and  under, 
On  streets  over  50  feet  in  width,  the  prices  will  be  charged  pro- 
portionately. These  prices  are  based  on  ditches  running  from 
the  sewer  approximately  at  right  angle  to  the  axis  of  the  street 
from  the  sewer  to  the  property  line. 

For  refilling  and  ramming $3.00 

For  repaving  Belgian  Block  and  Chert  Streets       2.00 


APPENDIX  1021 

On  all  other  pavements  except  Belgian  Block  and  Chert,  the 
price  for  repaying  will  be  30c  per  square  foot  for  the  amount 
of  pavement  that  is  to  be  relaid.  This  cost  includes  the  side- 
walk and  relaying  the  same  in  either  brick  or  tile,  but  the 
plumber  will  be  charged  for  any  new  tile  or  new  brick  that  will 
have  to  be  furnished  for  the  completion  of  the  work. 

The  plumber  is  to  clean  off  the  old  tile  ready  to  lay. 

On  all  private  sewers  running  parallel  with  the  axis  of  the 
street,  the  prices  will  be  charged  proportionately,  according  to 
the  lengfth  of  sewer  built. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  2^Iayor  and  General  Council 
that  the  ordinance  fixing  the  width  of  tile  sidewalks  on  certain 
width  streets  be  suspended  insofar  as  it  applies  to  Home  Park 
Avenue,  and  that  the  property  owners  be  authorized  to  lay  a 
sidewalk  on  this  street  five  (5)  feet  in  width  instead  of  six  (6) 
feet  in  width,  as  required  by  the  present  ordinance. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta,  that  Section  982  of  the  Code  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
of  1899  be  amended  as  follows: 

By  inserting  in  the  fifth  line  thereof  between  the 
words  "same"  and  "from"  the  words  "in  detail  as  listed."  Also 
by  inserting  in  line  7  thereof  between  the  words  "contracts"  and 
"to"  the  words  "for  such  articles  separately  and  in  detail  as  list- 
ed." Also  by  inserting  in  line  10  theeof  between  the  word  "re- 
ject" and  the  word  "any,"  "in  whole  or  in  part."  Also  by  in- 
serting in  line  16  thereof  between  the  words  "departments"  and 
"shall,"  "shall  list  the  same  and."  Also  by  inserting  in  line  17 
thereof  between  the  words  "articles"  and  "who,"  the  words  "sep- 
arate and  in  detail."  Also  by  inserting  in  line  19  thereof  be- 
tween the  words  "contracts"  and  "may"  the  words  "separately 
and  in  detail."  Also  by  inserting  in  line  20  thereof  between  the 
wods  "cases"  and  "all"  the  words  "preserving  the  right  to  re- 
ject in  whole  or  in  part  any  or  all  of  said  bids,"  so  that  said  Sec- 
tion when  amended  shall  read  as  follows : 


\i'im;m>i.v 


1022 

111  the  month  of  January  each  year,  every  department 
of  the  City  Government  shall  make  out  a  detailed  list  of 
every  article  which  may  be  needed  for  general  use  in  the  de- 
partment as  near  as  can  be  estimated  during  the  year,  and  hand 
to  the  City  Comptroller,  who  shall  ask  for  bids  for  same  in  detail 
as  listed  from  houses  in  the  City,  where  practicable,  dealing  in 
the  line  of  goods  needed,  to  be  delivered  during  the  year  as  may 
be  needed  for  use  from  time  to  time.  These  bids  shall  be  di- 
rected to  the  iMuance  Committee  of  Council,  and  they  may 
award  contracts  for  such  articles  separate  and  in  detail  as  listed, 
to  the  best  bidders  in  their  discretion,  reserving  the  right  to  re- 
ject, in  whole  or  in  pari,  any  and  all  bids. 

The  contracts  having  been  awarded  as  above  provided  for, 
then'the  heads  of  departments  shall  make  requisition  on  the  City 
Comptroller  for  such  articles  as  they  may  need  from  time  U~\ 
time  (luring  the  year,  who  shall  supply  them  l^y  orders  in  the 
contractors,  when  contracts  cannot  be  awarded  for  the  entire 
year  on  account  of  fluctuations  in  prices  or  nature  of  articles 
wanted,  the  heads  of  the  departments  shall  list  the  same  and 
shall  make  requisition  on  the  Comi)troller  for  such  articles,  sep- 
arately and  in  detail,  who  shall  aks  for  bids  for  same,  said  bids 
to  be  opened  by  the  Committee  having  supervision  of  the  de- 
partment so  making  rcqiiisition.  and  contracts  separate  and  in 
detail  may  be  awarded  to  the  best  bidder  in  such  cases,  reserving 
the  right  to  reject  in  whole  or  part  any  or  all  of  said  bids.  All 
bids  from  contractors  for  supplies  furnished  the  City  must  be 
accompanied  with  the  order  of  the  Comptroller  for  same,  and  he 
must  see  that  the  goods  have  been  supplied  at  the  price  and  the 
quality  contracted  for. 

An  ordinance  to  repeal  an  ordinance  approved  March,  1909,  in 
reference  to  repairs  on  sidewalks  and  the  laying  of  curbing  and 
sidewalks. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council, 
that  the  ordinance  adopted  by  the  Council  on  March  4,  1909,  and 
approved  by  the  Mayor  on  March  8th,  1909,  in  reference  to  re- 
pairs on  sidewalks  and  the  laying  of  curbing  and  sidewalks,  be 
repealed,  and  that  the  original  ordinance  as  shown  in  Sec.  1050 
of  the  Code  of  1899  be  dopted  in  lieu  thereof,  with  the  following 
amendments. 


APPENDIX  ^  1023 

Sec.  1.  That  wherever  the  words  "Commissioner  of  Pub- 
lic Works"  or  the  word  "Commissioner"  appears  in  said  ordi- 
nance, the  words  "Chief  of  Construction"  shall  be  inserted  in 
lieu  thereof,  and  that  wherever  the  words  "Ten  days  notice"  is 
required,  the  words  "Five  days  notice"  shall  be  inserted  in  ileu 
thereof,  so  that  the  Section  as  amended  will  read  as  follows : 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  persons  owning  lots  front- 
ing- on  streets,  or  property  abutting  on  private  alleys,  in  said 
city,  upon  notice  of  the  Chief  of  Construction,  to  put  down  in 
front  of  their  property,  upon  the  grade  furnished  by  the  said 
Chief  of  Construction  and  in  accordance  with  his  direction,  and 
in  such  manner  as  to  receive  his  approval,  good  and  substantial 
curbing  and  sidewalks  of  such  character  and  material  as  the 
General  Council  shall,  by  resolution,  prescribe.  They  shall 
keep  the  same  in  good  repair,  whether  put  down  by  themselves 
or  by  the  City;  and  if  they  should  fail  to  do  so  after  five  days' 
notice,  the  said  Chief  of  Construction  shall  have  such  repairs 
done  at  the  expense  of  the  lot  owner,  and  collect  for  such  re- 
pairs as  in  hereinafter  provided,  in  cases  wdiere  lot  owners  refuse 
or  fail  to  put  down  sidewalks  after  notice ;  provided,  that  should 
said  sidewalks  be  in  a  condition  dangerous  to  passers-by  that 
five  days  notice  shall  not  be  necessary  but  the  said  Chief  of 
Construction  may  have  such  repairs  done  at  once,  and  collect 
therefor  in  the  same  manner  as  though  such  five  days'  notice 
had  been  given. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  that  as  soon  as  the  President  approves  the 
Act  of  Congress,  which  provides  for  the  cession  of  former  Cus- 
tom House  lot  to  the  City  of  Atlanta,  the  permanent  City  Hall 
shall  be  established  in  building  at  junction  of  Marietta,  North 
Forsyth  and  Fairlie  Streets,  beting  the  property  heretofore  con- 
veyed to  United  States  of  America  by  the  City  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained  that  the  ordinance  hereto- 
fore passed  establishing  a  temporary  City  Hall  at  the  Auditorium 
and  providing  that  the  meetings  of  the  General  Council  or 
Boards  of  Council  or  Aldermen  or  Board  or  other  acts  of  the 
City,  to  be  held  at  the  Auditorium,  or  elsew^here,  are  hereby  re- 


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pealed,  and  such  meetings  and  acts,  and  all  offcial  duties  shall 
thereafter  be  performed  at  the  City  Hall  as  herein  established. 
All  assessments,  sales,  and  like  acts  done  by  the  authority  of 
the  City  and  required  to  be  done  at  the  City  Hall,  shall  be  done 
at  the  said  New  City   Hall. 

Sec.  3.  Be  it  further  ordained  that  all  ordinances  and 
parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this  ordinance  be  and  the 
same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  4.  However,  this  ordinance  shall  become  effective 
only  when  said  Bill  is  approved  by  the  President. 


Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  hereafter  be  unlawful  to  make  use  of- 
mufifler  cut-outs  and  all  other  kinds  of  noise  devices  attached  to 
the  exhaust  of  the  engines  of  automobiles  and  motor  cycles  and 
similar  machines,  while  on  the  streets  of  Atlanta. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  person,  driver  or  otherwise,  using  said 
muffler  cut-outs  and  noise  making  devices  shall  be  deemed  guil- 
ty of  an  offense  and  on  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  or  sen- 
tenced to  work  on  the  public  works  of  the  City  for  not  exceeding 
thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Recorder. 


Sec.  1.  That  the  ordinance  approved  February  13,  1911, 
abolishing-  City  Physicians  and  creating  the  position  of  Assist- 
ant Health  Otificers  be  amended  by  striking  therefrom,  wherever 
same  occurs,  the  words  "Trustees  of  Grady  Hospital"  and  in- 
serting in  lieu  thereof  the  following  words:  "Board  of  Health." 

Sec.  2.  That  the  City  Physicians  created  by  said  ordi- 
nance and  its  amendments  shall  be  provided  by  the  Custodian  of 
City  Hall  oftices  in  the  quarters  assigned  the  Board  of  Health 
in  the  City  Hall. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council  of  the  City 
of  Atlanta: 


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Sec.  1.  That  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  is  hereby 
named  to  act  with  the  Building  Inspector  and  the  Superintendent 
of  Electric  Affairs,  to  pass  upon  all  applications  for  permits  for 
the  erection  of  new  theatres  or  other  buildings  requiring  such 
joint  action  under  existing  ordinances. 

Sec,  4.  That  no  portion  of  any  building  or  structure  of 
any  kind  used  or  intended  to  be  used  for  the  exhibition  of  mov- 
ing pictures  shall  otherwise  .be  occupied  or  used  as  a  hotel, 
boarding  or  lodging  house,  factory  or  workshop  or  for  the  carry- 
ing on  of  any  business  dealing  in  articles  known  as  hazardous, 
under  insurance  contracts.  This  restriction  shall  refer  to  and' 
cover  not  only  that  portion  of  the  building  in  which  the  moving 
pictures  are  displayed  but  to  the  entire  building  or  structure  of 
which  the  moving  picture  department  is  only  a  part.  The  pur- 
pose of  this  ordinance  is  not  to  allow  any  building  to  be  occu- 
pied for  the  purpose  above  named,  where  a  portion  thereof  is 
used  to  disploy  moving  pictures,  no  matter  how  large  the  build- 
ing may  be.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  this  sec- 
tion and  using  themselves  or  permitting  others  to  use  a  building 
or  any  portion  of  a  building  or  structure  in  violation  of  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  an  offense  and  on  conviction 
thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  nor 
exceeding  five  hundred  dollars  or  sentenced  to  work  on  the  pub- 
lic works  of  the  City  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or 
both  penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 

Sec.  5.  That  all  electric  theatres  or  auditoriums  where 
moving  pictures  are  displayed  having  a  seating  capacity  of  over 
fou  rhundred  persons  shall  conform  to  all  the  requirements  of 
the  theatre  ordinance  adopted  July  2,  1906,  and  for  a  violation 
of  this  provision  shall  be  punished  therein. 

Sec.  6.  That  all  electric  theatres  or  auditoriums  where 
moving  pictures  are  displayed,  having  a  seating  capacity  of  four 
hundred  persons  or  less,  shall  be  provided  with  at  least  two 
front  doors  each  of  which  shall  be  provided  with  at  least  two 
front  doors  each  of  which  shall  not  be  less  than  four  feet  wide ; 
provided,  further,  that  such  electric  theatres  as  have  a  seating  ca- 
pacity of  less  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  shall  be  provided  with 
one  emergency  exit  not  less  than  two  feet  and  three  inches  wide. 
Where  the  seating  capacity  of  said  theatres  is  greater  than  one 
hundred  and  fifty  persons  and  not  more  than  four  hundred  per- 
sons, they  shall  be  povided  with  two  emergency  exits  each  with 

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a  width  of  not  less  than  two  feet  and  three  inches.  All  such 
emergency  exits  shall  be  located  in  the  rear  of  such  theatres  and 
the  doors  shall  open  outward,  directly  into  an  open  court  or  al- 
ley, having-  three  unobstructed  exits  into  an  open  street.  Any 
person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  provided  in  the  theater  ordi- 
nance adopted  July  2,  1907. 


Sec.  1.  From  and  after  January  1st,  1912,  it  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  agents  or  em- 
ployees to  empty  or  discharge  and  trade  refuse  of  any  kind  or 
character  into  sewer  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Atlanta 
without  first  securing  a  permit  from  the  Chief  of  Construction 
authorizing  the  same'.  '> 

Sec.  2.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  agents 
or  employees  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall 
upon  conviction  thereof  in  the  Recorder's  Court  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  be  fined  not  exceeding  $200.00  for  each  offence,  or  sen- 
tenced to  work  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days  upon  the  streets 
or  public  works  of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  either  or  both  penalties 
to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
that  the  ordinance  approved  on  June  21st,  1911,  which  changed 
the  name  of  Anderson  Ave.  from  Whiteford  Ave.  to  Mayson 
Ave.  to  Hodge  street,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  amended  by 
changing  the  name  of  Hodge  street  to  Miller  street. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
that  the  name  of  the  street  now  known  as  Pickert  street  from 
South  Boulevard  to  the  City's  property,  be  changed  to  Hansel 
street,  this  street  being  practically  a  continuation  of  the  present 
Hansel  street  between  S.  Boulevard  and  Park  Avenue. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Coun- 
of  the  City  of  Atlanta,  that  the  ordinance  appoved  April  5th, 
1911,  regulating  the   display  of  food  products,    protecting    the 


APPEXDIX  1027 

same  from  flies,  be  amended  by  adding  thereto  the  following  sec- 
tion to  be  known  as  Section  6-A. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  screens  to  all  doors  and  windows  of  res- 
taurants in  which  near  beer  is  served,  sold,  or  offered  for  sale, 
and  which  are  required  to  be  screened  under  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  shall  be  so  constructed  as  not  to  unnecessarily 
obstruct  or  hinder  the  view  into  such  restaurant  in  which  near 
beer  is  served,  sold  or  offered  for  sale.  Such  screens  shall  be 
constructed  under  plans  approved  by  the  Building  Inspector  of 
the  City  of  Atlanta,  and  the  Chief  of  Police ;  and  it  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  servants  or  em- 
ployees to  maintain  any  screens  in  any  door  or  window  to  any 
restaurant  in  which  near  beer  is  served,  sold  or  offered  for  sale, 
unless  the  plan  of  construction  thereof  has  been  approved  by 
the  Building  Inspector  and  the  Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of 
Atlanta,  and  the  violation  of  any  provision  of  this  Section  shall 
be  punished  as  provided  in  Section  5  of  said  original  ordinance 
approved  April  5th,  1911. 


Sec.  1.  That  the  City  Code  compiled  by  and  under  the  di- 
rection of  James  L.  Mayson  and  W.  D.  Ellis,  Jr.,  City  Attorneys, 
and  now  ready  for  publication,  containing  the  City  Charter  and 
the  ordinances  of  the  City,  the  pages  of  which  are  numbered  from 
1  to  862  inclusive,  without  reference  to  the  appendix  or  index, 
and  the  Sections  of  which  are  numbered  from  1  to  3003,  inclu- 
sive, a  copy  of  which  is  filed  herewith  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk 
of  Council,  be  and  te  same  is  hereby  adopted  as  the  Code  of  the 
City  of  Atlanta,  to  be  known  as  the  City  Code  of  Atlanta  of  1910, 
except  the  provisions  of  1811  of  said  Code  of  1910  are  stricken 
therefrom  as  the  matters  therein  referred  to  are  sufficiently  cov- 
ered by  the  provisions  of  Sees.  1810  of  said  Code. 

Sec.  2.  That  the  ordinance  approved  September  8,  1899, 
adopting  a  City  Code  compiled  by  then  City  Attorney,  and  all 
other  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  with  this 
ordinance  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Be  it  ordained  by  !Mayor  and  General  Council  that  the  fol- 
lowins:  amendments  be  made  to  Citv  Moving:  Picture  ordinance. 


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APPENDIX 


All  applicants  for  moving  picture  license  must  present  written 
credentials  from  two  known  competent  operators  or  employers 
of  responsibility  as  to  their  experience  in  the  picture  business. 

The  examination  of  applicants  for  licennse  is  to  be  held  the 
first  Saturday  after  applicant  pays  in  the  five  dollars  fee  required. 

In  an  emergency  the  City  Electrician  may  issue  temporary 
permit  to  applicant  after  said  applicant  has  paid  into  the  City 
the  sum  of  five  dollars,  and  furnished  the  reference  as  above 
stated. 

When  an  examination  is  to  be  held  the  City  Electrician  is  re- 
quired to  notify  all  members  of  the  Board  of  Examiners  in  writ- 
ing. 


Sec.  1.  I'hat  the  ordinance  approved  January  7th.  1907, 
and  January  21st,  1911,  relative  to  social  clubs,  be  and  the  s'ime 
are  herel^y  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  firm,  person  or  coporation  desiring  to 
operate  or  maintain  or  have  or  open  up  any;  club  or  similar  or- 
ganization wherein  lockers  are  provided  for  the  use  of  members, 
(Fees  charged  for  membership  or  for  use  of  lockers  or  for  other 
purposes,  having  a  club  house,  club  rooms,  parlors  or  other  gen- 
eral places  of  meeting),  shall  file  a  petition  with  the  Mayor  and 
General  Council  asking  for  permit  therefor  and  such  petition 
shall  give  the  name  of  the  club,  the  name- of  the  president,  secre- 
tary, or  manager  in  charge  thereof,  its  location,  the  number  of 
members,  the  amount  of  entrance  fees  paid  or  to  be  paid,  dues 
and  charges  for  lockers,  or  locker  service  and  such  other  infor- 
mation as  will  put  the  General  Council  in  full  possession  of  the 
facts  surrounding  such  clubs  or  proposed  clu'bs  by  which  it  can 
decide  whether  same  is  a  bona  fide  social  or  locker  club. 

Sec.  3.  That  any  club  or  organization,  coming  under  the 
provisions  of  Sec.  3223  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  when  demand  is 
made  by  any  member  of  the  Police  Committee  of  the  General 
Council,  at  the  club  room  or  place  of  meeting,  exhibit  the  roll  of 
membership  upon  which  only  bona  fide  members  of  the  club 
shall  be  written.  And  also,  the  books  and  records  showing 
amount  of  liquors,  beer  or  wine  received'  by  said  club,  to  whom 
sold  and  the  price  received  therefor,  and,  also  the  books  or  rec- 


APPENDIX  1029 

ords  showing  manner,  time  and  place  of  electing  members.  Said 
club,  its  ofificers  and  employees  shall,  at  all  times,  comply  with 
this  requirement  and  shall  keep  said  roll  of  membership  at  the 
club  room  or  place  of  meeting  where  same  can  at  any  time  be 
produced  when  said  demand  is  made. 

Sec.  4.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  their  agents 
or  employees  who  shall  maintain,  operate  or  carry  on  or  take 
part  in  the  maintenance  or  operation  of  any  club  in  violation  of 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or  without  receiving  the  permit 
above  provided,  or  after  such  permit  has  been  revoked  by  Coun- 
cil shall,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court,  be  punished  by 
a  fine  not  exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  or  sentenced  to  work 
on  the  public  works  for  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both 
penalties  to  be  inflicted  in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder.  A 
conviction  hereunder  in  the  Recorder's  Court  shall  ipso  facto 
make  a  revocation  of  said  permit,  and,  pending  certiorari,  the 
club  shall  cease  to  operate  thereimder. 

Sec.  5.  Tliat  any  club,  ofificers  or  employees  thereof,  who 
shall  refuse  to  admit  any  member  of  the  Police  Committee  of  the 
General  Council  therein  on  demand,  or  who  shall  refuse  to  ex- 
hibit the  roll  of  membership  or  records  or  books  provided  for 
in  this  ordinance,  or  who  shall  not  permit  an  inspection  of  such 
club  room,  or  meeting  place,  on  such  demand,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  an  ofifense  and,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court, 
shall  be  punished  as  provided  in  Sec.  4  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  That  no  permit  shall  be  granted  to  any  club  or 
similar  organization  unless  it  appears  that  same  is  a  bon  fide 
locker  club  and  not  instituted  or  operated,  either  with  or  without 
charter,  for  the  purpose  of  providing  a  place  wherein  intoxicating 
liquors,  beers,  wines,  etc.  may  be  furnished  illegally  under  the 
form  or  guise  of  a  club,  or  in  or  at  which  there  is  not  operated 
or  maintained  a  bona  fide  locker  club  herein  provided  for,  and 
any  persons,  either  by  themselves  or  others,  who  shall  undertake, 
with  or  without  a  charter,  to  operate  a  club  or  like  organization, 
for  the  purpose  of  supplying  liquors,  wines,  beers,  etc.,  through 
the  form  or  guise  of  a  club,  without  having,  maintaining  or  op- 
erating a  bona  fide  locker  club  as  herein  provided,  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  an  ofifense  and,  on  conviction  in  the  Recorder's 
Court,  shall  be  punished  as  provided  in  Section  3225  of  this  or- 
dinance. 


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Sec.  7.  That  no  permit  shall  be  issued  to  any  club,  either 
with  or  without  charter,  unless  it  appears  that  same  is  operated. 
or  maintained  or  proposed  to  be  operated  as  a  bona  fide  locker 
club,  having-  a  bona  fide  membership,  club  house  or  place  of 
meeting  maintained  as  a  locker  club  at  which  lockers  are  main- 
tained for  the  bona  fide  use  of  members  only,  and  charges  made 
therefor,  and  not  as  a  cloak  or  subterfuge  for  the  sale  of  intoxi- 
cants, and  having  a  membership  whose  dues  or  entrance  fees  are 
sufficient  to  provide  for  the  maintenance  of  such  organization, 
and  the  expenses  thereof  and  same  operated  and  maintained  in 
an  orderly  manner  complying  with  all  the  laws  of  the  State  and 
ordinances  of  the  City. 


Sec.  1.  That  the  ordinance  providing  that  the  polls  open 
at  each  voting  place  at  7:00  o'clock  A.  M.  and  close  at  6:00  P. 
M.  being  codified  in  Sec.  954  of  the  City  Code  of  1910  be  amended 
by  striking  the  words  "6:00  o'clock  P.  M."  therefrom  and  in- 
serting- in  lieu  thereof  the  words  "7:00  o'clock  P.  M."  so  that 
said  ordinance  when  so  amended  shall  read  as  follows: 

Sec.  2.  The  polls  shall  be  opened  at  each  of  the  voting 
places  at  7  o'clock  A.  M.  and  closed  at  7  o'clock  P.  M.  on  the  day 
of  election. 


Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  General  Council 
that  the  name  of  Rice  street,  beginning  at  Jackson  street  and 
extending  eastward  to  the  Southern  Railway,  be  changed  to  Wa- 
bash Avenue. 


Sec.  1.  That  it  shall  hereafter  be  unlawful  to  erect,  main- 
tain a  billboard  or  like  structure  wherein  advertisements  are 
printed  or  posted  within  200  yards  of  the  limits  of  Grant  Park 
or  Piedmont  Park. 

Sec.  2.  That  any  person  or  firm  or  corporation,  their 
agents  or  employees  violating  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
shall  upon  conviction  in  the  Recorder's  Court  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  $100.00,  or  sentenced  to  work  on  ,the  public  works  for 
not  exceeding  thirty  days,  either  or  both  penalties  to  be  inflicted 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Recorder. 


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